Unit 9A

In Units 9A, 9B and 9C you will learn:

• how to talk about definite plans for the future
• how to talk about possible future events
• making decisions about the future while speaking
• about hobbies and activities
• more telephone dialogs

Lesson 1:    Going to

I'm going to go to the movies.

Going to is used to talk about the future. Notice again how 
the verb be is used.

Notice how only be changes in the phrases above. The verb 
eat remains the same.

	I'm going to take a shower.  He's going to clean his apartment.
	We're going to have a picnic.  They're going to go out tonight.

Remember that the negative forms of be are not, isn't and aren't.

He isn't going to clean his apartment.   They aren't going to go out tonight.

Lesson 2:    Verbs IV

I'm going to take my umbrella.

Practice saying the verbs below.

	help, paint, answer, show, ride
	find, think, build, remember, carry
	take, pay, throw, come, make

Exercise 1  Use the verbs build, throw, make, ride and answer in the sentences below.

Exercise 2     Choose the correct answer.

Lesson 3:    Short Answers

Are you going to wash your hair?

No, I'm not.

Again short answers are necessary with going to. But you 
already know be, so it will be easy for you.

	Are you going to go to the movies?  Yes, I am.
	Is John going to play basketball today?  No, he isn't.

Exercise 3     Practice answering the questions with short 
answers. SPEAK!

1. Are you going to paint your house? (yes) 
2. Is Paul going to come to the party? (no)
3. Is Larry going to fix his car? (yes) 
4. Is your brother going to make dinner? (yes)
5. Is your father going to show us his new car? (yes) 
6. Are you going to eat? (no)
7. Are they going to help us? (yes) 
8. Are you going to take your briefcase? (no)
9. Is Judy going to ride the horse? (no) 
10. Is Lucy going to go to New York? (yes)  

Answers

1. Yes, I am. 2. No, he isn't. 3. Yes, he is. 4. Yes, he is. 5. Yes, he is. 6. No, I'm not.
7. Yes, they are. 8. No, I'm not. 9. No, she isn't. 10. Yes, she is.

Lesson 4:    Might II

I might play soccer tomorrow.

We discussed might with be earlier when we talked about
possible ownership. However might is very often used to express possible future intent. Speakers use might when they aren't sure what will happen. If we say, for example, I'm going to go to
the movies, then it is definite. If we say I might go to the movies,
then it is indefinite. The speaker at the moment of speaking isn't 
sure. Might is also a modal verb, so unlike other verbs
it is not conjugated.

	I might go to the theater.   She might swim in the lake.
	He might take us to the shopping mall.   My mother might bake a cake.

Exercise 4    Answer the questions with the information.

1. What are you going to do this weekend? (go to the beach)

Problem 1 a. I might to go in the beach. b. I might go at the beach. c. I might go to the beach.

2. Where are you going to go for your vacation? (Mexico)

Problem 2 a. I might go in Mexico. b. I might go to mexico. c. I might going to Mexico.

3. What are you going to do tonight? (go to the library)

Problem 3 a. I might to go in the library. b. I might go to the library. c. I might going to the library.

4. Where are you going to go for lunch? (go to a cafeteria)

Problem 4 a. I might go to a cafeteria. b. I might to go to a cafeteria. c. I might to going to a cafeteria.

5. What are you going to have for dinner? (chicken)

Problem 5 a. I might to have chicken. b. I might having chicken. c. I might have chicken.

Exercise 5    Reading

Ms. Montgomery's Party

Ms. Montgomery is going to have a party on Saturday night. She's going to invite her friends and neighbors to the party. Many people are going to come. Ms.  Montgomery is going to serve appetizers. But she doesn't know what kind of  appetizers to serve. She might have crackers and cheese, or she might have shrimp cocktails. 

She's going to serve an entree. But she doesn't know what
kind of entree to serve. She might have fish, or she might have chicken. She's also going to serve dessert. But she doesn't know what kind of dessert to serve. She might have apple pie, or 
she might have ice cream.

Good luck with your party, Ms. Montgomery!

 

Lesson 5:    If + might

If it's sunny tomorrow, we might go on a picnic.

It's necessary now to learn about English conditionals.
Conditionals are used to express a connection between
two events. Basically one clause depends on the other.

	If it rains, I might go to a museum.  If I get hungry, I might eat a pizza.
	If John works hard, he might get a raise. If you eat too much, you might get sick.

Notice that the first clause is present simple.     If it rains, ...   If John works hard, ... This is a basic rule with this conditional. We 
can't say, for example, If it will rain. We say If it rains, and then express the possible future intent or consequence.

What's Felix going to do?

... I might stay home.	... I might go skiing.	... I might rent a video.