EF 1 2 Class 26 simple future- will / be going to

 

English Foundations 1&2

Speaking and Listening 1/2

 

Today’s class plan:

·      “will” NEW MODAL “am going to”

·      Listening exercise

·      Test#5 Write a paragraph.

 

Monday

·      Job interview dialogues

·      “Latin Music and Salsa”

 

Spanish Banks Beach- nice beach close to UBC

Lacarno Beach – also close to UBC

Wreck Beach – nudist beach, close to UBC

 

 

Verb tenses

simple present -everyday, usually, habit

simple past- once, one time, in the past

simple future- once, one time, in the future

 

simple future

‘will’

‘be going to’

Tomorrow, I will go to the beach.

Tomorrow I be am going to go to the beach.

Tomorrow I am going to go to the beach.

 

I will close the door. I’ll close the door.   ‘ apostrophe

I am going to close the door. I’m going to close the door.

 

 

She will close the door. She’ll close the door.

She is going to close the door. She’s going to close the door.

 

You will close the door. You’ll close the door.

You are going to close the door. You’re going to close the door.

 

I have am going to go to the school.

be going to

 

SIMPLE FUTURE  will = be going to

 

HIGHER LEVEL VERB FOR EF345

He should be going to the party.

 

‘Will’ and ‘be going to’ are a little bit different.

EASIEST WAY TO EXPLAIN:

will- You decide right now. in the moment

be going to – You already decided before.

 

decide- make a plan, choose

 

I am going to go to church. modal- be going to + go

I am going to church.

 

I am going to pick up my son at school at 3.

I want to pick up my son at school at 3.

 

I was writing a screenplay last year. past continuous- next week

 

I bought a new car last week. I am going to buy another car next week.

bought- simple past

am going to buy – simple future

 

I am going to an appointment.

I am going to go to an appointment.

 

I want to go to an appointment. NOT THE SAME MEANING

 

I want to relax, so I am going to go to the park.

I want to go home, but I am going to pick up my son.

 

I want to relax. My friends will/are going to come to my house.

 

You want to watch TV. You are going to clean your house first.

 

I am going to sleeping. I am going to go to bed early tonight.

 

She is sleeping. present continuous- next week

 

I drank had some mojitos last week. They tasted very good. I will am going to have some mojitos this weekend.

 

mojito-

 

What are going to do this weekend? What are your plans?

What will you do this weekend?

 

 

 

 

Articles: a an the

Usually articles come before nouns.

 

 

 

Exercise 24 Vocabulary Practice : Collocations

1.    the eastern live/part

2.     

8.       in numerical order  1,2,3,4,5

in alphabetical order a,b,c,d,e

14. the daily special

 

 

Test #5 Write a paragraph

Two topics. Choose one.

1. What is your favourite music?

OR

 2. What are your plans for the weekend?