These are some helpful information in writing future plans essays. Enjoy learning!

1. LEARNING OUTCOMES – 4 &10
WRITING TOPIC – 7
Future Plans
On every slide, click on the audio
icon and press play.

2. BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING,
WHAT DO YOU DO?
Do you make plans?
How often do you make plans?
Who do you make plans with?
Why do you make plans?
What arrangements do you make?

3. Why do we need to plan and decide?
 When we need to do something, we often plan to make sure we
do what we need to do. For example, students need to pass
examinations and therefore they need to make plans.
 When we make plans, we also need to make arrangements.
Arrangements are the actions that we need to take to achieve
the plan.
 Arrangements are the things that we need to do before
following the plan. In short, arrangements help us to carry out
the plans effectively.

4. GRAMMAR – LANGUAGE USE
 We use ‘be going to’ to talk about plans, predictions (something that
would surely happen) or intentions (plans that has been already made)
I am going to meet my grandparents this weekend.
 We use ‘planning to’/’plan to’ /’intend to’ to talk about plans decided
before the moment of speaking
My friends and I are planning to go hiking during the holidays.
My friends and I plan to go shopping at Muscat Grand Mall.
I intend to study at the weekend as I have a test next week.
 We use the present continuous forms of the verbs to indicate a plan that
has been decided
My brother and I are flying to the UK next year.

5. SIGNAL
WORDS
First,
Then,
After that,
Next,
Finally

6. Ali has an examination next week. He needs to study, so he needs to have a plan. Read the
conversation that he has with an older sister and then answer the questions in sentences.
Aisha So, it’s your examination at the end of the month, Ali. I hope you are
ready.
Ali Well, I think so!
Aisha Think so! You need to be sure that you’re ready. Have you made a
plan? I mean what are you going to do to study for this exam?
Ali I am going to study every day.
Aisha How many hours are you going to study?
Ali I plan to study for at least two hours every night.
Aisha What about the weekends? What are you going to do then?
Ali I intend to study for at least four hours on Friday, and another four
hours on Saturday.
Aisha Sometimes, the house is busy at the weekends. I think you need to
make some arrangements to find a quiet place.
Ali I am not that stupid, Aisha! I have arranged to study with my friend,
Omar. He lives in a flat next to the college and he has a quiet room.

7. 1. When is Ali’s examination?
2. Has he made a plan?
3. How often is he going to study?
4. How many hours a night does he plan to study?
5. Is he going to study at weekends?
6. How many hours does he intend to study on Friday and Saturday?
7. What arrangements does Aisha think he needs to make?
8. Who has Ali arranged to study with?
9. Why has he arranged to study with Omar?

8. Plans and
arrangements
made to
prepare for a
Writing test
1. What you
are planning
to do 2. Who you
are going to
make
preparations
with
3. How you
are going to
start writing
the steps
4. What you
are planning
to do after
you write the
steps
5. How you
are going to
organize the
steps
6. How you
are going to
check the
spelling and
grammar
mistakes
7. What you
plan to do
after that
8. How you
plan to
check your
writing
Q. Write about your plans to prepare for a Writing test and any arrangements you have
made to score good marks.
MODEL ANSWER
I have my Writing test next week. I have made
some plans to study and score good marks. I
am planning to prepare for the test by studying
with my friends. First, I am going to write the
steps and take help from my friends to check
them. Then I am going to organize the steps so
that they are in the right order. After that, we
would check the spelling and grammar mistakes
by discussing with each other. Next, we check
the word limit to make sure that it is not less
than 100 words. After that, we plan to share it
with our teacher. If there are mistakes, we would
change them and send the final draft to our
teacher again. Finally, I would review and
prepare well for my test because I want to score
good marks.

9. Who you are
planning to invite
for the celebration
How you are
preparing the list
What time you
are planning to
have the party
Where you are
having the party
(venue)
Who you are going
with to do
shopping and when
you intend to go
What things are
you planning to
buy
What costume is your
nephew and the
children who attend
the party wearing on
the special day
What you intend to
give to the children
who attend the
party
Where you are
ordering the food
and cake from
How you are
going to decorate
the venue
How you are
planning to end
the party
How you intend to
make this
celebration a
memorable one
TASK #1: Write about your plans to celebrate your nephew’s birthday in the coming week on Friday and the
arrangements that you have made to make it a grand celebration.

10. study flat four Saturday pass college room going plan quiet day intend
weekend friend made have hours arranged house month Friday exam lives
TASK 2: Read what Ali wrote about his plans and arrangements and complete the spaces.
You may need to use some words more than once.
I ___have________ my ___exam________ at the end of the _month__________. I
_______have____ made a ___plan________ to make sure I ___pass________ the exam.
I am ___going________ to __study_________ every ____day_______. I plan to
___study________ for at least two hours__________ every ___night________. At the
_____weekend______, I ____intend_______ to study for __four_________ hours on
_______friday____ and ___four________ __hours_________ on ___saturday________.
_________During__ the weekends, my ___________ is busy, so I have ___________ some
arrangements. I have ___________ to study with my ___________, Omar. He ___________ in
a ___________ next to the ___________ and he has a ___________ room in the
___________. We are ___________ to study in this ___________.

11. TASK #3: Write about your plans to study for the upcoming Progress test and any
arrangements you have made to make sure you study well.
(This is not in the form of an email)
o How you are planning to study
o Who you are planning to study with
o When you are planning to study
o What arrangements you intend to do before you start studying
o How you plan to get help from your friends and teacher
o How you plan to check your mistakes and do the corrections
o Finally, what you are going to do

12. TASK #4: You have received an email from a cousin in Canada. Your cousin has learnt that you plan to visit
another country in the summer. Reply to the email and tell your cousin about the plans and arrangements
you have made for this trip.
You should say:
 Where you are going to go
 Who you are going to go with
 When you are going to go
 How you are going to travel
 Where you have arranged to stay
 What you plan to do
 What you intend to buy
Start answering the email like this.
Dear Marwa /Marwan,
How are you? Hope all are doing well.
Thanks for your email.
I plan to visit ………… in the summer. I spoke
to my friend and got some information
about the country, the people and the
culture. I am planning to go after Eid in 2021
because………………………...
(Continue writing)

13. Remember to:
1. Read the instructions and the questions carefully. If you are asked to
write an email, follow the steps. If it is to be answered in paragraphs,
follow that format.
2. Write the answers to the questions on a paper/ in your exercise book.
3. Add the signal words to arrange the information in order.
4. Start the email with a greeting.
5. Write the answer in two paragraphs if they don’t ask you to write an
email.
6. Make sure that you add the conjunctions to join words or phrases, and to
add extra information
7. The arrangements are done to complete a plan successfully
8. Before you submit the task, check if the verb forms used are correct.
7. Check if you have inserted capital letters and the punctuation marks
wherever necessary.

14. PRACTICE TASKS #1
1.You are planning to attend your college friend’s wedding. You
would like your school friend to join you for the wedding. Write a
paragraph
• when you are planning to go
• where is the wedding going to be held
 how many of you are going
 how many hours you are going to spend there
 how you are going
 what you are going to do there

15. Now, it’s the pandemic situation due to corona. Write a paragraph about the
precautionary methods that you are going to follow.
how you are planning to maintain social distancing in public places?
how you are going prevent corona spread through nose and mouth?
how you are going prevent corona spread through hands?
what are the activities you are going to avoid for reducing the chances of
getting infected?
how are you going to attend classes?