Plans and Dreams

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Writing Exercise 

My Future Plans and Dreams 

(A2 level)

1. Task Instructions

Write a short text (about 80–120 words) about your future plans and dreams.


Include:


1. Your plans for:

   - next weekend / next holiday  

   - next school year  

   - when you are an adult  


2. Your dreams for the future (job, place to live, family, hobbies, travel, etc.).  

3. At least one sentence with:

   - “be going to” (plans)  

   - “will” (predictions / promises)  

   - “would like to” (wishes)  

2. Useful Grammar


a) “Be going to” – plans / intentions


- Form:

  - I’m going to + verb  

  - You’re going to + verb  

  - He/She’s going to + verb  

- Examples:

  - I’m going to study hard next year.  

  - She’s going to travel to Spain one day.


b) “Will” – predictions / promises


- Form:

  - I/You/He/She/We/They will + verb  

  - Short form: ’ll

- Examples: 

  - I think I’ll be a doctor.  

  - I’ll work in another country.  


c) “Would like to” – wishes / polite plans


- Form:

  - I/You/He/She would like to + verb  

  - Short form: I’d like to 

- Examples:

  - I’d like to live in a big city.  

  - She’d like to have her own business.


d) Time expressions

- tomorrow, next week, next month, next year  

- in the future, one day, when I’m older, when I finish school  


3. Useful Vocabulary

Jobs:

doctor, teacher, engineer, designer, artist, musician, lawyer, vet, nurse, programmer, pilot, chef, photographer, YouTuber


Places & countries:

city, village, capital, abroad, by the sea, in the mountains, in the countryside, USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Spain, France, Germany, Italy


Education & work:

high school, university, exam, degree, company, office, own business, part‑time job, full‑time job


Dreams & goals:

future, dream, plan, hope, goal, idea, success, career, rich, famous, happy, healthy


Activities & lifestyle:

travel, study, work, learn languages, help people, build, create, design, play music, write, draw, save money, buy a house, start a family, have children, move to, live in, visit


Useful phrases:


- I want to…  

- I’d like to…  

- My dream is to…  

- I hope I will…  

- I’m going to…  

- In the future, I will…  

- When I’m older, I’m going to…  

- One day, I’d like to…


4. Planning Questions (Use them to plan your text)

Answer these questions in notes. Then use your notes to write your text.


1. Next weekend / next holiday

   - What are you going to do?  

   - Who are you going to be with?


2. Next school year

   - What are you going to study more?  

   - What activities or clubs are you going to join?


3. When you are an adult  

   - What job would you like to have? Why?  

   - Where would you like to live?  

   - What languages are you going to speak?


4. Your dreams

   - What is your biggest dream?  

   - How will you feel if you reach your dream?  


Use your answers to write a connected text (not only short answers).


5. Model Text (Example)


Read this example:

In the future, I’m going to work hard at school. Next year I’m going to study English and math more because I need them for my future job. I’m also going to join the school football team.  

When I’m older, I’d like to be a doctor because I want to help people. I think I’ll work in a big hospital in another country. I’d like to live in Canada or the UK, and I’ll learn English very well.  

My dream is to travel around the world. I’m going to save money and I’ll visit many countries one day. I hope I will be happy and healthy in the future.


6. Your Turn – Writing Frame (Optional Support)


You can use this frame to help you, then add more details:


- In the future, I’m going to _______________________________.  

- Next year I’m going to _________________________________ and ________________________.  

- When I’m older, I’d like to _____________________________ because ____________________.  

- I think I’ll ___________________________________________.  

- My dream is to _______________________________________.  

- One day, I’d like to ___________________________________.  


When you finish, check:


- Do you have “going to”, “will”, and “would like to”?  

- Do you use some future time expressions (next year, in the future, one day…)?  

- Is your text about 80–120 words?  


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