Lesson ID: #0397 page 1

We are going
to plan
a party!
lesson description
You will be able to choose the correct verb
tense, based on context, and use the past,
present, and future tense forms of the
verbs plan, last, and move.
objectives
Discuss future plans in diferent
months and seasons
Correct sentence structure
Practice future tense verbs
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vocabulary
key phrases
Im moving away.
For good?
Is it fnal?
Thats a good idea.
Today is February 27
th
.
Tomorrow will be February 28
th
.
Yesterday was February 26
th
.
We are going to plan a party.
verbs
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
q Infnitive
qPresent Tense
qSimple Past Tense
qFuture Tense
Be careful! Remember that there are a
lot of irregular verbs in English! Review
them in lessons 16 and 17.
to plan
I plan
you plan
she/he/it plans
we plan
they plan
I planned
you planned
she/he/it planned
we planned
they planned
I will plan
you will plan
she/he/it will plan
we will plan
they will plan
to last
I last
you last
she/he/it lasts
we last
they last
I lasted
you lasted
she/he/it lasted
we lasted
they lasted
I will last
you will last
she/he/it will last
we will last
they will last
to move
I move
you move
she/he/it moves
we move
they move
I moved
you moved
she/he/it moved
we moved
they moved
I will move
you will move
she/he/it will move
we will move
they will move

1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
JANUARY
2009
yesterday
today
tomorrow
1
1
10
10
4
4
7
7
2
2
11
11
5
5
8
8
3
3
6
6
9
9
year
month
week
months
winter
spring
summer
fall/autumn
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your turn
Fill in the blanks using your new vocabulary.
The frst month of the year is___________. 1.
May is the _________ month of the year. 2.
In the U.S. summer has three months: ___________ , ___________ , and 3.
___________ .
The sixth month of the year is _________. 4.
December is the _________ month of the year. 5.
In Canada, we call September, October, and November _________. 6.
In Argentina, ___________ , ___________ , and ___________ is summer. 7.
January 28 8.
th
is my _________.
December 25 9.
th
is a _________.
The seventh day of the week is _________. 10.
conversation
Read the following conversation
out loud fve times.
Sara: We have one, two, three months.
Peter: Three months for what?
Jef: We are going to plan something
for Kim.
Sara: Shell only be here until the end
of June, so we need to think of
something before that.
Jef: March, April, May Three months
to plan a going away party.
Peter: Shes going to San Francisco in
June, but she said shell be back in
the fall.
Jef: Thats right, but only for a short
time, to move out of her apartment
for good.
Peter: I cant believe she isnt going to
live here anymore.
Sara: She says her restaurant will open
in October.
Peter: Wow! Thats soon. I cant believe it!
Bonus Feature: Watch the English Highway video to follow along! (Lesson ID: #0337)
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sentence structure

In order for you to be able to begin learning more grammar,
it is important to identify the diferent elements that make up
a sentence.
For example:
Kim got the cofee at the supermarket for me.
A sentence is made up of the following parts:
The subject of the sentence is Kim.
The verb of the sentence is got.
The preposition word is at and for.
The object of the preposition is supermarket.
your turn
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of plan, last, or move.
This time, you have to choose the correct tense!
For example:
I plan to go to the supermarket on Monday. (plan)
My water ______ until the end of my yoga class. (last) 1.
The party _________ all night. (last) 2.
We _________this party together one month ago. (plan) 3.
He _________ his trip to Australia next week. (plan) 4.
Do you _________ to paint the walls red? (plan) 5.
We __________ with the businessman on Friday. (meet) 6.
She _________ the couch was comfortable. (say) 7.
I _________ an apple and a pear for breakfast. (eat) 8.
I _________ six croissants in the morning. (buy) 9.
It _________ like its a new computer. (look) 10.
He _________ until 12:00 P.M. (work) 11.
We_________ Kims dinner last night. (like) 12.
Peter __________ the dentist because his tooth hurts. (see) 13.
Sara and Kim _________ a lot of water after the yoga class. 14.
(drink)

your turn
Identify the grammatical elements in each sentence.
List each word in the correct column.
Subject Verb Preposition Object

The blue car is in the garage. 1.
My sailboat is on the sea. 2.
Joses baseball is under the couch. 3.
Julia runs across the Golden Gate Bridge. 4.
Bonnie smiles at the funny movie 5. .
Lets review the future tense!
Subject + will + (verb in its present simple form)
For example:
I + will + go = I will go
Subject + verb to be (according to the subject) + going to +
main verb in present form
For example:
He + is + going to + come = He is going to come
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cultural tip
When someone moves away, they
have a going away party. Its a time
when all their friends and family
have the chance to celebrate and say
goodbye. Gifts are often given to the
person leaving.
putting it all together
Its time to listen to music! Or read a book! Or watch a movie! Choose a few of your
favorite songs, books, or movies. Write down eight sentences (lyrics from a song,
sentences from a book, dialogue from a movie) and practice identifying the parts of
speech. Please write eight complete sentences!
For example:
We all live in a yellow submarine
_______________________________________________________________ 1.
_______________________________________________________________ 2.
_______________________________________________________________ 3.
_______________________________________________________________ 4.
_______________________________________________________________ 5.
_______________________________________________________________ 6.
_______________________________________________________________ 7.
_______________________________________________________________ 8.
Subject Verb Preposition Object
we live in submarine
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Answer Key
your turn - exercise 3
Subject Verb Preposition Object
1. car is in garage
2. sailboat is on sea
3. baseball is under couch
4. Julia runs across Golden Gate
Bridge
5. Bonnie smiles at movie
your turn - exercise 2
1. lasted
2. will last / is going to last
3. planned
4. will plan / is going to plan
5. plan
6. will meet / are going to meet
7. said
8. ate
9. will buy / am going to buy
10. looks
11. is going to work
12. liked
13. will see / is going to see
14. drank
your turn - exercise 1
1. January
2. ffth
3. June, July, August
4. June
5. twelfth
6. fall/autumn
7. December, January, February
8. birthday
9. holiday
10. Saturday
putting it together - exercise 4
Students should use their favorite songs, books, or movies to
practice identifying the parts of speech using complete
sentences.