Short text about birthday.

- (Note the use in future tense with ‘will’ or ‘going to’ in texts)

On Saturday, Jimmy will be eleven years old. Jimmy’s parents

are going to have a birthday party. The party is going to begin

at noon on Saturday. Many people will be at the party. Jimmy

will have so much fun!

Jimmy's dad is going to cook hamburgers. Jimmy's

grandmother is going to bring ice cream. Jimmy's aunt is going to bake a cake. It will be a chocolate

cake. Jimmy will love her cake!

All of Jimmy's relatives will bring presents. Jimmy is going to open her presents after lunch. Then,

everyone will eat cake and ice cream. Jimmy is going to have a good party birthday!

This weekend, Erica is going to compete in a tennis tournament.

She will practice hard all week because she wants to win the

tournament. The winner will receive $1,000. Erica hopes she will

get first place! Erica's husband is going to travel to the

tournament with Erica. He will watch her compete. He will sit in the stands and cheer for Erica. He is

going to be proud of Erica even if she does not win first place. Erica's parents are not going to travel

to the tournament. They will watch the tournament on television. They will cheer for Erica at home.

They are going to be proud of Erica whether she wins or loses.

Brent is an American astronaut. Today, he will travel into outer

space. At noon, his space shuttle is going to launch into space. Brent

and the other astronauts are going to travel to the International

Space Station. They will stay in space for almost 6 months.

The crew is going to continue research at the space station. They

will do some experiments. They will record their data. They are also

going to make some repairs on the space station. Brent will learn a lot in space. He is going to

make videos of his time on the space station. His family will watch the videos on the internet.

They will see what Brent is doing in space.

 There is going to be a wedding today. At 4 o'clock this afternoon,

Megan Smith and Mark Jones are going to get married. After

today, they will be the family Jones Smith.

It is going to be a huge celebration. Everyone will be there! They

are going to serve dinner and dessert. The best man will give a

speech. Then everyone will dance. The dance will last until

midnight.

The day after the wedding, Megan and Mark are going to leave for their honeymoon. They are

going to travel to Hawaii. They are going to stay there for 7 days. They will have a good time in

Hawaii