MONSALVE SOTO LIANY DAMARIS

12A Grammar  future: be going to

 a Complete the conversations. Use the correct form of be going to and the words in parentheses
or a short answer.

1 A I finished high school. I had my last exam on Friday.

B Great! So, what are your plans for the future?
A Well, 1I’m going to go to college next September. (go)
B Are you going to work this summer?
A Yes, I 2am. I 3 ’m going to start tomorrow. (start)
B Where 4 are you ,going to work ?
(work)
A I 5 ’m going to work with my sister at the City Sports
Center. (work) We 6 ’re going to help with the
children’s summer camp. (help)
B 7 Is your sister going to go
to college in September, too? (go)
A No, she 8 isn’t . She finished
college in June.

2 A 9 Are you going to come to the

meeting next Monday? (come)
B No, I 10 ’m not . I 11 ’m going to be on
vacation in Thailand. (be)
A What 12 are you going to do
there? (do)
B I 13 ’m going to swim and eat a lot of good food.
(swim)
A What hotel 14 are you
going to stay at? (stay)
B I 15’m not going to stay at a hotel. (not stay).
I 16 ’m going to camp on the beach. (camp)
A Really? When 17 are you 
going to come back to the office? (come)
18 ’m not going to come
B I back. (not come). This is
my last day in the office. See you!

activation
  b Practice the conversations with a partner.

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 12B Grammar review of present, past, and future
 a Write new statements or questions. Use the words below and the correct tense or form of
the verb.

1 Diane and Bernie / eat / Chinese food / tomorrow.

Diane and Bernie are going to eat Chinese food tomorrow.

2 You / be / late for work / every morning?

Are you late for work every morning?

3 We / not travel / to Argentina / last year.

We didn’t travel to Argentina last year.

4 She / read / the new book by John Grisham / last month?

Did she
                     ?
read the new book by John Grisham last month

5 I / take pictures of my friends / at a party / now.

I’m taking pictures of my friends at a party now.
                     .

6 He / usually / watch a movie on TV / on Saturday evening.

He usually watches a movie on TV on Saturday evening.
                     .

7 It / not rain / now.

It isn’t raining now.
                     .

8 James / usually / play the guitar in his band.

James usually plays the guitar in his band.
                     .

9 Kate and Marco / study Japanese / next year.

Kate
                     .
and Marco are going to study Japanese next year.

10 I / buy / a new camera / last week.

I bought a new camera last week.
                     .

11 Maria / not wear / a suit to work / last Friday.

Maria didn’t wear a suit to work last Friday
                     .

12 They / stay / at the Savoy Hotel / last year?

Did they stay at the Savoy Hotel last year
                     ?

13 He / write / a blog about his trips / every year.

He writes a blog about his trips every year.
                     .

14 Christopher / celebrate / his birthday / in Guayaquil / next year.

Christopher is going to celebrate his birthday in Guayaquil next year
                     .

activation
  b Work with a partner. Take turns reading the sentences aloud.
Diane and Bernie ate Indian food last night. They’re going to eat Chinese food tomorrow.

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