12A time expressions

past
present
last night
today
yesterday
this week
the day before yesterday
last week
the week before last

12A times of day

8am
9am
first thing in
the morning

10am
11am
12pm
mid-morning
late morning

future
tonight
tomorrow
the day after tomorrow
next week
the week after next

1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
late afternoon
early afternoon
mid-afternoon

6pm

7pm

evening

>> Now go to exercise 12.1 to practise.

12C present continuous future

Use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements.

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Im working tomorrow.
Youre taking a day off
next week.
He/She/Its leaving
tonight.
Were meeting him for
lunch.
Theyre going home
after the lesson.

Im not working tomorrow.

You arent taking a day off
next week.
He/She/It isnt leaving
tonight.
We arent meeting him for
lunch.
They arent going home
after the lesson.

short answers
Yes, I am.
Yes, you/we/they are.
Yes, he/she/it is.

No, Im not.
No, you/we/they arent.
No, he/she/it isnt.

?
Am I working tomorrow?
Are you taking a day off
next week?
Is he/she/it leaving
tonight?
Are we meeting him for
lunch?
Are they going home
after the lesson?

12.2 Complete the text. Use these verbs in the correct form.
drive finish have meet visit watch
Its Friday and Lyndas finishing work early today.
1 She her husband, Paul, at four oclock.
2 They to Edinburgh tonight. 3 They
Lyndas family. Its Lyndas sisters birthday and
4 she a party tomorrow evening. Paul doesnt
want to go. Theres a big football match this weekend and
5 Pauls friends it in the pub.
12.3 Write sentences using the present continuous.
Example I work this Saturday Im working this Saturday.
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she meet him bus station tomorrow

I not have lunch Harry Friday
you go cinema tonight ?
he do anything at weekend ?
we buy new car Saturday
they arrive today tomorrow ?
we not go on holiday this year
I take my daughter dentist after lunch

12.4 Write wh- questions.

Example Where are you going? Were going to the park.

>> Now go to exercises 12.2 and 12.3 to practise.

12C wh- questions

Use wh- questions to ask for information.

Use who to ask about people.
Use what to ask about
things/activities.
Use where to ask about places.
Use when to ask about times.
Use why to ask about reasons.
Use how much/how many to
ask about quantity.

12.1 Order the activities 18.

a
Justin got up early this morning.
b
Justins got a meeting first thing tomorrow.
c
Its 11 oclock now. Justins having his mid-morning break.
d
Justin and Holly went to the cinema last night.
e
Hollys party is the day after tomorrow.
f 1 Justin phoned Holly late yesterday afternoon.
g
Justins got another meeting early tomorrow afternoon.
h
Justin and Holly are going on holiday next week.

Whos coming to the party tonight?

What are you doing tomorrow?
What are we having for dinner tonight?
Where are you meeting Peter?
When are they going on holiday?
Why is she leaving work early?
How many people are coming to the meeting?
How much money are you taking on holiday?

>> Now go to exercise 12.4 to practise.

12D going to for future intentions

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6

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?
?
?
?

Pablo and Jim are coming to the pub.

Im wearing my blue dress tomorrow.
Grans meeting Arif at the airport.
Justins catching the train to Paris tonight.
Thirty people are coming to her party.
Im getting him a hat for his birthday.

12.5 Order the words to make sentences.

Examplere improve to English going our We
Were going to improve our English.
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going study I next m to weekend

Panos do is going to homework on his Sunday
re going we tomorrow buy car new to a
use to are they the this evening going Internet
speak going English we every day to re
Satomi at the s watch going a film weekend to
to learn next going Jim s year French
going we to arent this arrive afternoon late

Use going to to talk about future intentions.

An intention is something you decide to do.
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Im going to lose
weight.
You/We/Theyre going
to join a gym.
He/She/Its going to
learn Japanese.
short answers
Yes, I am.
Yes, you/we/they are.
Yes, he/she/it is.

Im not going to lose

weight.
You/We/They arent
going to join a gym.
He/She/It isnt going to
learn Japanese.

?
Am I going to lose
weight?
Are you/we/they going
to join a gym?
Is he/she/it going to
learn Japanese?

No, Im not.
No, you/we/they arent.
No, he/she/it isnt.

>> Now go to exercise 12.5 to practise.

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