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Unit 6 · How English Really Works

Week 28 · Future Forms: Plans, Predictions & Promises

will, be going to, present continuous for arrangements.

Week 28 of 46 60 minutes by Dom Jones

Language target語言目標

will, be going to, present continuous for arrangements.

Seasonal / Taiwan connection季節與台灣連結

Future focus: predictions can include school, sports, technology, travel, or 'my life in 2030.'

Power vocabulary核心字彙 · 8 words · 中文與例句由 MCC 補充

  • plann. / v.計畫We are planning to visit Kenting in July.已經決定好的 → be going to / 現在進行式
  • predictv.預測I predict that our team will win.prediction (n.) · 預測用 will
  • promisen. / v.承諾I promise I will call you tonight.承諾一定用 will,不用 going to
  • probablyadv.可能(機率高)It will probably rain this afternoon.放在 will 後面:will probably
  • definitelyadv.一定I am definitely going to finish it tonight.拼字注意:definite,沒有 a
  • tomorrowadv.明天I am meeting my cousin tomorrow.已排定的約 → 用現在進行式,不用 will
  • nextadj.下一個We are moving house next month.next week / next month · 前面不加 the
  • lateradv.稍後I'll do it later, I promise.當下決定 → will

The lesson, minute by minute · 課堂流程

60 minutes, four moves

Teaching pack · 教學包

Ready to run, no preparation

Activities you can read straight off this page, written to fit the blocks above.
可以直接照著這一頁上的活動,對應上面每一段課堂流程。

Who wrote what The lesson plan above is Dom Jones's, including her choice of this week's power vocabulary. The Chinese, the example sentences and the practice sets below are added by My Culture Connect so the plan can be taught without preparation.
上面的教案出自 Dom Jones,包括本週核心字彙的選擇;下面的中文、例句與練習由人師教育協會補充,讓這份教案不必備課就能上。

The trap · one Chinese future, three English ones

陷阱・中文一種未來,英文三種

Chinese says 明天我去台北 and the listener works out the rest. English asks you to declare when you decided. Teach it as a timeline of the decision, not of the event.
中文說「明天我去台北」,其餘靠聽的人自己判斷。英文要求你交代「什麼時候決定的」。把它教成「決定的時間軸」,不是「事件的時間軸」。

  1. 現在才決定 → will:The phone is ringing. I'll get it.
  2. 早就決定了 → be going to:I'm going to study medicine.
  3. 已經約好了 → 現在進行式:I'm meeting the dentist at four.
  4. ✗ Tomorrow I go to Taipei. ✓ I'm going to Taipei tomorrow.
  5. Your turn — choose: A: There's no milk. B: Oh, ______ (I'll buy / I'm going to buy) some.

Future Forecast · predict your classmates

未來預報・預測同學的未來

Dom's activity. Each student draws a classmate's name and writes three predictions with will. Kind predictions only — the rule keeps it funny instead of sharp.
Dom 的活動。每個學生抽一位同學的名字,用 will 寫三個預測。只准寫善意的預測——這條規則讓它保持好笑,不會變刻薄。

  1. In ten years, ______ will probably ______ .
  2. ______ will definitely never ______ .
  3. I think ______ will be the first person in our class to ______ .
  4. Then: turn the three best into a ridiculous 2030 news report and read it aloud.

Plans, predictions, promises · sort them

計畫、預測、承諾・分類

Dom's homework asks for three of each, so sort before writing. Read each sentence and decide which of the three it is — the form follows once the category is clear.
Dom 的作業三種各要三句,所以先分類再寫。唸出句子,判斷它屬於哪一種——類別清楚了,形式自己就出來了。

  1. I'm going to join the basketball team next semester. → ?
  2. Don't worry, I'll help you tomorrow. → ?
  3. Taiwan will win more Olympic medals in 2032. → ?
  4. We're flying to Japan on the 15th. → ?
  5. I think it's going to rain — look at those clouds. → ? (證據在眼前 → going to)

Exit ticket · three futures, one day

出場券・一天,三種未來

Three sentences about tomorrow, one in each form. Same day, three different reasons for choosing.
寫三句關於明天的話,三種形式各一句。同一天,三個不同的選擇理由。

  1. Arrangement: I am ______ tomorrow.
  2. Plan: I am going to ______ .
  3. Promise or decision: I'll ______ .

Prep · 備課 No preparation needed. Chinese marks the future with a time word and leaves the verb alone — 明天我去台北. English has three different futures and choosing between them is the whole week. Teach the choice as a question about when the decision was made.
不必備課。中文用時間詞標記未來,動詞不動——「明天我去台北」。英文有三種未來式,這週的全部就是怎麼選。把選擇教成一個問題:這個決定是什麼時候做的?

Optional video / media plug-in影片與媒體(選用)

Optional: future-tech clip.

Homework回家作業 · due next week

Write 9 future sentences: 3 plans, 3 predictions, 3 promises/decisions.

CEFR differentiation · 依程度分級

Same lesson, different output

One plan for a mixed class: what each level is asked to produce.
同一份教案帶混合程度的班:各級學生被要求產出的東西。

A1

will/basic plans.

A2

going to.

B1

contrast forms.

B2+

spontaneous vs planned meaning.

C1/C2

nuanced prediction.

Next-week routine下週例行

Next Saturday: review this homework first, then move into Week 29.

Teacher principle: Review → Retrieve → Learn → Use → Challenge → Homework. Every week runs on the same routine, so the routine can be predictable and the learning can be creative.