8 AROUND TOWN

be going to for intention

• Use be going to to talk about our intentions for the future.
• Use the present tense of be + going to + base form of the verb.

be going to vs. will

• We use will or will not + base form of the verb for a decision, when we don’t have a plan
before.
Oh no, it’s raining! We will just stay home today.

Present continuous for arrangements

• We can use the present continuous to talk about arrangements for the future.

Adverbs
• To form adverbs:
o add -ly to regular adjectives (e.g. quick ➞ quickly).
o Some adjectives have irregular adverb forms.
e.g. fast ➞ fast good ➞ well
late ➞ late hard ➞ hard
• Adverbs usually come immediately after the object of the verb or the verb (if there is no
object).
He plays tennis well. NOT He plays well tennis.

1 Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

1 Are you _____ Avatar 2 next Thursday?
A see C will see
B going to see D go seeing
2 We _____ visit the city art gallery this weekend. Do you want to join us?
A will go C will be
B be going to D are going to
3 ‘So, would you like to go to the cinema tomorrow with me?’
- ‘_____ .’
A I love popcorn. B That would be great.
 C I’m going home. D Never mind.
4 Tom’s English is _____ . He speaks really _____ .
A well – fluently C good – fluently
B good – fluent D well – fluent
5 _____ he _____ to Dubai to see the Wold Cup next month?
A Is - going C Did - go
B Does - go D Will - going
6 She came to the party _____ because she drove _____ .
A late – slowly C late – slow
B lately – slowly D lately – slow
7 I want to make an omelette but there aren’t any eggs in the fridge, so I _____ fry
some sausages.
A am going C am going to
B will D will not
8 Don’t give up so _____ . We’re going to reach the river bank in 5 minutes.
A uneasy C easily
B easy D uneasily
9 My brother and I ______ study at the same school, but we’re in different classes.
A are going to C will
B are D Ø
10 It’s not _____ to learn English. There’s an English café downtown. Let’s go there
sometime to practice English together.
A easily C hardly
B difficult D difficultly
11 ‘_____ you tidy your room?’
- ‘No, I didn’t. I’m _____ it after I finish watching this show.’
A do – doing C did – going to do
B did – doing D do – going to do
12 Let’s study at my house this Saturday evening. My sister _____ out with her friends
all day, so we can borrow her laptop and do the research.
A is hanging C will hanging
B hangs D is going to hangs
13 - Do you want to eat out for dinner tonight? I know a great Thai restaurant.
- _____.
A I don’t have dinner. C I’d love to.
B You’re clever. D Thank you.
14 Lisa _____ to Australia with her parents in December.
A is moving C moved
B moves D move
15 ‘_____ you have any plan for this Tet holiday?’
- ‘I’m _____ my grandparents in Đà Nẵng province.’
A Are – will visit C Did – going to visit
B Will – visit D Do – visiting
 16 Right now, I _____ a blog about my favourite place in town. I _____ it on my social
media tonight.
A am writing - post C am writing – am posting
B write – will post D write – am going to post
17 Hannah loves Japan. She _____ a holiday in Japan in two months.
A had C will having
B is having D going to have
18 What is the _____ place to visit in your town?
A best C well
B good D better
19 I don’t feel _____ when I’m at the backseat and my dad is the driver because he
drives _____ .
A safe – carelessly C safe – careless
B safely – carelessly D safely – careless
20 Can I borrow your pen? I ____ to bring mine.
A Am forgetting C forgot
B am going D forgets

2 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1 A there B thought C they D although
2 A theater B third C the D thank
3 A tonight B blog C not D shopping
4 A mall B acting C chat D fat
5 A football B book C look D food
6 A stadium B stall C late D take
7 A study B us C visit D parents
8 A relatives B present C rest D rewrite
9 A display B carnival C festival D firework
10 A England B Japan C France D Russia

