SEMANA N.

TEMA: FUTURE: BE GOING TO (PLANS AND PREDICTIONS). PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR

FUTURE. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: A / AN, SOME / ANY.
HOW MUCH / HOW MANY. A LOT / NOT MUCH, ETC.

They are going to travel to Japan Ellos viajarán a Japón el próximo

next month. mes.

“Going to” is not a tense. It is a special expression “Ir a” no es un tiempo. Es una expresión
to talk about plans and intentions. especial para hablar sobre planes e
intenciones.

Example: They are going to come next year. Ejemplo: Ellos vendrán el próximo año.

Use “Going to” When we can see that something Usamos “Ir a” cuando podemos es probable
is likely to happen (prediction). que algo suceda (predicción).

Look out those clouds! It is going to rain. ¡Mira esas nubes! Va a llover.

FUTURE TIME EXPRESSIONS EXPRESIONES DE TIEMPO FUTURO

- Tomorrow - Mañana
- Tonight - Esta noche
- Next week/month/year - Próxima(o) semana/mes/año
- In a few hours/days - En pocas(os) horas/días
- By next week, etc. - Para la próxima semana, etc.

AFFIRMATIVE TRANSLATION CONTRACTION

I am Yo trabajaré mañana. I am I’m

You are Tú trabajarás mañana. You are You’re
He is Él trabajará mañana. He is He’s
She is going to work tomorrow. Ella trabajará mañana. She is She’s
It is Esto trabajará mañana. It is It’s
We are Nosotros trabajaremos We are We’re
You are mañana. You are You’re
They are Ustedes trabajarán They are They’re
mañana.
Ellos trabajarán mañana.

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 NEGATIVE TRANSLATION CONTRACTION
I am not Yo no trabajaré mañana. I am I’m
You are not Tú no trabajarás mañana. You are You’re
He is not Él no trabajará mañana. He is He’s
She is not Ella no trabajará mañana. She is She’s
going to work
It is not Esto no trabajará mañana. It is It’s
We are not tomorrow. Nosotros no trabajaremos mañana. We are We’re
You are not Ustedes no trabajarán mañana. You are You’re
They are not Ellos no trabajarán mañana. They are They’re

INTERROGATIVE TRANSLATION CONTRACTION

Am I ¿Yo trabajaré mañana? Yes, you are. / No, you

Are You ¿Tú trabajarás mañana? aren’t.
Is He ¿Él trabajará mañana? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
¿Ella trabajará mañana?
Is She going work Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
¿Esto trabajará mañana?
Is It to tomorrow?
¿Nosotros trabajaremos Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
Are We mañana? Yes, it is. / No, It isn’t.
Are You ¿Ustedes trabajarán mañana? Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.
Are They ¿Ellos trabajarán mañana? Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.
Yes, they are. / No, they
aren’t.

TIME EXPRESSIONS EXPRESIONES DE TIEMPO

Today, tonight, this morning, etc., and Hoy, esta noche, esta mañana, etc, y con los
with these verbs: go, come, meet, see, verbos: ir, venir, encontrar a alguien, ver,
leave and arrive. retirarse y llegar.

Exercise 1
Look at the picture and choose the correct alternative.
(Observe los dibujos y elija la alternativa correcta.)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1. He____ going to sleep. A) is B) isn’t C) are D) aren’t

2. He ____ to cook dinner. A) isn’t going to B) isn’t going C) is going D) is going to
3. He ___ get up early. A) are going B) going to C) are D) is going to
4. He ____ play the drums. A) isn’t going to B) aren’t going C) is going to D) are going
5. They ____ study. A) are going to B) aren’t going C) are going D) are going to
 6. They _ tell stories anymore. A) aren’t going to B) is going to C) ‘re going to D) to going

PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR FUTURE

We can use the “Present continuous” for
future arrangements that you have planned for
a fixed time or place.
Example:
Timmy and I are watching a horror movie in a few
minutes.
Andrea is seeing Melissa next month.
Podemos usar el “presente continuo” para
futuros acuerdos que hemos planeado para
un tiempo o lugar acordado.
Example:
Mike y yo estaremos viendo una película de
terror en unos minutos
Andrea estará viendo a Melissa el próximo mes.

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

A PIZZA AN A A SLICE SOME A BAR OF

ICE CREAM CHOCOLATE OF PIZZA ICE CREAM CHOCOLATE
Una pizza Un helado Un chocolate Un pedazo de Un poco de Un barra de
pizza helado chocolate

A CUP OF A BOTTLE TEN BILLS SOME SOME WATER SOME MONEY

COFFEE OF WATER COFFEE
Una taza de Una botella de Diez billetes Un poco de Un poco de agua Un poco de dinero
café agua café

COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

(Sustantivos contables) (Sustantivos incontables)

A CHAIR A NECKLACE A SANDWICH FURNITURE JEWERLY FOOD

 A CARTON A PEAR SOME HAIR SOME MILK FRUIT
A HAIR OF MILK

Use of SOME / ANY:

A: We can have some salad. A: Podemos comer ensalada.

AFFIRMATIVE B: OK. Let’s go to the B: OK. Vamos al mercado.
market.

NEGATIVE There isn’t any water on the No hay agua en la

bottle. botella.

A: Do you have any A: ¿Tienes algunos hermanos?

QUESTIONS brothers? B: Sí, hay una.
B: Yes, there’s one.

OTHER SITUATIONS:
SOMEONE / SOMEBODY SOMETHING
A: Maggi’s kitty is hungry. It
A: There is someone at wants something to eat.
home. B: OK. Let’s go to get a
B: It’s my sister’s child. hot dog.

