English III · A1.3. National Autonomous University of Honduras, Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Department of Foreign Languages, English Section. PhD. Bessy Mendoza, MSc. Leonel Madrid. Students planning together on campus, with the flag of Canada, autumn maple leaves, mountains and Toronto.
English III · Lesson 10 · Step 1 of 5

URA + SofIA: Lesson URA and SofIA assistants

Resource · not graded
What you bring
From Lesson 9 (Which trip did you prefer?): your product, your glossary and «I can use -ed and -ing adjectives.»
What this prepares you for
The forum asks you to use Going to vs. will with your classmates.

Goal of the lesson

I can talk about my plans and future intentions.

Puedo hablar de mis planes e intenciones futuras.

Open the URA of Lesson 10 · II PAC

The URA has the explanation, audio, examples by career and the Cultural Corner of the II PAC. Take notes: you will use them in the forum.

Going to vs. will

Plans (decided): I'm going to study a master's. Predictions / promises: I think it will be difficult. I'll help you. Time: next year · in five years · after I graduate.

UseExample
PlanI'm going to finish my degree in 2029.
PredictionI think technology will change my job.
PromiseI'll send you the information.
Timenext month · in two years · after graduation
En español

«Going to» = plan ya decidido. «Will» = predicción, promesa o decisión del momento. «In five years» = dentro de cinco años.

Your AI assistants: SofIA

Recommended for this lesson: SofIA Gramatical, about going to, will and future time expressions. SofIA asks your name, your career and your lesson, then helps you step by step. It explains, gives hints and helps you create your own mini-lesson, flashcards or practice. It never does graded work for you.

Available: SofIA Gramatical · SofIA Léxica · SofIA Fonética · SofIA Comunicativa · SofIA Profesional · SofIA Cultural.

Open SofIA for Lesson 10 · II PAC

Your career, your examples

II PAC · May – AugustHeritage & festivalLate July – early August · approx.Toronto, Canada

Cultural Corner · Toronto Caribbean Carnival

This week: Toronto Caribbean Carnival: plan your day. What are you going to do? What will you see?

Caribbean people in Toronto started the carnival in 1967. Last summer, more than a million people watched the parade.

Key words

  • costume disfraz
  • parade desfile
  • steel pan tambor metálico

Fact

It is one of the biggest Caribbean festivals in North America.

Your career

  • Health sciences: Safety at big events.
  • Engineering & technology: Costume design and sound systems.
  • Business & economics: Food and tourism.
  • Education, humanities & communication: Soca and calypso music.
  • Environment, agriculture & tourism: Cleaning after the parade.
Mirror Honduras. Compare it with the Carnaval of La Ceiba and Garífuna culture.

Official source

Mission: Find the year the carnival started. Write it in words.

Cultural competency: I can say what Caribbean Carnival is (Late July – early August), use Going to vs. will to talk about it, and compare it with Honduras.

See it in my II PAC Cultural Passport

Language bridge · plurilingual and intercultural

Use every language you know to learn English, and use English to understand other people.

English ↔ SpanishNotice the difference

going to + verb = ir a + verbo: I'm going to study = Voy a estudiar.

Other languagesFrench · Portuguese · Italian · German

Je vais étudier (FR) · Vou estudar (PT): «go» + verb, like English and Spanish!

Observe, compare, reflectIntercultural

Studying abroad: scholarships in Canada. What exchange programs does UNAH offer?

Mediation challengeBuild a bridge for someone

Explain a scholarship ad to a classmate: who can apply, what it offers, when.

Your languages count: ask at home or in your community how to say it in Garífuna, Miskitu, the English of the Bay Islands or any other language you know, and add it to your glossary. Add it to «My languages» in your Passport →

Arts Corner · TheatreQuebec, Canada · since 1984

Cirque du Soleil

Guy Laliberté and street performers

A circus from Quebec without animals: acrobats, music, colours and stories. Its shows travel all over the world.

You use it in: 2 · Forum · Activity 34

Para docentes

Fuente de datos: data/source/in103_lessons.js (lección 10). Ingreso al UNAH Virtual Campus: data/links.json. H5P (práctica del sitio y calificado del Campus): data/h5p/. Anuncios: data/anuncios.json. Títulos y porcentajes según el Calendario. Inglés I: 12 lecciones (decisión de la Sección, 26-10-2026); las actividades 1–38 no cambian. Regenerar con python3 generator/build.py.