LANGUAGE FOCUS AND VOCABULARY • Unit 7

be going to Present continuous for future arrangements

1 Complete the text with the affirmative or 4 Look at the information. Then complete the
negative form of be going to and the verbs. sentences. Use the present continuous.
This summer my mum and dad are going to visit Jim Jenny
(visit) Scotland. They 1 (stay) in
Friday meet Sam meet Sam
Edinburgh for a few days. I 2

(meet) them there after my exams. Then Dad Saturday watch a DVD visit her mum
3
(drive) us to Loch Ness in the Sunday go to Mary’s party go to Mary’s party
north of Scotland. We 4 (not see)
On Friday they’re meeting Sam  .
the Loch Ness monster because it doesn’t exist!
1 On Saturday he  .
I’m sure it will rain all the time but Dad says he
2 On Saturday she  .
5
(not take) an umbrella!
3 On Sunday they  .

will and be going to

Music and instruments
2 Complete the sentences with will / won’t or the
correct form of be going to.
5 Find the word that doesn’t match.
piano violin rap drums
He’s a good football player. One day very soon
he’s going to play for his country. 1 classical reggae folk fans
2 pop rock DJ hip hop
1 I think it rain at the
3 guitar fans song hits
weekend.
4 bass samba keyboards drums
2 I watch the football match
on TV this evening. It starts at 8.00.
6 Choose the correct words.
3 We have egg and chips for
dinner tonight. My dad hates pop – he prefers folk / lyrics.
4 I’m sure I be a motor racing 1 Can you play the downloads / piano?
champion when I grow up. 2 We went to a brilliant hip hop concert / bands.
5 They practise for the 3 Salsa / Heavy metal music is from
concert this evening. the Caribbean.
4 I love watching views / music videos online.
5 Electronic music uses computers / folk.
be going to: questions
3 Write questions with be going to. Star qualities: adjectives and nouns
what / you / study?
7 Circle the nouns and underline the adjectives.
What are you going to study?
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2 who / she / invite / the match?

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3 where / you / meet / Karen? rmingst
Pronouns
4 you / go / anywhere / tonight?
8 Choose the correct pronouns.

5 she / perform / at the concert / next week? I love these lyrics. It / They are very sad.
1 The singer is talented, but he / it isn’t very

friendly.
2 My sister loves dancing, and she / they listens
to a lot of music.
3 Lots of people watched the concert, and their /
they all enjoyed it.
4 This song is by Adele. Do you like them / it?

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