Grammar ◆ Going to 3 Write sentences using going to, as in the example. 1 Peter likes to be near the sea. He/walk/beach. He is going to walk on the beach. 2 Anne studies local customs. She/learn/local dances. 3 Jill, Betty and Ken are at a campsite. They/sleep/a tent. 4 My sister and I love history. We/visit/a museum. 4 Ask and answer, as in the example. Use the prompts below. • visit a castle • explore a cave • go on a cruise • spend holidays at a hotel • stay on a farm • go surfing • go sightseeing • go camping A: I'm going to visit a castle next summer. What are you going to do? B: I'm not going to visit a castle. I'm going to stay on a farm.

Grammar: Using 'Going to'

This section focuses on using the 'going to' future construction to talk about plans and intentions. It involves both creating sentences from prompts and forming questions and answers.

3. Writing Sentences with 'Going to'

1. Anne studies local customs. She/learn/local dances. Answer: She is going to learn local dances.
   • Explanation: The sentence is formed by combining the subject ('She'), the auxiliary verb 'is' (since 'She' is third person singular), 'going to', and the main verb 'learn', followed by the object 'local dances'.
2. Jill, Betty and Ken are at a campsite. They/sleep/a tent. Answer: They are going to sleep in a tent.
   • Explanation: 'They' is plural, so we use 'are'. The structure is 'They are going to sleep in a tent'.
3. My sister and I love history. We/visit/a museum. Answer: We are going to visit a museum.
   • Explanation: 'We' is plural, so we use 'are'. The structure is 'We are going to visit a museum'.

4. Asking and Answering with 'Going to'

This is a pair work exercise. You will ask your partner a question about their future plans using 'going to', and they will answer using one of the prompts provided. Then, you will answer their question about your plans.

• visit a castle
• stay on a farm
• explore a cave
• go surfing
• go on a cruise
• go sightseeing
• spend holidays at a hotel
• go camping

You: I'm going to visit a castle next summer. What are you going to do?

Partner: I'm not going to visit a castle. I'm going to stay on a farm.

To practice, you can create your own questions and answers using the prompts. For instance:

Your question could be: "Are you going to go surfing next month?"

Your partner's answer could be: "No, I'm not going to go surfing. I'm going to go camping."

Or you could ask: "What are you going to do on your holiday?" and your partner could answer: "I'm going to go on a cruise."