Verbs - Future With Will - An ESL/ELL Lesson Plan

Teaching the simple future tense - or the future with will - is usually a fun challenge. Students love talking about their future plans, after all, they are learning English for exciting reasons. Teaching the simple future tense isn’t as difficult as other tenses. However, it’s important to keep it fun! Teaching the future with will can get a bit redundant, so Off2Class has put together an exciting lesson plan to introduce the simple future tense to your students.

English language teachers usually teach the simple future tense after teaching the future with going to. It’s important to differentiate when we use will and when we use going to. This lesson does just that. This ready-to-teach lesson plan focuses on the positive form of will and even introduces the term shall. As well, students will learn about when to use will versus going to. Finally, students will learn about making predictions about the future. This lesson is easy to follow and perfect as an introduction to the simple future tense. Complete with picture-prompt activities and gap-fill exercises, your students will have ample opportunity to practice.

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