E6 G - Talk about plans

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E6 G - Talk about plans

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E6 G - Talk about plans

Mini-Beschreibung: Talk about your plans in simple English. Say what you or a fictional person is going to do. Use going to and easy time expressions.

Your learning path: Notice → understand → practise → use → feedback → use again.

Language rule: Try English first. If you need help, use: Hint → German help → example → solution.

Einleitung

In this aiMOOC you talk about future plans. You use short sentences.

Example: I am going to play football on Saturday.

You do not need difficult grammar words. You need three things:

1. am / is / are
2. going to + verb
3. a time expression, for example tomorrow or next weekend

Important: Clear English is more important than a perfect accent. Your own recordings are optional and private. Do not upload personal recordings, names, photos or other private data. If you use AI for a text, check it and write the final version in your own words.

I can ...

After this course, you can say:

1. I can talk about my plans.
2. I can understand short plans.
3. I can ask a simple question about a plan.
4. I can use am / is / are going to.
5. I can use time expressions such as tomorrow, tonight and next weekend.
6. I can write a short message about plans.

Media start: What are the plans?

Look at the pictures. Say one word or one short sentence for each picture.

Try English first: football

Hint: What can a person do with a football?

German help: Fußball spielen

Example: play football

Solution sentence: I am going to play football on Saturday.

Try English first: bike

Hint: Use the verb ride.

German help: Fahrrad fahren

Example: ride my bike

Solution sentence: I am going to ride my bike tomorrow.

Try English first: book

Hint: What do you do with a book?

German help: lesen

Example: read a book

Solution sentence: I am going to read a book tonight.

Try English first: cinema

Hint: Where can you watch a film?

German help: ins Kino gehen

Example: go to the cinema

Solution sentence: We are going to go to the cinema on Friday.

Before you start: quick check

Can you do these things already?

1. Say the forms: I am, he is, we are.
2. Name three free-time activities.
3. Understand: today, tomorrow, Saturday.
4. Say one sentence with I like ...

If one point is difficult, that is okay. The course gives you help.

Notice

Listen and notice

Watch a short beginner video. Listen for going to.

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YouTube

YouTube sammelt möglicherweise persönliche Daten. Datenschutzrichtlinie

Fortfahren Ausblenden

Listen once for the main idea. Listen again and stop after short sentences. Repeat only if you want to.

Listening focus: What plans can you hear?

German help: Höre zuerst nur auf die Pläne. Du musst nicht jedes Wort verstehen.

A short model dialogue

Mia: What are you going to do on Saturday?

Ben: I am going to play football.

Mia: Nice! Are you going to meet your friends too?

Ben: Yes, I am. We are going to meet in the park.

Notice:

1. I am going to play.
2. You are going to play.
3. He / She is going to play.
4. We / They are going to play.

The verb after going to stays simple: play, read, meet, ride, watch, visit.

Understand

Going to for plans

Use going to when you talk about a plan you already have.

I am going to read tonight.

She is going to meet her friend tomorrow.

We are going to play football on Saturday.

For a negative plan, add not:

I am not going to stay at home.

For a question, start with am, is or are:

Are you going to play football?

Is Sam going to read tonight?

German help: Für einen Plan benutzt du eine Form von be + going to + Grundform des Verbs.

Time expressions

Use easy time expressions:

1. today – heute
2. tonight – heute Abend
3. tomorrow – morgen
4. on Saturday – am Samstag
5. this weekend – dieses Wochenende
6. next weekend – nächstes Wochenende
7. next week – nächste Woche

Example: I am going to visit my grandma next weekend.

Word bank: plans

Use only the words you need.

English	Quick German help	Example
play football	Fußball spielen	I am going to play football.
ride my bike	Fahrrad fahren	I am going to ride my bike.
read a book	ein Buch lesen	I am going to read a book.
meet a friend	einen Freund / eine Freundin treffen	I am going to meet a friend.
watch a film	einen Film ansehen	We are going to watch a film.
visit my grandma	meine Oma besuchen	I am going to visit my grandma.
do my homework	Hausaufgaben machen	I am going to do my homework.
go to the park	in den Park gehen	We are going to go to the park.

Practise

Picture practice

Look at one picture above. Make one sentence.

Try English first: I ...

Hint: am going to ...

German help: Sag: „Ich habe vor, ...“

Example: I am going to ride my bike tomorrow.

Solution pattern: I am going to + verb + time expression.

Listening practice

Watch this short lesson. Focus on positive sentences, negative sentences and questions with be going to.

