10th Session Expressing Future with Be going to Be going to= Expresses future events or plans 1)Be is necessary in the correspondent conjugated form ( Be / Am / Is / Are) 2)“Not” is used after Be to make Negative Sentences 3)An infinitive verb is necessary after To We are going to study something about the future
Be I You She He It We They
am are is is is are are
(Not) not not not not not not not
Going to
Verb Complement Infinite=Base
going to going to going to going to going to going to going to
quit quit quit quit quit quit quit
Gonna = going to (Informal) I’m gonna quit my job
my job your job her job his job its job our jobs their jobs
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Tina’s going to talk to her children’s teacher
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Tina’s not going to talk to her children’s teacher
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Is Tina going to talk to her children’s teacher?
Wh? Why is Tina going to talk to her children’s teacher? Let’s identify Be Going To https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJX7QKFexoA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpmmTWcjVbM
Examples
Functions
That was a lightning. It’s going to rain. Her belly is so round and big. Definitely, she’s gonna give birth soon. It smells delicious! What are we going to have? The argument is getting too heated. There’s going to be a problem.
Future event(s) based on a present evidence
It’s done. I’m going to (go) Harvard. We got the tickets to Japan last week. We’re gonna move there. She asked me if there was a job opportunity here because she’s gonna quit.
Future plans Decisions made before
They are going to renovate their apartment so it’s easier to be rented.
What can we say? It’s going to rain
She’s going to take a shower
The vase is gonna fall down
They are going to kiss each other
She’s gonna open the gift
They’re gonna play tennis
He’s gonna be late
Affirmative https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/going-to-write
Negative https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/future/going-to-negative-forms
Interrogative https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/going-to-questions https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/going-to-questions-2
+; --; ? https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/future/positive-negative-questions-write
Some examples on TV / movies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2vmLOlr40s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT5Ul3tMjDA
Listening Activity https://soundcloud.com/federico-bueno-637908942/listening-be-going-to
Decide whose plans are these, Rosie’s or Miss Bishop’s R B B MB R R MB MB MB MB
Dictation: https://soundcloud.com/federico-bueno-637908942/dictation
Coming out with a dialogue
A: Hi there Daniel, this is Vicente. B: What’s up Vicente. Where are you? A: Everything’s cool. I just finished work and I’m about to leave. Hey, what are you doing? B: I’m at home. I’m eating the bake mom baked this morning. A: Oh god! And how much have you had? B: I’ve eaten always everything. A: No way! You’re gonna have a stomache. You’d better have some Alka-Seltzer B: Talk to you later, mom
Singing for their supper
Reading
Reading Activity in groups
1) Ed 27, Ginger 25, Will 26 2) Ed and Ginger 3) In all seasons 4) Anywhere 5) They met at school in Canterbury 6) Ed was an artist, Ginger was a gardener and will a bookseller. 7) They sing in streets, pubs, and market squares 8) They are worried about the guys’ future. 9) They started a website and made a record of 16 songs 10) They’re going to make podcasts to tell more stories about their journeys and also a new CD.
https://soundcloud.com/federico-bueno-637908942/noburu-roku