20 Unit

EXERCISES

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20.1 Answer the questions. You are going to do all these things but you haven't done them yet. Use going to and the word(s) in brackets.

1 ( Have you cleaned the car?) [ (tomorrow) Not yet. I '

2 Have you phoned Sally? (later) Not yet................................................................................

3 Have you done the shopping? (this afternoon) Not yet. ............................................................

4 Have you read the paper? (after dinner) Not.........................................................................

5 Have you had dinner? (just) .................................................................................................

20.2 Write a question with going to for each situation.

1 Your friend has won some money. You ask:

(what / do with it?) ...What. are you..going to .do.iYith.jt?..

2 Your friend is going to a party tonight. You ask:

(what/wear?)......................................................................................................................................................

3 Your friend has just bought a new table. You ask:

(where/put it?)...................................................................................................................................................

4 Your friend has decided to have a party. You ask:

(who/invite?)......................................................................................................................................................

20.3 Read the situations and complete the dialogues. Use going to.

1 You have decided to write some letters this evening.

friend: Are you going out this evening?

YOU: No..............................................

You are a smoker but you have decided to give it up soon.

friend: Smoking is very bad for you.

YOU: I know. ...............................................................................................................................................

3 You have been offered a job but you have decided not to take it. friend: I hear you've been offered a job.

YOU: That's right, but..................................................................................................................................

4 You are in a restaurant. The food is awful and you've decided to complain. friend: This food is awful, isn't it?

you: Yes, it's disgusting. .........................................................................................................................

20.4 What is going to happen in these situations? Use the words in brackets.

1 There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. (rain) ....It's .going to .rain,...

2 It is 8.30. Jack is leaving his house. He has to be at work at 8.45 but the journey takes 30

minutes, (late) He..........................................................................................................................................

3 There is a hole in the bottom of the boat. A lot of water is coming in through the hole. (sink) The boat................................................................................................................................................

4 Emma is driving. There is very little petrol left in the tank. The nearest petrol station is a long way away. (run out) She .............................................................................................................................

20.5 Complete the sentences with was/were going to + one of these verbs:

give up have phone play travel

1 We ...weregpina tp.trayel, by train but then we decided to go by car instead.

2 We ................................................................... tennis yesterday but it rained all day.

3 I.................................................................. Jim, but I decided to write him a letter instead.

4 When I last saw Tim, he ................................................ his job but in the end he decided not to.

5 We ................................................................... a party last week but some of our friends couldn't

come, so we cancelled it.