WEEK 10

LESSON 5
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE WITH GOING TO

Speaking Skill: Describing Future Plan

Long term goals:
 Take a long time
 >12 month
 Big
Describe your long term goals.
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.
___________________________________________.

Grammar Focus: Simple Future Tense with Going to

The Form:

Affirmative Sentence Negative Sentence

I am I am not

He (‘m not)

She is He
It going to work. She is not going to work.

You It (isn’t)

We are You

They We are not

They (aren’t)

Interrogative Sentence

Am I
he
Is she
it going to work?
you
Are we
they
The Uses:
 When the speaker has decided to do it or has already intention or plan.

A: Why did you buy this paint?

B: I am going to paint my bedroom tomorrow.

 When the speaker is making a prediction based on evidence. There is something in the present situation that
shows what will happen in the future (especially near future).

There is black cloud in the sky. It is going to rain.

Practice 1
Rewrite these sentences with be going to.

1. I will visit my customers.

2. They will go to Alaska.
3. We will talk about the contract.
4. John will drive me home.
5. Mary will call you.
6. It will rain

Practice 2
Match the evidence with the forecasts

The Evidence:
1. Our new products are the best on the market.
2. Everyone is very interested in your ideas.
3. A friend in the Personnel Department told me.
4. We’ve eaten so much.
5. He left a message.
6. He’s over sixty and he isn’t well.
7. Our quotation is priced too high.
8. Wages and prices are already going up.
9. I’ve seen the plans and they look very impressive.
10. We can’t send the goods on the dates we promised.
The forecasts:
A. The manager is going to retire soon.
B. We aren’t going to win the Expo order.
C. Our new building is going to much better than the old one.
D. Inflation is going to rise steeply.
E. Our customers aren’t going to be happy.
F. The jobs are going to be advertised next week.
G. Mr. Ramsar is going to telephone you.
H. The bill for this meal is going to be enormous.
I. We’re going to move ahead of all our competitors!
J. You’re going to get a large audience for your talk.

Practice 3
Decide will or be going to to complete this sentences.
1. The contractor phoned me this morning. The builders (start) __________________to build a
new showroom next week.
2. I’m sure you (get) _____________ the job.
3. Some workers (lose) _____________their jobs as we don’t have many orders.
4. I think they (accept) ______________ the offer.
5. We had a trial run and the new software works very well. It (solve) ___________________ our entire
problems.
6. I expect we (win) ______________ the contract.
7. I have read the announcement. Mr. Brown (be) _____________________the new manager.
8. We (get) _______________ a pay rise! Someone tells me about it.
9. A: What are you doing this weekend?
B: I ___________________ (see) a play. How about you?
A: No plans. Maybe I ________________ (go) to the movies.
10. A: Have you decided about your vacation yet?
B: Yes, we have. We ___________________ (go) to India!
A: Wow! When ___________ you _____________ (leave)?
B: We ________________ (fly) out on the 20th.
A: That’s fantastic. Where ______________ you _____________ (stay)?
B: We ____________________ (camp).
11. A: Guess what! I ___________________ (move) into a new apartment next week.
B: That’s great news! I _________________ (help) you on moving day if you like.
A: Thanks! It’s this Saturday at 9 A.M. OK?
B: Oh, no! I __________________ (pick up) my sister at the airport then.
A: No problem. Just come by when you’re free.