(ii) to talk about things that have already been decided. " I have booked a ticket for Kathmandu. I am going tomorrow. " She is not talking to me. I think she is going to break up. (iii) to make a prediction about the future, often the very near future, based on something in the present. " Watch the milk! It is going to boil over " The sky is getting darker and darker. It is going to rain soon. (iv) If the past tense of be is used, a past intention or prediction can be expressed. " Sony was going to meet me, but she was ill and couldn’t come. Activity 3 Choose the correct option ‘simple future’ or ‘be going to’ verb. a. I’m tired. i. Will you cook dinner today? ii. Are you going to cook dinner? b. Have you got any plans for tomorrow? i. Yes, I’m going to visit my grandparents. ii. Yes, I will visit my grandparents. c. Meat or fish? i. I’ll have some fish, please. ii. I’m going to have some fish, please. d. What do you want the keys for? i. I’m going to close the door. ii. I will close the door. Pathfinder English Reader 5 293
e. Why do you want so many oranges? i. I’ll make orange juice. ii. I’m going to make orange juice. f. I can’t climb this tree. i. Don’t worry I’m going to help you. ii. I’ll help you. g. What are you going to do this evening? i. I don’t know. May be I’ll watch a film on TV. ii. I don’t know. May be I am going to watch a film TV h. Where are you going? i. We will play basketball. ii. We are going to play basketball. i. We have bought a book for Lucy? i. Do you think she will read it? ii. Do you think she is going to read it? j. It’s starting to rain. i. OK. I’ll take an umbrella. ii. OK. I’m going to take an umbrella. Activity 4 PROJECT WORK Highlight the uses of the simple future tense and ‘be going to’ verb. STEP 6 PRONUNCIATION PROJECT WORK Prepare a poster highlighting the sounds of English vowel and consonant sounds with examples. 294 Pathfinder English Reader 5
word use STEP 7 SPELLING PUZZLE Look up the following words in a dictionary before you attempt the given exercise. accept except affect effect a. I am happy to……………flowers on my birthday. (accept/except) b. I like all the food ……………….tomato soup. (accept/except) c. We passed all the exams …………..the last exam. (accept/except) d. We are happy …………….you into our home. (accept/except) e. I will work all week ……………..on Saturday. (accept/except) f. I cleaned all the dishes …the dishes on his table. (accept/except) g. I did not want to ……………..the letter. (accept/except) h. I like all the books ………….mathematics. (accept/except) i. The earthquake had a devastating ……on the city. (effect/affect/ affected/effected) j. The new tax policy will ……………….the poor people.(effect/ affect/affected/effected) k. Air pollution can ……………our health badly.(effect/affect/ affected/effected) l. Hislove letter really …………me.(affected/effected/affect/effect) m. Fatigue is one …………………of lack of sleep.(affect/effect) n. A runny nose, a cough, and a fever are the ………………of the flu.(effects/affects/affect/effect) o. Alcohol ……......……the brain and heart. (affects/effects/affect/ effect Pathfinder English Reader 5 295
STEP LISTENING TEST 8 Instruction: Listen to the characters or the audio disc and do the activities that follow. Listen and tick. a. What time does the woman normally go to bed? i. Midnight ii. 10 p.m. iii. 11p.m. b. What does she do on a Sunday morning? i. Watch TV and read newspaper. ii. Read newspapers and cook. iii. Watch TV and go for a walk. c. What does she do before going to bed? i. She reads. ii. She thinks about work. iii. She drinks warm milk. d. Does she have nightmares/bad dreams? i. Sometimes ii. Always iii. No e. Does she go sleepwalking at night? i. Yes. ii. No, but her husband does. iii. No, but her son does. f. Where does she have a rest? i. at home ii. She doesn’t iii. in her office STEP 9 PROJECT WORK Highlight the phonetic transcripts of vowel sounds. 296 Pathfinder English Reader 5