Gointfar
TI Making
. Infinitive
goingtofuture
suggestions
of purpose. What's
theweather
like?
b-
7
STARTER PLANNING
MY FUTURE
goingto
canyoumake?
Howmanysentences
soon. I Look at the pictures.What arethe peopledoing?What arethey thinking about?
whenlwasastudent.
I'mgoing
to India nextmonth.
in a year's
time.
'Whenlget hom e...'
I wentto lndia
twoyears
ago.
whenI retire.
'Whenthe kids
arein bed . . .'
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Whose future plans arethese?Match them Listenand repeat.Then askand answerquestions
||If
the peoplein exercise1. aboutall the peoplewith a partner.
I Alan 'I'm going to relax with my wife.'
2 - 'I'm going to be a racing driverl
'I'm going to sit down and have a
glassof wine.'
Completetheseplans.Whose are they?
4 - '... buy my girlfriend a ring.'
'...lie on thebeachl sf What aren'tthe peoplegoing to do? Listen,then talk
. '...learn to play golf.' to a partner about them.
6
7 - '... meet my friends for coffeel
f|ll! Listen and check.
aboutyou
Talking
5 Work in small groups.What are you going to do after the
lesson?Ask and answerquestions.
. watchTV
. havea coffee
. seeyourfriends
. cooka meal
. dosomeshopping
. washyourhair
. doyourhomework
. 80ontheInternet
Tell the classsomeof the things you and your partner are or
aren't goingto do.
Theverbto be+goingto expresses
futureplans.
Completethechart.
I
He/She goingto cooktonight.
You/We/They
2 Makethequestion
andnegative.
WhatamI goingto cooktonight?
3 lsthereanydifference
in meaning
between
thesesentences?
I'mleaving
tomorrow. I'mgoingto leavetomorrow.
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Reference
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far 87
PRACTICE
(arefu[!You'regoingto drop it! Wealsousegoingfo whenwe
canseenowsomething thatis
I Lookat thepictures.
Writewhatis going
fil ,
sureto happen
inthefuture.
to happen.Usetheverbsin thebox.
IIID Listenand check.
2 Work with a partner.Can you rememberthe lines?
IIIE Listenagain.Practisethem.
Checkit
3 Tick (/) the correct sentence.
t E He'sgo to watch the football.
I Uet going to watchthe football.
Z I We going to the cinematonight.
E We'regoing to the cinematonight.
: I Sheisnt goingto cook.
l] Sn" no going to cook.
+ I Is going to rain?
E Is it going to rain?
5 I When are they going to get married?
I When they going to get married?
6 I I'm going the pub.
I t'- going to the pub.
going to - future intentions and predictions
• Infinitive of purpose • The weather • What shall we do?
Going far
going to - future intentions
1 What are they going to be? 2 Questions and negatives
Write a sentence about the people's intentions using the 1 Write questions using the prompts in brackets.
words in the box.
1 I'm going to a wedding next week. (What / you / wear?)
politician ffief accountant journalist What are you 90i"9 to wear?
nanny athletes explorers in a band
2 Some friends are coming to dinner. (What / you / cook?)
1 Simon loves cooking.
He's 90i"9 to be a chef. 3 Were going to the cinema tOnight. (What / you / watch?)
2 Alice is very good with numbers.
4 Pete and Val got engaged. (When / they / get married?)
3 Sally is great with children.
5 It's my birthday next week. (you / have / party?)
4 Janet and Mel can run really fast.
6 They're going to Scotland, but not by train. (they / fly?)
5 David wants to change the world.
6 Both my sons love maps and having adventures. 2 Answer the questions in exercise 1 with a negative
sentence and a positive sentence, using the prompt.
1 not a skirt / a dress
7 Danielle loves writing.
I'm "ot 90i"9 to wear a skirt. I'm 90i"9 to wear a dress.
2 not meat / fish
8 Matt is a good guitarist, and Sue has a good voice.
3 not a spy film / a comedy
4 not this year / next year
5 not a party / go to a restaurant
6 not fly / drive
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3 Going on holiday
1 Jane and Rick are going to St Petersburg for a holiday.
Look at the chart. Complete the questions and answers
about their holiday plans .
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2 Beth is going to the Greek Islands next summer. Look
at the chart. Complete the conversation.
A Where are you going on holiday next summer, Beth?
B (1) I'mgoing to the Greek islands.
A How (2) ___________________ to travel there? Jane and Rick Beth
B I'm going by train and boat.
How / travel? plane train and boat
A Where (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to stay?
B I (4) in a taverna.
Where / stay? Nevsky Hotel in a taverna
A How long (5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to stay?
B For a week. How long/ stay? ten days a week
A And what (6) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to do?
see the ballet relax
B I (7) relax, and What/ do? visit the Hermitage Museum swim and read
I (8) swim and read.
3 Complete the negative sentences.
1 Jane and Rick aren't going to China. They're going
to Russia.
2 They travel by boat.
They're going to fly.
3 They with a family.
They're going to stay in a hotel.
4 Beth to Mexico. She's
going to the Greek Islands.
5 She to fly. She's going by
train and boat.
6 She visit the ruins. She's
going to relax.
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going to - predictions
4 What's going to happen?
1 Look at the pictures. Write a sentence about what's going to happen using a verb or phrase in the box.
rain play tennis watch a film lose all his money have a baby
1 Ue'$ going to jump. 2 3
4 5 6
2 Complete the sentences with going to and a verb or phrase in the box.
I be4ate win be a lovely day miss be a difficult week happen
1 'What time is it?' 4 'Did you hear the weather forecast? '
'It's 8.00! Get out of bed! We 're going to belate !' 'Yes. It . Let's go for a picnic:
2 'What's the football score?' 5 'Oh, dear! The traffic is really bad, and it's 20 miles to
'Liverpool 5, Arsenal 1. And there's only another the airport:
ten minutes to play. Liverpool _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 'Oh, no! We ____________________ the plane!'
3 'Why are you working on a Sunday?' 6 'Are you reading a book at the moment?'
'I have exams on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 'Yes. It's a thriller. It's great - I have no idea
It ________________________________ what in the end:
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