The future with be going to
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The document discusses using 'be going to' for making future plans, illustrated with examples related to vacation activities in China. It highlights the formation of the future tense, negative statements, and the use of contractions in informal speaking. Additionally, it provides practice exercises for constructing affirmative and negative sentences about future plans.
The future with be going to
- 1. The Future with Be 11 Going To: Statements Vacation Plans Focus on Grammar 1 Part X, Unit 31 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
- 2. Vacation Plans We’re we have many Oh, going and I need My husband to take a to What are youtake you? Where can I going to plans. We’reChina. to vacation the going go to to airport. have a great time. do in China?
- 3. Vacation Plans My husband to watch traditional Chinese dancing. I am going is going to the Great Wall of China. We are going to visit see Chinese martial arts.
- 4. Be Going To We can use be going to to talk about the future. They are going to take a boat down the Yangtze River next week. I am going to try local Chinese food tomorrow.
- 5. Form To form the future with be going to, use am, is, or are + going to + the base form of the verb. Be Base Form Verb Subject Verb going to + Other Words I am going to study Chinese. Sandy is going to visit museums. They are going to travel to Beijing.
- 6. Look at the chart. Use be + going Practice 1 to + a base form verb to describe the vacation plans of the people below. Person Future Plan Mr. Jones watch a parade Mrs. Jones take photographs Mr. and Mrs. Jones see famous places You ??? Example: is going to watch Mr. Jones ________________ a parade.
- 7. Negative Statements To make a negative sentence, place not before going to. She is not going to go to the zoo. They are not going to take a bus.
- 8. Contractions Use contractions in speaking and informal writing. The concert’s going to start soon. We aren’t going to buy souvenirs.
- 9. Pronunciation In speaking only, we sometimes pronounce going to as “gonna.” Never write “gonna.” Use “gonna” in conversation only. We’re gonna be late. Don’t worry. The plane is gonna leave soon. = going to
- 10. Work with a partner. Make Practice 2 affirmative and negative statements about your plans. Use contractions. Example: watch TV / exercise / tonight 1. tonight 2. tomorrow I’m going going to TV I’m not to watch tonight. exercise. 3. this afternoon 4. next week 5. next year cook watch TV visit listen study work clean travel play exercise fix stay
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