Summary
This ESL lesson plan helps B1 intermediate students master future forms for plans and predictions. Students will learn to confidently use "will," "be going to," and the present continuous to talk about the future.
This lesson uses a variety of interactive exercises to build fluency. Activities include a warm-up discussion, a listening task to hear future forms in context, and a vocabulary matching game with terms for planning and forecasting.
Students will benefit from clear grammar explanations, practice drills, a reading comprehension exercise, and a final speaking activity. This structure ensures students can not only understand the rules but also apply them in real conversations about their own future plans and predictions.
Activities
- A warm-up discussion about personal and professional plans for the future.
- A listening comprehension exercise where students fill in the gaps in a conversation using various future forms.
- A vocabulary matching activity to learn words like "forecast," "timeline," and "spontaneous."
- A grammar focus section that compares "will," "be going to," and the present continuous, followed by a multiple-choice quiz.
- A reading and fill-in-the-gaps task based on a company's five-year plan.
- A speaking practice session where students use the target language to discuss future scenarios and personal goals.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson introduces key vocabulary for discussing future plans and predictions. Students will learn and practice terms such as "timeline," "intend," "forecast," "spontaneous," "launch," and "outlook" through an interactive matching exercise.
Grammar focus
The grammar focus is on distinguishing between different future forms. The lesson clearly explains when to use "will" (for predictions and spontaneous decisions), "be going to" (for plans and evidence-based predictions), and the "present continuous" (for fixed arrangements).
