Be Going To vs Present Continuous (Future Meaning)

​Look at the pictures
Answer these two questions.
1. What are you doing this weekend?
2. What are you going to do this weekend?
Example
I’m visiting my friend this weekend.
I’m going to clean my room.

• Used for fixed arrangements (with people, time, place/booked,confirmed)

  Example:

  • I’m meeting my friends at 7.

  • She is flying to Chiang Mai tomorrow.

Present Cont. (for future)

• Used for plans/intentions decided before the moment

• Used for predictions based on evidence

Example:

• I’m going to study tonight.

• Look at the clouds! It’s going to rain.

Be going to

​Match each picture with the correct sentence.

Each group receives 4 cards:

• Plan (e.g., study, clean room, exercise)

• Arrangement (e.g., dentist appointment, flight ticket, meeting a friend)

• Evidence (e.g., big clouds, long queue, broken laptop)

• Wild Card (unexpected random event)

Task: Create a conversation using BOTH:

• be going to → plan or intention

• present continuous → arrangement with time

  Example:
  A: Why are you carrying your passport?
  B: I’m going to travel next week. I’m meeting my cousin in Korea.

Sentence Starters

• I’m going to…

• I’m …ing at (time).

• Why are you…?

• When are you…?

• I already have a plan at…

Example Dialogue:

A: Why are you carrying your passport?
B: I’m going to travel next week. I’m meeting my cousin in Korea on Friday.

⏰ fixed arrangement

Present Cont. (for future)

💭 intention
👀 evidence prediction

Be going to

​Dr. Seuss