Grammar: Be Going To, Position of Adjectives & Adverbs of Manner

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Lesson idea

Talk about future plans with be going to; place adjectives before nouns or after be; describe how actions are done with adverbs of manner.

Key points

• be going to + base verb for plans: I'm going to travel to Jordan. Are you going to…? – Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
• Adjectives go before nouns (an exotic place) or after be (Antarctica is exotic).
• Adverb = adjective + -ly: slow → slowly; careful → carefully (double l); easy → easily (y → i).
• Same form: fast → fast, hard → hard, late → late, high → high. good → well (comparative: better).
• Adverbs of manner usually go after the verb or after the object: He is reading the map carefully.

Vocabulary

Lesson questions (14)

1. I ____ travel to Jordan next month.
   Answer: 'm going to
2. "Are you going to visit Petra?" – "No, ____."
   Answer: I'm not
3. "When ____ he going to leave?" – "He's going to leave next week."
   Answer: is
4. "How are we going to go?" – "____"
   Answer: We're going to go by plane.
5. "How long are they going to stay?" – "____"
   Answer: For a month.
6. Choose the correct sentence:
   Answer: Antarctica is an exotic place.
7. Adel is a careful driver. → Adel drives ____.
   Answer: carefully
8. Learning English is easy for him. → He learns English ____.
   Answer: easily
9. Saeed is a good tennis player. → He plays tennis ____.
   Answer: well
10. Majid and Ali are fast runners. → They run ____.
    Answer: fast
11. Is Khalid a hard worker? → Does Khalid work ____?
    Answer: hard
12. My flight left ____. (late)
    Answer: late
13. The plane landed ____ at the airport. (safe)
    Answer: safely
14. He is reading the map ____.
    Answer: carefully

More lessons in Unit 12: It's Going to Be Fun!

• Unit 12 Vocabulary: Vacations & Travel
• Reading & Writing: The Stones of Al-Ula
• Unit 12 Test