Level 2Work

Plan Your Day Like Cal Newport

Grammar: Going to for plans and predictions

A Level 2 English lesson exploring work.

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What's in this lesson

A Level 2 (elementary) ESL lesson on work, practising going to for plans and predictions. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.

From the reading: Plan Your Day Like Cal Newport

Cal Newport is a computer science professor in the USA. He also writes books about work. He says most people lose two or three hours every day. They check email and answer messages all day long. Cal has a simple answer: make a plan.

Vocabulary

  • plan
  • finish
  • prepare
  • send
  • ask for help
  • on my list

Grammar

Plans: I am going to
I'm going to send the email. — a plan for the future.
Questions
Are you going to finish today? — Are/Is + subject + going to.

Discussion questions

  1. What will an ordinary workday look like in ten years?
  2. Will people still use paper lists in the future?
  3. How will your next week be different from this week?

Plan Your Day Like Cal Newport

Grammar: Going to for plans and predictions

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