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Lindsay is ta lkin g ab out her holiday next week. Look at th e pictures and com plete the
sentences.

do any work drive to Italy / fly / learn some Italian read English newspapers
stay in a nice hotel swim a lot take photos visit museums write postcards

No, I'm. iA/Ot
► (dPlv^d. drive to Ita ly .

Q Make sentences with going to.
► Andy / start school / next week Q

^ you / see the dentist Q

► I / work this evening B ..! ^ . ^ . 9 ? . ^ *?.£?!*&.ty.k ....................

1 how/you/get to London H ...................................................................................
2 when / Monica / come and see us H ........................................................................
3 it /snow 9 ...............................................................................................................
4 I/cookfish/for lunch H ..........................................................................................

5 when/you/seethe doctor H .................................................................................
6 Angela/marry/her secretary H ..............................................................................
7 John/call/this evening H ......................................................................................
8 I / stop / playing poker Q .........................................................................................
9 everybody / watch the football match B ..................................................................
10 Sally /get the job .................................................................................................

0 Write some sentences about your intentions. Use I'm (not) going to ...

1 I'm ...........................................................................................................................................this evening.
2 .................................................................................................................................................... tomorrow.
3 ..................................................................................................................................................... next year.
4 ............................................................................................................................................... when I'm old.
5 ....................................................................................................................................................... one day.

NOTE: In informal speech (and songs), we often say gonna for going to.

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE 37
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.