3A GRAMMAR be going to (plans and predictions)

a Complete the conversations with the correct form of be going to and a verb from the list.

do have get get go not do visit work 1 A What are you doing? B I 1‘m going to get a trolley. I can’t carry all these bags. 2 A 2 you your homework this evening? B No, I’m not. I’m really tired. In fact, I 3 anything – just sleep! 3 A So, do you like it here in Oxford? B Yes, we love it! But we’re only here for a short time. We 4 lots of different places. A Where 5 you next? B Liverpool. We 6 the train there. 4 A How’s your daughter? B She’s fine, thanks. A Does she have any plans for the summer? B Yes. She 7 in a bookshop for six weeks. A 8 she a holiday? B No, I don’t think she is. b What’s going to happen? Write a sentence with be going to and a verb from the list for pictures 1–8.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 He’s going to miss the bus. 5 They the race. 2 They . 6 The dog the sausages. 3 He a cake. 7 He for work. 4 She . 8 She the window. ACTIVATION

Test your memory. Practise the conversations in a with a partner. Then cover sentences 1–8 in b.

Look at the pictures and remember the sentences.