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Flavia and Andreia.
Do you enjoy the weekend? I think we all do. It's a time to relax,
a time to do some housework, and a chance to go out and have fun. I'm going to talk
about weekend plans with Flavia and Andreia. Listen.
All right. So we've practiced "will" for the future.
There are more ways to talk about the future, especially with plans.
If I want to know your plans for the weekend,
what can I ask? Do you know? ...Often we ask, "What are you doing this weekend?"
"Do you have plans?"
What what are you doing? What are you doing this weekend?
Do you have any plans? These are common questions. "Have" is right now. I have plans
for the weekend. Do you have any plans? Do you have any plans?
That's why we use the present tense. Right now. Do you have plans for
the weekend? So I could ask, "Do you have any plans?"
Do you have any plans for the weekend?
Try asking this question. First, do you have any plans? Do you have any plans?
Do you have any plans for the weekend? Do you have any plans for the weekend?
Do you have any plans? Do you have any plans?
Do you have any plans for the weekend?Do you have any plans for the weekend?
Yeah. Do you have any plans for the weekend? No. Say, "No..." Not yet. Oh yeah! Not yet. Ah, nothing special.
Those are typical answers. Not yet. Nothing special. I don't know.
Do you have any plans for the weekend? Not yet. Not yet.
Say, "I'm still thinking about today." I don't know.
We can also ask, "What are you doing this weekend?" What are you doing this weekend? -- This is the present.
Present progressive. We can use the present progressive for the future.
What are you doing this weekend?
Oh, I'm staying home. I need to clean the house. Something like that. I'm staying home.
Okay. When you answer, if you're thinking about your plans...because, "I don't know,"
and then you begin to think, you can use "will." "Ah, I don't know. Um, I'll be home
all weekend. I'll probably do laundry. I'll clean. I'll watch some TV."
I'm thinking and making plans. You can use "will." Right?
So if you don't know yet, you can start to think and use "will," like, "Hmm. I'll do
this. I'll do that. Maybe I'll do this. Maybe I'll do that." So think of one plan
right now. What will you do? If I ask you, "What are you doing this weekend?" Say, "Hmm. I don't know."
What are you doing this weekend? I don't know. And now make a plan with "will." Maybe I'll do laundry...
Maybe I'll clean my house.
I'll clean. I'll probably clean. I'll probably clean my house. Or say, "I think I'll clean." "I think I'll clean the house."
I think I'll clean the house.
What are you doing this weekend? I think I'll clean the house.
And I'll cooking? I'll cook. Cooking. I will...I'll walking the beach? Not "I'll walking." I'll walk.
I'll walk on the beach. I'll take a walk. So you're thinking, "I don't know. I'll clean. I'll do laundry.
Maybe I'll take a walk on the beach." We're thinking right now and we're
making our plans and we can use "will." If you know your plans, we can use "be going to."
You know. Be going to. This is...plans already made. I'm not thinking. I know.
So if you ask me, "What are you doing this weekend?" "Oh, I'm going to see my brother,
and we're going to have dinner together. And I'm going to have a picnic in the park.
I know. I have plans. I know what I'm doing I'm going to see my brother. I'm going to have a picnic.
We can use "be going to" for our future plans:
tonight, tomorrow, this weekend, next week. Be going to. Okay?
Repeat after me. Use the simple present and present progressive. Do you have plans?
Do you have any plans?
Do you have plans for the weekend?
What are you doing this weekend?
Repeat after me. Let's use "will."
I don't know. Maybe I'll go to the beach.
I'm not sure yet. Maybe I'll just stay home.
So for future plans, we have "be going to" + a verb. For example. let's say
tonight, tomorrow, or next week, I'm going to visit a friend. So we have a form of BE
(am, are, is). Right? I am going to visit. I'm going to visit a friend. Maybe tonight I
already know. I know we're going to see a movie. The verbs are "be going to." What do you hear?
Something different. Slow and careful speech: I'm going to visit.
What you're going to hear often is "gonna." Gonna. I'm going to visit a friend.
I'm gonna. I'm gonna visit. I'm gonna visit a friend. We're going to see a
movie. We're gonna see. That's what you'll hear. So say it slowly
and carefully with me. I'm going to visit a friend. I'm going to visit a friend.
I'm gonna visit a friend. I'm gonna visit a friend.
I'm going to visit a friend. I'm going to visit a friend.
I'm gonna visit a friend. I'm gonna visit a friend.
We're going to see a movie. We're going to see a movie.
We're gonna see a movie. We're gonna see a movie.
We're going to see a movie. We're going to see a movie.
We're gonna see a movie. We're gonna see a movie.
Uh-huh. But you'll also hear "going to" /ˈgo iŋ/
become "going." /goɪŋ/ Sometimes I say not "gonna," but "going." I'm going...going to... going to...
to going...I'm going to visit a friend. I'm going to visit a friend.
