Looking forward.

1. Looking Forward

Looking Forward

Starter

• Complete the sentences with ideas about you.
  • One day I want to …….
  • Tonight I’m………….
  • Right now I’d like to………..
  • This weekend I’m going to………

I’d like to : verb patterns

• Read what the people say. What do they do ? What are their problems ? What do you think they want to do ?
  • Tom : I’m 16 and I’m fed up with school and exams…..
  • Abby : I’m a student in my last year at university. I’ve got debtsof nearly £25,00……
  • Kelly : I’m a pramedic. I love my job but its very stressful…..
  • Alison : I’ve got three kids under seven and my husband works abroad a lot of the time….
  • Martin : I work in IT. There’s nothing I don’t know about computers but I need a change…..
  • Bill : I’m  a retired newsagent and I didn’t have a day off for 40 years.
  • Which sentences go with which person ?
    • « I’m going to study hard for my exams because I hope to get a well-paid job » Abby
    • « I’d like to leave now and get a job, any job. I want to earn some money. »
    • « I’m thinking of applying for another job with a company in New York. »……
    • « Now I like sleeping late and planning holidays on the internet for me and for my wife. »…….
    • « I’m looking forward to having a good break. We’re going to Spain this summer. »
    • « I enjoy looking after the kids, but I’d love to travel, too. »
    • Listen and check. What else does each person say ?
    • Listen again. Complete the lines. Who says them ?
      • I’d love to work there for a couple of years.
      • I’m planning…….nothing but read on the beach.
      • I…….owing so much money.
      • I get fed up with ……at home all day. I’m looking forward to……back to work.
      • I’m pretty goo at …..using a computer.
      • Mu mum and dad say that I……leave school.

1.1. Have you got any plans?

Have you got any Plans ?

Will, going to, and Present Continuous for future

• Match questions 1-4 with an answernfrom Pete and an answer from Debbie.

• Listen and check. Pay attention to future forms and stress patterns.

Pete

A Of course, I’m going to invite all my friends.

B I’m going surfing for two weeks in Costa Rica.

C Yes, I am. I’m going to stay with an old school friens.

D I’m meeting my brother for a drink.

Debbie

E  haven’ t thought about it. Maybe I’ll just celebrate at home with a few friends.

F I can’ decide. Perhaps I’ll go cycling in France.

G No, I’m not. I’ll give you a ring and maybe we can do something together.

H Nothing much. I think I’ll just watch a DVD and order a pizza.

• Listen and check. Pay attention to future forms, stress and intonation patterns.
• Pete is talking to his fried, Ben. Debbie is talkig to Ella. Answer the questions.
  • Why can’t Ben go out with Pete and his brother ?
  • Why is Pete going to visit his old school friend ?
  • Where is Ben going on holiday ?
  • Where’s Ella going on holiday ?
  • When’s Debbie’s birthday ?
  • Why won’t Ella stay late ?

Talking about you

• With a family member ask and answer the four questions in exercise 1 about you.

2. How does it feel to be a 20-Something?

Listening and Speaking

How Does It Feel To Be 20-Something

• Ø Think of someone you know in their twenties. Talk to a relative or a partner about them.
  • Age    relationship to you    job    interests     ambitions.
  • The Times news Paper ran an iGeneration’poll to find out how it fels to be a 20-something in the 21st century. What is the 20-something ?
  • Listen to three 20-somethings, Leo, Elsa, and Dan. Who is happy ? Who feels grown up ? Who knows what to do in the future ?
  • Complete the questions with the correct name.
    • How old is Leo’s nephew ?
    • How much did…….owe when he left university ?
    • Why did………give up studying law ?
    • How much does……earn as a junior reporter ?
    • How long did………go travelling ?
    • What question did……’s nephew ask ?
    • Ask and answer the question with a partner. Be careful with the verb forms, stress and intonation patterns.
    • Listen again. After each 20-something, answer the questions.

v  Leo

• Why was he shocked by his nephew’s question ?
• Why is he happy ?
• What’s he going to do next year ?
• Whe does think he’ll marry ?

v  Elsa

• Where did she go travelling ?
• What is she doing at the moment ?
• What question does her father ask ?
• How is her life different from her mother’s at the same age ?

v  Dan

• Why is he a boomerang kid ?Does he think that the situation is unusual ?
• Whe does he think he’ll marry his girlfriend ?
• Why is he fed up ?
• What do you think ?
  • Whe do you think is the best time for children to leave home ?
  • What are the pros and cons of for parents if their children move back home ?
  • Wht are the pros and cons for the children ?Be careful with some verbs patterns.