Expressing plans (what you or someone else is going to do)

Expressing what you are going to doVoy a cocinar comida buena. (I am going to cook

good food.)Voy a hablar con mis amigos.Voy a lavar la ropa.Voy a visitar a mis abuelos.Voy a ________________________.

These sentences indicate what the speaker is going to do. Fill in the last one with what you are going to do this week, and say the sentence out loud.

Asking someone else what they are going to doYes/no questions:1.¿Vas a mirar la tele? (Are you going to watch

TV?)2.¿Vas a comprar comida?3.¿Vas a escuchar música?4.¿Vas a _________________ ?Open-ended question: ¿Qué vas a hacer?

These sentences are used to ask someone else what they are going to do. Notice the “s” at the end of the word, as common in all “tú” conjugations.

Fill in the last line with an activity that someone else might do. Then say the sentence out loud.

Talking about what someone else will doOne person1.Adriana va a llegar tarde a casa.2.Sofía va a tomar café.Several peopleRamón y Ana Mari van a descansar.

How are the verbs different in each sentence?

Talking about what you will do with someone elseMis hermanos y yo vamos a tocar la guitarra.Mi mejor amigo y yo vamos a comprar cosas.Los estudiantes y yo vamos a estudiar mucho.

Resumen/SummaryAll the conjugations for “IR” are summarized

on page 149. Take a look, and read the sample sentences out loud.

(yo) voy a “I’m gonna…”(tú) vas a “you’re gonna…”(él) va a “he’s gonna…”(ella) va a “she’s gonna…”(nosotros) vamos a “we’re gonna…”(ellos/ellas van a “they’re gonna”

Asking questionsUse the same forms to ask your questions:¿voy a? “¿am I gonna…?”¿vas a? “¿are you gonna…”¿va a? “¿is he gonna…”¿va a? “¿is she gonna…”¿vamos a? “¿are we gonna…”¿van a? “¿are they gonna”

What are some questions you could ask using these?

When talking about the near future, you will frequently run into the words below. Look over how they function in complete sentences on page 149, and practice saying them using the supersite.

1.esta noche2.hoy3.mañana4.este jueves5.el próximo sábado6.la próxima semana7.el año que viene8.el lunes

Do not feel limited by

these expressions. By

combining words on

this list, you can

produce new

combinations to meet

your needs.

Do not feel limited by

these expressions. By

combining words on

this list, you can

produce new

combinations to meet

your needs.

PrácticaPractice with

Exercises A and B on page 150166-167

Sample answers (they can vary) for page 150 are on the next slide. Say what each person is going to do next week (you can omit the “why” initially).

Actividad B (ONLY SAMPLE ANSWERS – MANY POSSIBILITIES).

La próxima semana, ….1.Sofía y Manolo van a comprar más libros para sus

clases.2.Adriana va a trabajar el martes por la tarde.3.Nosotros vamos a estudiar.4.Manolo va a bailar con Sofía para celebrar el

cumpleaños de un amigo.5.Sofía va a lavar la ropa.6.Ellos van a tocar la guitarra.

Self-check1. Can you ask someone what they are going to do?2. Can you tell someone what you are going to in

the near future?3. Do you know all the conjugations of “ir”?4. Can you use them to talk about what other

people are going to do?

(Answers are on the next slide.)

Self-check answers1. Can you ask someone what they are going to do?

¿Qué vas a hacer [+time reference]?¿Qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?

2. Can you tell someone what you are going to in the near future?

Voy a… [+ VERB in the infinitive form (not conjugated)]

Voy a descansar.3. Voy, vas, va, vamos, van4. Sample sentences:

Juan va a mirar la tele. Nosotros vamos a estudiar mucho. Ellos van a hablar por teléfono.

CanciónLastly, go back to Blackboard and

watch the song, “Nunca voy a olvidarte” by Cristian Castro. As corny as it is, the song was number 1 on Billboard in September and October of 1993, and it uses the structure that you just learned. You can also find it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHY5HsWvnEw, but the lyrics are available on Blackboard.