Interview your partner, making notes of his / her answers. Tell the class what you are both doing and what neither of you is doing (see the examples).

For example: We are both going home after this lesson. Neither of us is cooking dinner this evening.

VI. Intentions. Fill in the gaps using “be going to” and the verb suggested in brackets. Answer the questions.

In Prison

Tom: Well… Tomorrow we ____________ (to leave) this place!

Fred: Yes. What ____ you _______ (to do) first?

Tom: Hmmm… first I ____________ (to rent) a big car, meet my girlfriend and take her to an expensive restaurant. We ______________ (to have) stake and drink champagne. What about you, Fred?

Fred: My wife ____________ (to meet) me outside the prison. Then we ___________ (to have) tea with her mother.

Tom: With her mother! You’re joking!

Fred: No, I’m not. I _____________ (to work) for my wife’s mother.

Tom: Really? You ______________ (not / to work) for your mother-in-law!

Fred: Yes. She’s got a little café in London.

Tom: What ________ you _________ (to do) there?

Fred: I ___________ (to wash) up.

Tom: What! Wash up! I _____________ (not / to work)! I ______________ (to have) a good time!

Fred: You’re lucky… I ____________ (to rob) a bank next week.

Tom: Why?

Fred: Because I’m happy in prison!

1. What is Tom going to do after leaving prison?

2. What is Fred going to do?

3. Why is Fred going to rob a bank next week?

VII. We also use “be going to” for a prediction based on the present situation, when we can see that something is going to happen. What would you say in the following situations? Use “be going to” and the words from the box.

be sick crash get wet be late lose not stop rain

1) The sky is full of dark clouds.

– It _______________________.

2) Now it’s starting to rain. There’s nowhere to shelter, and you haven’t got an umbrella.

– We _____________________.

3) You feel awful. There’s a terrible feeling in your stomach.

– I ________________________.

4) You are playing Scrabble. The game is nearly over and you are 100 points behind.

– I ________________________.

5) You can see a plane coming down. It’s out of control and falling to the ground.

– It _______________________.

6) You are waiting for a train. There’s one coming, but you don’t know if it’s the one you want. It’s traveling very fast.

– It _______________________.

7) The meeting you have to attend starts at 9. You are in a traffic jam and it’s nearly nine now.

– I _______________________.

VIII. You know that “will + V” is used to talk about “neutral future”. Read the conversation between a lawyer and a client, fill in the gaps using one of the given verbs in the Future Simple.

submit be (×2) have to (×2) need issue require take

Lawyer: Well, maybe I should start by explaining how things work. You say that a writ has been served on you, informing you that an action has been filed against you for breach of contract. Is that right?

Client: Yes, I got it yesterday.

Lawyer: OK. That means that a complaint against you has already been filed with the court. Our next step (1) ___________ to draft an answer to this complaint.

Client: How does that work?

Lawyer: In order to draft an answer I (2) ______________ information from you – facts, documents and the like – so that I can begin preparing your defence. Of course, we (3) _____ then also __________ start building up evidence to support your defence.

Client: Right. What happens next?

Lawyer: Well, it depends on how we wish to proceed. We should try to have the case dismissed as soon as we can. This (4) __________________ filing motions. We (5) _______ also _________ draft briefs clarifying our legal position, which we (6) ______ then __________ to the court.

Client: I see. Do you think there (7) _____________ a trial?

Lawyer: That’s hard to say exactly.

Client: Um, if there is a trial, when (8) ______ it _________ place?

Lawyer: When the time comes, the court (9) _________________ a notice to inform us of the date and time of the hearing.

Summarize the information you have just read: What will happen after the client has turned to his lawyer?