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Learning activity 1 / Actividad de aprendizaje 1

Presentation / Presentación

A. When we talk about the future, there are many ways to express it, depending on the
context and our intention. One way to express it is with the structure Going to. /
Cuando hablamos sobre el futuro hay muchas formas de expresarlo,
dependiendo del contexto y nuestra intensión. Una forma de expresarlo es
por medio de la estructura Going to.

We use going to to express our future plans and intentions, specially when we have
decided about the plan before speaking. It is usually accompanied by a time
expression. / Usamos Going to para expresar nuestros planes futuros e
intensiones, especialmente cuando ya hemos tomado la decisión antes de
hablar. Generalmente va acompañado de una expresión de tiempo.

Fuente: SENA
Here are some examples: / Aquí algunos ejemplos:

 I am going to visit my parents next weekend.

 John and Laura are going to travel to Italy next vacation.
 We are not going to work tomorrow.

Note: the verb always goes in infinitive. / Nota: el verbo siempre va en infinitivo.

 I am going to cook dinner tonight.

 Is she going to study law?
 She is not going to travel to Panama.

B. Structure / Estructura

Affirmative
Subject To be Auxiliar Verb Complement
I am
He
She is
It going to travel on Friday.
We
You are
They

Negative
Subject To be Not Auxiliar Verb Complement
I am
He
She is
It not going to buy that car.
We
You are
They
 Interrogative
To be Subject Auxiliar Complement Mark
Am I

he
Is she
it going to travel on Friday ?
we
Are you
they

Practice / Práctica

A. Match the following questions to correct answer: / Una las siguientes

preguntas con la respuesta correcta:

Where are you going to travel?

a. Mary and Paul.
B
Where are you staying?
b. To France.
C
What are you going to do?
c. At the Rietzze.
D
Who are you going with?
d. Visit my family.
A

B. Now match the questions from the previous exercise to the correct picture: /
Ahora una las oraciones del ejercicio anterior con la imagen correcta:
 D b

a
c

Fuente de imágenes: SENA

C. These people are talking about their plans, expectations and wishes. Organize the
sentences to discover them. One example is done for you. / Estas personas están
hablando de sus planes, expectativas y deseos, encuéntrelos organizando
las oraciones. Un ejemplo ya está hecho.
Example / Ejemplo:

1. is / She / buy / tomorrow / new / car / a / going to

She is going to buy a new car tomorrow

2. wants / He / to have / job / a better / for next / year

 He wants to have a better job for next year

3. like / to / They / would / abroad / live

They would like to live abroad

4. having / next / Saturday / dinner / friends / her / She / with / is

She is having dinner with her friends next Saturday

5. going / to / We / are / visit / grandma/ Friday / next

We going to visit grandma next Friday

D. She is Lilian, she has a lot of plans for the future. Observe the following chart:
/ Ella es Lilian, tiene muchos planes para el futuro. Observe el siguiente
cuadro:

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Plan Where When

Visit her parents Cartagena Next week
Relax Beach Next week
Move to a new apartment England Next month
Study medicine Oxford Next year
Buy a car England In 2 years
E. Now write sentences describing her plans for the future using “going to”. One
example is done for you. / Ahora escriba oraciones describiendo sus planes
para el futuro usando “going to”. Un ejemplo ya está hecho.

Example / Ejemplo:

1. She is going to visit her parents in Cartagena next week.

2. She is going to relax in the beach next week

3. She is going to move to a new apartment in England next month

4. She is going to study medicine in Oxford next year

5. She is going to buy a car in England in 2 years

F. Write sentences with the verb and subject given, use “going to”. One example is
done for you. / Escriba oraciones con el verbo y el sujeto dado, use “going to”.
Un ejemplo ya está hecho.

Example / Ejemplo:

1. She - study English (affirmative).

She is going to study english in summer.

2. They - start a business (negative).

They aren’t going to start a business next month

3. Sarah and Matt - take driving lessons (affirmative).

Sarah and Matt are going to take driving lessons tomorrow

4. Heidy - go to the gym (interrogative).

Is Heidy going to go to the gym in autum?

5. Mark - buy a computer (affirmative).

Mark is going to buy a computer on Sunday

 6. Nick - pass final exam (interrogative).

Is Nick going to pass final exam in summer?

Production / Producción

A. What are your plans for the future? Complete the following chart writing plans for
your future in each category. Use “going to”. / ¿Cuáles son sus planes para el
futuro? Complete la siguiente tabla con sus planes futuros en cada
categoría. Use “going to”.

Category Plan
Work I am going to work in England as an
electrician next year

Study I am going to study English next week

Family Natalia and I are going to have a child next

year
 Vacations I am going to travel to Spain in summer

Next weekend I am going to visit my family next weekend

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B. Next Friday is your best friend’s birthday; you are the person in charge of
organizing a party for him. Write a list of the activities you have to do before the
party. Use “going to”. Use the chart to organize your ideas. / El próximo viernes
es el cumpleaños de su mejor amigo (a); usted es la persona encargada de
organizar una fiesta para él o ella. Escriba una lista de actividades que debe
hacer antes de la fiesta. Use “going to”. Use el cuadro para organizar sus
ideas.
 Aspects to take
Plans
into account
I am going to be a party in my house next weekend
Place

I am going to invite Camilo’s best friends tomorrow

People

I am going to cook a rice with chicken on Saturday

Food

I am going to hire to Dj for the party next weekend

Music

Document control / Control del documento

Name Position Dependence Date

Juan Carlos Theme expert Dirección de September

Author Solano Asesor English Dot formación 2014
Works - Programa de profesional.
bilingüismo Dirección General

Rachman Copy editor – Línea Centro October

Adaptation Bustillo Martínez de producción Agroindustrial. 2014
Regional Quindío