The "Going To" Form

Exercise 1

Translate into Russian.

1. Are you going to watch this film?

2. I'm just going to make tea.

3. She is going to travel round the world.

4. Look at the clouds. It's going to rain!

5. We are going to have a party tonight.

6. Alan is driving too fast. He is going to have an accident.

7. Don't think you'll get away with it. This time it's not going to be so easy!

8. Well now, who's going to tell him about it?

9. Pat is going to play Juliet next season.

10. They say this summer is going to be very hot.

11. No one's going to be the first.

12. Someone's going to get into trouble.

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Exercise 2

Are you going to do these things tomorrow?

> Pattern: get up at 6.30

• I'm not going to get up at 6.30

• I'm going to get up at 6.30

• buy a new bag;

• watch TV in the evening;

• study French;

• go for a walk in the morning;

• visit your friends;

• walk your dog;

• hoover your carpet;

• go to bed early;

• visit your relatives;

• fix something;

• change your lifestyle.

Exercise 3

Make up questions using the words given below.

> Pattern: What time/you/get up/tomorrow?

What time are you going to get up tomorrow?

1. What/you/wear/at your friend's wedding?

2. What time/he/phone you tonight?

3. Where/you/buy a new coat?

4. How long/they stay in Moscow?

5. What time/you/go to bed tomorrow?

6. Why/you/invite him?

7. Why/he/divorce his wife

8. How/you/hush it up?

9. When/he help us?

10. When/you/watch this film?

11. What/she/give him as a present?

12. Why/they/leave?

13. Who/come to the party?

14. What kind of party/it/be?

15. What/you/do/to escape punishment?

16. Where/he/hide?

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17. When/she/perform?

18. Where/you/spend your summer?

19. Why/you/cut him out of your will?

Exercise 4

Work in pairs. Ask your partner if he/she has done something. Your partner is to explain that he has not, but he is going to.

> Pattern: — Have you had breakfast?

— Not yet. I’m going to have it.

Exercise 5

Imagine that you have won a lot of money. Tell your groupmates what you are going to do with it. Let them ask you additional questions.

Exercise 6

Imagine that you are going to have a party. Let your groupmates ask you questions about the number of the guests, their names, the meal etc.

> Pattern: Whom are you going to invite?

Exercise 7

Ask all types of questions to the affirmative sentences in Exercise 1.

Exercise 8

Translate into English.

1. В будущем году я собираюсь учить французский язык.

2. Он собирается летом поехать на юг?

3. Боюсь, что она расстроится. (to be upset)

4. Кто собирается принять участие в конкурсе?

5. Что ты собираешься надеть на вечер?

6. Он собирается пригласить в гости своего двоюродного брата.

7. — На ком он собирается жениться?

— Вы не знаете её.

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8. На каком семинаре вы собираетесь читать доклад?

— На семинаре по лингвистике.

9. О чем будет Ваш доклад?

10. — Что Вы собираетесь делать во время перерыва?

— Я пойду в столовую.

11. У Вас ещё будет лекция?

12. Что Вы собираетесь делать после занятий?

13. Неужели он собирается замять это дело?

14. Но вы ведь собираетесь положить этому конец, верно?

11. Ты расскажешь мне хоть что-нибудь о своих приключениях?

11. Но ведь мы же не собираемся начинать всё снова... Это ужасно.

12. Это что, новый допрос (inquest)?