Patina · Building English

Family Vacations

Talk about a plan with your family: who you are going to see, and where. One little phrase, going to, turns any verb into the future. Tap anything to hear it.

★ family words  ·  ★★ am/is/are + going to  ·  ★★★ vacation plans  ·  ★★★ check yourself

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For the teacher · In class

each student says one real plan, "I am going to visit ___ in ___." The class listens for am/is/are.

Unit 6 teacher's key (PDF)

Family words ★

One family, oldest at the top. Tap a person to hear the word. Your language is under each one.

you

Your aunt is your mother's sister OR your father's sister. Your uncle is your mother's brother OR your father's brother. English uses the same word for both sides of the family.

Talking about a plan: going to ★★

For a future plan: subject + am/is/are + going to + verb. The verb stays simple: going to VISIT, not visits.

Iamgoing to + verb
he · she · itisgoing to + verb
you · we · theyaregoing to + verb

The verb after going to never changes: going to visit, not visits, not visiting.

Family vacation plans ★★★

Tap a sentence to hear it. Then say a plan of your own, out loud.

Watch out in your language

Check yourself ★★★

Choose am, is, or are. On paper, write it in.

  1. I going to visit my mother.
  2. She going to see her sister.
  3. They going to travel to Mexico.
  4. We going to visit our family.
  5. He going to visit his uncle.
  6. My brother going to visit us.
  7. You going to see your grandmother.
  8. My parents going to travel in July.

For the teacher · Answer key

1 am  ·  2 is  ·  3 are  ·  4 are  ·  5 is  ·  6 is  ·  7 are  ·  8 are   · Remember: I take am, he/she takes is, you/we/they take are.