CHAPTER 22

FUTURE PLANS

(Simple Future “will” and “going to”)

A. Conversation

Going to a party

Yumi   : Are you going to go to the Halloween party?

Greg     : Sure. I love Halloween.

Yumi   : What are you going to wear?

Greg     : I’m going as Frankenstein. How about you?

Yumi   : I’m going to go to as bride of Frankenstein.

Greg     : Hey, maybe we should go together.

Meeting a Friend

Bill       : Hi Karl. I haven’t seen you for a long time. What have you been doing lately?

Karl     : Oh, not much. I’m still going to college.

Bill       : Are you? What subjects are you taking this year?

Karl     : I’m taking Japanese, English, Technical Drawing and math.

Bill       : And how are your classes going?

Karl     : Fine, thanks. But it’s a busy year.

B. Ways to say it

A : What are you doing at the weekend?                                 B : I’m going to stay home

      What are you going to do at the weekend?                               I’m going to visit some friends

      Are you doing anything at the weekend?                     Not much

A : When are you going to Hong Kong?                                  B : I’m leaving on the sixteenth

      When are you going to leave for Hong Kong?             I’m going to leave on the sixteenth

A : How long are you going to be away?                                 B : For about a month

                                                                                                a couple of weeks

                                                                                                a few days

     From the tenth to the sixteenth

C. Role Play

Practice this dialogue in pairs. Student A asks the questions and the student B answers. Use the information and the model below!

Student A	Student B
Find out if your partner is free on Tuesday night	You are not doing anything on Tuesday night
You are going to go to concert with your brother and you have an extra seat. You invite your partner to go with you.	Accept your partner’s invitation
You are planning to have dinner before the concert	Ask what time they are leaving
Answer (The Concert is 8 o’clock)	Offer to go to your partner’s house at around 5.30 p.m.