To be going to/ Future Simple
Variant – 1
1. Read the dialogue and write True (T) or False (F)
Luke: I read something really interesting in a magazine yesterday and I’m going to do an
experiment. When you keep a goldfish in a dark room for days, it turns white. Isn’t it amazing?
Doris: Oh, no! Are you going to try it on your fish? Poor Goldie!
Luke: Don’t worry, she’s going to be all right. We’re just going to call her Snowy after the
experiment.
1) Luke is going to do an experiment.
2) A goldfish turns white when you keep it in a room without any light.
3) Doris likes Luke’s idea.
2. Read the prompts and write sentences using to be going to
1) Tom/ play/ computer games (-)/ chess (+)
Tom isn’t going to play computer games. He is going to play chess.
2) Dennis/travel/ car (-)/ plane (+)
3) They/ clean their room (-)/ paint their room (+)
4) They/ ride/ bike (-)/ horses (+)
3. Complete with the Future will of the verbs in brackets.
1) Tom is ill. I think he -----------------(not come) to school tomorrow.
2) A: ------------------------------(you / help) your mother clean the house?
B: Yes, Dad.
3) I like this T-shirt and I think I --------------------(buy) it.
4. Match
1) I want to cook but I haven’t got a) Yeah, I know. I think he’ll come home
any time today. late again.
2) Dad is very busy at work these days. b) Don’t worry. I’ll make something.
3) I’m going to tell you something but c) I promise I won’t.
don’t tell anyone.
To be going to/ Future Simple
Variant – 2
1. Read the dialogue and write True (T) or False (F)
Luke: I read something really interesting in a magazine yesterday and I’m going to do an
experiment. When you keep a goldfish in a dark room for days, it turns white. Isn’t it amazing?
Doris: Oh, no! Are you going to try it on your fish? Poor Goldie!
Luke: Don’t worry, she’s going to be all right. We’re just going to call her Snowy after the
experiment.
1) Doris doesn’t like Luke’s idea.
2) Goldie is going to become white.
3) After the experiment, Goldie’s going to have a new name.
2. Read the prompts and write sentences using to be going to
1) Tom/ play/ computer games (-)/ chess (+)
Tom isn’t going to play computer games. He is going to play chess.
1) Laura/ buy/ a new pair of shoes (-)/ a new pair of trousers (+)
2) Liam/ play/ basketball (-)/ tennis (+)
3) They/ have/ coffee (-)/ lunch (+)
3. Complete with the Future will of the verbs in brackets.
2) I ___________________(write) the invitation for you. It isn’t difficult.
3) I promise. I _____________(not borrow) your clothes again!
4) Start studying or you _____________(not go) out tonight.
4. Match
1) Will you help me do my project? a) Buy me a new one or I won’t speak to
you again.
2) What can we do tomorrow? b) If it doesn’t rain, we’ll go swimming.
3) I’m sorry I lost your cap. c) Of course I will, but later. OK?