Making plans: finishing a short dialog
In a dialog every answer must fit the question before it and the line after it. First look at the question word: What asks for an activity, Where for a place, How for a way of travelling, Do you like asks for Yes, I do or No, I don’t. Then check the grammar. We use going to for a plan we made before speaking: I’m going to visit my cousin on Friday. We use will for a decision we make at the moment of speaking, for an offer or a promise: The bag is heavy. I’ll carry it. We also use will to say what we think about the future: I think it will be hot tomorrow. After to and will we always use the base verb: going to visit, will visit. After enjoy we use -ing: I enjoy reading.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| A plan made earlier | am / is / are going to + verb | We are going to paint the classroom. |
| A quick decision, offer or promise | will + verb | I’ll help you. I won’t be late. |
| Something I think will happen | will + verb | I think she will win. |
| After enjoy | verb + -ing | He enjoys drawing. |
What are you going to do on Friday?
I’m going to help my uncle at his shop. And you?
I’m going to visit the old book market with my sister.
Nice! How will you get there?
We’ll take the bus. It’s cheap.
Do you enjoy looking for old books?
Yes, I do. I love reading stories.
I hope you find a good one!
| Picture idea | Sentence |
|---|---|
| A boy has bought a bus ticket. | He is going to visit his grandmother. |
| A girl hears a knock at the door. | I’ll open it! |
Plan relay. Write six lines of a dialog with a grown-up: a greeting, a question about plans, an answer with going to, a question with How will you get there?, an answer with will, a goodbye. Act it out and swap the parts.