Future Plans with Going To

Planos futuros

Talking about future plans and intentions

A1 Grammar

Warm-up: This Weekend

Talk with a partner

What do you usually do on the weekend?

Are you busy next Saturday?

Do you have plans for Sunday?

The Formula

1

To Be

am / is / are

2

going to

3

Verb

base form

I am going to travel.

Affirmative Sentences

English	Portuguese
I am going to study /aɪ əm ˈɡəʊɪŋ tu ˈstʌdi/	Eu vou estudar.
She is going to work /ʃiː ɪz ˈɡəʊɪŋ tu wɜːk/	Ela vai trabalhar.
They are going to eat /ðeɪ ɑːr ˈɡəʊɪŋ tu iːt/	Eles vão comer.

Practice: Make a Sentence

I / visit / my grandmother

She / buy / a new phone

They / watch / a movie

Write a sentence for each prompt.

Negative Form

Form	Example
am not	I am not going to travel.
isn't	She isn't going to work.
aren't	They aren't going to eat.

Questions

Question	Short Answer
Are you going to study?	Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
Is he going to play?	Yes, he is. / No, he isn't.
Are they going to eat?	Yes, they are. / No, they aren't.

Common Mistake: Don't Forget "To Be"

X

Portuguese speakers often say: "I going to travel."

This is incorrect. English needs the verb to be.

V

Correct:

I am going to travel.

Practice: Negative and Questions

1. I / not / go to the party

2. She / watch TV / tonight?

3. They / not / play soccer

4. you / study / English / tomorrow?

Write the full sentences.

Gonna: Spoken English

In fast speech and songs, "going to" becomes "gonna".

Written / Formal	Spoken
I am going to sleep.	I'm gonna sleep.
She is going to win.	She's gonna win.

More Common Mistakes

X

Do you going to play?

Correct: Are you going to play?

X

I am going to working.

Correct: I am going to work.

X

I gonna do it.

Correct: I'm gonna do it.

Listen and Repeat

I'm gonna call you.

Vou te ligar.

She's gonna visit us.

Ela vai nos visitar.

They're gonna be late.

Eles vão se atrasar.

Using Going To for Plans

We use going to for plans already decided.

Example	Meaning
We are going to travel.	The plan is decided.
I am going to study medicine.	The intention is clear.

Pair Work: Interview

What are you going to do after class?

Are you going to travel this year?

Where are you going to eat lunch?

Who are you going to see this weekend?

Find Someone Who...

1 is going to study tonight

2 is going to travel next month

3 is going to cook dinner

4 is not going to watch TV

Error Correction

1. I going to buy a car.

2. She isn't going to works today.

3. Do they going to play tennis?

4. We are going to not watch the movie.

Find and correct the mistakes.

Dialogue Practice

A: What are you going to do this weekend?

B: I'm going to visit my parents. And you?

A: I'm going to study for the test.

B: Are you going to go out?

A: No, I'm not. I'm going to stay home.

B: Good luck!

Write About Your Plans

Write 4 sentences about your future plans.

Use: going to / not going to / gonna

Example: I am going to study English tomorrow.

Review Game

1

Formula

to be + going to + verb

2

Negative

am not / isn't / aren't

3

Question

Am/Is/Are + subject

4

Spoken

gonna

Wrap-up

1 Use to be before going to.

2 Use the base form of the verb after going to.

3 Use going to for plans and intentions.

4 Use gonna only in speaking, not in formal writing.

See you next class!

Homework

Practice

Going To Future