3 Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the others.
1 A museum B stadium C relatives D grandparents
2 A cinema B arrangement C diary D theater
3 A skyscraper B graffiti C exercise D company
4 A building B crossing C problem D complain
5 A easy B traffic C police D youngster
6 A computer B petrol C concert D future
7 A carelessly B fluently C excitingly D slowly
8 A busy B tennis C burger D refuse
9 A costume B parade C funfair D firework
10 A tradition B decoration C invitation D population
4 Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following questions.
1 I’m going to turn rubbish into colorful toys and useful gardening tools.
A toys B paper C litter D plastic
2 There are so many skyscrapers in this town!
A sports centres C apartments
B tall buildings D shopping malls
3 Slow down! We’ll hit other cars if you drive fast and carelessly like this!
A stop B speed up C go slower D go faster
4 In Halloween, people dress up in dark and scary costumes.
A wear B get up C dance D sing
5 Mr Johnathan is proud that his daughter is a talented youth.
A girl B adult C singer D youngster
5 Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following questions.
1 Our local shop is just across the road from our house.
A neighbourhood B global C flower D gift
2 Lara is a nervous girl. She talks really quietly.
A loudly B softly C cheerfully D angrily
3 My parents gave me this bike as gift for my 14th birthday. I must ride it carefully.
A quickly B easily C safely D carelessly
4 Pedestrians must be careful when they cross the road.
A local people B drivers C passengers D tourists
5 I’d love to see a movie with you, but I’m busy tonight.
A studying B having a meeting C sleeping D free
6 Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the
sentence to be correct.
1 We driving to the habour to watch the sunrise tomorrow.
A B C D
2 We must go quick, the film is about to start.
A B C D
3 My town has got anything I need.
A B C D
4 Tourism is very importantly for our city.
A B C D
5 There are many stall for sweets, cakes, and wine in the local market.
A B C D
7 Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 ‘Why does she need so much sugar?’
- ‘She _____ (make) a cake.’
2 ‘I don’t know how to use this mixer.’
- ‘That’s OK. I _____ (show) you.’
3 ‘Do you have any plan for tonight?’
 - ‘We _____ (go) to the shopping mall for some new clothes. Do you want to join
us?’
4 ‘Why don’t you tidy your room?’
- ‘I _____ (play) football in ten minutes, so I haven’t got time.
5 ‘I’ve got a terrible headache.’
- ‘Really? Wait here and I _____ (get) an aspirin for you.
8 Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 She did _____ in her test. (GOOD)
2 The doctor arrived _____ . (IMMEDIATE)
3 The nurse is very _____ . She spoke _____ . (POLITE)
4 He shouted _____ at me. (ANGRY)
5 This chair is _____. (COMFORT)
9 Rewrite the sentences, using the given words.
1 There was some heavy rain last night.
➔ It rained very ______________________________________________________.
2 James has a loud voice.
➔ James talks _______________________________________________________.
3 Mary is a slow driver.
➔ Mary drives _______________________________________________________.
4 We don’t have a long enough vacation.
➔ Our vacation ______________________________________________________.
5 He is a terrible singer.
➔ He sings _________________________________________________________.
6 They plan to go camping this weekend.
➔ They are _________________________________________________________.
7 It’s 10:15. The movie will start at 10:30.
➔ The movie is ______________________________________________________.
8 Julie is thinking of participating in a singing contest in May.
➔ Julie is going _____________________________________________________.
9 It is not necessary for you to bring an extra raincoat.
➔ You don’t ________________________________________________________.
10 Our father’s got a new job in Australia, so we are going to live there.
➔ We are going _____________________________________________________.

10 Rearrange the order of the given words to make complete sentences.

1 can / English / David / speak / fluently.
➔ _________________________________________________________________.
2 when / careful / Pedestrians / be / road. / the / cross / must / they
➔ _________________________________________________________________.
3 Sunday? / to / like / with / Would / shopping / you / go / me / on
➔ _________________________________________________________________.
4 going / to / I’m / month. / the / next / competition / enter / singing
➔ _________________________________________________________________.
5 Are / to / cook / going / you / tonight?
➔ _________________________________________________________________.
 ANSWER KEYS
Unit 8
Exercise 1:
1 B
2 D
3 B
4 C
5 A
6 A
7 B
8 C
9 D
10 B
11 C
12 A
13 C
14 A
15 D
16 C
17 B
18 A
19 A
20 C
Exercise 2:
1 B
2 C
3 A
4 A
5 D
6 B
7 C
8 D
9 D
10 C
Exercise 3:
 1 A
2 B
3 B
4 D
5 C
6 A
7 C
8 D
9 B
10 A
Exercise 4:
1 C
2 B
3 C
4 A
5 D
Exercise 5:
1 B
2 A
3 D
4 C
5 D
Exercise 6:
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 C
5 A
Exercise 7:
1 is going to make / is making
2 will show / ’ll show
3 are going (to go)
4 am going to play / am playing
5 will get / ’ll get
Exercise 8:
1 well
2 immediately
 3 polite – politely
4 angrily
5 comfortable
Exercise 9:
1 It rained very heavily last night.
2 Jame talks loudly.
3 Mary drives slowly.
4 Our vacation is not long enough.
5 He sings terribly.
6 They are going camping this weekend.
7 The movie is going to start in 15 minutes. / starting in 15 minutes.
8 Julie is going to participate in a singing contest in May.
9 You don’t have to bring an extra raincoat.
10 We are going to live in Australia because our father’s got a new job there.
Exercise 10:
1 David can speak English fluently.
2 Pedestrians must be careful when they cross the road.
3 Would you like to go shopping with me on Sunday?
4 I’m going to enter the singing competition next month.
5 Are you going to cook tonight?