Video laden

YouTube

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Fortfahren Ausblenden

After the video, say three mini-lines:

Plan: I am going to ...

No plan: I am not going to ...

Question: Are you going to ...?

Pronunciation: short and clear

Say these chunks slowly first:

I’m going to ...

She’s going to ...

We’re going to ...

Are you going to ...?

You do not need to sound like a native speaker. Speak clearly. Keep the important words easy to hear.

Main goal: The listener understands your plan.

Reading: Leo's weekend

Leo is 12. These are fictional details.

On Saturday, Leo is going to ride his bike. In the afternoon, he is going to meet his friend Sam. They are going to play football. In the evening, Leo is going to watch a film with his family. On Sunday, he is going to do his homework and read a book.

Try English first: What is Leo going to do on Saturday afternoon?

Hint: Find afternoon.

German help: Suche im Text nach „afternoon“.

Example: He is going to ...

Solution: He is going to meet Sam and play football.

Speaking: My three plans

Choose three time expressions and three activities.

Sentence starters:

Today, I am going to ...

Tomorrow, I am going to ...

Next weekend, I am going to ...

Partner question: What are you going to do ...?

Partner answer: I am going to ...

You can speak to a partner or practise quietly. A recording is optional. Keep recordings private.

Writing: A short plan message

Write 3–4 sentences.

Starter:

Hi Alex,

Tomorrow, I am going to ...

On Saturday, I am going to ...

Next weekend, I am going to ...

Bye!

Check:

1. Did you use am / is / are?
2. Did you write going to?
3. Is the next verb in its simple form?
4. Did you add a time expression?

Sprachmittlung: Help a friend

Your German-speaking friend asks:

„Was hat Mia am Samstag vor?“

Information in English:

Mia is going to meet Ben at 11 o’clock. Then they are going to ride their bikes. In the afternoon, Mia is going to visit her grandma.

Answer in simple German. Give only the important information. Do not translate every word.

Possible solution: Mia trifft Ben um 11 Uhr. Danach fahren sie Fahrrad. Am Nachmittag besucht Mia ihre Oma.

Feedback and use again

Three error targets

Focus on only three things.

1. be: I am / he is / we are
2. going to + base verb: going to play, not going to plays
3. time expression: tomorrow, on Saturday, next week

Feedback example:

You say: She are going to play football.

Hint: Look at she.

German help: Bei she brauchst du is.

Better sentence: She is going to play football.

Now use it again: She is going to read tomorrow.

Repeat it with a new plan

Change one part of a sentence.

Model: I am going to play football on Saturday.

Change the activity:

I am going to read a book on Saturday.

Change the time:

I am going to read a book tomorrow.

Change the person:

Sam is going to read a book tomorrow.

Can-do check

Mark for yourself:

1. I can say one future plan.
2. I can ask Are you going to ...?
3. I can understand a short plan text.
4. I can write three simple plan sentences.
5. I can correct am / is / are with help.

If one point is not safe yet, repeat the picture practice and the model dialogue.

Follow-up course

Next, practise more everyday communication with plans and appointments.

Suggested next topic: E6 G - Make arrangements

Interaktive Aufgaben

Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen

Which sentence talks about a plan? (I am going to ride my bike tomorrow.) (!I ride my bike every day.) (!I rode my bike yesterday.) (!My bike is blue.)

Complete the sentence: I ... going to read tonight. (am) (!is) (!are) (!be)

Complete the sentence: She ... going to meet Mia. (is) (!am) (!are) (!be)

Complete the sentence: We are going to ... football. (play) (!plays) (!played) (!playing)

Which time expression means morgen? (tomorrow) (!yesterday) (!last week) (!Monday morning yesterday)

Which question is correct? (Are you going to read tonight?) (!You are going to read tonight?) (!Going you to read tonight?) (!Do going to you read tonight?)

Which sentence is negative? (I am not going to stay at home.) (!I am going to stay at home.) (!I stay at home.) (!Am I going to stay at home?)

Which sentence is correct for he? (He is going to play football.) (!He are going to play football.) (!He am going to play football.) (!He is going to plays football.)

Which sentence has a time expression? (We are going to meet next weekend.) (!We are going to meet.) (!We meet friends.) (!Meet your friend.)

