Unit 5
Grammar (1)
Be going to = Will (將要)
“Be” verb includes(包括) “am, is, are”
Be going to
am going to
are going to
is going to
When the person is “I”, we use “am going
to” - I am going to buy a book tomorrow.
When the people are “you, they, we, or
many people”, we use “are going to”
- They are going to watch a movie later.
When the subject(主詞) is “He, She, It, or
a single person”, we use “is going to”.
Ex:
He is going to play basketball tomorrow.
She is going to take a trip next week.
It is going to rain on Wednesday.
The student is going to have a test one
hour later.
**ask the students to read the examples to get
more familiar with the phrase.**
Negative(否定) form of “be going to”
…am
not going to….
…is not going to…
….are not going to….
Exercise (A)
1. I _______________
am going to visit the museum tomorrow.
are going to
2. You _________________
finish the homework
tonight.
is going to
3. The new store _________________
open next
Monday.
is going to
4. He _________________
buy supplies for the
emergency this afternoon.
are going to
5. The scientists ___________________
to solve
the food problems soon.
is going to
6. It _________________
to snow next week.
are going to
7. They __________________
fly kites after school.
is going to
8. She __________________
be sixteen next month.
are going to
9. The people in Iceland _____________________
have a blizzard in two days.
Exercise (B): What are they going to do on
a rainy Saturday?
1. Mario/walk/in the rain
Mario is going to walk in the rain.
2. Pedro/not/read/a newspaper
Pedro is not going to read a newspaper.
3. I/write/a story
I am going to write a story.
4. Marta and Carla/not/listen to/the radio
Marta and Carla are not going to listen
to the radio.
5. Pablo/sleep
Pablo is going to sleep.
Use “Be going to” to make questions:
Be subject(主詞) going to.......?
Is he going to ....?
Are they going to....?
Am I going to.....?
Ex: Is he going to conserve(保存、節省)
water for the drought?
Are they going to save(儲蓄、節省)
money for the wedding?
Am I going to help him?
Exercise (C):
going to rain tomorrow?
Is
1. ______
it _____________
Is
going to practice soccer
2. ______
he ____________
after school?
going to
3. ______
bring lunch to
Are you _____________
school next week?
going to work
4. _____
Is your father ______________
late today?
going to
5. _____
Are Tom and Sam _______________
listen to the weather report at 9:00?
going to
Are the firefighters _______________
6. ______
put out the fire.
going to catch a cold?
7. ______
Is the boy _____________
Exercise (D): Make questions
– use “be going to”
1. he/dance on the stage/tomorrow
Is he going to dance on the stage tomorrow?
2. they/plant trees/later
Are they going to plant trees later?
3. Maria/stay home/tonight
Is Maria going to stay home tonight?
4. the police officers/save the child
Are the police officers going to save the child?
5. the hurricane/hit our city/in two days
Is the hurricane going to hit our city in
two days?
Short answers(簡答) to “be going to”
questions:
Ex:
Am I going to live? Yes, you are.
No, you aren’t.
Are you going to stay? Yes, I am.
No, I’m not.
Are they going to help? Yes, they are.
No, they aren’t.
Is she going to win? Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t.
There is(有) + be going to(將要)
= There is going to be (將要有) + 單數
Make a question:
Is there going to be.....?
**Ask the students to write down the answers
on a piece of paper first. Then show the
answers.**
Exercise(E):
1. There is going to be ______
a flood.
is going to be a blizzard.
2. There ____
going to be
3. There is ______________
a storm
tomorrow.
Is there going to be _____
a hurricane?
4. _____
5. Is there going to ______
a tornado?
be
6. ___________
Is there going to be sandstorm?
to be a drought?
7. _____ there going ________
There is going to be a thunderstorm.
8. _________________
If we want to know the current(目前的)
weather, we ask:
How is the weather?
= What is the weather like?
--------------To ask about the weather in the near
future, we add “be going to” in the
question:
What is the weather going to be like
tomorrow?
Use “There is going to be” to tell
weather:
1. What’s the weather going to be like
tomorrow? (storm)
There is going to be a storm tomorrow.
2. What’s going to happen if it rains for
another day? (flood)
There is going to be a flood if it rains
for another day.
3. What’s the weather going to be like on
Friday? (hurricane)
There is going to be a hurricane on
Friday.
Short answers to “Is there going to
be” questions:
Ex:
Is there going to be a new TV for the
living room?
Yes, there is.
No, there isn’t.
**Ask the students to write a sentence or a
question according to the instructions(指示):
Use: am going to - or – Am I going to...?
is going to - or - Is ____ going to...?
are going to - or - Are ____ going to...?
There is going to be – or –
Is there going to be ....?
Make a sentence.
Subject(主詞):
The boys
jump into….
Answer:
The boys are going to jump into the
water.
Make a sentence.
Subject: She
Verb:
buy…
Time: next week
Answer:
She is going to buy a car next week.
Make a sentence.
use a flashlight
Subject: I
see in the dark
Answer:
I am going to use a flashlight to see in
the dark.
Make a question.
put on
Subject: she
snow boots
Answer:
Is she going to put on her snow boots?
Make a question.
Subject: they
Answer:
cover.....
Are they going to cover the table?
Make a sentence.
Time: tomorrow
sandstorm
What’s going to happen?
There…….
There is going to be a sandstorm
tomorrow.
Make a question.
Time: next year
They have very
little(少量) rain
this year. And they
are going to have
even less rain next year.
The poor hungry children
ask their mothers:
drought
Is there going to be a drought next year?
There is(有) + 單數 ( a book, a …)
不可數 (water, bread
etc.)
Therefore(所以):
There is going to be(將有) + 單數
不可數
**ask individuals to make sentences.**
There are(有) + 多數 (books,
dogs, etc.)
Ex: There are 5 birds in the tree.
Therefore:
There are going to be(將有) +多數
**ask individuals to make sentences**
Exercise(F):
1. There ________
is going to be a thunderstorm.
2. There _______
are going to be lots of storms in
summer.
Are there going to be clowns at the party?
3. ___________
There are going to be funny shows on TV
4. ___________
tonight.
going to be
5. ______
a tornado soon?
Is there __________________
Are there __________________
going to be
6. ______
more than two
typhoons in Taiwan this year?
There is going to be
7. __________________________
a blizzard tonight.
There are going to be droughts on Earth
8. __________________________
this year.
Are there going to be
9. __________________________
any grapes for us?
10. ________________________
Is there going to be a flood after the rain?