Grammar

Intention We use the special going to construction when we have the intention to do something before we speak. We have already made a decision before speaking. Look at these examples:

• I have won $1,000. I am going to buy a new TV.

• We're not going to see my mother tomorrow.

• When are you going to go on holiday?

In these examples, we had an intention or plan before speaking. The decision was made before we spoke.

Prediction

We often use going to make a prediction about the future. Our prediction is based on evidence. We are saying what seems sure to happen. Here are some examples:

• The sky is very black. It is going to snow.

• It's 8.30! You're going to miss the train!

• I crashed the company car. My boss isn't going to be very happy!

In these examples, the present situation (black sky/the time/damaged car) gives us a good idea of what is going to happen.

Consolidation of grammar. Complete the sentence. Use going to.

1 What time are you going to leave (they / leave) tomorrow?

2 We ____________________ (try) the local food.

3 They __________________ (have) dinner with their friends this weekend.

4 ________________ (you / stay) at an expensive hotel?

5 They ____________ (not / get married) until next year.

6 ________________ (they / see) the Statue of Liberty?

7 He _____________ (meet) a lot of people.

8 She _____________ (not / go) on holiday this year.

Listening [12.1; 4]

a) Rosie and her teacher Miss Bishop both have plans for the future.

Read their future plans. Which do you think are Rosie's? Which are Miss Bishop's? Write R or MB.

I’m going to be a ballet dancer. I’m going to travel all over the world. I’m going to learn Russian. I’m going to learn to drive. I’m going to open a school. I’m not going to marry until I'm thirty-five. I’m not going to wear skirts and blouses. I’m going to wear jeans and T-shirts all the time. I’m going to write a book. I’m going to become a TV star.

Listen and check. Were you correct?

[12.3]

Questions about Rosie

1 Why/she/ learn/ French and Russian?

2 When/she/ marry?

3 How many children/have?

4 How long/work?

5 What/teach?

Answers

a Until she’s seventy-five

b Two

c Dancing

d Not until she’s thirty-five

e Because she wants to dance in Paris and Moscow

[12.5]

Match a country or a city with an activity.

Holland Spain Moscow Egypt Kenya India China Japan The USA Rio

visit the pyramids fly over the Grand Canyon see Mount Fuji see the tulips walk along the Great Wall watch flamenco dancing take photographs of the lions sunbathe on Copacabana beach walk in Red Square visit the Taj Mahal

Miss Bishop is going to visit all these countries. She is telling her friend, Harold, about her plans. Read their conversation and complete the last sentence.

Miss Bishop First I’m going to Holland

Harold Why?

Miss Bishop To see the tulips, of course!

Harold Oh, yes! How wonderful! Where are you going after that?

Miss Bishop Well, then I’m going to Spain to ……………… .

Writing

Write your diary for the next four days. Ask and answer questions with a partner.

What are you doing tomorrow?

I’m meeting my

friends

Reading

“What are you going to do on your birthday?”

	Elena Buenaventura Madrid "My twenty-first birthday is on Saturday, and I'm going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they're going to pull on my ear 21 times - once for each year. It's an old custom. Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional!"		Yan-Ching Shi Taipei "Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. It's a special birthday, so we're going to have a family ceremony. I'm probably going to get some money in lucky' envelopes from my relatives. My mother is going to cook noodles - noodles are for a long life."
	Mr. and Mrs. Aoki Kyoto "My husband is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called kanreki- it's the beginning of a new life. The color red represents a new life, so children often give something red as a present. What are our children going to give him? A red hat and vest!"		Philippe Joly Paris "I'm going to be 30 next week, so I'm going to invite three very good friends out to dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out. In some countries, I know it's the opposite - people take you out."

A Read the article. Then correct the sentences.

1. To celebrate her birthday, Elena is going to pull on her friends' ears.

2. Yan-Ching is going to cook some noodles on her birthday.

3. On his birthday, Mr. Aoki is going to buy something red.

4. Philippe's friends are going to take him out to dinner on his birthday.

В Group work. How do people usually celebrate birthdays in your country? Do you have plans for your next birthday? How about the birthday of a friend or family member? What are you going to do? Tell your classmates.

Speaking

A What are these people going to do this weekend? Write sentences. Then compare with a partner.

1. They are going to go dancing.

2. She’s going to read.

В Pair work Is your partner going to do the things in part A this weekend? Ask and answer questions.

A: Are you going to go dancing this weekend?

B: Yes, I am. I'm going to go to a new dance club downtown.

A: Are you going to go with a friend? . . .

Questions for computer based test

1. Choose the correct answer

We _______ to Paris next week.

a) is going

b) has going

c) are going

d) was going

2. Choose the correct answer

She _______ be a ballet dancer when she grows up.

a) are going to

b) have going to

c) will going to

d) is going to

3. Choose the correct answer

When is she _______ to stay at home?

a) goes

b) going

c) went

d) go

4. Choose the correct answer

They _______ to have a break.

a) are going

b) is going

c) has going

d) was going