Grammar and vocabulary unit 4
be going to
1 Complete the text with the correct form of be
going to and the verbs.
Weve decided what were going to do (do) this
summer. We (1) ________________________ (not
go) abroad on holiday. We
(2) ________________________ (spend) a week at a
music festival and maybe
a few days in a cottage somewhere. Dad
(3) ________________________ (not work) this
summer so he (4) ________________________
(come) with us to the festival.
I (5) ________________________ (introduce) him to
my taste in music I like really weird music!
will and be going to
2 Tick (9) the correct sentences.
Youre still in bed. Youre going to be late for
school. 9
1 I think youll enjoy your holiday.
2 Ive already decided. Ill go to university when I
finish school.
3 Oh no, its raining! Well get wet.
4 Im sure David will like his birthday present.
5 Your parents will go to Greece next year.
Present simple and present
continuous for future
3 Choose the correct forms.
Andy The meeting starts / is starting at 8 p.m.
(1) Do you come / Are you coming?
Lisa I dont know. Dads flight (2) doesnt arrive /
isnt arriving till 6.30 p.m., so I might still be
at the airport.
Andy You should come if you can. We (3) discuss /
re discussing a lot of different things tonight.
Lisa What time (4) does it finish / is it finishing?
Andy About 10 p.m. probably. Then we (5) go /
re going to a caf for a drink.
Lisa OK. I might see you there.
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will for spontaneous decisions
4 Read the situation. Then complete the
sentences with will and the verbs in the box.
Andrew and his friends have arranged a picnic in
the park. They are waiting for the others to arrive
but it has started to rain and everything is getting
wet, including the friends.
carry have make put tidy
Andrew: Ill tidy up all the plates and glasses.
1 Joe: We __________________ the party in
Andrews house instead.
2 Holly: I __________________ some things back
to the house.
3 Mark: I __________________ some more
sandwiches.
4 Penny: I __________________ a note on the tree
to tell the others where we are.
Compound nouns: travel
5 Complete the travel compound nouns.
c i t y break
1 travel c__ __ __ __ __ __ __ n
2 l __ __ __ __ y hotel
3 day t __ __ p
4 skiing g __ __ r
5 r__ __ __ __n flight
6 b__ __ __h holiday
Phrasal verbs: travel
6 Choose the correct words.
Please put on / up your seatbelts.
1 We were excited when we came / set off on
our journey.
2 Its raining. We have to turn back / off.
3 Did you come / go across anything interesting?
4 She took / put me up in her house for a week.
5 Its exciting when the plane takes up / off!