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There are many ways to talk about the future in English.

There are many ways to talk about the future in English.

Be going to is one of them.

Let’s look at:
When we use be going to to talk about the future.
How we make sentences using be going to.
Common pronunciation when we talk.

When do we use it?

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Function: be going to Look at the conversation. Are the boy

Function: be going to

Look at the conversation. Are the boy and

girl talking about the past, present or future?

The future.

Hello! What are your plans for the weekend? Are you going to visit your grandma?

No, I’m not. I’m going to relax this weekend and stay at home.

Me too. I’m not going to do anything – only sleep!

Look at what the boy says: ‘I’m going to relax this weekend.’ Is this a prediction or a plan?

A plan.

Is the plan organised (e.g. with a date in a diary) or is it an intention?

It’s an intention.

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Function: be going to Here, the girl is asking about future

Function: be going to

Here, the girl is asking about future plans.

Hello!

What are your plans for the weekend? Are you going to visit your grandma?

No, I’m not. I’m going to relax this weekend and stay at home.

Me too. I’m not going to do anything – only sleep!

We use be going to to talk about future plans and intentions.

This is a future intention. Plans and intentions are not always organised. They don’t have a date and time like future arrangements.

How do we make sentences using be going to?

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Form: be going to Look at the conversation again. Find an

Form: be going to

Look at the conversation again. Find an example

positive, negative, question and short answer using be going to. The first one is done for you.

Hello! What are your plans for the weekend? Are you going to visit your grandma?

No, I’m not. I’m going to relax this weekend and stay at home.

Me too. I’m not going to do anything – only sleep!

I’m going to relax this weekend.

I’m not going to do anything.

Are you going to visit your grandma?

No, I’m not.

Now use the examples to complete the gaps in the tables with these words. The first is done for you.

’m (am)

verb infinitive

isn’t (is not)

going to

going to

verb infinitive

he/she/it

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Form: be going to Hello! What are your plans for the

Form: be going to

Hello! What are your plans for the weekend?

Are you going to visit your grandma?

No, I’m not. I’m going to relax this weekend and stay at home.

Me too. I’m not going to do anything – only sleep!

The verb infinitive is the form you find in a dictionary.

Let’s consider pronunciation…

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Think about pronunciation… Look at the parts of the conversation again.

Think about pronunciation…

Look at the parts of the conversation again. Listen

to your teacher and repeat.

When we talk quickly, we can pronounce going to as /gɒnə/. Listen again…

Let’s practise!

Are you going to visit your grandma?

I’m going to relax this weekend.

I’m not going to do anything

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