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Séquence 8 · Plans and invitations

How can I talk about my plans and invite, accept or refuse politely?

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Les mots importants

Future plans: going toArrangements: the present continuous for the futureInvite, accept, refuse

Ressources de la séquence

Les notions, les repères et les pistes pour aller plus loin, utiles pour toutes les séances.

Les notions à maîtriser

Future plans: going to
Use be + going to + verb for a plan you have already decided: I'm going to visit a museum. Negative: I'm not going to work on Sunday.
Arrangements: the present continuous for the future
For an arrangement (a meeting with a time and a place), we often use the present continuous: I'm meeting the manager at ten. We're having a meeting on Friday.
Invite, accept, refuse
To invite: Would you like to come…? Do you want to…?

Repères culturels

DateÉvénement
1871Bank Holidays Act: the first « bank holidays » in the United Kingdom.
TodayThere are eight bank holidays a year in England and Wales.

Pour aller plus loin

Sources et bibliographie

Mon parcours : je choisis mon rythme

Séance 1 · Future plans: going to

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I talk about plans and intentions?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Future plans: going to

Use be + going to + verb for a plan you have already decided: I'm going to visit a museum. Negative: I'm not going to work on Sunday. Question: Are you going to come? Time words: tonight, tomorrow, next week, this weekend.

Document 1 · Plans for the weekend

Document written for the lesson (model text).

This weekend, Chloe is going to help at a food festival in Manchester. On Saturday morning, she's going to prepare fruit salads. In the afternoon, her friend Sam is going to play the guitar on the stage. They aren't going to sleep much!

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

is going to help, is going to play: be + going to + verb. aren't going to sleep = negative.

Document 2 · Video of the week: Learn to talk about the time! Easy English Conversations Episode 11

Video by BBC Learning English (online, free access).

Watch the video once without subtitles, then again with English subtitles. Note three useful words or phrases.

Source : BBC Learning English, Learn to talk about the time! Easy English Conversations Episode 11 (YouTube).

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (Future plans: going to)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Complete with going to.

  1. I am ___ to visit London next summer.
  2. She ___ going to cook pasta tonight.
  3. They ___ (are / is / am) going to watch the match.
  4. We ___ (aren't / isn't) going to work on Sunday.
  5. ___ (Are / Is / Do) you going to come to the festival?

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (writing)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

Imagine a character: Leo, an apprentice chef. Write 5 sentences about his plans for next weekend. Sentence starters: Next weekend, Leo is going to… · On Saturday, he… · He isn't going to…

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

Aregoing tonot

Use be + ________ + verb for a plan you have already decided: I'm going to visit a museum. Negative: I'm ______ going to work on Sunday. Question: ______ you going to come? Time words: tonight, tomorrow, next week, this weekend.

Séance 2 · Arrangements: the present continuous for the future

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I talk about fixed arrangements with a time and a place?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Arrangements: the present continuous for the future

For an arrangement (a meeting with a time and a place), we often use the present continuous: I'm meeting the manager at ten. We're having a meeting on Friday. Always add a time expression: tomorrow, at 3 pm, on Monday.

Document 1 · My diary

Document written for the lesson (model text).

Monday: I'm meeting the new trainees at nine. Tuesday: we're visiting a garage in Leeds. Wednesday: I'm having lunch with the team at half past twelve. Thursday: nothing yet!

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

I'm meeting, we're visiting, I'm having + a day or a time = a fixed plan in a diary.

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (Arrangements: the present continuous for the future)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Complete the diary with the present continuous.

  1. On Monday, I ___ meeting the trainees.
  2. We are ___ a garage on Tuesday. (visit)
  3. She is ___ lunch with the team. (have)
  4. What ___ (are / do / is) you doing tomorrow?
  5. He ___ (is / are) flying to Dublin on Friday.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (writing)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

Write the diary of a hotel receptionist for next week: 5 arrangements with a day and a time. Sentence starters: On Monday at…, she is… · On Wednesday, she is meeting… · On Friday, …

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

arrangementexpressionmeeting

For an ___________ (a meeting with a time and a place), we often use the present continuous: I'm _______ the manager at ten. We're having a meeting on Friday. Always add a time __________: tomorrow, at 3 pm, on Monday.

Séance 3 · Invite, accept, refuse

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I invite someone and answer politely?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Invite, accept, refuse

To invite: Would you like to come…? Do you want to…? Let's… To accept: I'd love to! That sounds great. To refuse politely: I'm sorry, I can't. I'm busy. Maybe another time? Always give a reason when you refuse.

Document 1 · An invitation

Document written for the lesson (model text).

Hi Jack, the photography club is organising a trip to the coast on Saturday. Would you like to come with us? We're leaving at nine. Answer: Hi Mia, thanks for the invitation! I'd love to come, but I'm working at the bakery on Saturday morning. I'm sorry. Maybe another time?

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

Would you like to come…? = invitation. I'd love to, but… + reason = polite refusal. Maybe another time? = stay friendly.

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (Invite, accept, refuse)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Choose the right answer.

  1. ___ (Would / Do / Are) you like to come to the cinema?
  2. I'd ___ to! What time?
  3. I'm ___ (sorry / happy / OK), I can't. I'm working.
  4. That ___ (sounds / listens / looks) great!
  5. ___ (Let's / Let / Lets to) meet at the station.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (writing)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

Write a short message to invite a classmate to a school event (a sports day, a concert or a fair). Then write a polite refusal. Sentence starters: Hi…, would you like to come to…? · It starts at… · Thanks, I'd love to, but…

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

lovesorryWould

To invite: ______ you like to come…? Do you want to…? Let's… To accept: I'd ______ to! That sounds great. To refuse politely: I'm ______, I can't. I'm busy. Maybe another time? Always give a reason when you refuse.

Fiche à trous · je complète

Complète le texte avec les mots de la banque (sur papier ou dans le document de l'ENT).

arrangementgoing tomeetingWould

Use be + ________ + verb for a plan you have already decided: I'm going to visit a museum.

For an ___________ (a meeting with a time and a place), we often use the present continuous: I'm _______ the manager at ten.

To invite: ______ you like to come…?

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