ACTIVE GRAMMAR Future with Be going to: Yes / No Questions

ACTIVE GRAMMAR:
Are you see the doctor? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Future with Be going to:
he Yes, he is. No, he isn't. Yes / No Questions
Is stay home from work?
she Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
going to
Are
we
they
get a flu vaccine?
Yes, we are.
Yes, they are.
No, we aren't.
No, they aren’t.
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• Ask students to read some of the
Is it get better soon? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
questions and answers from the
grammar chart aloud.
A Write the questions and answers. Use the words in parentheses.
• Ask: What type of word comes first in
1. Mary has a headache. (take some aspirin)
each question? (a form of the verb
Is she going to take some aspirin? she is
Yes, . be) What comes second? (the subject)
What comes third? (going to) What
2. Joseph has a toothache. (call the dentist)
comes last? (the verb) What words are
Is he going to call the dentist? Yes, he is . repeated in the answer? (the ­subject
and a form of the verb be).

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3. Carol has the flu. (go to work)
Is she going to go to work? No, she isn’t .
• Read the first item in Exercise A aloud
as an example.

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4. I have a sore throat. (you / drink some tea)
• Have students ­complete the exercise

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Are you going to drink some tea? Yes, I am . individually.
5. My brother is in the hospital. (you / visit him) • Invite volunteers to read their

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Are you going to visit him? I am sentences aloud. Review the ­
Yes, .
answers as a class.

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B LET’S TALK. Ask your classmates the questions below. If a student answers “Yes,” write the student’s
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name in your notebook. If the student answers “No,” ask another student the question. Try to find a
student who answers “Yes” to each question. Answers will vary. • Model the exercise with two
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students.
Are you going to No. (Ask another Are you going to Yes. (Write the
join a gym? student!) join a gym? student’s name.) • Set a time limit for ­students to
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complete the exercise.

1. join a gym? 5. move?
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• When students are ­finished, take a

2. have a physical examination? 6. get a driver’s license?
poll of how many students ­answered
3. get a flu shot? 7. get married? “Yes” to each question.
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4. change jobs? 8. visit your native country?

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Hand out cards with sentences in the future form

using be going to. For example, I’m going to go to the
dentist. Have students get into pairs. One student
should give a clue about the information on the
card so that their partner can guess the sentence
using the future form with be going to.
For example:
S1: I have a toothache.
S2: Are you going to go to the dentist?
S1: Yes, I am.

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ACTIVE GRAMMAR:
Future with Be going to: am I
Wh- Questions are you
When
he
How is going to lose weight?
A 28 Why
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• Ask students to read some of the we

are
they
questions from the grammar
When is it going to get better?
chart aloud.
• Write prompts for ­additional
questions on the board. For example: A Discuss the new vocabulary. Then, listen to the conversation between Mr. West and the doctor.
Answer the questions. 28
T: Why / see the doctor / he
S: Why is he going to see the doctor? broken leg cast crutches ice pack painkiller swelling swollen
• Ask: What type of word comes first?
(the ­question word) What comes 1. What’s the matter with Jimmy?
He has a broken leg.

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second? (a form of the verb be) What 2. Is the doctor looking at the X-rays?
comes third? (the subject) What Yes, he is.
3. What is the nurse putting on Jimmy’s leg? Why?
comes last? (going to and the verb)

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She’s putting ice packs on his leg because it’s swollen.
4. How long is Jimmy going to stay in the hospital?
• Review and explain the vocabulary in He’s going to stay in the hospital for two days.

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­the word box. 5. When is the doctor going to put a cast on his leg?
He’s going to put the cast on in two days.
• Play the audio all the way through 6. How long is Jimmy going to be in the cast?

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He’s going to be in the cast for six to eight weeks.
without stopping. Encourage 7. What are they going to give him for pain?
They are going to give him painkillers.
­students to take notes.
• Play the audio again and pause
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B Complete the questions about George. He sprained his ankle while
hi
periodically to allow time for playing basketball.
students to write their answers. 1. What is George going to put on his ankle ?
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• Go over the answers as a class, He’s going to put an ice pack on his ankle.
playing the audio again as necessary.
2. How long is he going to use an ice pack
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?
He’s going to use an ice pack until the swelling goes down.
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• After students have completed the 3. When is he going to use a heating pad ?
exercise ­individually, have them He’s going to use a heating pad in two or three days.
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check their answers with a partner 4. What is he going to take for pain ?
and practice asking and answering
He’s going to take aspirin for pain.
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and ­repeat the questions and ­answers

using only the pictures as a guide.
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