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Plans and invitations
Dialogue
I going or I'm going?
- Emma What are you going to do this weekend, Minsu?
- Minsu I going to meet a friend. We going to watch a film.
- Emma Don't forget the "be": "I'm going to meet…", "We're going to watch…".
- Minsu Ah, I'm going to meet a friend, and we're going to watch a film.
Dialogue
Do you want to come?
- Emma I'm going to have a party tonight. Do you want to come?
- Minsu Yes, I'd love to! What time?
- Emma At seven. Are you going to bring anything?
- Minsu I'm going to bring some food. See you tonight!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| plan | n. | plan | |
| party | n. | party | |
| dinner | n. | dinner | |
| weekend | n. | weekend | |
| tomorrow | adv. | tomorrow | |
| tonight | adv. | tonight | |
| meet | v. | meet | |
| invite | v. | invite | |
| come | v. | come | |
| busy | adj. | busy |
Grammar
I'm going to meet a friend I'm going to meet a friend
To talk about plans, use "be going to" + the plain verb. The "be" changes with the subject: I'm going to study. He's going to work. We're going to travel. That little "be" (am / is / are) cannot be dropped — the pattern is "I'm going to", not "I going to". To ask, put "be" first: "What are you going to do this weekend?" To invite someone, use "Do you want to + verb?" or "Would you like to + verb?": Do you want to come? — Yes, I'd love to. / Sorry, I'm busy.
To talk about plans, use "be going to" + the plain verb. The "be" changes with the subject: I'm going to study. He's going to work. We're going to travel. That little "be" (am / is / are) cannot be dropped — the pattern is "I'm going to", not "I going to". To ask, put "be" first: "What are you going to do this weekend?" To invite someone, use "Do you want to + verb?" or "Would you like to + verb?": Do you want to come? — Yes, I'd love to. / Sorry, I'm busy.
- I'm going to study English tomorrow. I'm going to study English tomorrow.
- We're going to have a party this weekend. We're going to have a party this weekend.
- What are you going to do tonight? What are you going to do tonight?
- Do you want to come? — Yes, I'd love to! Do you want to come? — Yes, I'd love to!
pronunciation
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