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Carl: That sounds fun.
Valerie: Yeah, (5) (they / love) it.

Carl: (6) What (you and Phil / do)?
Valerie: Oh, an astronaut is giving a lecture in the afternoon.
(7) (we / attend) that. How about you?

Are you going to the game on Saturday?
Carl: No, I’m not, unfortunately. I have to study.

Valerie: That’s too bad. (8) (you / study) all weekend?
Carl: No, on Sunday (9) (I / not do) any work.
(10) (I / sleep) late and just relax.

Valerie: Oh, good. Well, have a great time.

6 SPEAK. Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about your plans for the future. Use
be going to and the time expressions in the box. Practice saying going to as “gonna.”

this weekend tonight REAL ENGLISH
next year after class In speaking, going to is often pronounced

“gonna” when it comes before a verb. Use
A: What are you going to do this weekend? going to, not gonna, in writing.
Say: We’re gonna be late.
B: I’m going to relax. How about you?
Write: We’re going to be late.

PRACTICE

7 lISTEN and write the words and contractions you hear.
CD2-21
1. This book about the planets looks great. I ’m going to buy it.

2. My brother enjoyed the astronaut’s lecture. He to another
one next month.

3. Governments much money on space research in the
near future.

4. The astronauts on the space station until the end of the month.

5. A: Don’t wait for me. I here for a long time.
B: I’m not in a hurry. I for you.

6. The museum gift shop at 10:00 a.m.

7. There any lectures next week.

8. Sarah that movie. She doesn’t like science fiction.

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