Wonder Book 4

Hari go together.
: Fine. I’ll come to your house then.

Sit in pairs and talk about your own plans for tomorrow. Like
in the conversation above, use going to.

Grammar

Future plan: be going to
We use be going to + verb to talk about our plans and intentions. We
use will + verb to tell our decision at the time of speaking.
Hari says : I’m going to visit the library.
Hari has a plan to go to the library.
But

When Henry says I’ll come to your house then, this is not his plan. He
decides to go to Bob’s house at the time of their talk.

Complete the sentences. Use will or is / am / are + going to.
a. Oh, no! It’s nine o’clock. I ______________ leave for school now.

b. I have invited my friends. I ______________ have a party
tomorrow.

c. I think I ______________ visit my uncle on Saturday. But I’m not
sure.

d. Dad ______________ take us to the movies tomorrow. He has
bought the tickets.

Complete the text with is / am / are + going to or is / am / are +
not + going to.
I’m not going to go to school tomorrow because it’s Saturday. I’m
really tired so I ______________ get up early.

My brother Krishna ______________ go shopping because he
______________ buy a birthday present for his friend.

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In the afternoon, my brother ______________ play football with
Krishna in the park, but I _____________ go with them because I
______________ help my mother at home.
On Saturday, Krishna ______________
watch a movie with his friends. But I have
an exam on Sunday so I ______________ study.

Speaking

What are you going to do next Saturday? Share your plan with
the class.
A : I ’m going to visit my uncle on Saturday. I’m going to

play badminton with my cousin there.
B : I’m going to stay at home. I’m going to help my mother

with her work.
C : I’m going to visit the library. I’m going to return the book

there.

Listening

Listen to a radio programme. Some children are talking about
their holiday plans. Write true or false.
a. Mark is going to visit Pokhara.
b. Bina is going to visit Kathmandu with her dad.
c. Nabina is going to visit her maternal uncle.
d. Dolma is going to see her grandmother in the village.
e. Lata is going to start dance classes.
f. Mani is going to play for the local football club.

Pronunciation

Listen and practise.

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I will / I’ll you will / you’ll he will / he’ll she will / she’ll
it will / it’ll they will / they’ll we will / we’ll

Listen and tick.
a. They will play tennis tomorrow.
They’ll play tennis tomorrow.
b. I’ll go swimming tomorrow.
I will go swimming tomorrow.
c. She will bring her notebook tomorrow.
She’ll bring her notebook tomorrow.
d. It’ll bark at you.
It will bark at you.
e. He will make a kite for you.
He’ll make a kite for you.
f. We will invite you to the party.
We’ll invite you to the party.

Writing

Writing about future plans and predictions

My Brother’s Next Birthday

Today is February 25, Friday. On February 29, my family is going to
celebrate my brother’s birthday. For that, tomorrow we are going to the
cake shop. We will order a big cake. After that, we will go swimming
in the afternoon. In the evening, our father is going to bring a movie.
We will watch it together. On Sunday, I will make a wonderful birthday
card for my brother. I will keep it secret. This will be a surprise for him.
On his birthday, early in the morning, we will go to the cake shop.
Next, we will take a bath. Then, father will take us to temple. After

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coming back from the temple, the celebration will start. It will be great
because his birthday comes only once in four years.
Tips for writing
Use “I think”, “I imagine that” and “perhaps” when you think something
will happen but you are not very sure.
I think that we will go to the moon for holidays in the future.
Perhaps there will be laughing computers.
Use “probably” when you are a little bit sure.
We will probably study at home using the internet.
Use “hope that” when you want something to happen.
I hope that there will be big roads in my village.
What will happen in the future? Write sentences using the given clues.
we / probably / have / very small computers
We will probably have very small computers.
a. I think / people / plant rice/ on the moon
b. I imagine that / scientists / invent / wings for flying
c. Perhaps / there / be / no schools as we have today
d. I hope / we/ not use / petrol
e. I think / the aliens / come to earth

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