ANYONE / ANYBODY ANYTHING

A: Are you doing
A: He doesn’t talk to anything
anybody because he is very tonight?
shy. B: Yes, I’m doing my
homework.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW MUCH / HOW MANY

We use how much with uncountable Usamos how much con sustantivos incontables y
nouns and how many with countable how many con sustantivos contables.
nouns.
 UNCOUNTABLE COUNTABLE
HOW MUCH…? = ¿CUÁNTO? HOW MANY…? = ¿CUÁNTOS?
A: How much money was your shirt? A: How many students were in the class?
B: It was 20 dollars. B: There were 20 students.

USING A LOT OF / LOTS OF

We can use “a lot of ” and “lots of ” with Podemos usar “a lot of” and “lots of ” con
countable or uncountable nouns. sustantivos contables e incontables.

VOCABULARY

FOOD
FRUIT FRUTAS
apple manzana avocado palta cherry cereal apricot albaricoque
kiwi kiwi banana plátano orange naranja plum ciruela
melon melón grapefruit toronja peach durazno strawberry fresa
pear pera pineapple piña tomato tomate watermelon sandía
A: I have a pineapple. A: There are some strawberries on the table.
B: I want to drink some B: Thank you. That’s very kind
pineapple juice. of you.

DRINKS BEBIDAS
coffee café beer cerveza lemonade limonada chocolate milk chocolatada
tea té juice jugo punch ponche milk shake batido
water agua milk leche soda gaseosa wine vino
A: There isn’t any milk in A: Do you like coffee?
the fridge. B: Yes, I like it a lot.
B: I know, I don’t have
any.

VEGETABLES VEGETALES
broccoli brócoli carrot zanahoria parsnip nabo asparagus espárrago
cabbage repollo onion cebolla pepper pimiento cauliflower coliflor
celery apio olive aceituna pumpkin calabaza cucumber pepino
potato papa radish rabanito spinach espinaca lettuce lechuga
 A: I like to make my salad with carrot and
A: I have lettuce every day. parsnip.
B: That’s good for your B: That’s good for your
health. skin.

MEAT CARNE
beef ternera chicken pollo goose ganso fish pescado
lamb cordero duck pato ham jamonada lobster langosta
pork cerdo liver hígado ribs costillas seafood mariscos
steak filete turkey pavo sausage salchicha shrimp camarón

A: I had some steak last night? A: Fried chicken is delicious

B: Was it good? B: Oh yeah! I love it, too.
A: Yes, it was really good.

HERBS – SPICES – SAUCES HIERBAS – ESPÉCIAS – SALSAS

chamomile manzanilla mustard mostaza cilantro culantro vinegar vinagre
mayonnaise mayonesa parsley perejil sugar azúcar paprika pimento
olive oil aceite de oliva cinnamon canela salt sal vanilla vainilla
A: I want some rice. A: Is sugar good for your
B: There is some in the health.
bowl. B: No, it isn’t.

DAIRY PRODUCTS – BAKERY – SWEETS PRODUCTOS LÁCTEOS – PANADERÍA –

DULCES
butter mantequilla bread pan candy caramelo cookies galletas
cheese queso eggs huevos chocolate chocolate honey miel
cream crema oat avena jam mermelada ice cream helado
milk leche toast tostada yogurt yogur cupcake pastelito.
A: I don’t have any cheese. There aren’t any eggs in the fridge.
B: I have some in the kitchen.
 EVALUATION

1. Circle the letter that indicates the correct question.

A) Is she going work for an international company next year?
B) Is she to work for a international company next year?
C) Is she going to work for an international company next year?
D) Is she going to worked of an international company next year?
E) Is she going work in an company international next year?

2. Circle the letter that indicates the correct question.

A) How much apples do I buy?
B) How many ice cream do you want?
C) How much points did you get?
D) How many students are there?
E) How much potatoes do you need?

3. Choose the alternative that indicates the correct sentence.

A) We’re visiting going the museum tomorrow.
B) We’ re going visit in the museum tomorrow.
C) We aren’t going visiting a museum tomorrow.
D) We aren’t to visit the museum tomorrow.
E) We are going to visit the museum tomorrow.

4. Complete the following sentence.

___ they ______ a new house for their family in three years?
A) are – going build
B) are –to building
C) are – going to built
D) are – going to building
E) are – going build to

5. Circle the correct answer.

The President announced that the economic policies aren’t ___________drastically.
A) going changing B) going change C) going to change D) going changed E) going change

6. Circle the correct answer.

A: Are you ___________for dinner tonight?
B: Yes, I am. I’m excited about tonight’s meeting.

A) coming B) eating C) come to D) eating to E) coming to

7. Complete the following sentence.

___ Daniela ______ for the concert next weekend?
A) is – going buy tickets
B) is – buying to tickets
C) is – going to buy tickets
D) is – buying tickets
E) is – tickets buying to
8. Complete the dialogue with the correct answer.
A: ___ my aunt Gloria __________ lunch this Saturday?
B: Yes, she is. She is bringing corn and potatoes!
A) Is – go to come
B) Is – coming in
C) Is – going to
D) Is – coming for
E) Is – come at

9. Complete the following sentence.

A: How many peaches do I buy?
B: _________, please!
A) a slice of peaches
B) much peaches
C) three peaches
D) A lot peaches
E) a cup of peach

10. Complete the following sentence.

A: __________ sugar do you need for your coffee?
B: ______, thanks. I’m diabetic.
A) How much – A lot
B) How many – A few
C) How much – Many
D) How much – None
E) How many – One