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BIG PLANS

VOCABULARY: Life changes

GRAMMAR: Be going to for the future
AIM: To talk about Plans

Getting started
1. Use the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences.

l. At the moment José and Antonio earn a lot of money as computer

consultants.
2. Metta wants ________ to the stress of the city
3. We want to _______ our lifestyle.
4. Wendy hopes to ______ her job and start her own business.
5. Daniel and his wife want to_______ out of the city.
6. The Smiths plan to _________ a new house in the country
7. They need time to _______ and get comfortable with their new
routine.
8. Martin and Josie want to ______at age 65.

2. Read the article about Simon and Emily. Write the details about
their life in the city and in the country.
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3. Read the article again and answer these questions.

 Why did Emily and Simon decide to change their lifestyle?

 What do you think of their new lifestyle?
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Grammar focus
4. Study the examples of be going to + verb for the future.

5. Look at the examples again. Complete the rules in the chart.

We use ‘going to’ to talk about our future plans and intentions
 I'm going to drive to work today.
 They are going to move to Manchester.

To make predictions based on evidence we can see:

 Be careful! You are going to fall. (= I can see that you might
fall.)
 Look at those black clouds. I think it's going to rain. (= I can
see that it will rain.)
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Time to practice

6. Charlie, Bonnie, and Steffi are Emily and s¡mon'5 friends. They
plan to change their lifestyles, too. Write sentences about their
plans.

Be yourself
What are your plans for the future? Check the things that are true for
you. Then, write two more things you plan to do.
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