Summer vocation

graMMar to be going to

1. Study the table and complete the sentences with to be going to and the verb.

Rule

Use to be going to: – for predictions on what we can see:

Ex: Look at the clouds. It is going to rain. – to express plans for a near future: Ex: We are going to travel to Paris.

Form: to be going to

I am You/We/They are He/She/It is I am You/We/They are He/She/It is

? Wham I are you/we/they is he/she/it

going to...

NOT going to...

going to...

1) It’s the end of the school year. I ___ (have) a great rest soon. 2) ___ Kate and Mike____ (fly) to France next week? 3) I ___ (not have) lunch at home, I ____ (eat) at school canteen. 4) My sister ___ (learn) surfing this summer. 5) We ___ (take) photos at the beach and relax. 6) Jane ___ (not buy) a lot of souvenirs, only some magnets.

2. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the given verbs.

go / not swim / miss / catch / play / watch / lend / walk

1) He ___ the bus. 2) We ___ a taxi. 3) Mark ___ a book to Rita. 4) She ___ in the park with her friends. 5) They ___. It’s too stormy. 6) Alice ___ tennis with Mark on Sunday. 7) They ___ TV tonight. 8) I’___ on a cruise in the Mediterranean Sea.

3. Complete the blog post with the correct form of be going to and the verbs in brackets.

I can’t believe it! This summer I 1)______ (not spend) a week at our family cottage in Wales. I 2)_____ (travel) to New York with my family! I’m so excited!

We 3)_____ (stay) in Manhattan for a week. We 4)_____ (do) a house swap and stay in an apartment. We are going to visit all the museums and I 5)____ (have) a ride in a horse-drawn carriage around Central Park! It sounds so cool! I know my dad 6)______ (not come) up to the top of the Empire State Building with us because he hates heights!

But I know I 7)____ (feel) a bit sad too because my pet dog can’t come with us. What ____ you 8)______ (do) this summer? ____ your family 9)_____ (travel) anywhere exciting? Tell me about it!

4. Read the answers and write the questions.

1) ___ I’m going to travel to Scotland on holiday next year. 2) ___ I’m going to travel with my mum and dad. 3) ___We’re going to drive there. It’s a long way! 4) ___ We’re going to stay in a youth hostel and on a campsite. 5) ___ We’re going to meet our friend.

5. Complete the dialogues with the correct form of to be going to and the given verb. Listen and check.

do (2) / not carry / get / not do / visit / help / travel / take

A: Wait a minute! B: What ___ you _____? A: I’____ a trolley. We’______ all the bags!

A: ____ you_____ your homework this evening? B: No, I’m really tired. I’______ anything! Just sleep!

A: So, do you like it here in Oxford? B: Yes, we love it! We’________ lots of different places. A: Where _____ you ______next? B: Liverpool! We ________ the train there.

A: Have you got any plans for the summer? B: Yes, I’ ________ in my father’s shop for six weeks.

6. Write true answers to the questions.

1) What are you going to do next Saturday evening? 2) How are you going to celebrate your birthday? 3) Are you going to have a holiday in summer? 4) When are you going to revise for your exams? 5) What are you going to be in the future?

7. In pairs, take turns to talk about your plans for the next ten years. Use the ideas below or your own ones.

Ex.: I’m going to be a famous sports star, but I’m not going to move to another country.

learn to drive move to another country start a business

write a song/ make a clip be a famous actor/ sports star

study at university

8. Plan your summer holidays. Answer the questions.

1) Where are you going to travel? 2) How long are you going to stay? 3) Who are you going to go with? 4) Where are you going to stay? 5) What means of transport are you going to use? 6) What things are you going to take? 7) What clothes are you going to pack? 8) What are you going to do and see? 9) What special things do you plan to do?