We're going to see a movie. We're going to see a movie.
So you will hear variation. I'm going to, I'm going to, I'm gonna.
We're going to, we're going to, we're gonna. You'll hear different
pronunciations of these verbs. Right? Very often in the fast speech and
relaxed speech, you'll hear "gonna." "Gonna" does not sound very nice when you're
speaking slowly. "We're gonna visit..." We're gonna visit. We're gonna visit. We're gonna see.
It sounds better in faster speech. Okay? The question: Are you going to...
do something? Are you going to see a movie? Are you going to visit a friend?
Again, you'll have variation. Are you going to visit?
Are you going to visit? Are you gonna visit. Mm-hmm. Right? So you...right now don't try to rush too fast.
Let's use "going to." Are you going to see a movie? Are you going to see a movie?
Let's practice asking each other questions. I'll go first and I'll ask Flavia.
We're talking about this weekend. Are you going to wake up early? This weekend? Yeah.
No. No. Say, "I'm not going to wake up wake up early." Okay. You can ask Andreia a question.
Are you going to clean your apartment this weekend? Yes, I'm going to clean my
house. Mm-hmm. Right. And the full answer is, "Yes, I'm going to clean my house." Or, "Yes, I am."
Yes, I am. You can do long. You can do short. Yes. Yes, I am. You can ask me a question.
Are you going to stay up late? Yes, I'm going to stay up late. I usually stay up late all the time.
So I'm going to stay up late tonight. I'm going to stay up late on Saturday.
Yeah, I'm gonna stay up late. I'm gonna.
I'm gonna stay up late. Are you going to sleep in tomorrow morning? Sleep in.
"Sleep in" is sleep for a long time, 10...11. Because I know usually you wake up early.
You have to go to school, but on the weekends, you don't have to. Right?
So my question is, "Are you going to sleep in tomorrow morning?" Yes, I am.
Are you going to call your family this weekend? Yes. Yes. I'm going to call my mom. Mm-hmm. Good.
Are you going to study this weekend? Yes, I am. I need to because the next week...we have a test.
You could say, "Next week we have a test." Because a test...
is a schedule. You can say, "Next week we have a test." ...You can say "we have." It's present.
It's okay. Next week we have a test. Next week I have a test.
Oh, "I'm going to..."? You can, but because a test is on a schedule,
the teacher's schedule, the school schedule, you can use "have."
Next week I have a test. Next week I have a test. Okay. Whose turn? Is it your turn?
Are you going to do laundry? Oh yes! I'm going to do a lot of laundry.
Um, I always do a lot of laundry on Saturday, and yeah, I do some laundry on Sunday, too.
I'm going to do a lot of laundry tomorrow morning. Yeah, unfortunately. Are you going to go to gym tonight?
Tonight? Yes. Yeah? Are you going to go to the gym tomorrow?
Tomorrow? No. No? But you're going tonight. That's good.
Are you going to visit a museum this weekend? No, no, I'm not. No, I'm not.
Are you going to watch TV? Yes, I think I'll watch a little TV tonight.
And see? I haven't made the plan. I'm thinking. Yeah, I think I'll
watch some TV tonight. Okay? So there's a difference. Often it's okay to use "will"
or "be going to" for your plans, but usually when we're thinking about our
plans, we use "will." Yeah, I think maybe I'll watch some TV tonight.
But with the gym, she's going tonight. She knows. Yeah. She knows. Yes. She's going to go to the gym tonight.
Because she always goes on Fridays. I hope.
Repeat after me. Let's use "go" and "be going to."
Are you going out? Are you going to the movies?
Are you going to visit your friend? Are you going to study all weekend?
Let's repeat those last two questions. We'll speak faster, and we'll use "gonna."
Are you gonna visit your friend? Are you gonna study all weekend?
Let's practice more with "be going to." Listen.
We had "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Goldilocks." "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears." So in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"...
all right, um...there's a little girl and she's in the woods and there's bear family.
And the bear family has a little problem with the cereal. Do you remember? The cereal is...? The cereal is too hot.
It's too hot, so what are they going to do?They are going to left? Leave. And they're going to...?
Walk? Take a walk. They're going to take a walk in the woods. And then they're walking in
the woods and Little Red Riding Hood --Goldilocks! Goldilocks is going to come
and what is she going to do? She try...she's going to try a big bed,
small bed, medium bed. And try...she's going to try
chairs and hot cereal. Yeah. I think first she's going to try the cereal.
Then she's going to try the chairs, and then she...she'll get tired.
Then she's going to go upstairs and...sleep. Yeah. She's going to sleep. She's going to sleep.
And we know what happens next. The bear family is going to house? Come home. Come home and find her. And uh...
I'm not sure what's going to happen next. I think...I know they're going to be upset and then I think
she is going to run away. I think she's going to run away. Yeah.
I think that's the way it goes. Okay.
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