Expressing intention

EXPRESSING INTENTION

By

Widya Kurnia Arizona, S.Pd

WHAT IS INTENTION ???

• Merriam-Webster.com defines intention as a determination to act in a certain way.

• As shared in “When your Relationships are Good, your Life is Good”, an intention is a clear and positive statement of an outcome you want to experience.

• An intention is a goal, or vision, that guides your activities, thoughts, attitudes, and choices.

Language features

To express intention , we usually use :

• Simple Future Tense

• Would like …

• Would rather…

Examples of expressing intention

• -I'm going to ...-I would like to ...- (Yes, I think) I will ...- I am planning to ...- I have decided ...- I'm thinking of ...- I intend to ....- My intention is to ...- Perhaps/ May be I will ..

Examples of Asking plans and intention

• We will try to make fortune cookies

• Will you go fishing?

• I’m going to go fishing

• We are going to practice baking cookies

• I would rather stay at home

• What would you like to do?

• I would like to cook rice

Example of expressing plans and intention

• What are you doing tonight?

• I’ll be staying at home

• What’ll you be doing tonight?

• I’ll be calling on friends

• What will you do in the summer?

• I’ll work hard

• What are you going to do in the summer?

• I’m going to read a lot

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

a. Definition

Simple future tense is the kind of tenses which is used to express or show a future action / an action that will occur in the future

b. Formulation

S + SHALL/WILL + V1 (based form)

VERBAL

Shall I and We

Will He, She, It, They and You

Note :Usually will is used for all subject

S + be + Going to + V1 (based form)

I amShe, He, It isWe, You, They are

Nominal

b. Examples

- She is going to cook a cake

- We will go to Bali next years

- The Moscow State Circus is going to perform in Cheltenham next week

- We will celebrate our anniversary by flying to New York next month

WOULD LIKE

• Definition

We use would like or ‘d like to say politely what we want, especially when making offers and request

Verbs that follow would like are in the to-infinitive form

• b. Example

- Would you like a biscuit with your coffee?

- Would you like to listen to that again?

- I’d like to get a return ticket for tomorrow

WOULD RATHER

a. Definition

Would rather is used to show a choice form different options

b. Formulation

S + WOULD + RATHER + Verb 1

c. Example

• I Would rather live in a warm country

• I Would rather go to a different restaurant

• We would rather buy a new book

• They would rather stay in boarding house

Complete this sentences with choosing the correct answer, using simple future, would like and would rather

1. I …. do my homework this afternoon.

2. If Emily passes her examination her mother … buy her a new phone.

3. I … to bake cookies with my mother.

4. Jane : ‘I don’t understand this material.’

Robert : ‘Ask the teacher about it. She … help you’

5. My brother … a goalkeeper when he grow up.

6. He … go to canteen than library.

7. He … stay at home than go finishing.

8. We … practice baking cookies.

9. They … choose Bali than Lombok.

10. My dad and I … go finishing.

Write a paragraph about your holiday plan. Use I would like to …, I am going to …, I will …, I am going to … and would rather …. in your paragraph. You can use the question to guide.

Holiday plan-Where would you like to go on holiday? Would you like to go somewhere interesting or stay at home?-What are you going to do during holiday? Do you have any special interest?