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Going to and will: a Thanksgiving weekend that doesn't go to plan

Grammar · Thanksgiving · A2 · 40 min. Read how Nadia and Tom plan Thanksgiving for ten guests with going to, then decide quickly with will when things go wrong; sort plans, decisions and predictions, complete mini-dialogues and plan a long weekend in groups that react to your teacher's problem cards.

About this worksheet

Read how Nadia and Tom plan Thanksgiving for ten guests with going to, then decide quickly with will when things go wrong; sort plans, decisions and predictions, complete mini-dialogues and plan a long weekend in groups that react to your teacher's problem cards.

Level
A2
Category
Grammar
Topic
Thanksgiving
Time
About 40 minutes
Exercises
Grammar explanation box, Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Table to fill in, Speaking / writing task
Answer key
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On the sheet

  • Grammar explanation box: Going to or will?
  • Reading text: Nadia and Tom are having Thanksgiving dinner for ten people at their h
  • Multiple choice: Look at these sentences from the conversations. Is each one a plan, a
  • Gap-fill: Complete the mini-dialogues with going to or will and the verbs in par
  • Table to fill in: In groups, plan a long weekend: Thursday to Sunday. Make questions fro
  • Table to fill in: Problem cards! Your teacher reads them one by one. Decide in thirty se
  • Speaking / writing task: Write about your weekend: three plans with going to, two decisions wit

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