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 1Have business lunch 2Have a meeting 3Take a colleague to the airport 4Pick up a colleague from the airport 5Give a presentation 6Take part in a phone conference 7Meet the boss 8Attend an English lesson