ACTIVE GRAMMAR Future with Be going to: Statements

ACTIVE GRAMMAR:
I am exercise.
Future with Be going to:
You are make an appointment.
Statements
He
She
is
(not) going to
call the doctor.
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We • Ask students to make sentences
are take medication.
They using the grammar chart.
It is heal. • Have students complete Exercise A
independently.
A Read about Gloria. Underline each use of be going to plus verb. • Check the answers as a class.
Gloria is at the dentist. This is her first visit in two years. Gloria has four cavities. The doctor is • Ask the class some ­comprehension
filling two cavities today. He is going to fill two more cavities next week. Gloria is going to take ­questions about the text.
better care of her teeth. She isn’t going to drink soda with every meal. She isn’t going to eat For example:
chocolate every day. She is going to floss her teeth every evening. T: Is the dentist going to take out her

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tooth today?
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of be going to. S: No, he’s going to fill two cavities.

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1. I (go) am going to go to the dentist next week.
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2. Many people (get) are going to get flu vaccines.
• Have students work ­independently
3. Jack fell and hurt his leg. The doctor (take) is going to take an X-ray.

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to ­complete the exercise.
4. The baby has an ear infection. The doctor (write) is going to write
• Check the answers as a class.
a prescription for an antibiotic.
5. My husband and I have high cholesterol. We (eat)
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are going to eat
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less fat. I (buy) am going to buy more fruits and vegetables. • Ask students to ­explain the ­medical
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­specialists they are ­familiar with.

Then, ­explain any ­specialists that
C AT WORK Pronunciation: Medical specialists Listen. Mark the stressed syllable. Then, listen
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students do not know.

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CULTURE NOTE • Play the first word and then pause
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sur·geon
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ob·ste·tri·cian the audio. Draw students’ attention
If a person needs a specialist, his or her
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car·di·ol·o·gist ´
der·ma·tol·o·gist family doctor can suggest one. People to the stressed syllable, indicated
can also find the name of a specialist by
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oph·thal·mol·o·gist gy·ne·col·o·gist
´ with the blue mark. Write it on the
asking their friends or coworkers. What
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pe·di·a·tri·cian al·ler·gist
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kind of doctor is in each picture on the board as an ­example. Repeat with
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fam·i·ly ´
doc·tor ´
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through without ­stopping. Have
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students mark the stress for each item.

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• Play the audio again, pausing after

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their answers and repeat.

To review the meaning and
pronunciation of these medical
specialists, write each word on a note
card and give one to each pair of
students. One student will give a clue
about the word, and the other student
will guess the word and then spell it.
This exercise could also be organized
as a competition by putting students
in teams. Have each team stand in a
row at the front of the class. Read a
clue aloud to the team and have them
guess the word. Then, the team has
to correctly spell the word together,
with each student contributing one
letter. For example, for allergist, the first
student in the row would say a, the
second student would say l, and so on.
Whichever team guesses and spells
the most words correctly wins.

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• Point at the photo and ask questions
about Ayumi. Ask: What’s wrong with
her? What is she ­going to do?
• Review the words in the box and
explain any unfamiliar words.
• Ask volunteers to make sentences
about Ayumi using the words in
the box.
D ACADEMIC Talk about Ayumi’s day. She has the flu. What is she going to do? What isn’t she
going to do? Answers may vary.
E She isn’t going to go to work.
She’s going to stay in bed.
• Model the first ­question with a cook stay in bed She’s going to take aspirin.
She isn’t going to use a heating pad.
­volunteer. Make sure students drink a lot of fluids take a hot shower
She isn’t going
­understand to write two answers go shopping take a walk to go to work.
for each ­question. The first answer go to work take aspirin

is their partner’s answer, and the
second answer is their own answer.
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She’s going to drink a lot of fluids.
She isn’t going to take a hot shower.
use a heating pad
She isn’t going to take a walk.
She isn’t going to go shopping.
She isn’t going to cook.

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Explain to students that, in the first She’s going to sleep most of the day.
item, the partner’s name should E LET’S TALK. Talk with a partner about your plans for today. Write your partner’s response and your

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response to each question. Answers will vary.
precede is going to.
1. What are you going to do after school?

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• Allow time for ­students to work
in pairs and ask and answer is going to .
(Your partner’s name)
the questions. I am going to .
• Ask students to ­report on their
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2. What are you going to do this evening?
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partner’s ­answers. For example:
Fadi’s going to hang out with his .
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friends this evening. .

3. When are you going to do your homework?
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of learning a language. Exercises that 4. What time are you going to go to bed?
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Write some actions on the board and ask

students to make sentences about when
they are going to do them. For example, go
to the dentist or doctor, go to the library, go
shopping, watch TV, cook dinner, and so on.
S: I’m going to go to the dentist next month.
I’m not going to cook ­dinner tonight.

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