What comes after going to? (the simple form of the verb) (!the past form) (!always a noun) (!always an adjective)

Memory

tomorrow	morgen
tonight	heute Abend
next weekend	nächstes Wochenende
play football	Fußball spielen
ride my bike	Fahrrad fahren
read a book	ein Buch lesen

Drag and Drop

Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu.	Thema
I am	going to read.
She is	going to meet Mia.
We are	going to play football.
tomorrow	future time
next weekend	future time

Kreuzworträtsel

tomorrow	Which word means morgen?
football	Which sport can you play with a ball and goals?
weekend	Saturday and Sunday are the ...?
cinema	Where can you watch a film?
friend	Who can you meet after school?
bicycle	What can you ride on two wheels?

Lückentext

Vervollständige den Text.

I going to meet my friend tomorrow. She going to bring a football. We are going to in the park. In the evening, I am going to a book. On Sunday, we going to ride our bikes.

Offene Aufgaben

Leicht

1. Plan-Satz: Schreibe drei Sätze mit „I am going to ...“ und drei bekannten Aktivitäten.
2. Bilderplan: Wähle drei Bilder oder Symbole aus dem Kurs und sage zu jedem einen passenden Plansatz.
3. Zeitwörter: Erstelle drei kleine Karten mit „tomorrow“, „on Saturday“ und „next weekend“ und bilde passende Sätze.
4. Mini-Dialog: Sprich mit einem Partner zwei Fragen und zwei Antworten nach dem Muster „Are you going to ...?“ – „Yes, I am.“ oder „No, I’m not.“

Standard

1. Wochenendplan: Schreibe eine Nachricht mit vier Sätzen über ein fiktives Wochenende.
2. Partnerinterview: Frage eine Person nach drei fiktiven Plänen und notiere die Antworten in kurzen englischen Sätzen.
3. Lesespur: Markiere in „Leo's weekend“ alle Formen von „going to“ und die Zeitangaben.
4. Sprechkarte: Erstelle eine kleine Karte mit Satzstartern und einer Word Bank für ein einminütiges Gespräch.

Schwer

1. Planvergleich: Schreibe zwei kurze fiktive Wochenendpläne und finde zwei Gemeinsamkeiten.
2. Audioplan: Nimm freiwillig und nur privat einen 30–45 Sekunden langen Plantext auf. Prüfe danach nur Verständlichkeit, „am/is/are“ und die Verbform.
3. Sprachmittlung: Schreibe eine kurze englische Plan-Nachricht und gib die wichtigsten Informationen danach auf Deutsch wieder.
4. Fehlerdetektiv: Erfinde vier falsche „going to“-Sätze mit genau einem Fehler. Tausche sie mit einem Partner und verbessert sie.

Lernkontrolle

1. Plan anwenden: Du bekommst ein Bild mit drei Freizeitaktivitäten. Formuliere daraus drei sinnvolle Zukunftspläne mit passenden Zeitangaben.
2. Dialog ergänzen: Ergänze einen kurzen Dialog so, dass Frage und Antwort logisch zusammenpassen und „going to“ korrekt verwendet wird.
3. Fehler erklären: Verbessere „She are going to plays football tomorrow.“ und erkläre auf Deutsch kurz zwei Fehler.
4. Information auswählen: Lies einen kurzen Wochenendplan und gib nur die Informationen weiter, die eine andere Person für ein Treffen braucht.
5. Transfer: Schreibe für eine fiktive Figur einen neuen Drei-Satz-Plan mit mindestens zwei verschiedenen Zeitangaben.
6. Sprechen mit Hilfe: Nutze eine Word Bank und Satzstarter, um 30 Sekunden lang verständlich über fiktive Pläne zu sprechen.

Lernnachweis

Für einen Lernnachweis ist wichtig:

1. Du kannst mehrere einfache Zukunftspläne mit am / is / are going to formulieren.
2. Du kannst passende Zeitangaben einsetzen.
3. Du kannst eine einfache Frage nach einem Plan stellen und beantworten.
4. Du kannst kurze Plan-Texte verstehen und wichtige Informationen entnehmen.
5. Du kannst einen kurzen, verständlichen Text mit weitgehend korrektem am / is / are und Grundverb schreiben.
6. Du kannst nach Feedback einen Satz verbessern.
7. Verständlichkeit zählt mehr als Akzentfreiheit.

OERs zum Thema

Wikipedia-Hintergrund für Lehrkräfte und Interessierte:

Die eingebundenen Bilder stammen aus Wikimedia Commons. Die jeweilige Dateiseite zeigt Urheber- und Lizenzinformationen. Die Videos werden als YouTube-Einbettungen genutzt. Es sind keine Sofatutor-Medien enthalten.

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