12AGrammar future: be going to

a Complete the conversations. Use the correct form of be going to and the words in parentheses
or a short answer.

1 A I finished high school. I had my last exam on Friday.

B Great! So, what are your plans for the future?
A Well, 1Im going to go to college next September. (go)
B Are you going to work this summer?
A Yes, I 2am. I 3 tomorrow. (start)
B Where 4
you ?
(work)
A I 5 with my sister at the City Sports
Center. (work) We 6
with the
childrens summer camp. (help)
B 7
your sister
to college in September, too? (go)
A No, she 8 . She finished
college in June.

2 A 9
you to the
meeting next Monday? (come)
B No, I 10 . I 11 on
vacation in Thailand. (be)
A What 12 you
there? (do)
B I 13 and eat a lot of good food.
(swim)
A What hotel 14 you
at? (stay)
B I 15 at a hotel. (not stay).
I 16 on the beach. (camp)
A Really? When 17 you
back to the office? (come)
B I 18 back. (not come). This is
mylast day in the office. See you!

activation
b Practice the conversations with a partner.

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 12BGrammarreview of present, past, and future
a Write new statements or questions. Use the words below and the correct tense or form of
theverb.

1 Diane and Bernie / eat / Chinese food / tomorrow.

Diane and Bernie are going to eat Chinese food tomorrow.

2 You / be / late for work / every morning?

Are you late for work every morning?

3 We / not travel / to Argentina / last year.

We didnt travel to Argentina last year.

4 She / read / the new book by John Grisham / last month?

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5 I / take pictures of my friends / at a party / now.

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6 He / usually / watch a movie on TV / on Saturday evening.

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7 It / not rain / now.

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8 James / usually / play the guitar in his band.

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9 Kate and Marco / study Japanese / next year.

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10 I / buy / a new camera / last week.

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11 Maria / not wear / a suit to work / last Friday.

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12 They / stay / at the Savoy Hotel / last year?

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13 He / write / a blog about his trips / every year.

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14 Christopher / celebrate / his birthday / in Guayaquil / next year.

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activation
b Work with a partner. Take turns reading the sentences aloud.
Diane and Bernie ate Indian food last night. Theyre going to eat Chinese food tomorrow.

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