Basic 2 - Session 8A

Name: _________________________________
Date: __________________________________

FUTURE PLANS
USEFUL 1. Listening
INFORMATION Listen to the following conversation and complete with
the missing information.

a. Amanda __________________ with some friends.

BE GOING TO is used
to express personal b. Andy is _______________________ with his boss.
plans, future c. Andy is going to ___________a car and he is
intentions and
going to ________________________.
predictions based on
evidence. d. He’s going to ask for a ________________.

Examples: 2. Classification
Classify the sentences from the listening exercise into
 He’s going to get a the following charts.
new car. (he’s
saving money)
1.
 I’m going to study
medicine next year. Personal plans
(he wants to be a
doctor)

 It’s going to be a
sunny day.
(forecast report)

Future intentions

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 3. Matching
Remember to use the Match the questions to the appropriate answer.
verb TO BE + GOING
a. What’s your brother going to do after school? ______
TO + MAIN VERB b. What are your plans after graduation? ______
c. Are you going to adopt a cat or a dog? ______
For negative sentences d. Where are you going to travel this holiday? ______
just add NOT after e. Do you think it is going to rain? ______

verb to be. f. Is she going to work on Saturday? ______

1. No, she’s going to take the day off.

Informal expression:
2. I think I’m going to study a Master’s degree in
“Gonna” is the
Education.
informal form of going 3. Look at the clouds, I think it’s gonna rain.
to in spoken English. 4. I’m going to get a dog for sure. They’re very cute!
BUT you should never 5. My family and I arranged a trip to Medellin. We’re
use it in written going to stay in a beautiful hotel near El Poblado.

English. 6. He’s going to study for exams.

Examples: 4. Spot the mistake

Read the following text, identify the mistakes and
- He’s going to get a correct them.
new car.
Hi, my name is Susan and I’m 17 years old. I’m about to
 He’s gonna get a graduate from high school so I’m thinking about my
future. First of all, after I graduate from high school, I’m
new car.
go to study French and English because I’m planning a
trip to Europe with my school friends. We’re go to have
such an adventure, I know. Then I think I is going to
enroll in university. I want to become a doctor, but I
don’t want to be a general one, so after I graduate, I’m
going studying a specialization in pediatrics because I
love children. I also want to have a family, but I think I
going to have kids when I finish all my studies.
I’m gonna go on a Re write the sentences here:
road trip.
1. ___________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________

5. On your own

Answer the following question with your group.

 What are you going to do after graduation to contribute to the development of

your region?

I’m going to________________________________________________________________

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