American English File 1 Student eBook
Unit 10B
1. GRAMMAR: be going to (plans)
a. Look at the map. Where are the cities? Say the country and continent for each city.
b. 10.8 Gunnar Garfors and Adrian Butterworth are planning to break a world record by visiting five continents in one day. Listen and draw their route on the map.
c. Listen again and fill in the blanks with a verb from the list.
arrive be celebrate fly get go out start visit
d. Look at the highlighted sentence in the interview. Then answer the questions.
1. What form is the verb after going to?
2. Do we use going to to talk about the past, the present, or the future?
e. Grammar Bank: be going to (plans), future time expressions
10.9
I'm going to take a vacation next month.
I'm not going to study English.
Are you going to fly to Paris?
► We use be going to + verb (base form) to talk about future plans.
► We often use future time expressions with going to, e.g., tomorrow, next week,next month, next year, etc.
| (+) | |||
| full from | contraction | ||
| I am You are He / She / It is We are They are |
I'm You're He / She / It's We're They're |
going to |
take a vacation next summer. study English tonight |
| (-) | |||
| full from | contraction | ||
| I am not You are not He / She / It is not We are not They are not |
I'm not You aren't He / She / It isn't We aren't They aren't |
going to |
take a vacation next summer. study English tonight |
| (?) | ✅ | ❌ | ||||
| Am I Are you Is he / she / it Are we Are they |
going to | take a vacation next summer? study English tonight? |
Yes, |
I am. you are. he / she / it is. we are. they are. |
No, |
I'm not. you aren't. he / she / it isn't. we aren't. they aren't. |
Exercise a: Complete the sentences with the correct form of be going to and the verb in parentheses.
She doesn't have a car. She's going to go by train. (go)
1. We need a vacation. We _______________ a hotel near the beach. (book)
2. Tomorrow is Saturday. l _______________ in bed until 10:00! (stay)
3. My sister _______________ medicine. She wants to be a doctor. (study)
4. Laura and David _______________ married soon. (get)
5. Jack's office is very busy right now. He _______________ late tonight. (work)
6. My son _______________ to college-he wants to get a job. (not go)
7. We_______________ any museums because the kids think they're boring. (not visit)
Exercise b: Complete the sentences with be going to + a verb.
| not buy call not come get have live sleep watch |
I'm at a friend's house. I'm going to sleep on her sofa.
1. I need to talk to my mom. I _____________ her tonight.
2. What _____________ we _____________ for dinner this evening?
3. My mother isn't feeling very well, so she _____________ to the concert with us.
4. There's a lot of snow!How _____________ you _____________ to work?
5. They love their old car.They _____________ a new one.
6. The Force Awakens is on TV tonight. _____________ you _____________ it?
f. 10.10 Do you think Gunnar and Adrian succeeded? Listen to Gunnar and find out.
g. What do you think about Gunnar and Adrian's trip? Do you think it was a) a waste of money, b) bad for the environment, or c) an exciting thing to do?
2. PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING: sentence stress
a. 10.11 Listen and repeat the conversations. Copy the rhythm.
1. A: What are you going to do this summer?
B: I'm going to go to Thailand
2. A: Are you going to go out on Friday night?
B: Yes, I'm going to see a movie.
b. Communication: What are you going to do?
Student A
a. Ask B the questions below. Use going to.
Tonight
What / do after class?
/ study English? Why (not)?
Tomorrow
What time / get up tomorrow?
Where / have lunch?
Next weekend
/ go away next weekend? Where to?
What / do on Saturday night?
b. Answer B's questions.
Student B
a. Answer A's questions.
b. Ask A the questions below. Use going to.
Tonight
What / do after dinner?
What time /go to bed?
Tomorrow
/ go to work (or school) tomorrow?
What / do in the evening?
Next weekend
/go out on Friday night? What / do?
What / do on Sunday?
3. LISTENING
a. Imagine you are planning a vacation. What do you think about first? Number the following 1-4.
(__) Where am I going to go?
(__) What am I going to do?
(__) Who am I going to go with?
(__) What previous vacations did I really enjoy?
b. 10.12 Listen to Justin Francis from Responsible Travel. Does he agree with your order?
c. Listen again and make notes to answer the questions.
1. What examples does Justin give if you want to ... ?
• relax
• go somewhere different
• go on an adventure
• learn a new skill
2. If you are going to go on vacation with other people, what do you need to make sure of?
3. What does he recommend if you want to meet new people on vacation?
4. What three examples does he give of things that can make you happy on vacation?
5. What are you ready to start thinking about after following steps 1-3?
d. Answer the questions.
• What do you think of Justin's ideas? What do you usually want to do on vacation?
• Can you remember a vacation that made you very happy? Why was it special?
4. VOCABULARY & SPEAKING: city vacations
a. Complete the vacation phrases with a verb from the list.
| book buy eat go have meet rent stay visit |
1. ____________ a flight, a train, a room
2. ____________ by train/ bus/ plane
3. ____________ a car I an apartment
4. ____________ in a hotel/ hostel
5. ____________ out (in local restaurants)
6. ____________ museums and art galleries
7. ____________ souvenirs
8. ____________ a good time
9. ____________ new people
b. Talk to a partner. What do you like doing on vacation? Try to find some things you have in common.
c. With your partner, plan a dream trip. You are going to visit three cities on the same continent. Your vacation can be a maximum of ten days. Answer the questions.
What cities are you going to visit?
How long are you going to stay in each city?
How are you going to get there?
Where are you going to stay?
What are you going do in each place?
d. Change partners. Tell each other about your vacation plans.
e. Do you prefer your new partner's plans? Would you like to change partners and go with him / her?
5. WRITING: A formal email
Make a reservation at a bed and breakfast.
a. Read the advertisement and Hannah's email, and complete it with the words in the list.
| about are confirm Dear double from hope Sincerely would |
b. You booked a room last night at The Bay House. Plan a similar email. Think about these things.
Are you traveling with someone or alone?
What kind of room(s) did you book?
How many nights did you book for? Which dates?
How are you planning to get there?
When are you planning to arrive?
Do you want to have dinner there? When?