Will and going to

Age Group: Young Adults/ Adults

Level: Beginner/ Elementary
Time: 1 hour
Grammar Focus: Will and going to.
Skill Focus: Speaking: talking about plans
1. Make sure students understand that will and going to are both used to talk
about the future. At this level they mean almost the same thing, but curious
students might want to know that, simply put, will talks about the future at the
time of speaking and going to represents pre-planned activities.
2. Say to students Im hot or Im cold depending on whether the window is
open or closed. Try to elicit the response Ill open (or close) the window.
Continue eliciting responses along these lines before working through the
worksheet.
1)
b

2)
a

3)
i

4)
f

5)
h

6)
j

7)
d

8)
c

9)
e

10)
g

3. Now onto going to. Ask students what they are going to do that day or
tomorrow or next week. Monitor their answers and make sure they are using
the phrase in the right way. Read through Abduls timetable and have
students fill in the answers.
4. Have students fill in their own timetable and write sentences.
5. Students can now do the final worksheet where they use will, wont, going
and not going
1. going
2. not going
3. wont
4. going
5. will

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6. going
7. going or not going
8. will
9. will or wont
10. wont - going

The Right Answer

Match the right solution with the problem.
1. Ive lost my wallet
2. Im freezing
3. Im sad
4. Ive got a headache
5. Im thirsty
6. My bags are very heavy.
7. Im hungry
8. Im very hot
9. Im poor.
10. Im really tired.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

Ill close the window.

Ill help you find it.
Ill open a window.
Ill make you a sandwich.
Ill lend you some money.
Ill get you an aspirin.
Ill get you some coffee.
Ill get you a drink.
Ill cheer you up.
Ill help you.

1. Ive lost my wallet. _____________________________

2. Im freezing.__________________________________
3. Im sad. _____________________________________
4. Ive got a headache. ____________________________
5. Im thirsty. __________________________________
6. My bags are heavy. _____________________________
7. Im hungry. ___________________________________
8. Im very hot. __________________________________
9. Ive got no money. ____________________________________
10. Im very tired. ________________________________

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Going to
Make sentences about Abduls week.

Morning
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

go to college
clean the house
study English
stay in bed

Afternoon Evening
visit my mother
play table tennis
watch football
go to the gym
go to the disco

1. On Monday morning he is going to go to college.

2. On Monday evening he is..................................................
3. On Tuesday........................................................................
4. .............................................................................................
5. .............................................................................................
6. .............................................................................................
7. .............................................................................................
8. .............................................................................................
9. ............................................................................................

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Make a timetable of your week.

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Write some sentences saying Im going to.........................
1. On Monday Im going to ...................................................
2.

.............................................................................................

3.

.............................................................................................

4.

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5.

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6.

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7.

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8.

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Will - Going to
Put the correct words into the sentences
will
going
wont
not going
1. Im _______________ to college today.
2. Im _______________ to college today because its
raining.
3. Hasan ________ be at work today. Hes sick.
4. Next week we are __________ on holiday.
5. I _____ see you next week. Take care.
6. Im _________ shopping tomorrow.
7. We are ________ shopping in Leeds at the weekend.
8. The doctor ______ see you at 5 oclock.
9. I ________help you paint your house.
10. I _______ see you next week because Im ________
on holiday.

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