Chapter 3 Speaking: Expressing Intention (What are You Going to Do Today?)

1. Speaking: Expressing
Intention
By
Ifta Kessa Auliannisa
031115009
ENGLISH LANGUANGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
PAKUAN UNIVERSITY
Chapter 3

2. Using “going to" to describe future plans/intentions
We use ‘going to' when we have
decided on a plan for the future
recently or we have thought about
these plans for some time. With
‘going to' the plans could still
change because of an unexpected
problem, for example.

3. • I am going to go to the theatre on Friday
• He's going to buy the tickets
• She is going to see a doctor about her bad back
• They are going to ask the boss for more money
tonight
• She isn't going to say anything
• He isn't going to drink beer this week

4. Question forms for future plans/intentions
• Are you going to clean the fridge?
• What are going to do tomorrow?
• Are you doing anything special this summer?
• Who are you meeting in the park later?

5. Use 'going to' to express the future when we intend to do
something or have decided to do something but did not
arrange it. It is just an intention.
Example:
A: The windows are dirty.
B: Yes I know. I'm going to clean them later.
= I've decided to clean them ,but I haven't arranged to
clean them.
 We also use 'going to' to make predictions.
• Watch out! you are going to break the glass.
• It's so cloudy! I think it's going to rain.