Exercise 50 Combine these pairs of sentences. Use the future or the simple present form of the verb

1 Sandy and Jeff will get married. Then Sandy will graduate. Sandy and Jeff will get married before Sandy graduates.

2 Jeff is going to get a raise. Then they are going to move to a larger apartment.

____________________ as soon as ____________________ .

3 They're going to move to a larger apartment. Then they're going to have a baby.

After ________________,_________________________ .

4 They'll have their first child. Then Sandy will get a part-time job.

______________________ after ______________________

5 Their child will be two. Then Sandy will go back to work full-time.

When __________________,________________________ .

6 Sandy will work full-time, and Jeff will go to school.

_______________ while ___________________________

7 Jeff will graduate. Then he'll find another job.

_____________________ when _____________________

Exercise 51 Read this article about setting goals. Pay attention to the verb forms in bold type. Explain their usage. Write out all the connectors used to introduce time clauses

What are your dreams for the future?

Are you going to get your degree by the time you're 22? Will you start your own business before you turn 40? We all have dreams, but they'll remain just dreams until we change them to goals. Here's how.

PUT YOUR DREAMS ON PAPER. After you write a dream down, it will start to become a goal. Your path will be a lot clearer. For example, Kate Jones wrote:

Before I turn 30, I'm going to be a successful businessperson.

Now her dream is starting to become her goal.

list your reasons. When things get difficult, you can read this list to yourself and it will help you to go on. This is what Kate put at the top of her list:

My parents will be proud of me when I'm a successful businessperson.

write down an action plan. What are you planning to do to achieve your goal? This is Kate's action plan:

I'm going to go to business school as soon as I save enough money.

When I have my degree, I'll get a job with a big company.

take your first steps today. Here are the first steps Kate is going to take:

Before I apply to schools, I'm going to order some school catalogs.

I won't decide on a school until I visit several of them.

You can do exactly what Kate did to achieve your own goals. Keep this article in a safe place. When you decide to start, you'll know what to do. Remember, the longest journey starts with the first step!

Exercise 52 Complete this student's worksheet. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses

GOAL PLANNING WORKSHEET

A What is your most important goal?

I _______________ a job after I __________________ .

1 (get) 2 (graduate)

B List the reasons you want to achieve this goal.

When I _______ a job, I ________________ more money.

3 (get) 4 (have)

When I _________ enough money, I _________ a used car.

5 (save) 6 (buy)

I ________ happier when I _______________ employed.

7 (feel) 8 (be)

I ___________ new skills while I ___________________ .

9 (learn) 10 (work)

C What is your action plan?

Every morning when I __________ , I _________ the

11 (get up) 12 (buy)

newspaper to look at the employment ads.

When I ___________ to my friends, I _______________

13 (talk) 14 (ask)

them if they know of any jobs.

I ____________ at the job notices board when I _________

15 (look) 16 (go)

to the supermarket.

Before I _________ on an interview, I _______________

17 (go) 18 (improve)

my computer skills. I want to learn Excel and PowerPoint.

D What are the steps you will take right away?

Before I __________ anything else, I _________________

19 (do) 20 (write)

a list of people to contact for help.

As soon as I ________ all the people on my list, I _______

21 (contact) 22 (work)

on fixing up my resume.

Exercise 53 Write your own Goal Planning Worksheet

A What is your most important goal?

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B List the reason

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C What is your action plan?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

D What are the steps you will take right away?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 54 Read this journal entry. Choose the proper forms of the verbs in parentheses

Graduation is next month! I need to make some plans now because when exams (1 to start) _______________, I (not to have) _______________ any free time. What am I going to do when I (2 to finish) _______________ school? My roommate is going to take a vacation before she (3 to start) _______________ to look for a job. I can’t do that because I need to earn some money soon. I think that after I (4 to graduate) _______________, I am going to take a word processing class. As soon as I (5 to learn) _______________ word processing, I (6 to look) _______________ for a job as a bilingual office assistant. It’s hard to find full-time jobs, though. Part-time jobs are easier to find. Maybe I (7 to take) _______________ a part-time job after I (8 to find) _______________ a good full-time one. Or maybe I (9 to take) _______________ a workshop in making decisions, before I (10 to do) _______________ anything!