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To be going to
It is 2050. Take a few minutes to imagine and answer some questions about the future
you.
1. How old are you going to be in 2050?
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2. What are going to be your qualifications?
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3. Where are you going to live?
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4. Describe your future job. Where are you going to work? Why did you choose this
profession?
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5. Describe your future family. If you’re a parent, what are you going to be most proud of as
a parent, and why?
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6. Is there anything else important that you’d like us to know about the future you?
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To be going to
Grammar
We use the 'verb to be' + 'going to' when we have decided to do something (an
intention or plan).
Examples
I'm going to read the map if I get lost.
Emma is going to go on holiday this afternoon.
Rachel and Vicky are going to spend six weeks in Vietnam.
We also use going to for a prediction based on the present situation, when we can see
that something is going to happen.
Examples
The ladder is moving. David is going to fall.
My sister is going to have a baby in March.
It's nearly nine now. We're going to miss our flight.
As an example, let's use the subject 'I', the verb 'to play', and the object 'cards'.
The grammatical structure for 'going to' looks like this.
Subject + verb to be + going to + infinitive
The actual sentence is...
I am going to play cards.
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To be going to
Complete the conversation with the 'subjects', 'verbs' and 'going to'.
Laura: What are you doing with that camera?
Boom: I'm going to take (I / take) it to work. (1) ____________________________ (I / lend)
it to Phil. (2) __________________________ (he / take) a few photos with it.
Laura: Why can't he buy his own camera?
Boom: He's got one, but it isn't working properly. (3)_______________________ (it / be) a
while before he can get it repaired.
Laura: Well, how long (4) ______________________________ (he / keep) ours? When
(5) ________________________________ (we / get) it back?
Boom: (6) ________________________________ (he / have) it over the weekend.
(7) _________________________________ (we / get) it back on Monday.
Laura: Well, I hope (8) ______________________________ ( it / not / get) damaged.
What would you say in these situations? Use these words: be sick, crash, get wet,
lose, not stop, rain
Example: The sky is full of dark clouds.
It’s going to rain._________________ ________________________
1. Now it's starting to rain. There's nowhere to shelter and you haven't got an umbrella.
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2. You feel awful. There's a terrible feeling in your stomach.
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3. You are playing snooker. The game is nearly over and you are 100 points behind.
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4. You can see a plane coming down. It's out of control and falling to the ground.
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5. You are waiting for a bus. There's one coming, but you don't know if it's the one you want.
It's travelling very fast.
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