Global 4: Session 2

Look at the example: "I'm going to go shopping for new clothes tomorrow". We use 'be + going to' to talk about:

• the past

• things we are doing at the moment

• our plans

• our opinion

She _______ going to visit her family on Saturday.

Jess and Jay _______ going to the grocery store this evening.

Answer explanation

When we talk about plans, we use subject (Jess and Jay) be (are/aren't/are not) + going to + complement (the grocery store).

Choose what you hear.

• They are going to visit their family in a different city next weekend.

• They are going visit their family in a different city next weekend.

• They going to visit their family in a different city next weekend.

• They am going to visit their family in a different city next weekend.

Look at this sentence: "He is going to travel to England in October". In affirmative sentences, the structure is:

• Subject + going to + verb + complement

• Subject + verb to be + going to + verb + complement

• Subject + verb to be + going + verb + complement

• Subject + verb to be + going to + complement

Complete this sentence with your ideas: I'm going to ... next weekend.

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Mary _______ going to watch the film with us.

• aren't

• won't

• am not

• isn't

Answer explanation

When we talk about plans, we use subject (Mary) + be (isn't) + going to + verb (watch) + complement (the film with us).

They _______ to the beach this weekend. They decided to go to the mountains.

• going to travel

• am not going to travel

• isn't going to travel

• aren't going to travel

Choose what you hear.

• She didn't going to meet her friends. She has to study for a test.

• She isn't going to meet her friends. She has to study for a test.

• She is going to meet her friends. She has to study for a test.

• She going to meet her friends. She has to study for a test.

Look at this example: "Mary isn't going to watch the film with us." In negative sentences, we use:

• subject + verb to be + not + going to + verb + complement

• subject + verb to be + going to + verb + complement

• subject + verb to be + not + going + verb + complement

• subject + not + going + verb + complement