Level 2Travel

The Trip That Changed Everything

Grammar: Future Forms

A Level 2 English lesson exploring travel.

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What's in this lesson

A Level 2 (elementary) ESL lesson on travel, practising future forms. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.

From the reading: The Trip That Changed Everything

"I had a plan for everything," says Hiroki Ito, a 26-year-old traveller from Osaka. "I was going to fly to Lisbon, then go to Porto, and then take a bus to Madrid. I had my hotel bookings, my itinerary, all of it." But his trip did not go to plan.

Vocabulary

  • itinerary
  • delay
  • instead
  • suddenly
  • miss
  • arrive

Grammar: Future Forms

Going to — plans
I am going to fly to Lisbon next week. — Use for decisions made before the moment.
Will — spontaneous
The flight is cancelled. I will take a different one. — Use for decisions made right now.

Discussion questions

  1. Tell me about a trip that had a big surprise.
  2. When did you last miss a bus, train, or flight?
  3. Did you ever arrive somewhere and feel completely lost?

The Trip That Changed Everything

Grammar: Future Forms

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