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 · III PAC

The URA has the explanation, audio, examples by career and the Cultural Corner of the III 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.

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Your career, your examples

III PAC · September – DecemberHolidayFriday, December 25Canada

Cultural Corner · Christmas in Canada

This week: A white Christmas in Canada and Christmas in Honduras: what are you going to do this December? What will the weather be like?

Last Christmas, many families in Canada played in the snow. Next December, they are going to visit family and open gifts.

Key words

  • snow nieve
  • gift regalo
  • skate patinar

Fact

In many parts of Canada, Christmas is «white»: there is snow. Boxing Day, on December 26, is a holiday too.

Your career

  • Health sciences: Cold protection.
  • Engineering & technology: Heating homes in winter.
  • Business & economics: Holiday shopping.
  • Education, humanities & communication: Christmas songs in English and French.
  • Environment, agriculture & tourism: Snow and winter.
Mirror Honduras. Is Christmas in Honduras hot or cold? Compare it with Christmas in Canada.

Official source

Mission: Write 2 sentences: <i>In Canada, people… In Honduras, people…</i>

Cultural competency: I can say what Christmas is (Friday, December 25), use Going to vs. will to talk about it, and compare it with Honduras.

See it in my III 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.