Transcript vacation in cancun

UNIT 2 FUTURE EVENTS
“Future GOING TO”
L.E.L.I. Karim Juárez Cortés
USE OF THE LANGUAGE
Future “ be going to “
Hello, I am Susana your e-mate.
I am 24 years old, I feel really happy because we are
going to work through the Web. Moreover, I guess We
are going to practice some exercises about grammar
rules and expressions!
See you soon! We are going to learn more about the
English language.
USE
• It is used to talk about future plans or intentions. Moreover, it
is used to talk about predictions based on evidence in the
present.
Example:
 I am going to travel to France the next weekend.
 You are going to eat out with your family the next week.
 He is going to work late tonight.
 She is going to start an English course.
 They are going to organize a family reunion.
 There are dark clouds in the sky, It’s going to rain.
FORM
Personal
Pronoun
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Form of the
verb “To be”
GOING TO
verb
Complement
Am
Are
Going to
Travel
By airplane
Is
Going to
Are
Going to
Mexico
Visit
tomorrow
read
An interesting
book
Examples:
I am going to read a magazine
You are going to work in a factory the next week
Susana is going to visit her grandparents tomorrow
Roberto is going to finish his English exam in two hours
We are going to have a new library in our school
You are going to write a letter to your boss.
Enrique and Susana are going to get married the next month.
We form the NEGATIVE form by adding the word NOT.
J
( personal pronoun)+ Am/ is / are
+ NOT + going to
base form)
Examples:
I am not going to travel to France the next year.
You are not going to finish your English course.
She is not going to buy a new car.
He is not going to dance with Susana in the Party.
We are not going to visit our relatives in Cancun.
You are not going to work night shifts
They are not going to the discotheque
+ VERB ( in the
We form the INTERROGATIVE form by putting the verb to be before the subject
pronoun ( personal pronoun)
Am/ is / are +
J
+ going to
+ VERB + complement ?
Examples:
Are you going to sleep? Yes, I am / No, I am not.
Is she going to buy a new jacket? Yes, she is / No, she isn’t.
Is he going to the party with Susana? Yes, he is / No, he isn’t.
Are we going to prepare Roberto’s birthday? Yes, We are / No, we aren’t
Are you going to travel by bus to USA?
Are they going to play video games tomorrow ?
This kind of question we can answer with a simple YES or NO.
NOTE: Utilizamos “going to”( voy a ) para hablar de posibles planes a futuro o predicciones
que se realicen en el futuro; ya sea de manera afirmativa, negativa o interrogativa. Solamente
vamos a omitir el verbo cuando utilicemos “Go” Ejemplo: I am going to go to the disco = I am
going to the disco.
Future “ Going to” with WH- QUESTIONS
We can use WH- Questions to make questions in order to get more information
from the other person. We can use: WHAT (que), WHERE (donde), WHEN
(cuando), WHO (quien), HOW (como), WHICH (cual), and WHY(porque).
Wh- Question
+ Auxiliary
+ Personal
Pronoun
What /
Where/ when
/ Who/ How/
Which
Am / is / are
I/ you / we
/they
He / she / It
GOING TO
Going to
+Verb
Complement?
Live / Walk /
Watch /
Write / Like,
etc….
The next year
Tomorrow
This summer
QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
1. What are you going to do this
night?
1. I’m going to the discotheque
2. Where is Susana going to this
weekend?
2. She is going to the restaurant.
3. When are you going to buy your
English book?
3. I am going to buy my English book
the next Monday.
4. How is your mother going to
prepare the potatoes?
4. She is going to make fried potatoes.
5. Where is Roberto going to stay this
afternoon?
5. He’s going to stay in his house.
6. Who is going to be the new
president of Mexico?
6. I guess, It’s going to be Roberto
Medina.
Expressions using in the Future:
Tomorrow The next Friday, Saturday, Sunday, e.t.c
The next year, month, season, etc.
This summer, winter, etc.
After graduation, dinner, etc.
In two years, three years, etc.
Note: Utilizamos las WH- questions para adquirir mas información del hablante.
Asi mismo utilizamos expresiones de tiempo que nos ayudan a referirnos al tiempo futuro
como por ejemplo: Tomorrow ( mañana), the next Friday ( el proximo viernes), etc.
REFERENCES: (Referencias)
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 Eatout: http://www.spain-info.co.uk/Costa-Blanca/Artistes.htm
 Signo: http://mafearias.blogspot.com/2008/11/wh-questions.html