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EXERCISE Expressing Intention

Here is a draft paragraph using the questions to guide including I would like to and I am going to: For my upcoming holiday, I would like to go somewhere interesting rather than stay at home. I am going to visit my aunt who lives near the beach. I have always wanted to see the ocean and go swimming in the sea. While I am there, I would like to go snorkeling and see the beautiful coral reefs and tropical fish. In the evenings, I am going to relax on the beach and watch the sunsets over the water. It should be a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday!

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EXERCISE Expressing Intention

Here is a draft paragraph using the questions to guide including I would like to and I am going to: For my upcoming holiday, I would like to go somewhere interesting rather than stay at home. I am going to visit my aunt who lives near the beach. I have always wanted to see the ocean and go swimming in the sea. While I am there, I would like to go snorkeling and see the beautiful coral reefs and tropical fish. In the evenings, I am going to relax on the beach and watch the sunsets over the water. It should be a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday!

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EXERCISE

Task 1:
A. Read the conversation above and answer the following questions!
Riri : It will be a long weekend soon. Do you have any plans?
Santi : Uhm, I’m not sure. I don’t have any idea yet. I think I might stay at home.
Bayu : Stay at home? Well, you could do something more interesting!
Santi : So, what about you Bayu? Do you have any plans?
Bayu : Definitely! My dad and I are going to go fishing.
Santi : Fishing? Are you going to go fishing in the river near your house?
Bayu : No. We plan to go fishing in a lake near my uncle’s house. Would you like to come
with us?
Santi : Fishing? That sounds great. But I would rather stay at home than go fishing.
Bayu : What about you, Riri? What would you like to do on the long weekend?
Riri : I have made a plan with my mother about what to do on this long weekend. We are
going to practice baking cookies.
Santi : That sounds like a very good plan!
Bayu : Are you going to bake choco chips cookies like the last time?
Riri : Well, yes. That is my favorite. But we will also try to make ginger cookies.
Santi : Lucky you. Your mom is a real baker, isn’t she?
Bayu : Ha ha, ha. Do you still want to stay home alone?
Riri : Or, would you like to join me to learn baking cookies? You can come to my house.
Bayu : It’s a good idea! Or will you go fishing with me and my dad?
Santi : I think I would like to bake cookies with Riri. Thanks for inviting me, Riri.
Riri : No problem. I will tell you the time on Friday.
Santi : Thanks a lot. I can’t wait to join you.
Bayu : Have a nice long weekend, everyone.
Riri, Santi : You too.
QUESTIONS
1. What are Bayu, Riri, and Santi discussing?
2. Who already have the plan for the weekend?
3. What are their plans?
4. Who doesn’t have the plan? What does s/he finally decide to do on weekend?
5. What do the sentences typed in bold express?
6. When do people use those expressions?

Task 2: Read the dialogue below. Identify the bold-typed expressions and fill in the table
below with the question and statement forms of the expressions.

Using I WOULD LIKE TO and I AM GOING TO


Task 1: Look at the dialogue below. Pay attention to the bold-typed expressions.
Santi : So, what about you, Bayu? Do you have any plans?
Bayu : Definitely! My dad and I are going to go fishing. We plan to go fishing in a lake near
my uncle’s house. Would you like to come with us?
Santi : I don’t really like fishing. I would rather stay at home than go fishing. What about you,
Riri? What would you like to do on the long weekend?
Riri : I have made a plan with my mother about what to do on this long weekend. We are going
to practice baking cookies.
Bayu : Are you going to bake choco chips cookies like the other day?
Riri : Well, yes. That is my favorite. But we are going to try to make ginger cookies too.
Riri : Oh, would you like to join me to learn baking cookies? You can come to my house.
Bayu : It’s a good idea! Or will you go fishing with me and my dad?
Santi : Uhm, not fishing I guess. But I think I would like to bake cookies with Riri. Thanks for
asking me to join you Riri.

Statement Form Question Form


Subject + Be going to + 1. We are going to practice 1. are you going to practice
simple verb baking cookies baking cookies?
2. …………………………… 2. ……………………………
3. …………………………… 3. ……………………………
Would like + simple verb 1. …………………………… 1. ……………………………
2. …………………………. 2. ……………………………
3. ………………………….. 3. …………………………….
S + would + rather 1. …………………………. 1. ……………………………….
S + will 1. …………………………. 1. ……………………………….

Task 3: Write a paragraph about your holiday plan. Use I would like to … and I am going
to….. in your paragraph. Use the given questions to guide you.

Holiday plan
1. Where would you like to go on holiday? Would you like to go somewhere interesting or stay
at home?
2. If you are spending your holiday away from home, where would you like to go?
3. If you stay at home, what do you plan to do?

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