CELEBRATIONS

Unit 4

Taken from: Touchstone 2A Second Edition

Cambridge University Press
Conversation Birthdays.

Listen and practice.

Alicia: It’s Mom’s birthday on the first, remember? She’s going to be 50!
Dave: Oh, that’s right. What are you going to get her?
Alicia: I’m going to buy her something special, like a necklace.
Then it’s Mom and Dad’s anniversary on the tenth
Dave: Right, we usually give them something.
Alicia: We? You mean I do. Let’s, um, send them
some flowers
Dave: Ok. Then it’s my birthday on the twenty-third
Alicia : Yeah, I know. I’m going to get you the same
thing you got me – nothing!
THE FUTURE WITH BE GOING TO

STRUCTURE

Subject + verb to be + going to + base form verb + Complement

I am going to celebrate my birthday

THE FUTURE WITH “BE GOING TO”

STRUCTURE – NEGATIVE FORM

Subject + verb to be + NOT + going to + base form verb +

Comp.

I am not going to celebrate my birthday

THE FUTURE WITH “BE GOING TO”

STRUCTURE – INTERROGATIVE FORM

Verb to be + Subject + going to + base form verb + Comp. + ?

Are you going to celebrate your birthday?

 THE FUTURE WITH “BE GOING TO”
 
Are you going to do anything this weekend?
Is Kayla going to cook dinner for you?
 
Are your friends going to be there?
Where are you going to travel on vacations?
Yes, I am. I´m going to celebrate my birthday.
No, I´m not. I´m going to stay home.
Yes, she is. She´s going to cook a special dinner.
No, she´s not. She´s going to order takeout.
Yes, they are. They´re going to stop by after
dinner.
No, They´re not. They´re going to be away all
weekend.
I’m going to travel to Santa Marta.
I’m not going to travel to Cartagena.
 TIME EXPRESSIONS

TONIGHT
TOMORROW
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
TOMORROW NIGHT
NEXT WEEK
NEXT MONTH
NEXT SUMMER
NEXT YEAR
He’s going to fall on the ice
They are going to get wet
Let´s
practic
e
What are these
people going to
do this
weekend?
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Special days - Vocabu
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