1. FROM THE TEXT ABOVE, WRITE PETE´S AND DEBBIE´S ANSWERS.

Pete´s answers

1. What are you doing this evening? I am meeting my brother for a drink.

2. Are you doing anything interesting this weekend? _______________________________

3. Are you going to have a party for your birthday? _________________________________

4. Where are you going on holiday? _____________________________________________

Debbie´s answers

1. What are you doing this evening? ______________________________________________

2. Are you doing anything interesting this weekend? _________________________________

3. Are you going to have a party for your birthday? __________________________________

4. Where are you going on holiday? ______________________________________________

Who has definite future plans? __________________________ (Write Pete or Debbie on the line)

Who doesn´t have definite future plans? __________________ (Write Pete or Debbie on the line)
 Pete is talking to his friend, Ben. Debbie is talking to Ella.

2. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. Why can´t Ben go out with Pete and his brother?

______________________________________

2. Why is Pete going to visit his old school friend?

______________________________________

3. Where´s Ben going on holiday?

________________ ______________________

4. Where´s Ella going on holiday?

________________ ______________________

5. When´s Debbie´s birthday?

_______________________________________

6. Why won´t Ella stay late?

_______________________________________

GRAMMAR HIGHTLIGHTS

Will, going to and the Present Progressive can all refer to future time.

1. Will can express and intention decided at the time of speaking (decided at the moment).
 Example: I will call you.- Decision tomada al momento de hablar

2. Going to can express a plan decided before the time of speaking.

Example: I am going to stay with a friend.

 El going to se usa para planes e intenciones que no tienen una fecha y hora concreta todavía, para
un futuro mas lejano.

3. The Present Progressive can express an arrangement.

I am working late this evening.

 El presente progresivo se usa para planes personales del tipo que podrías poner en la agenda:
“mañana, 12:30, comida con Paul”. Así que normalmente son algo en el futuro cercano, porque
son específicos – a un momento concreto del futuro.

3. COMPLETE

Write down five plans for next year Write down five arrangements

(a far future, use “going to”) (a near future, use “present progressive”)

Next year, I am going to buy a car I´m eating tacos tonight.

1._________________________ 1.______________________________

2.__________________________ 2.______________________________

3.__________________________ 3.______________________________

4.__________________________ 4.______________________________

5.__________________________ 5.______________________________

Analyze the situations if they refer to a decision taken at the moment (will), an arrangement or near
future (present progressive) or a plan or far future (going to).

4. Choose the correct verb form. UNDERLINE the correct option.

1. A: Have you decided which University to apply for?

B: Oh yes, I will / I am going to apply for Oxford.

2. A: I don´t have your phone number.

B: Really? I´ll / I am going to give it to you.

3. A: We don´t have any fruit in the house.

B: I will go / I´m going shopping this afternoon.

I´ll / I´m going to get some apples.

4. A: My bag is really heavy.

B: Give it to me. I´ll / I´m going to carry it for you.

5. A: Tony is back from holyday.

B: Is he? I´ll / I are going to call him.