Micro-board notes

• Future plan: be going to + verb
• I am going to …
• He / She is going to …
• We / They are going to …
• Negative: am not / isn’t / aren’t going to
• Time:
  • 3:00 = three o’clock
  • 4:15 = quarter past four
  • 5:30 = half past five
  • 6:50 = ten to seven
  • 7:45 = quarter to eight

Tom Tells Grandad About His Weekend

Tom smiles and says, “On Sunday, I’m going to visit the park at ten past ten and I’m going to draw pictures at twenty to one. But I’m not going to watch TV in the morning, and I’m not going to play football in the evening. I’m going to go to bed at quarter to nine.”

Guided Practice (12–15′)

A. Gap-fill (8 items)

Complete with am / is / are going to or isn’t / aren’t going to.

1. Tom ______ go skating at quarter past ten.
2. He ______ read his book at half past eleven.
3. He ______ ride his bike at quarter to three.
4. He ______ help Mum at five o’clock.
5. Tom ______ watch TV in the morning.
6. Tom and his grandad ______ talk on Friday evening.
7. I ______ draw pictures at twenty to one.
8. We ______ play football on Sunday evening.

B. Word order (6 items)

Put the words in order.

1. going / Tom / is / skating / to / go
2. at / read / half past eleven / he / is / going / to
3. bike / ride / to / his / he / is / going
4. not / TV / going / is / to / watch / he
5. are / what / to / do / you / going / at / five o’clock
6. bed / going / to / at / quarter to nine / he / is / go

Pair Q&A

Student A asks:

• What is Tom going to do at quarter past ten?
• What is he going to do at half past eleven?
• Is he going to ride his bike at quarter to three?
• Is he going to watch TV in the morning?
• Is he going to play football in the evening?

Student B answers:

• He is going to go skating.
• He is going to read his book.
• Yes, he is.
• No, he isn’t.

Fast Finishers (3–5′) – quick extension

Write 3 more weekend plan sentences:

• one with going to
• one with a time
• one negative

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Lesson 2 (60′)

Review Starter (5′) – retrieval cues

Write the time:

• 4:15 = ?
• 5:30 = ?
• 6:50 = ?
• 7:45 = ?

Transformation (10–12′) – to negative / to question (10 items)

Change each sentence as asked.

1. Tom is going to go skating at quarter past ten. → negative
2. He is going to read at half past eleven. → negative
3. He is going to ride his bike at quarter to three. → negative
4. He is going to help Mum at five o’clock. → negative
5. They are going to visit the park at ten past ten. → negative
6. Tom is going to draw pictures at twenty to one. → question
7. He is going to go to bed at quarter to nine. → question
8. Tom is going to visit his grandad. → question
9. They are going to play in the park. → question
10. She is going to read a book. → question

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Text 2: Sunday With Grandad

Comprehension

1. True / False: Tom is going to help in the garden at ten o’clock.
2. True / False: Tom is going to watch TV.
3. Multiple choice: What is Tom going to do at quarter past eleven?
   a) go skating
   b) read his comic
   c) ride his bike
4. Multiple choice: What time is Tom going to ride his bike?
   a) half past two
   b) quarter to five
   c) ten o’clock
5. Open: Who is Tom going skating with?
6. Open: Is Tom going to go to bed late?

Personal Q&A (10′) – scaffolded interview prompts

Students ask and answer in pairs.

1. What are you going to do on Saturday morning?
2. What are you going to do at five o’clock today?
3. Are you going to read this weekend?
4. Are you going to ride a bike this weekend?
5. Are you going to help at home?
6. What are you not going to do this weekend?

Sentence stems

• I’m going to …
• At _____, I’m going to …
• Yes, I am.
• No, I’m not.
• I’m not going to …

Communicative Task (15′) – pair/group outcome (role-play/info-gap)

Task: My Busy Weekend Clock Plan

They write:

1. At ______, I’m going to ______.
2. At ______, I’m going to ______.
3. At ______, I’m not going to ______.
4. At ______, I’m going to ______.

Then partner A asks:

• What are you going to do at …?
• Are you going to … at …?

Partner B answers in full sentences.

Real outcome: each pair creates one mini weekend timetable and presents 2 sentences to the class.

Exit Ticket (3′) – one quick check item

Write one sentence:
At quarter past four, I’m going to ________.

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Homework

A: core (10–12 items)

Complete the sentences.

1. Tom ______ going to go skating. (is)
2. He ______ going to read at half past eleven. (is)
3. He ______ going to ride his bike at quarter to three. (is)
4. He ______ going to watch TV. (is not)
5. They ______ going to visit the park. (are)
6. ______ Tom going to help Mum?
7. ______ they going to play football?
8. Write in words: 4:15 = __________
9. Write in words: 5:30 = __________
10. Write in words: 6:50 = __________
11. Write in words: 7:45 = __________
12. Write one sentence about your weekend with going to