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What are your plans for the future? (we use going to, to talk about plans that we have already decided)
Sounds Like...
1. Are you going to go abroad this year? 2. What time is he going to arrive? 3. Im going to play tennis on Saturday afternoon.
Practice i Use the information below to practice asking, responding and adding
information. i.e. She/Kyoto/this summer - No/Iwate A) Is she going to go to Kyoto this summer? B) No, she isnt. She is going to go to Iwate. 1. They/the beach/on Saturday - Yes/Chiba 2. You/a new computer/this year - No/next year 3. We/the cinema/next weekend - Yes/Sunday afternoon 4. He/TV/tonight - No/homework 5. Annie/her Grandfather/tomorrow - Yes/tomorrow afternoon 6. It/cold/tonight - No/warm go buy be watch do visit go
Practice ii Use the information below to practice making questions and responses. i.e.
What/do/tomorrow? - friend A) What are you going to do tomorrow? B) Im going to meet my friend. 1. Where/go/for your summer holiday? - my parents house 2. How long/stay? - for four days 3. How/get/there? - with JAL 4. Who/go with? - with my best friend
Exercise ii Use the information from Junkos schedule to complete the following
questions. 1. What is Junko going to ______ on Monday morning? 2. What time is Junko going to ______Jane on Tuesday? 3. Who is Junko going to ______ dinner with on Wednesday? 4. When is Junko going to ______ a tap dancing lesson? 5. Where is Junko going to ______ a spelling test? 6. What is Junko going to ______ on Sunday?
Exercise iii Use the information below to make follow-up questions. i.e.
Are you going to buy a new bag? No, Im not. What... What are you going to buy? 1. Is she going to go to the Post Office? Yes, she is. Why... 2. Are they going to play tennis? No, they arent. What... 3. Is Janet going to meet Peter? No, she isnt. Who... 4. Are you going to stay with your Grandma? Yes, I am. How long... 5. Is he going to take a jacket? Yes, he is. Which jacket... 6. Are your parents going to leave tomorrow? No, they arent. When... Peter and Paul are talking about their plans for the summer..
Listening
Peter: Are you going to go anywhere this summer Paul? Paul: No, Im staying home this summer but Im going to go to New Zealand in the Autumn Im going to stay with some friends for a couple of weeks. How about you? Peter: Jane and I are going to take a week off and visit Indonesia. Paul: Ive never been to Indonesia. When are you going to go? Peter: At the end of July. Were going to stay in a place called Nikoi Island. Its an ecotourist resort. Paul: That sounds nice. How long are you going to stay? Peter: Just for 5 days. But its going to be so relaxing... 1. 2. 3. What is Paul going to do this summer? Where is Peter going to go? What is Peter going to do on his holiday?