The document outlines the use of 'be going to' for expressing future plans, with examples related to vacation plans in China. It includes explanations on forming future tense, making negative statements, and using contractions in informal contexts. Additionally, it provides practice exercises to reinforce understanding of the future tense and its applications.

1. The Future with Be Going To: Statements
Vacation Plans

2. Where can I take you?
My husband and I need to
go to the airport.
Vacation Plans
We’re going to take a
vacation to China.
What are you going to
do in China?
Oh, we have many
plans. We’re going to
have a great time.

3. Vacation Plans
My husband is going to see Chinese martial arts.
We are going to visit the Great Wall of China.
I am going to watch traditional Chinese dancing.

4. They are going to take a boat down
the Yangtze River next week.
I am going to try local Chinese
food tomorrow.
Be Going To
We can use be going to to talk about the
future.

5. Form
To form the future with be going to, use am, is,
or are + going to + the base form of the verb.
Subject
Be
Verb going to
Base Form Verb
+ Other Words
Sandy is going to visit museums.
I am going to study Chinese.
They are going to travel to Beijing.

6. Practice 1
Look at the chart. Use be + going
to + a base form verb to describe
the vacation plans of the people
below.
Person Future Plan
Mr. Jones watch a parade
Mrs. Jones take photographs
Mr. and Mrs.
Jones
see famous places
You ???
Example:
Mr. Jones ________________ a parade.
is going to watch

7. Negative Statements
To make a negative sentence, place not
before going to.
She is not going to go to the zoo.
They are not going to take a bus.

8. Contractions
Use contractions in speaking and informal
writing.
The concert’s going to start soon.
We aren’t going to buy souvenirs.

9. Pronunciation
In speaking only, we sometimes pronounce
going to as “gonna.” Never write “gonna.”
We’re gonna be late.
gonna
Don’t worry. The
plane is
gonna leave soon.
gonna
= going to
Use “gonna” in
conversation only.

10. Practice 2
Work with a partner. Make
affirmative and negative
statements about your plans. Use
contractions.
1. tonight
2. tomorrow
3. this afternoon
4. next week
5. next year
cook watch TV visit listen
study work clean travel
play exercise fix stay
Example: watch TV / exercise / tonight
I’m going to watch TV
tonight.
I’m not going to
exercise.