WILL AND GOING TO 1.- Use the verbs in brackets and going to to complete the dialogue: AVA: BARRY: AVA: BARRY: AVA: BARRY: AVA: BARRY: AVA:
BARRY:
Tomorrow is my sister´s birthday. She ____________________(be) sixteen. How _________you _____________________(celebrate) it? We ____________________(take) a trip to Disney World. Who _________________________(go)? Our whole family and two of her friends ______________________(go). Where ___________you ___________________(stay)? I think we ___________________(stay) at a hotel inside Disney World. That´s great. How long ___________you _____________(be) there? We ________________(be) there for one week. But we ______________________(not be) at Disney World the whole time. We ___________________(visit) Cape Canaveral. It´s very close. We did that too. You ____________________(enjoy) it a lot.
(Adapted from Grammar: Strategies and Practice.Beginning)
2.- Susie is going to go on holiday. Read her plans and complete the text using to be + going to:
Susie is going to be in Paris next week. She _________________on Monday at 4 p.m. She will probably have a walk around the city and get something to eat. On Tuesday, she _______________. Everyone says that it is very beautiful. On Wednesday, she _______________. She wants to see the beautiful paintings there. On Thursday, she _______________. Susie loves boats. On Friday, she ________________________. On Saturday, she _____________________in the morning. She ____________________in the afternoon. She has heard that Paris is a beautiful place and she is looking forward to her holiday there. (Adapted from Summer Review)
3.- Peter wants to see Sally. He is talking to her on the telephone. Complete the conversation using will / won´t and the verbs in brackets: PETER: SALLY: PETER: SALLY: PETER: SALLY: PETER: SALLY: PETER: SALLY:
_______ you ______ (be) at home this evening, Sally? Well, I´m working late. I don´t expect I __________ (finish) until after 9.00, so I ____________ (be) home until quite late. Oh, I see. What about tomorrow? _________ you ________ (be) free for lunch? No, I´m afraid I ____________ (be) in a meeting at lunchtime. What time do you think __________ the meeting _________ (end)? I´m not sure, but it probably _____________ (finish) before 2.00. Listen, Peter, why don´t we meet for a coffee after work tomorrow evening? What time _________ you _________ (be) free tomorrow? I ____________ (be) free by 6.00. All right. I _________ (meet) you at your office at 6.00, then. Right. I ___________ (see) you then.
(Adapted from The Heinemann English Grammar)
4.- Professor Fox answered questions from the audience. Complete the questions and answers. Use the words in brackets and will or won´t: WOMAN 1: FOX: WOMAN 2: FOX: MAN 1: FOX:
MAN 1: FOX: MAN 2: FOX:
My question is this, Professor Fox: __________the car of the future __________(run) on petrol? No, it _____________. It _____________probably ___________(use) solar energy. ______________we still ______________(get) flat tyres? No, we _____________. By the year 2010, tyres ______________(have) a special seal so that they _______________(repair) themselves. In what other ways _____________cars _______________(be) different? Well, instead of keys, cars ______________(have) smart cards. These ____________(look) a lot like credit cards. They ______________(open) doors and they ________________(adjust) the seats, mirrors and steering wheels. They ______________even _______________(control) the inside temperature. ____________they_____________(prevent) car thefts? Yes, they _____________! Next question? That gentleman at the back. How much _____________these cars _____________(cost)? I don´t know exactly but they certainly _____________(be) cheap. Nothing ever is!
(Adapted from Grammar Express)