What Are You Doing? Plans and Now!
A classic board game where young learners talk about what is happening around them right now and about their plans for later and the weekend, using short questions, actions and sentence frames.
A free Classic Board Game Race for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: I can use Present Continuous to talk about future arrangements.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Say: We are meeting at 6 o'clock tomorrow.
- Ask a friend: What are you doing now?
- Act out eating lunch. Team guesses!
- Say: I am sitting next to ___.
- Ask a friend: Are you playing after school?
- Team: find someone smiling. Say: She is smiling!
- Walk like a robot. Say: I am walking!
- Ask a friend: Who are you seeing on Saturday?
- Look outside. Say: It is ___ing now.
- Draw a clock in the air. Say: six o'clock!
- Ask a friend: Are you going swimming on Sunday?
- Act out reading a book. Team guesses!
- Say: After school, I am playing ___.
- Team: everyone jump! Say: We are jumping!
- ⭐ Ask a friend: What are you doing on Saturday?
- Show your pencil. Say: I am holding a pencil!
- Swim like a fish. Team asks: What are you doing?
- Say: My mum is cooking ___ for dinner.
- Ask a friend: Where are you going after school?
- Team: plan a party. Say: We are meeting at ___.
- Clap your hands. Say: I am clapping!
- ⭐ Ask a friend: Who is visiting you on Sunday?
- Kick a ball. Say: I am playing football!
- ⭐ Say: On Saturday, I am visiting ___.
Printable worksheet
This Classic Board Game Race comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Answer the card · Answer with a full sentence.
- The board game on paper
Part 1: Answer the card
Answer with a full sentence.
- ⭐ Ask a friend: What are you doing on Saturday?
- Team: plan a party. Say: We are meeting at ___.
- Say: My mum is cooking ___ for dinner.