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Session 33: Future tense

Session Title

Future tense

Objective

By the end of the session, students will able to:


1.

  •  Understand the structure and use of simple future tense.


    • 2.

  • Form affirmative and negative future tense sentences using "will".


    • 3.

  • Talk about future plans, predictions, and promises.

Topics/Concept

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  • Understand the concept of future tense (actions that are going to happen).


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  • Use "will" and "going to" correctly in simple sentences.


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  • Compare past, present, and future tenses in a simple          summary.

Material Required

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  1. White board and marker


    2. -

  2. Reward sticker 


    3. -

  3.  Name Tags or Chits (optional) 

     

     Toto randomly select who speaks next (helps shy students feel included).

Methodology

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  • Student - Centered learning


    • -

  •  Kinesthetic and Auditory Learning


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  • Task based learning

Session Duration

 12090 Minutes

Intro  Activity

(10

minutes)

                   

                              The whisper chain

    (10 minutes)



    1.

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

    circle

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


    2.

  • That student whispers the sentence to the next person, and so on, without repeating.


    • 3.

  • The last student says the sentence out loud for the whole class to hear.


    • 4.

  • Everyone laughs comparing the original sentence with the final version—usually it changes a lot along the way!


    • 5.

  • 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

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  1. What will you do after school?

    2. -

  2.  What will you eat for dinner ?

    3. -

  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:

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  1.  will + base verb → I will eat  

    2.  -

  2.  going to + base verb → I am going to play



  • Also mention:


- Negative form: Subject + will not + base verb

Example:Example: He will not play today.



  • Write a few examples on the board:

    • -

  1. I will dance.

    2. -

  2.  He is going to study.

    3. -

  3.  Anna will not come today

             

                           “Job jukebox”(30 minutes)


    1.

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


Rules:

2.

    Rules:

  •  

       -   Each student gets 30 seconds to speak.

  •  -  They must say:

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  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.”)


3. Encourage Creativity:  

  •    If someone has a unique dream, encourage them to be expressive (e.g., astronaut, baker, YouTuber, etc.)


    • 4.

  • 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:


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  1.     “Past” (yesterday)

  2.  -   “Present” (now)

  3.  -   “Future” (tomorrow)


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


   Example Sentences:

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  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)




  • Expected Learning  Outcome:

    Ask

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    to


    write

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    - Form affirmative and1 negative future sentences.

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Remember them :

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    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. 


    Knowledge building


     - Understanding Future Tense:  

       Recognize its use for unplanned decisions (will), plans (going to), and predictions.  


    - Sentence Structure:  

       Form affirmative (I will dance), negative (He will not come), and going to sentences.  


    - Tense Comparison:  

       Differentiate past/present/future throughinto the future!"Time Machine"

    • game
and recap chart.  



Review Questions/Assessment/Tasks

(10

minutes):


 

            Mini-Worksheet or Quiz (10

minutes):


  •  

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


  1.  

    - I ____ watch TV tonight.


    2. -

  2. She ____ visit her grandmother.


    3. -

  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. -

  2. What are you doing now?


    3. -

  3. What will you do tomorrow?

Expected Learning  Outcome:



Knowledge building

Follow

    up
  • Identify Tasksand (5use minutes)

    simple


    future

     -  Ask them to write 3 sentences: 1tense with 'will',“will.”

    • 1
  • Form with 'going to',affirmative and 1 negative future sentence."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

Remember

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