TEACHER'S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES I'm going to improve my English

Activity Type Introduction

Writing and speaking In this rewarding worksheet activity, students discuss ways to
activity, group work improve their English skills and practice using 'going to' for future
intentions.

Language Focus Procedure

'going to' for future
Divide the students into groups of four.
intentions
Give each student a copy of the worksheet.
Aim
Tell the students to discuss and brainstorm how they could improve
To practice 'going to' for their English skills. The students then choose the best three ideas
future intentions. from their group and note these down on the worksheet.

Working alone, the students then choose six things that they are
Preparation going to do to improve their English. They choose one idea from
each category and write a sentence with 'going to', e.g. 'I’m going to
Make one copy of the
speak English for one hour a day'.
worksheet for each
student.
When the students have finished, ask them to pair up with someone
from another group.
Level
The pairs of students then compare their ideas and give reasons for
Pre-intermediate their choices.

Finally, find out which were the most popular ideas by getting
Time feedback from around the class and see which students intend to try
30 minutes the ideas they wrote down.

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 FUTURE INTENTIONS

ESL / EFL RESOURCES I'm going to improve my English

A. In your group, discuss and brainstorm how you could improve your English. Write your three
best ideas for each category in the spaces provided.

Categories Ideas

1. ______________________________________________________
How to improve
2. ______________________________________________________
speaking skills
3. ______________________________________________________

1. ______________________________________________________
How to improve
2. ______________________________________________________
listening skills
3. ______________________________________________________

1. ______________________________________________________
How to improve
2. ______________________________________________________
writing skills
3. ______________________________________________________

1. ______________________________________________________
How to improve
2. ______________________________________________________
reading skills
3. ______________________________________________________

1. ______________________________________________________
How to improve
2. ______________________________________________________
vocabulary
3. ______________________________________________________

1. ______________________________________________________
How to improve
2. ______________________________________________________
grammar
3. ______________________________________________________

B. Now, choose six things that you are going to do to improve your English. Choose one idea
from each category and write sentences with 'going to'.

Speaking I'm going to

Listening
Writing
Reading
Vocabulary
Grammar

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