CENRO TEXTIL Y DE GESTIÓN INDUSTRIAL
Student Name:
Teacher: Ruth Graciela Jaramillo Santacruz
Planning a
(two neighbors talking)
Martha:What a horrible
weather today. I'd love to go out, but I think it Will (1) continue raining.
Jane: Oh, I don't know. Maybe the sun Will (2) come out later this
afternoon.
Martha: I hope you're right. Listen, I going to (3) have a party this
Saturday. Would you like to come?
Jane: Oh, I'd love to come. Thank you for inviting me. Who going to (4)
come to the party?
Martha: Well, some people haven't told me yet. But, Peter and Mark
going to (5) help out with the cooking!
Jane:Hey, I ´ll(6) help, too!
Martha: Would you? That would be great!
Jane: I´ll (7) make lasagna!
Martha: That sounds delicious! I know my Italian
cousins are going to (8A) be there. I'm sure they´ll
(8B) love it.
Jane: Italians? Maybe I´ll (9) bake a cake...
Martha: No, no. They're not like that. They´ll (10) love it.
Jane: Well, if you say so... is there going (11) be a theme
for the party?
Martha: No, I don't think so. Just a chance to get
together and have fun.
Jane: I’m sure it´ll (12) be lots of fun.
Martha: But I going to (13) hire a clown!
Jane: A clown! You're kidding me.
Martha: No, no. As I child, I always wanted a clown. Now, I´m going to (14) have my
clown at my own party.
Jane: I’m sure everyone Will (15) have a good laugh.
Martha: That’s the plan!
QUIZ: Planning a party:
Q1: What do they think about the weather?
It's beautiful.
It's terrible.
It's snowing.
Q2: What does Martha have to share?
News that she's going to get married.
News that she's going to have a party.
News that she's going to have a baby.
Q3: What are Peter and Mark going to do?
They're going to cook lasagna.
They're going to help with the cooking.
They're going to come dressed as clowns.
Q4: What does Jane offer to do?
She says she'll help cook.
She says she'll come dressed as a clown.
She says she'll speak Italian with her cousins.
Q5: How does Jane react to the news about the Italian cousins?
She's happy they'll taste her lasagna.
She's afraid they won't understand English.
She's says she'll bake a cake instead of lasagna.
Q6: What special plan is there?
Martha's going to have a clown.
Martha's going to make an announcement.
Martha's going to have a themed party.
Q7: Why does Martha want a clown?
She wanted a clown as a child, so now she's going to have one.
She hates clowns.
Because the clown goes well with the theme of the party.
Q8: Does Martha know exactly how many people are going to come?
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn't.
Q9: How does Jane think people will react to the clown?
She thinks they'll hate it.
She thinks they'll love it.
She thinks they'll have a good laugh.
OTHER READING
Robots
When will we have robots? We already have many kinds of robots! Industries use a
variety of robots and now robots are becoming more common in the home.
The Husqvarna company makes a lawn mowing robot called the Auto Mower. The
robot has sensors that detect where objects are in the yard and it maneuvers around
them. The robot can cut the grass while you relax on the patio with a glass of
lemonade! Also, Eureka now makes a robotic vacuum cleaner. Like the robot lawn
mower, the vacuum cleaner automatically detects where the furniture is and
vacuums around it.
Cars are becoming robots now that many cars have GPS
(Global Positioning Systems) on them. A car with a GPS
system can give you directions on how to go somewhere,
tell you where the closest gas station is, and, some day in
the future, will drive itself. You will take a nap or read while the car drives itself to
your destination.
We even have robotic pets now. The Sony company makes a robotic dog named
Aibo that can sit, stand, and walk like a regular dog but can also communicate and
take pictures! Aibo understands certain commands, like a dog does, such as "Sit
down", "Stand up", "Turn right", etc. If you ask Aibo a question such as "How old are
you?", its eyes will flash the number of years old it is. Aibo is also a great guard dog.
He can patrol the yard and take pictures with a built in camera of anything
suspicious.
Practice
Select "True" or "False" to answer each question.
1. We have many kinds of robots now.
2. The Auto Mower is a robot that vacuums.
3. The Auto Mower has sensors that detect where objects are.
4. Cars with GPS systems can give you directions.
5. In the future cars will drive themselves automatically.
6. Aibo is a robotic cat.
Make sentences con Will or with Going to in these forms.
1. they / call / us
Positive: They will call us
Negative: They won´t call us
Question: will they call us?
2. she / remember / us
Positive: She will remember us
Negative: She won’t remember us
Question: will she remember us?
3. you / be / in Australia
Positive: You will be in Australia
Negative: You won’t be in Australia
Question: will you be in Australia?
4. I / buy / bread
Positive: I will buy bread
Negative: I won’t buy bread
Question: will I buy bread?
5. you / see / the house
Positive: You will see the house
Negative: You won’t see the house
Question: will you see the house?
6. Gareth / empty / the bin
Positive: Gareth, you will empty the bin
Negative: Gareth, won’t empty the bin
Question: Gareth, will you empty the bin.?
7. my friends / help / me
Positive: My friends will help me
Negative: My Friends won’t help me
Question: will my friends help me?
8. we / lose / the game
Positive: We will lose the game
Negative: We won’t lose the game
Question: will we lose the game?
