Mastering Future Tenses: A Journey into Verb Tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Mastering Future Tenses

Will/Shall

To be going to

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Lessonplan

Future tenses   (20 minutes)

Writing                 (10 minutes)

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and use the future tenses: will and shall, to be going to, the present simple, and the present continuous.

15-Minute Silent Reading

What: Read 'The Shadow of August'

How: Alone and in silence. You can listen to music, but no laptops.

How long: 15 minutes

Why: Reading is important to learn a language. 

Done: -

What do you already know about future tenses?

What can you tell about 'The Shadow of August so far?'

Future Tense Exercise

What: on the next slides, choose the correct form of the future.

How: alone, in silence.

How long: +/- 5 minutes

Why: to check if you know how the future works.

Done: -

I _________ to the gym every Monday.

1. am going
2. will go
3. go
4. shall go

They _________ a movie tonight.

1. will watch
2. do
3. are watching
4. shall watch

We _________ to a concert next weekend.

1. will go
2. are going
3. shall go
4. doing

He _________ his homework as soon as he gets home.

1. will do
2. going to do
3. shall do
4. is doing

I _________ to the beach tomorrow if the weather is nice.

1. am going
2. will
3. will go
4. shall

Recap

Will/Shall: wordt gebruikt voor beloftes en voorspellingen. Ook wordt will vaak gebruikt in combinatie met een voorwaarde.

Example: Shall we go out for dinner?

                     It will rain.

                     I won't be late next time.

To be going to: wordt gebruikt voor plannen in de toekomst. Er zijn nog geen echte afspraken gemaakt.

Example: We're going out for dinner. (But we haven't decided when.)
                     I'm going to visit my grandma. (But I haven't decided when.)

Recap

De Present Simple wordt gebruikt voor toekomstige gebeurtenissen die een schema volgen.

Example: The train leaves in half an hour.

De Present Continuous wordt gebruikt voor toekomstige plannen waar al afspraken voor zijn gemaakt. 

Example: I'm going to London in the summer holidays.

Future Tense Exercise

What: on the next slides, fill in the correct form of the future.

How: alone, in silence.

How long: +/- 5 minutes

Why: to check if you know how the future works.

Done: Workbook

We ... (help) if we have the time.

The plane ... (leave) in an hour. We have to go!

Next week, my brother ... (move) to the United States.

She ... (see) the new movie with her friends.

... (hold) I the door for you?

Application Task

What: Write a short paragraph about your future plans using the future tenses we just discussed.

How: alone, in word or on paper.

How long: 3 minutes

Why: to learn to apply the grammar in a different way.

Done: Swap your writing with your neighbour. Your neighbour checks if the right tenses are used. If not, highlight the mistakes.

Q&A Session

Do you have any questions?

Wrap-Up

Will/Shall: voorspelling, beloftes, voorwaarden

To be going to: voor plannen in de toekomst zonder afspraak.

Present Continuous: voor plannen in de toekomst met afspraak.

Present Simple: voor toekomstige gebeurtenissen met schema's

Homework Assignment

Do: 29, 30, 31

Study: theme words (page 146)

               tenses (page 149)

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.