Session 33: Future tense

Intro Activity (10 minutes):

                   The whisper chain

•  The teacher whispers a simple sentence to the first student in the line/circle

Example: “My cat wears sunglasses on rainy days.”

• That student whispers the sentence to the next person, and so on, without repeating.
  
• The last student says the sentence out loud for the whole class to hear.
  
• Everyone laughs comparing the original sentence with the final version—usually it changes a lot along the way!
  
• Can go for 3 or 4 rounds

Main Topic/ Activity (65 minutes):

          Starter Talk: "What Will You Do?"

                           (25 minutes)

 Ask students fun questions like

1. What will you do after school?
2.  What will you eat for dinner ?
3. Will you go to the moon one day?
   

•  Explain, Future tense =  is used to talk about something that has not happened yet, but will happen.

   We often use:

1.  will + base verb → I will eat  
2.  going to + base verb → I am going to play

• Also mention:

 Negative form: Subject + will not + base verb

Example: He will not play today.

• Write a few examples on the board:

1. I will dance.
2.  He is going to study.
3.  Anna will not come today

              “Job jukebox”(30 minutes)

• Tell students that they’re going to become mini speakers today and share their dream ambition/job and what they will do when they become that.

Rules:

•     Each student gets 30 seconds to speak.
•    They must say:

1.    What their ambition is (e.g., “I want to be a doctor.”)
2.    What they will do in that role (e.g., “I will help people get better when they are sick.”)

Encourage Creativity:  

•    If someone has a unique dream, encourage them to be expressive (e.g., astronaut, baker, YouTuber, etc.)
• Gift the students small stickers on their notebook may that small reward gives them confidence
  

                Time Machine Travel Game

                                (10 minutes)

•    Use three corners of the room as:

1.     “Past” (yesterday)
2.     “Present” (now)
3.     “Future” (tomorrow)

• The teacher calls out sentences, and students run to the correct area.
  

   Example Sentences:

1.   “I brushed my teeth.” → run to Past
2.   “She is reading a book.” → run to Present
3.   “They will go to the zoo.” → run to Future

Follow up Tasks (5 minutes):

•   Ask them to write 3 sentences: 1 with 'will', 1 with 'going to', and 1 negative future sentence."  

Remember them :

•     "Knowing your tenses is like having a time machine in your words! You can go to the past, stay in the present, or fly into the future!" 

Review Questions/Assessment/Tasks (10 minutes):

              Mini-Worksheet or Quiz 

•   Fill in the blanks using “will” or “going to”:

1.  I ____ watch TV tonight.
   
2. She ____ visit her grandmother.
   
3. We ____ play a game after class.

•  Go over the answers quickly and give positive feedback.

    The 3 Tenses Recap (5 min)

• Create a simple chart together on the board:

| Tense   | Example             |

|---------|---------------------|

| Past    | I played.           |

| Present | I play.             |

| Future  | I will play.        |

• Ask them

1. What did you do yesterday?
   
2. What are you doing now?
   
3. What will you do tomorrow?

Expected Learning  Outcome:

Knowledge building:

• Identify and use simple future tense with “will.”
• Form affirmative and negative future sentences.
• Confidently talk about tomorrow and what will happen.
•  Differentiate between past, present, and future tenses.
• Engage in fun, energetic, and collaborative learning activities.

Skill building:

• "Whisper Chain": Enhances listening and repetition skills.  
  
•  "Job Jukebox": Encourages expressive speaking about future ambitions.  
  
•  "Time Machine Travel": Team-based movement to reinforce tense identification.