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It's a wedding party in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Family and friends push the brother of the bride into a pool.
Look at the photo and answer the questions.
1. What do people at a wedding dream about for the future?
2. What is your dream for the future?
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UNIT 8 GOALS
A. Talk about Plans
B. Plan a Project
C. Make Predictions
D. Solve a Problem
E. Describe Future Trends
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A GOAL Talk about Plans
Vocabulary
A Match the plans to the photos. Write the numbers.
| 1. do homework 6. practice singing 2. make a poster 7. do volunteer work 3. study abroad 8. learn another language 4. prepare for a presentation 9. go to college 5. start a new hobby 10. go on a school trip |
WORD FOCUS
Short-term means the near future (tomorrow, next week, next month, etc.).
Long-term means the distant future (next year, in five years, etc.).
B Write the plans in A in the correct columns.
| Short-term plans | Long-term plans |
C Which of the short-term plans in B do you have? Discuss in pairs.
D Number the long-term plans in B in order of importance to you. (1 = most important). Then compare your lists in the same pairs.
Grammar (See Grammar Reference p. 155)
| Future: Be going to |
| Affirmative Statements | We're going to make a poster tomorrow. |
| Negative Statements | He's not going to study abroad next year. |
| Yes/No Questions | Are you going to practice singing this weekend? | Yes, I am. No, I'm not. |
| Wh-Questions | When are you going to do volunteer work? | On Tuesday. |
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REAL LANGUAGE
Say Yes, I am or No, I'm not when you are certain. Say I'm not sure when you are not certain.
E 🎧40 Complete this conversation with be going to and the verbs in parentheses. Then listen and check your answers.
Kat: Hey! (1) __Are you going to come__ (you/come) to my party this weekend?
Ben: I'm not sure. I have a test on Monday, so I (2) _______________ (study) for that all weekend.
Kat: Which test?
Ben: It's for my Vietnamese class. My sister and I (3) _______________ (take) a vacation to Việt Nam next year, so I want to speak the language.
Kat: Wow! That's great. But my party is in the evening and it (4) _______________ (be) fun! And you (5) _______________ (not/study) all weekend. You (6) _______________ (need) a break.
Ben: That's true. OK, see you on Saturday.
F What are your short-term and long-term plans? Check (✔) the correct column.
| Short-term plans |
| Are you going to... | Yes, I am. | I'm not sure. | No, I'm not. |
| eat out tonight? | |||
| go to a party tonight? | |||
| play or watch a sport this weekend? | |||
| rest this weekend? |
| Long-term plans |
| Are you going to... | Yes, I am. | I'm not sure. | No, I'm not. |
| start your own business? | |||
| learn another language? | |||
| move to another country? | |||
| buy a laptop? |
G In pairs, ask and answer the questions in F. Then ask a Wh-question for each to find more information.
Are you going to learn another language?
Yes, I am.
What language are you going to learn?
I'm not sure. Maybe Korean.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Talk about Plans
1. Write three of your short-term plans and three of your long-term plans.
2. In pairs, talk about your plans and ask each other more questions.
I'm going to take a vacation soon.
Where are you going to go?
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