About to

Step 1: Explain the Concept Simply

➡ Definition:
"About to" is used to express that something will happen very soon.
Formula:
🔹 Subject + is/am/are about to + base verb (V1)
🔹 Subject + was/were about to + base verb (V1) (for past)

➡ Examples:
✔ I am about to leave for work.
✔ She is about to call her friend.
✔ They were about to start the game when it rained.

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Step 2: Use Real-Life Demonstrations (TPR - Total Physical Response)

📌 Action-based examples:

1. (Hold a pen near the edge of a table.) – "Look! The pen is about to fall!"
2. (Move toward the door.) – "I am about to go outside!"
3. (Pretend to open a book.) – "I am about to read a story!"

👨‍🏫 Teacher's Action & 👨‍🎓 Student’s Response:

• Teacher: (Starts writing on the board) “What am I about to do?”
• Students: “You are about to write something!”
• Teacher: (Starts drinking water) “What am I about to do?”
• Students: “You are about to drink water!”

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Step 3: Interactive Pair Activities

1️⃣ Picture Guessing Game

• Show a picture where an action is about to happen.
• Example: A runner just before the race starts.
• Ask: “What is he about to do?”
• Students: “He is about to run.”

2️⃣ Act & Guess

• One student acts out an action about to happen.
• Others guess using “about to.”
• Example: A student acts like opening an umbrella.
• Others guess: “He is about to open an umbrella.”

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Step 4: Dialogue Practice (Role Play)

👫 Situation: Two friends at a bus stop
A: "Where is the bus?"
B: "Look! It is about to arrive."
A: "Oh no! I forgot my wallet."
B: "You were about to get on the bus!"

👀 Variation:
Change settings like restaurant, movie theatre, or exam hall for fun roleplays.

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Step 5: Story Completion (Group Work)

• Give students an incomplete story with “about to.”
• Example: I was about to enter the haunted house when…
• Each student adds a line to continue the story.

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Step 6: Quick Quiz & Challenge

💡 Spot the Error:

1. She about to start the game. ❌
2. He was about to calling you. ❌

✅ Corrections:
✔ She is about to start the game.
✔ He was about to call you.

🚀 Fastest Answer Challenge

• Teacher says a situation → Students form a correct "about to" sentence.
• Example: “Your exam is starting in one minute.”
• Students: “I am about to take my exam!”

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Step 7: Real-Life Homework

Ask students to write 5 sentences using “about to” from their own daily routine.
Example:

• I am about to eat lunch.
• My father is about to arrive home.