⏩ Practice using be going to and will to talk about future plans.
⏩ Practice using modal verbs to express necessity and suggestion.
⏩ Notice and practice words linked together with a /w/ or /y/ sound.
⏩ Develop skills in listening for main idea and details ▶ develop summarizing skills
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Develop summarizing skills .
Check ✅ the four topics she discusses in the correct order.
A🎧 Notice how some words are linked by a /w/ sound, and other words are linked by a /y/ sound. Listen and practice.
You should know about local conditions.
You ought to do it right way.
You shouldn't carry a lot of cash.
You must be at least 21 years old.
B Imagine you are going to travel abroad. Take turns giving each other advice.
👳 You must have a passport.
1. You . . . have a visa to enter in the United States.
2. You . . . have a student visa to go to a university.
3. You . . .
Listen to an interview with a spokeswoman from the New York City Visitors Center. Check ✅ the four topics she discusses.
Which activities do you like to do on vacation?
visit museums visit relatives
go to a music festival go on a cruise
hang out with friends go skating
watch movies go surfing
go fishing have fun
relax at the beach relax at home
other _______________
Which activities did you do on your last vacation?
Make a list of other activities you like to do on vacation. Then compare with a partner.
Going to intending to do something in the future, or being certain or expecting to happen in the future. It is used to describe a PLAN or decision that you have made about the future.
Are you going to go to Yoko’s party?
The radio said it was going to be hot and sunny tomorrow.
Will is used for decisions which we make at the moment of speaking, something which hasn't been planned before.
For example, in a restaurant:
Waiter: What would you like to order, sir?
Customer: (looking at the menu) Mmm, I think I'll have a cup of tea and toasts.
Biking Trip 🚴 or Surfing Trip 🏄?
What is the length of the trip?
B Going to⏯️
Complete the following sentences with the going to future form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. They ……………………………… (visit) us next weekend.
2. We ……………………………… (eat) out tonight.
3. I ………………………………. (leave) for Europe on Tuesday.
4. They. ……………………………… (wait) for us after the show.
5. We ……………………………… (get) up early tomorrow morning and go fishing.
C Future with be going to and will⏯️
A Complete Robert's story. Use the correct form of be going to and the verbs in parentheses.
Tomorrow ………………………………….. (be) a very exciting day. It's my birthday, and my friends and I ………………………………….. (celebrate). In the morning, Scott and I ………………………………….. (drive) to the beach. Our friend Sara …………………………….. (meet) us there. We ……………………………….. (stay) at the beach for a few hours. Then we ……………………………….. (have) lunch at my favorite restaurant. After lunch, Scott ………………………………….. (go) to work, and Sara and I ……………………….. (see) a movie. After the movie, we ………………………………… (go) to our friend Charlie's house. He ………………………………… (cook) dinner for Sara and me.
Exercise Going to FUTURE
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⚪ Modals for describing necessity
⚪ Modals for giving suggestions
⚪ FUTURE With be going to and will
Use be going to + verb for plans you've decided on.
Use will + verb for possible plans before you've made a decision.
Modals for Necessity | Modals for Suggestion
must, need to, have to, don’t have to | had better, ought to, should, shouldn’t have
Things to do
Places to go
must, need to, and have to have similar meanings.
had better, ought to, and should have similar meanings but vary in strength.
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