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Be Going To

- The document provides guidance on using the "be going to" construction to talk about future plans and predictions. It discusses the affirmative and negative forms of "be going to" as well as questions. Examples are provided to illustrate how to form sentences about future intentions and predictions. Guidelines and exercises are included for students to practice using "be going to" on their own.

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CICLO 2013-III I Módulo: I

Unidad: 4 Semana: 4

ENGLISH IV

BE GOING TO

Mag. Mercy Noelia Páliza Champi


TOPIC
GUIDELINES

 Review your guide

 Review your book

 Listen to the cd.


TEMATIC CONTENTS

- AFFIRMATIVE
- NEGATIVE
- QUESTIONS
Be Going To
We can use be going to to talk about the
future.

They are going to take a boat down


the Yangtze River next week.

I am going to try local Chinese


food tomorrow.
Form
To form the future with be going to, use am, is,
or are + going to + the base form of the verb.

Be Base Form Verb +


Subject Verb going to Other Words

I am going to study Chinese.

Sandy is going to visit museums.


They are going to travel to Beijing.
Look at the chart. Use be + going
to + a base form verb to describe
Practice 1 the vacation plans of the people
below.

Person Future Plan

Mr. Jones watch a parade

Mrs. Jones take photographs


Mr. and Mrs.
see famous places
Jones
You ???

Example:
is going to watch a parade.
Mr. Jones ________________
Negative Statements
To make a negative sentence, place not
before going to.

She is not going to go to the zoo.

They are not going to take a bus.


Contractions
Use contractions in speaking and informal
writing.

The concert’s going to start soon.

We aren’t going to buy souvenirs.


Pronunciation
In speaking only, we sometimes pronounce
going to as “gonna.” Never write “gonna.”

Use “gonna” in
conversation only.

We’re gonna
gonnabe late.
Don’t worry. The
plane is
gonna leave soon.

= going to
Work with a partner. Make
affirmative and negative
Practice 2 statements about your plans. Use
contractions.
Example: watch TV / exercise / tonight
1. tonight I’m going to watch
2. tomorrow TV tonight.

3. this afternoon
I’m not going to
4. next week exercise.
5. next year

cook watch TV visit listen


study work clean travel
play exercise fix stay
Be going to form is very similar to the Future Simple.

Use

Planned actions, intentions (like in the Present Continuous)

Prediction based on observing the present situation *


- She……………………….going to have a birthday party.

- Tom………………………going to pass his exams.

- I …………………………..going to make sausages for lunch.

- They………………….....going to go to England.

- My sister………………going to do her English homework.

- It…………………..……..going to fal down.


Choose the correct option.

• She…………….going to have a birthday party.


• Tom …………...going to pass his exams.
• I …………….….going to make sausages for lunch.
• They…………..going to go to England.
• My sister………going to do her English Homework.
• It ……………….going to fall down.
FUTURE – BE GOING TO
Write a PREDICTION about each picture.

Use going to or not going to. Use


contractions.
USE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM AND IN THE GOING TO FUTURE FORM

Example:

Peter and Mary (go) to Ireland next summer. ARE GOING /ARE GOING TO GO

1. They (leave) on 14th July……… .............. And they (say) there four
weeks………… …………..

2. They (travel) by car from Cambridge where they live to


Liverpool…………… ………………. Then they (take) a ferry to cross
the Irish sea.

3. They (stay) at their aunt and uncle´s home……………….


…………………… They are Irish and live in Dublin, the capital city.

4. Peter (visit) the city. It´s his first visit to Dublin………………..


……………....

5. Mary (work) in her aunt´s shop. ………… ………………


1. On Saturday morning Cristina (go) to school. ………….. …………….

2. On Sunday afternoon I (do) my homework. ………………


………………

3. On Sunday evening Mark and his family (visit) their grandparents


……………… ………………….

4. On aturday evening my friends and I (have) dinner at the restaurant


……………… …………………

5. My parents (buy) a new car next year. …………… ………………

6. I (hang) out a new car next year. ……………… …………………


USE THE VERBS IN EXERCISE 1 TO TELL YOUR PARTNER FIVE
THINGS YOU WANT TO DO IN YOUR LIFE.

EARN
BUILD CHANGE

RETIRE
ESCAPE
MOVE

SETTLE DOWN QUIT


USE THE VERBS IN EXERCSE 1 TO TELL YOUR PARTNER FIVE
THINGS YOU WANT TO DO IN YOUR LIFE.
READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT SIMON AND EMILY. WRITE THE DETAILS
ABOUT THEIR LIFE IN THE CITY AND IN THE COUNTRY

LIFE IN THE CITY LIFE IN THE COUNTRY


SUCCESSFUL JOB AS NO ELECTRICITY
COMPUTER
CONSULTANTS
READ THE ARTICLE AGAIN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Why did Emily and Simon decide to change


their lifestyle?

What do you think of their new lifestyle?


GRACIAS

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