Talking about Upcoming Plans ESL Lesson

Talking about Upcoming Plans is a fun lesson for ESL students to learn the future simple, and mixed grammar, vocabulary, idioms and expressions for talking about upcoming plans.

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Warm Up Questions

1. Do you have any plans to take a trip?
2. Where have you been on holiday? For business?
3. Do you make a detailed plan when you take a trip?

ESL Conversation on Talking about Upcoming Plans

Watch the following YouTube video:

ESL Listening Questions

1. Where are they?
2. What does he mean by the expression, “it’s dead.”
3. What’s new with Tony?
4. How long is he going for?
5. Will he have any personal time while he’s there?
6. What will he do?
7. Does he like Japanese food?
8. Why did Tony luck out with the timing of his trip?
9. Does Tony like karaoke?

Matching – Talking about Upcoming Plans

Match the words or expressions on the left with the meanings on the right.

Note: the expression ‘luck out’ has the opposite meaning in British English.

ESL Printable and Digital Flashcards to Talk about an Upcoming Trip

Use the flashcards to talk about an upcoming holiday to Japan.

ESL Conversation about Upcoming Plans

Joey: It’s really empty in here tonight, isn’t it?

Tony: It sure is. It’s dead.

Joey: So, what’s new?

Tony: Actually, I’m really excited. I’m heading to Japan next week on business.

Joey: How cool?! How long are you going for?

Tony: I’ll be there just short of ten days. I leave on the seventeenth and I come back on the twenty-fifth.

Joey: Wow, that’s a really nice trip. Will you have any time to yourself while you are there?

Tony: Yes, I’ll take a couple of personal days in the middle and travel a bit.

Joey: Do you have anything special planned?

Tony: Lots actually. I’m going to hit some temples in Kyoto and then hop on the bullet train down to Hiroshima.

Joey: Sounds great! Do you like Japanese food?

Tony: Yes, I am a huge fan of it. Samantha and I regularly eat out at a great little spot called Sakura. The kids really love it too.

Joey: That’s great. What else do you have planned?

Tony: Well, I really lucked out because I will be there when the sumo tournament is on.

Joey: Lucky! I don’t know much about sumo, but it looks pretty interesting. Do you have any plans to sing karaoke?

Tony: Of course, I love karaoke.

Joey: Yes, I bet it will be a blast.

Tony: I will fill you in on all of the details when I get back for sure. Let’s grab another beer.

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