Many things in life require careful planning. Especially when we intend to do something important. For example when we are about to go on a trip, or when we are having a party.
But, what if we have to secretly get into a stranger’s house to recover something? What if that object could help an innocent person to avoid prison? That is when we need the most careful plan in life!
Chapter I
Read the story about Sara, Richard and Camila and answer each question by choosing the correct answers.
In 2020 Sara Smith lost her job because of the pandemic. During some time she could afford to pay her expenses with her savings, but after some months she had to keep on working. She started working as a housekeeper at Richard’s mansion. Richard is a wealthy business person who works as a real estate agent and he has a beautiful house because he pays special attention in decorating his home with the finest articles. On the top of Richard’s possessions, there was a Van Gogh painting that Richard had won in an auction. Richard loved that painting because for him, it was like having a museum at home. For Sara, it was the perfect job because she had a good salary, she could use the house swimming pool and as soon as she finished her duties, she was allowed to go home.
In the mid 2020, Richard started having financial problems because of the long lockdown caused by the pandemic. He was about to lose it all: his home, his job and everything he had. In the following days, he was thinking about different ideas and little by little he came up with a plan: “I’m going to pretend that someone broke into my home and stole everything”. Richard has home insurance, so he knows that he would receive a big amount of money. It seemed to be the perfect plan, except for the fact that Sara was found guilty and she had to go to prison even though she is innocent.
While she is in prison, many people visit Sara. However, the most important visitor is Sara’s daughter: Camila. She knows that her mother is innocent and she committed herself to prove it. Camila knows that Richard hid everything, including his most important possession: Van Gogh’s painting. Then, she made a careful plan to recover the painting so that her mother could recover her freedom.
The plan is set for next week. First, she is going to ask some friends to help her. Second, they all are going to get into Richard’s old house at night and then, they are going to recover the painting. After that, she is going to the police to take the painting and tell them the truth. Finally, her mother is going to be free and Richard is going to prison.
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- Because she liked Richard’s swimming pool
- Because she had a good salary
- Because it was a good job
- Because she ran out of savings
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- His swimming pool
- His Van Gogh painting
- His Company
- His house
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- Tomorrow
- Next Week
- Next Month
- The day after tomorrow
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- All Richard’s belongings
- Richard’s jewelry
- Van Gogh painting
- All his money
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- She is going to help her mother to escape
- She is going to confess she plans to steal Richard’s painting
- She is going to tell the truth about Richard’s plan
- She is going to visit her mother in prison
1 Why did Sara start to work at Richard’s mansion?
2 What is the most important belonging Richard has?
3 When is Camila’s plan going to start?
4 What is Camila going to steal at Richard’s old house?
5 Why is Camila going to the police?
Chapter II
Chapter III
Imagine you are going to Help Camila with her plan so that her innocent mother can be free. Tomorrow is the big day and now, you are studying the plan! Write down each part of the plan so that everything can be perfect!
Chapter IV
Camila, Sara’s daughter, helped her mom to get out of prison and she discovered that Richard was the true criminal. She entered Richard’s house and recovered Van Gogh’s painting. She went to the police and told them all the truth about the robbery. Now Richard is being interrogated about it.
The police are interrogating Richard, so read the questions and answer them according to what you think Richard is planning. Use negative sentences to answer the questions. You don’t have to write anything, just record your answers with the blue button and then compare them to what Richard really said. Remember to use “be going to”.
Police: What are you going to do with the insurance money?
Richard:
Police: Why are you saying you are going to pay your debts with the insurance money?
Richard:
Police: We found some tools that were used to break the window and the backdoor’s lock. When did you plan to say this to the police?
Richard:
Police: What can you tell us about the house in the suburbs? Are you the owner?
Richard:
Police: When are you going to tell the truth about the robbery?
Richard:
Compare your audio and your answers with the samples.
Now that you have done all activities, please reflect about your learning and complete the chart below. In case you are not sure or you think you can’t do it, please click on the links and review the topics.
 I am an expert NOW in this topic! |
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| I understand most of the vocabulary in this material |
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Time to plan
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| I can express plans using “be going to” in affirmative, negative and questions. |
Excellent!
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Shape the future
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| I can identify other people’s plans in a text |
Very well!
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Celebrities in Mexico
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| I can identify what other people plan to do if I listen to them |
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listening
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| I can express my own plans in a written form using “be going to” |
Great!
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writing
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| I can express my plans orally. |
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speaking
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