LESSON 1A VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
SPEAKING Work in pairs. Tell your partner what you usually do in the summer.
I usually spend time away with my friends and I sometimes go away with my family.
7.1 Look at the photo of Amman on page … and read/listen to the text ‘the usual tourist places’ in Amman. What are the usual tourist places?
Which three suggestions does Adel make?
Read the sentences and decide which Grammar explanation is correct: a or b. Check your answer.
What are you going to do this summer?
We’re not going to take any trips.
I’m going to visit as many museums as I can.
a We use going to + verb to talk about things we go + verb now.
b We use going to + verb to talk about future plans or intend to do in the future.
Grammar box Going to We use going to + verb to talk about: future intentions + plans that can happen
I’m going to take a trip. He’s going to have a barbecue.
He isn’t going to visit Irbid. She isn’t going to do much sightseeing.?
Are you going to have a picnic? Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.
Wh-? Where is he going to be this summer?
What are they going to do?
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of going to and one of the verbs from the box.
buy • do • eat • not spend • travel
1 “What are you going to do this weekend?”
“I’m not sure. I’ve got no plans.”
2 Maha … the seaside because she wants to stay at home.
3 My parents … a new car this summer and we … around the country.
4 “What … a takeaway … tonight?” “We can have a takeaway if you like.”
Find the verbs in the Grammar box that go with these nouns.
1 visit a museum / a city / family or friends
2 … (some) sightseeing
3 … a trip
4 … a meal / a picnic / a coffee / a barbecue
Write four sentences with going to about your plans for this weekend. Use the phrases from Exercise 5.
SPEAKING In pairs, talk about your plans in Exercise 6.
Try to think of follow-up questions.
A: I’m going to visit a book festival with my friends on Saturday.
B: Where is it?
A: It’s at the Exhibition Centre.
B: I love books, too!
7.2 LISTENING! I’m going to go too!
SPEAKING Read the question and listen. Then answer the speakers. Then in pairs, ask and answer.
What are you going to do this summer?
LESSON 1B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Going to
★ Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 Nasser is / are going to have a barbecue next week.
2 I’m going / going to read my book all night.
3 Rob and Henry is / are going to go camping.
4 Nou ra is going make / to make a cake.
★ Read the questions and write short answers.
1 Is your dad going to take you to the sports centre? ✓ Yes, he is.
2 Is your sister going to study Maths at university? ✓ …
3 Are you going to eat in the town centre? ✗ …
★ Complete the mini-conversation with one word in each gap.
Hala: What are you going to wear to the wedding?
Manal: I don’t know yet. Lola … going to help me choose something nice.
Hala: How long are you going to … at the wedding?
Manal: Not long. My dad is … collect me at ten o’clock.
★ Use the information to write sentences about the people’s plans for tonight using going to.
Nadia – cook dinner
Mr Green – look for another job
My parents – buy a new camera
My sister – phone Lama
Tonight …
1 Nadia is going to cook dinner.
2 …
3 …
4 …
★★ Use the information about people’s plans for Saturday to correct the sentences.
Plans for Saturday:
Nadia – go shopping
Mr Green – cook dinner
My parents – drive to the seaside
My sister – meet Lama
1 Nadia is going to watch TV.
→ She isn’t going to watch TV. She’s going to go shopping.
2 Mr Green is going to get a takeaway.
→ …
3 My parents are going to drive to the mountains.
→ …
4 My sister is going to meet our grandmother.
→ …
Answers
LESSON 1A
1. SPEAKING Student's own answer.
2. 7.1 (Audio/text-dependent; typical: Citadel, Roman Theatre, souks/markets – or the three suggestions Adel makes: visit historical sites, try local food, go shopping.)
3. b
4.are ... going to do
isn't going to go (to the seaside)
are going to buy ... are going to travel
are ... going to eat / have
5.visit
do
take
have / eat
6.Student's own answer (four sentences using phrases from Ex. 5, e.g.: I'm going to visit my family. I'm going to do some sightseeing. I'm going to take a trip to Petra. I'm going to have a picnic.)
7.SPEAKING Student's own answer (pair discussion with follow-ups).
8.7.2 LISTENING / SPEAKING (Listening answers from audio; then) Student's own answer (What are you going to do this summer?).
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LESSON 1B
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- is
- going to
- are
- to make
2
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- Yes, he is.
- Yes, she is.
- No, I'm not. / No, I am not.
3
- is
stay
going to
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- Nadia is going to cook dinner.
- Mr Green is going to look for another job.
- My parents are going to buy a new camera.
- My sister is going to phone Lama
5
- She isn’t going to watch TV. She’s going to go shopping.
- He isn’t going to get a takeaway. He’s going to cook dinner.
- My parents aren’t going to drive to the mountains. They’re going to drive to the seaside.
- My sister isn’t going to meet our grandmother. She’s going to meet Lama.
