EXTRA EXERCISES Chapter 11 X

1. Complete the crossword puzzle below about the Solar System.

HORIZONTAL VERTICAL
1. Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the _________________. 1. This is the nearest planet to the Sun.
2. This is the largest planet in the Solar System. 4. This planet is known for its rings.
3. This is a star. 5. Dinosaurs were extinct when a __________________ hit the Earth.
5. Our galaxy. 6. This planet is known as the “Red Planet”.
7. This is the second planet from the Sun.
8. Our planet.

2. Answer the questions below about yourself using the future tense (WILL or TO BE GOING
TO). Give as many details as you can!
E.g.: What will you do tonight?
Tonight I will go home, take a shower, have dinner and watch some TV before I go to bed.

a) What are your plans for next weekend?

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b) What are you going to do on your next vacation?

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c) What are your plans for the next holiday?
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d) What will you do tomorrow?

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3. Imagine a friend of yours will visit your city for the first time this weekend. He/She will only
stay there for three days, so you will plan your activities to show him/her the city. Complete the
schedule below with all the activities you have planned. Remember to use “TO BE GOING TO”.

Friday Saturday Sunday

I am going to pick up my
Morning friend at the airport at 8
o'clock a.m.

Afternoon

I am going to drive my friend

Evening
to the airport at 8 o'clock p.m.

4. Look at the pictures below and write what you think will happen next. Use your imagination!

E.g.: She will ask him what time it is, they will start
talking and then they will become friends.

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a)________________________________________ b)________________________________________
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c)________________________________________ d)________________________________________
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5. Connect the questions to their responses and fill in the gaps with WILL or TO BE GOING TO
and the verb below.
GO - TRAVEL – WAKE UP – VISIT – LIVE – HAVE - GET MARRIED

a) What time WILL you WAKE UP tomorrow?

b) _______________ you _________________________ on your next vacation?
c) _______________ you __________________________ your mom next weekend?
d) ______________ John and Mary ever ______________________? They have been dating for so long!
e) _______________ Rachel ____________________ to the party next Saturday? I really want to see her.
f) Do you think you _____________________________ children one day?
g) Where ______________ Joey _______________________ after he moves out?

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( ) Yes! They ____________________________ next April.
( ) He ______________________ in a flat downtown.
( a ) I don’t have classes tomorrow morning, so I WILL probably WAKE UP at noon.
( ) I hope so! I love children!
( ) No, she isn’t. She said she has to take care of her little sister.
( ) Yes, I _______________________ my mom next weekend, I haven’t seen her for a long time.
( ) Yes, I _______________________ to New York on my next vacation.

6. Unscramble the words to form sentences in the FUTURE

E.g.: SEE – SUNDAY – HE – WILL – NEXT – HER
He will see her next sunday.

a) OMELET – JUICE – PLEASE – WILL – AN – I – ORANGE – SOME – AND – HAVE

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b) I – WATCH – HOME – BROTHER – GOING – AT – MY – AND – THE – GAME – ARE – TO

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c) DINNER – WILL – FOR – HAVE – TONIGHT – YOU – WHAT

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d) DON’T – LUNCH – WILL – DO – I – WORRY – DISHES – AFTER – THE

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e) ARE – YEAR – STUDY – WHERE – TO – YOU – GOING – NEXT

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f) ENGLISH – TIME – START – WILL – WHAT – CLASS – THE

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g) MARS – MORE – GOING – TEN – NASA – THAN – TO – PEOPLE’S – IS – SEND – MILLION –

NAMES - TO
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h) CALL – YOU – HOMEWORK – ME – WILL – YOUR – AFTER – FINISH – YOU

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7. There are 9 mistakes in the paragraph below. Try to find and correct them. The first one was
found for you.

I think everything will to be different 50 years from now. I think people don’t will have to work
anymore, they will just to relax while robots work. Nobody is will drive, because there will have
automatic flying cars everywhere. I think people will to live in peace and there no will be any
violence. I think people will to have time to enjoy life and they willn’t fight about anything.

8. What about you? What do you think the world will be like 50 years from now?

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answer keys
1. ( d ) Yes! They ARE GOING TO GET MARRIED next April.
Horizontal: ( g ) He IS GOING TO LIVE in a flat downtown.
1 – Moon ( a ) I don’t have classes tomorrow morning, so I WILL
2 – Jupiter probably WAKE UP at noon.
3 – Sun ( f ) I hope so! I love children!
5 – Solar System ( e ) No, she isn’t. She said she has to take care of her little
7 – Venus sister.
8 – Earth ( c ) Yes, I AM GOING TO VISIT my mom next weekend, I
haven’t seen her for a long time.
Vertical: ( b ) Yes, I AM GOING TO TRAVEL to New York on my next
1 – Mercury vacation.
2 – Saturn
5 – Meteor 6.
6 – Mars a) I will have an omelet and some orange juice, please.
b) My brother and I are going to watch the game at
2. home.
Answers will vary. c) What will you have for dinner tonight?
d) Don’t worry, I will do the dishes after lunch.
3. e) Where are you going to study next year?
Answers will vary. f) What time will the English class start?
g) NASA is going to send more than ten million people’s
4. names to Mars.
Answers will vary. h) Will you call me after you finish your homework?

5.
a) What time WILL you WAKE UP tomorrow?
b) ARE you GOING TO TRAVEL on your next vacation?
c) ARE you GOING TO VISIT your mom next weekend?
d) WILL John and Mary ever GET MARRIED? They have
been dating for so long!
e) IS Rachel GOING TO GO to the party next Saturday? I
really want to see her.
f) Do you think you WILL HAVE children one day?
g) Where IS Joey GOING TO LIVE after he moves?
7.
I think everything will to be different 50 years from now.
I think people don’t will WON’T have to work anymore,
they will just to relax while robots do all the work. Nobody
is will drive, because there will have BE automatic flying
cars everywhere. I think people will to live in peace and
there no will WON’T be any violence. I think people will
to have time to enjoy life and they willn’t WON’T fight
about anything.
8.
Answers will vary

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