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Korean Future Tense

Tenth graders learn the Korean future (미래 시제) — ~을/ㄹ 거예요 (eul/l geoyeyo, will) for plans and predictions, and ~을게요 (eulgeyo, I’ll) for promises: 가다→갈 거예요 (will go), 하다→할게요 (I’ll do it).

Grade 10Future Tense50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Form the future.
  • ✓Use ~을 거예요.
  • ✓Promise with ~을게요.
  • ✓Talk about tomorrow.
Essential Question

What will you do tomorrow? How do you talk about the future in Korean?

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Interactive Task
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Korean Future Tense Check

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Tomorrow

6 min

What will you do tomorrow, and how do you say it in Korean?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask “naeil mwo hal geoyeyo?”
  • Point to “tomorrow.”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
2

Present — Future Tense

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Future Tense Check.
  • Note ~eul geoyeyo.
  • Note ~eulgeyo (promise).

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make 3 verbs future.
  • Say “gal geoyeyo.”
  • Say a promise with halgeyo.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Change.
  • Say it.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Naeil hakgyoe gal geoyeyo” (I’ll go to school tomorrow).
  • Tell 2 future plans.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Tell.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make a verb future.
  • Say a future plan.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Change one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: state future plans.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand future forms.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare tense systems.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about plans.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Verb cards present → future.
  • Sentence frame: “Naeil ___-l geoyeyo.”
  • Color-code the ending.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with gada & hada.
  • One verb at a time.
  • Use examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Contrast ~geoyeyo vs ~geyo.
  • Write 3 future sentences.
  • Plan a whole day.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔮Verb (future) cards
  • 💻Korean Future Tense Check
  • 🗓️“Tomorrow” prompts
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

미래 (mirae)future내일 (naeil)tomorrow~을 거예요will (plan)~을게요I’ll (promise)갈 거예요 (gal geoyeyo)will go먹을 거예요will eat할게요 (halgeyo)I’ll do it계획 (gyehoek)plan
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What ending means “will” (a plan) in Korean?
~을/ㄹ 거예요 (eul/l geoyeyo).
QUESTION 2
What is 가다 (to go) in the future?
갈 거예요 (gal geoyeyo).
QUESTION 3
What does 할게요 (halgeyo) express?
A promise — “I’ll do it.”

Reflect: future tense.

Have students write one plan for tomorrow in Korean (like “naeil ___-l geoyeyo”). A printable Korean future-tense sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: ~을 거예요, ~을게요, 갈 거예요 (gal geoyeyo), 계획 (gyehoek), 내일 (naeil), 먹을 거예요, 미래 (mirae), 할게요 (halgeyo)
  1. tomorrow
  2. future
  3. I’ll (promise)
  4. will (plan)
  5. I’ll do it
  6. plan
  7. will eat
  8. will go

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What ending means “will” (a plan) in Korean?
  2. What is 가다 (to go) in the future?
  3. What does 할게요 (halgeyo) express?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 내일 (naeil) · 2) 미래 (mirae) · 3) ~을게요 · 4) ~을 거예요 · 5) 할게요 (halgeyo) · 6) 계획 (gyehoek) · 7) 먹을 거예요 · 8) 갈 거예요 (gal geoyeyo)
Part B: 1) ~을/ㄹ 거예요 (eul/l geoyeyo). 2) 갈 거예요 (gal geoyeyo). 3) A promise — “I’ll do it.”