Unit 8. Moving Forward.

Vocabulary.
Read and learn.
Talk about plans.
1-Study for the next next. 6-Clean the house 2-Get
a new job. 7-Buy my own house.

3-Do the laundry. 8-Speak English fluently.

4-Buy a new car.
5-Have children.
Exercise 1
Write the plans from the vocabulary in the correct column.
Short term plans. Long term plans.

Page 96 in the book.

Grammar. Future. Be+going to.
We use be+going to to talk about our plans for the future.
We use these time expressions in future: Tomorrow, next week, next
year, next summer, next vacation, next winter, next Sunday.
For example: Affirmative. (Verb to be+going to+verb)
I`m going to buy a house next year.

Negative. (Verb to be+not+ going to+verb) I`m

not going to buy a house next year.
Question (Verb be+subject+going to+verb) Are
you going to buy a house next year?

Exercise 2.
Complete the conversation with be going to and the verb in
parentheses.
Luis. Hey! I just won $200.
Carlos. Wow! What________________________(you, do) with it?
Luis.Well, first, I__________________________(buy) my mother
some flowers.
Carlos. Great. She________________________(love) those. Luis.
And then, I_______________________(give) my sister $100
Carlos. And the rest?

Luis. I____________________________(put) it in the bank.

Carlos.___________________________(you, buy) anything for
yourself?
Luis. Maybe, but not now.
Exercise 3
Change to the affirmative, negative or question. Use the future
Be+going to.
1-She is going to study for the test tomorrow. +
____________________________________ _
____________________________________?
2-
______________________________________
___+
They aren’t going to do the laundry next Saturday –
_________________________________________?

3-______________________________________+
________________________________________- Are
you going to pay the phone bill next week?

Vocabulary
Weather predictions.
-Windy, breeze -Cold, cool
-Rainy, wet -Sunny, bright, clear
-Cloudy, overcast -Hot, warm Exercise
4.

Complete the sentences. Use the words of the vocabulary.

1-It`s not going to rain tomorrow. You don’t need to take
your_______________or your______________________.
2-Put on your sweater. It`s going to be________________outside.
3-The weather forecast says it`s going to be cloudy today. You don’t
need to take your______________________.
4-It`s going to
be__________________and_________________tomorrow, so don’t
forget your sun hat.

Grammar. Will for predictions and immediate decisions.

Differences
We use be+going to and will to make predictions.
We only use will to make an immediate decision. For example:
The phone is ringing. I will answer it.
Exercise 5.
Complete the sentences using will or be going to.
1-You are looking happy, Yes, I_______________buy a new car
tomorrow.
2-Oh no! It1s starting to rain. I_______________get an umbrella.
3-This is heavy. Wait, I________________help you.
4-You have to get up at five o clock tomorrow. Yes,
I_______________________to go to bed early tonight.