Lesson 8
Making Plans for the Future
• What’s up?
Nothing much.
These phrases mean ‘How are you?’ and ‘I’m fine’.
• What are you up to this week?
This phrase means ‘What are your plans’?
Glossary
Things you do at work
• Have business lunch
• Have a meeting
• Take a colleague to the airport
• Pick up a colleague from the airport
• Give a presentation
• Take part in a phone conference
• Meet the boss
• Attend an English lesson
Things you do at work
Grammar - What are doing on Monday?- I’m having business lunch.
- What are you up to on Monday?
- I think I will meet my boss.
- Are you doing anything at the weekend?
- I’m not sure but I might pick up my colleague from the airport.
Present Continuous
Is used to talk about fixed plans and arrangements. This means you know
the time, place and people who are going to take part.
+ Subject + (am/is/are) + Verb+ing She is attending a lesson.
- Subject + (am/is/are+NOT) + Verb+ing She isn’t attending a lesson
? (Am/is/are) + Subject + Verb+ing Is she attending a lesson?
Other future forms
We can also use will after I think:
I think I will have a phone conference. Will + Infinitive
Or might to talk about plans we are not sure about:
I might have a meeting with my colleagues. Might + Infinitive
Remember to pronounce the phrases correctly:
•Will/Won’t
I think I’ll attend a lesson.
I think I won’t give a presentation.
•Contracted ‘be’
I’m picking up a colleague from the airport.
He’s taking part in a phone conference.
Time Phrases
When talking about future plans we can use these time phrases:
•Tomorrow
•The day after tomorrow
•Next week/month/next year
•In a few days’ time/in a few years’ time
• Soon
Homework
Complete the phrases:
1__________ business lunch
2__________a meeting
3__________ a colleague to the airport
4__________a colleague from the airport
5__________ a presentation
6__________in a phone conference
7__________ an English lesson
Today we have learned:
• To ask and speak about future plans
• How to use Present Continuous for future
• How to use will/won’t and might to talk about future
• Time phrases
Homework Correct Answers
1 Have business lunch
2 Have a meeting
3 Take a colleague to the airport
4 Pick up a colleague from the airport
5 Give a presentation
6 Take part in a phone conference
7 Meet the boss
8 Attend an English lesson