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Activities 1O

2 when do we luse going fo to talk about the future? 2 The rest of your life starts here!
a Look at these sentences from the story. Say which future form is a Make three resolutions to imProve
used and why. your life or to fuIfll your ambitions.
Mike This year, I{aren, l'm going to give up smoking. b Work with a partner. Teli Your
I{aren You won't give uP smoking. partner about your resolutions and
John I'll give up, too. answer any questions that Your
partner asks.
b Use the sentences to complete the examples for the rules'
Change partners. Tell your new
We use wil/ partner about your first Partner's
o to make predictions or talk about the future in general. resolutions.
Exerrprr 3 Choose the correct future forrn for
each sentence.
r when we decide to do something at the moment of I A John ar'd I are going to / will
spe aking. get married.
B Oh that's great news!
Exlrvrpr-n
2 A I can't flnd my walletl
B I'm going to / I'll helP You look
We use going to for it.
r to talk about something that we have already decided to do- I A Shali we go out for a meal
Exanrprr this evening?
B Yes, Ol( I'm going to / I'll
phone and book a tabie.
C Find one more example of each use in the story. 4 Can you record that Programme
for me? I'm going to / l'llhave
a bath.
5 A It's my birthday on SaturdaY.
B Are you going to / Will You
Practice
have a party?
I What are this family's resolutions? 6 A I'm going to get a cup of coffee.
B Good idea. I'm going to / I'll
a Make sentences with going to and this information
get one, too.
_L 7 A Here's that report.
:--
B Oh, thanks. I'm going to / l'll
read it this evening.
Exannprrs 8 If you see a black cat, You're
going to / you'll have good iuck.
My husband's going to go on d diet.
He isn't going to drink so much beer. 4 Go round the class. Find out
about people's plans for
e after the class.
o this evening.
. tomorrow.
r the weekend.
. next TuesdaY.
e the summer.
take / exercise My son / have / haircut r their next holiday.
work / hard He/watch/TV
ExannprE
Wltat are you going to do ... ?
lf you already have plans saY:
['m/We're going to ...
lf you are not sure, say:
Perhaps I/We'll ...
My daughter I ltdy I bedroom We / be nicer to each other or I don't know. I/We'll probablY ...
She / talk / phone lor hours We / argue with each other

b ffil ro.z Listen and check.

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