The future

1 Look at the pictures and match them to the sentences

He is going to graduate from university next year.
They are going to get married tomorrow.
Im going to present my project on July 18.
2 Grammar: be going to
We use be going to when we already have a plan to do something.
Derek is going to study Italian.
We are going to travel to Japan.
3 Exercises: Fill the gaps using be going to + verb
Example: Jane is going to take a taxi.
1 She _______________________ dinner with his family.
2 Mark and Tiffany _____________________ to a restaurant next week.
3 I ________________________ exercises more often.
4 They _________________________ videogames tonight.
4 Grammar: be going to
We use be going for immediate future.
Mary is not going to pay with credit card. She is going to pay with cash.
The supermarket is going to close. Its 9:59.
5 Exercises: Fill the gaps using be going to + verb. Some sentences
are negative.
He _____________________ his car. He drank a lot of Whisky.
Sasha ___________________ _ the elevator. Her office is on the 12 th floor.
You ____________________ the homework. Your brother is going to do it for you.
I___________________ a shower. My body is full of sweat.
Michael ____________________ a delicious fruit salad. He is in the kitchen right
now.
Andrea ______________________ 12 hours. Today she only works 8 hours.

6 Grammar: be going to
We use be going for predictions.
Im going to be a famous actor.
People are going to travel to other planets in 20 years.
Note: For predictions is also possible to use modal WILL. The meaning is the
same
Exercises: Put in order the following sentences.
1 going to / Lucy / is / mother / excellent / mother / be / an
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2 are / you / not / going to / pass / the / semester
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3 I / going to / buy / a / car / new / am
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4 Forest / run / going to / marathon / in / a / is
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Pronunciation: We use gonna instead of going to only in speaking.
Im going to watch a movie = Im gonna watch a movie
Shes going to sleep = Shes gonna sleep
Were not going to take the bus = Were not gonna take the bus.
Elaborate 3 sentences using going to and read them aloud using
gonna
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Pair work: Practice in pairs the following dialogue.
What are you going to do this weekend?
I am going to ______________and _______________
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