Class Activities, week of February 12, 2018
Forming Be Going To Future
| Affirmative Form | Subject + am / is / are + going to + verb + complement She is going to sell her house. |
| Negative Form | Subject + am not / isn't / aren't + going to + verb + complement She is not going to sell her house. |
| Question Form | Am / is / are + Subject + going to + verb + complement? Is she going to sell her house? |
| Negative Question Form | Am...not / isn't / aren't + subject + going to + verb + complement? Isn't she going to sell her house? |
To be going to
1- Memorize, repeat and pass in front of your classmates.
Form
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Third Person
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First Person
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Plural
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Question
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Is he going to?
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Is she going to?
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Is it going to?
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Am I going to?
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Are we going to?
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Are you going to?
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Are they going to?
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Affirmative contraction
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He’s going to.
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She’s going to.
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It’s going to.
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I’m going to.
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We’re going to.
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You’re going to.
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They’re going to.
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Affirmative
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He is going to.
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She is going to
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It is going to.
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I am going to.
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We are going to.
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You are going to.
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They are going to.
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Negative question
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Is he not going to?
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Is she not going to?
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Is it not going to?
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Am I not going to.
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Are we not going to?
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Are you not going to?
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Are they not going to?
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1st Negative contraction
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He’s not going to.
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She’s not going to.
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It’s not going to.
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I’m not going to.
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We’re not going to.
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You’re not going to.
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They’re not going to.
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Negative
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He is not going to.
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She is not going to.
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It is not going to.
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I am not going to.
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We are not going to.
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You are not going to.
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They are not going to.
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Negative contracted question
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Isn’t he going to?
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Isn’t she going to?
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Isn’t going to?
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Aren’t we going to?
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Aren’t you going to?
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Aren’t they going to?
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2nd Negative contraction
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He isn’t going to.
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She isn’t going to
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It isn’t going to.
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We aren’t going to.
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You aren’t going to.
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They aren’t going to.
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Short answers
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Yes he is going to.
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Yes she is going to.
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Yes it is going to.
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Yes I am going to.
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Yes we are going to..
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Yes you are going to..
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Yes they are going to..
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No he is not going to.
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No she is not going to.
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No it is not going to.
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No I am not going to.
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No we are not going to..
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No you are not going to..
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No they are not going to.
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No he’s not going to.
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No she’s not going to
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No it’s not going to.
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No I’m not going to.
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No we’re not going to..
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No you’re not going to..
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No they’re not going to.
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No he isn’t going to.
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No she isn’t going to.
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No it isn’t going to.
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No we aren’t going to.
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No you aren’t going to..
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No they aren’t going to.
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Be Going To Exercise
Use be going to in the following sentences.
| 1. I was going to sell my car | a) but then I remembered he speaks English well. |
| 2. I was going to ring you yesterday evening | b) but I lost my bank card. |
| 3. I was going to withdraw some money | c) but no-one wanted to buy it. |
| 4. I was going to quit my job | d) but then I realised it was too difficult. |
| 5. I was going to buy a new hi-tech watch | e) but then there was a strike. |
| 6. I was going to visit my aunt in New Zealand | f) but then she decided to move to Britain. |
| 7. I was going to take a bus to work for a change | g) but then I saw the price of it!! |
| 8. I was going to watch the late movie last night | h) but I didn't have any coins. |
| 9. I was going to learn to play piano last year | i) but then I heard about the coming recession! |
| 10. I was going to speak to Angelo in Italian | j) but then I fell asleep on the sofa. |
Reading Aloud
The Great Wall of China
Walls and wall building have played a very important role in Chinese culture. These people, from the dim mists of prehistory have been wall-conscious; from the Neolithic period – when ramparts of pounded earth were used - to the Communist Revolution, walls were an essential part of any village. Not only towns and villages; the houses and the temples within them were somehow walled, and the houses also had no windows overlooking the street, thus giving the feeling of wandering around a huge maze. The name for “city” in Chinese (ch’eng) means wall, and over these walled cities, villages, houses and temples presides the god of walls and mounts, whose duties were, and still are, to protect and be responsible for the welfare of the inhabitants. Thus a great and extremely laborious task such as constructing a wall, which was supposed to run throughout the country, must not have seemed such an absurdity.
However, it is indeed a common mistake to perceive the Great Wall as a single architectural structure, and it would also be erroneous to assume that it was built during a single dynasty. For the building of the wall spanned the various dynasties, and each of these dynasties somehow contributed to the refurbishing and the construction of a wall, whose foundations had been laid many centuries ago. It was during the fourth and third century B.C. that each warring state started building walls to protect their kingdoms, both against one another and against the northern nomads. Especially three of these states: the Ch’in, the Chao and the Yen, corresponding respectively to the modern provinces of Shensi, Shanzi and Hopei, over and above building walls that surrounded their kingdoms, also laid the foundations on which Ch’in Shih Huang Di would build his first continuous Great Wall.
The role that the Great Wall played in the growth of Chinese economy was an important one. Throughout the centuries many settlements were established along the new border. The garrison troops were instructed to reclaim wasteland and to plant crops on it, roads and canals were built, to mention just a few of the works carried out. All these undertakings greatly helped to increase the country’s trade and cultural exchanges with many remote areas and also with the southern, central and western parts of Asia – the formation of the Silk Route. Builders, garrisons, artisans, farmers and peasants left behind a trail of objects, including inscribed tablets, household articles, and written work, which have become extremely valuable archaeological evidence to the study of defence institutions of the Great Wall and the everyday life of these people who lived and died along the wall.
Past tense review
Past Tense Worksheet
You have to fill each space with either the past continuous, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous.
1. I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I __________ (write) for over two hours.
2. When thieves stole my favorite leather jacket, I was really upset. I __________ (have) it for over ten years.
3. Please step out of the car, Mr. Jones. Do you realize you __________ (drive) at over 90mph?
4. We didn't really want to go and see the musical again. We __________ (already see) it twice - so we said "no" and we went to a restaurant instead.
5. I arrived over an hour late to the office and everyone __________ (work). Actually, they __________ (work) for over two hours on the new project and I felt really guilty.
6. The kitchen was full of steam when we arrived. Joan was in the kitchen and she __________ (cook) a huge meal for everyone at the party.
7. It was a bit embarrassing to arrive at their house and find Mary looking so sad. I think she __________ (cry) before we got there.
8. No-one even noticed when I got home. They __________ (all watch) the big game on TV and obviously the dog __________ (bark) for over an hour. I was furious.
9. Sue wasn't in the sales department when I started working here. She __________ (work) in accounting for more than five years but wanted a change.
10. You got to the airport too late! The plane __________ (already arrive) and the twins __________ (wait) for you.
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