1. Unit 5
Grammar (1)
Be going to = Will (將要)

2. “Be” verb includes(包括) “am, is, are” am going to
Be going to are going to
is going to
When the person is “I”, we use “am going to” - I am going to buy a book tomorrow.
When the people are “you, they, we, or many people”, we use “are going to”
- They are going to watch a movie later.

3. He is going to play basketball tomorrow.
When the subject(主詞) is “He, She, It, or a single person”, we use “is going to”.
Ex:
He is going to play basketball tomorrow.
She is going to take a trip next week.
It is going to rain on Wednesday.
The student is going to have a test one hour later.
**ask the students to read the examples to get
more familiar with the phrase.**

4. …is not going to… ….are not going to….
Negative(否定) form of “be going to”
…am not going to….
…is not going to…
….are not going to….

5. Exercise (A) I _______________ visit the museum tomorrow.
You _________________ finish the homework tonight.
The new store _________________ open next Monday.
He _________________ buy supplies for the emergency this afternoon.
The scientists ___________________ to solve the food problems soon.
It _________________ to snow next week.
They __________________ fly kites after school.
She __________________ be sixteen next month.
The people in Iceland _____________________ have a blizzard in two days.
am going to
are going to
is going to
is going to
are going to
is going to
are going to
is going to
are going to

6. Exercise (B): What are they going to do on a rainy Saturday?
Mario/walk/in the rain
Mario is going to walk in the rain.
2. Pedro/not/read/a newspaper
Pedro is not going to read a newspaper.
3. I/write/a story
I am going to write a story.
4. Marta and Carla/not/listen to/the radio
Marta and Carla are not going to listen
to the radio.
5. Pablo/sleep
Pablo is going to sleep.

7. Use “Be going to” to make questions:
Be subject(主詞) going to ?
Is he going to ....?
Are they going to....?
Am I going to.....?
Ex: Is he going to conserve(保存、節省)
water for the drought?
Are they going to save(儲蓄、節省)
money for the wedding?
Am I going to help him?

8. ______ it _____________ rain tomorrow?
Exercise (C):
______ it _____________ rain tomorrow?
______ he ____________ practice soccer
after school?
3. ______ you _____________ bring lunch to
school next week?
4. _____ your father ______________ work
late today?
5. _____ Tom and Sam _______________
listen to the weather report at 9:00?
6. ______ the firefighters _______________
put out the fire.
7. ______ the boy _____________ catch a cold?
going to Is Is
going to
going to
Are Is
going to
Are
going to
going to
Are
going to Is

9. Exercise (D): Make questions
– use “be going to”
he/dance on the stage/tomorrow
Is he going to dance on the stage tomorrow?
2. they/plant trees/later
Are they going to plant trees later?
3. Maria/stay home/tonight
Is Maria going to stay home tonight?
4. the police officers/save the child
Are the police officers going to save the child?
5. the hurricane/hit our city/in two days
Is the hurricane going to hit our city in
two days?

10. Short answers(簡答) to “be going to” questions:
Ex:
Am I going to live? Yes, you are.
No, you aren’t.
Are you going to stay? Yes, I am.
No, I’m not.
Are they going to help? Yes, they are.
No, they aren’t.
Is she going to win? Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t.

11. There is(有) + be going to(將要)
= There is going to be (將要有) + 單數
Make a question:
Is there going to be.....?

12. There is going to be ______ flood. There ____ going to be a blizzard.
**Ask the students to write down the answers on a piece of paper first. Then show the answers.**
Exercise(E):
There is going to be ______ flood.
There ____ going to be a blizzard.
There is ______________ a storm tomorrow.
_____ there going to be _____ hurricane?
Is there going to ______ a tornado?
___________ going to be sandstorm?
_____ there going ________ a drought?
_________________ to be a thunderstorm. a is
going to be Is a be
Is there
to be
There is going

13. = What is the weather like? ---------------
If we want to know the current(目前的) weather, we ask:
How is the weather?
= What is the weather like?
To ask about the weather in the near future, we add “be going to” in the question:
What is the weather going to be like
tomorrow?

14. Use “There is going to be” to tell weather:
What’s the weather going to be like
tomorrow? (storm)
There is going to be a storm tomorrow.
2. What’s going to happen if it rains for
another day? (flood)
There is going to be a flood if it rains
for another day.
3. What’s the weather going to be like on
Friday? (hurricane)
There is going to be a hurricane on
Friday.

15. Short answers to “Is there going to be” questions:
Ex:
Is there going to be a new TV for the living room?
Yes, there is.
No, there isn’t.

16. **Ask the students to write a sentence or a question according to the instructions(指示):
Use: am going to - or – Am I going to...?
is going to or - Is ____ going to...?
are going to - or - Are ____ going to...?
There is going to be – or –
Is there going to be ....?

17. Make a sentence.
Subject(主詞): The boys
Answer:
jump into….
The boys are going to jump into the water.

18. Make a sentence.
Subject: She
Verb: buy…
Time: next week
Answer:
She is going to buy a car next week.

19. I am going to use a flashlight to see in the dark.
Make a sentence Subject: I
use a flashlight see in the dark
Answer:
I am going to use a flashlight to see in the dark.

20. Is she going to put on her snow boots?
Make a question. Subject: she
put on snow boots
Answer:
Is she going to put on her snow boots?

21. Are they going to cover the table?
Make a question.
Subject: they
Answer:
cover.....
Are they going to cover the table?

22. There is going to be a sandstorm tomorrow.
Make a sentence.
Time: tomorrow
sandstorm
What’s going to happen?
There…….
There is going to be a sandstorm tomorrow.

23. Is there going to be a drought next year?
Make a question.
Time: next year
They have very
little(少量) rain
this year. And they
are going to have
even less rain next year.
The poor hungry children
ask their mothers:
drought
Is there going to be a drought next year?

24. There is(有) + 單數 ( a book, a …) 不可數 (water, bread etc.) Therefore(所以):
There is going to be(將有) + 單數
不可數
**ask individuals to make sentences.**

25. There are(有) + 多數 (books, dogs, etc.)
Ex: There are 5 birds in the tree.
Therefore:
There are going to be(將有) +多數
**ask individuals to make sentences**

26. Exercise(F): There ________ going to be a thunderstorm.
There _______ going to be lots of storms in
summer.
3. ___________ going to be clowns at the party?
4. ___________ going to be funny shows on TV
tonight.
5. ______ there __________________ a tornado soon?
6. ______ there __________________ more than two
typhoons in Taiwan this year?
7. __________________________ a blizzard tonight.
8. __________________________ droughts on Earth
this year.
9. __________________________ any grapes for us?
10. ________________________ a flood after the rain? is
are
Are there
There are
going to be Is
Are
going to be
There is going to be
There are going to be
Are there going to be
Is there going to be