5. A: You haven't seen my passport, have you? B: No. Why? A: I need it because I for Taipei next Monday. B: Oh? How long will you be there? A: A week. I the first few days with my brother, who to school there. After that I some old fiiends I went to school with in Australia several years ago. They've invited me to be their house guest. B: Sounds like a great trip. Hope you find your passport. EXERCISE 23. Using the present progressive to express future time. (Chart 3-7) Di+ectiuns: Pair up with a classmate. Tell each other your plans. Use the present progressive. Example: What are your plans for this evening? SPEAKER A: I'm staying home. How about you? SPEAKER B: I'm going to a cybercafe to send some e-mails. Then I'm going to the English Conversation Club. I'm meedng Anna there. ,,'i What are yourphns . . . .', 1. for the rest of today? 2. for tomorrow or the next day? 3. for this coming weekend? ., A . ., ., 4. for the rest of this month? ., , EXERCISE 24. Writing: using the present progressive to express future time. (Chart 3-7) Directions: Think of a place you would like to visit. Pretend you are going to take a trip there this weekend. You have already made all of your plans. Write a paragraph in which you describe your trip. Use the present progressive where appropriate. Example: This coming weekend, my friend Gisella and I are taking a trip. We're going to Nashville,Tennessee. Gisella likes country music and wants to go to some shows. I don't know anything about country music, but I'm looking forward to going to Nashville. We're leaving Friday afternoon as soon as Gisella gets off work. (Etc.) Possible questions ro answer in your paragraph: 1. Where are you going? r. , 2. When are you leaving? ., 3. Are you traveling alone? . ,, .: 4. How are you getting there? -,. . i 1 5. Where are you staying? , ,.i, ., ' 6. Are you visiting anyone? Who? . , '$ ' .;. . .I 7. How long are you staying there? I' ., . . . ,. 8. When are you getting back? 3-8 USING THE SIMPLE PRESENT TO EXPRESS 7 FUTURETIME (a) MS a 755 tom- mning. 01) To111 a nsw po scu& nsn week. (c) The semester ends in rum mow weeks. (d) There is a meeting at ten tomorrow morning. (e) IficORRBcT: I wear my new nrit w the wedding next week. CORRECT: I am wearinglam going m wear my new suit to the wedding next week. The simple present can express future time when events are on a definite schedule or timetable. Only a few verbs are used in the simple present to express future time. The most common are ambe, &am, start, begin, end,finish, open, close, be. Most verbs cannot be used in the simple present to express future time. For example, in (e):The verb wear does not express an event on a schedule or timetable. It cannot be used in the simple present to express funue time. EXERCISE 25. Uslng present verb forms to express future time. (Charts 3-7 and 3-8) Directions: Circle the correct possible completions and cross out those that are incorrect. 1. The concert at eight tonight. @ begins : ,,, ! @ is beginnin& go&g to begin ; ;d 2. I seafood pasta for dinner tonight. a7meke @ am making/am going to make 3. I to school tomorrow morning. I need the exercise. - a. walk I. . b. am walking/am going to walk !. . 4. The bus at 8: 15 tomorrow morning. . , ., ~. a. leaves b. is leavinglis going to leave I" :- 5. I the championship game onTV at Jim's house tomorrow. a. watch b. am watchiig/am going to watch 6. The game at one tomorrow afternoon. a. starts b. is startingh going to start 7. Alex's plane at 10: 14 tomorrow morning. I, I, a. arrives b. is arriving/is going to arrive 8. I can't pick him up tomorrow, so he the airport bus into the city. a. takes b. is takinglis going to take (a) Ann's bap are packed, and she is wearing her I ne mom oe awur ro ao somernlng expresses coat. She is about to leave for the airpon. an activity that will happen in rhe immediate+, (b) Shhh. The movie is about to bepin. usually within minutes or seconds. In (a): Ann is going to leave sometime in the next few minutes. I 3-9 IMMEDIATE FUTURE: USING BE ABOUT TO 0 EXERCISE 26. Using BE ABOUT TO. (Chart 3-9) Direcrions: Describe the actions that are about to happen in the pictures. Use be about to. The chimpanzee is about . . EXERCISE 27. Using BE ABOUT TO. (Chart 3-9) Directions: What are the following people probably about to do? Create pichli'es of them in your imagination. 1. Jack is holding his camera to his eye. He has his finger on the button. -t He's about to take a picture. 2. The door is closed. Sally has her hand on the doorknob. I 3. Eric is on the last question of the examination. 74 CHAPTER 3 Nancy has dii hands from working in the garden. She is holding a bar of soap. She is standing at the bathroom sink. 5. Ben is putting on his coat and heading for the door. 6. Rita is holding a fly swatter and staring at a fly on the kitchen table. 7. Mr. Tomko has just checked to make sure the doors are locked and turned off the lights in the living room. He's heading toward the bedroom. EXERCISE 28. Using BE ABOUT TO. (Chart 3-9) Direcrions: Think of an action to perform. Don't reveal what it is. Get ready to do it, but just before you perform the action, ask the class to describe what you are about to do. Perform with a parmer if you wish. Examples: ( . . . ) walks to the chalkboard and picks up the eraser. The class guesses correctly that he is about to erase the board. ( . . . ) and ( . . . ) hold out their hands to each other. They are about to shake hands. Suggestions for actions to prepare to pe*form: 1. stand up 2. open the door 3. close the window 4. pick up your pen 5. close your book 6. etc. EXERCISE 29. Preview: parallel verbs. (Chart 3-10) , ' !,, . : Directionc Correct the errors. < 1. Fifteen years from now, my wife and I will retire and travel- all over the world. .1t,, ~ . ". , , 2. I opened the door and invite my friend to come in. A , >I, . I.,1s >.3. , .,If I feel tense, I close my eyes and thinking about nothing at all. 8'. ,<: .' , $'i. ' Q pi tr 4: Pete is in the other room. He's listening to music and study for his chemistry exam. 5. It's hot in here. I'm going to open the window and turning on the fan. Future Tlme 75 1 3-10 PARALLELVERBS v unu v L) Jim his bed landl up his mnm ,,,r (b) Ann is cooking diner and (is) trrIkinp on the phone at the same time. (c) I ruin stay home and (will) study tonight. (d) I am going to stqy home and (am going w) ah@ tonight. " b n D"", o rrrr lure l. sir ru.u An. cu "2 and. We say that the two verbs are parallel: v + and + v It is not necessary to repeat a helping verb (an auxiliary verb) when two verbs are connected by and. EXERCISE 30. Parallel verbs. (Chart 3-10) Directions; Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in parentheses. 1. When I (walk) waked into the living room yesterday, Grandpa (read) a newspaper and (smoke) his pipe. 2. Helen will graduate soon. She (move) to NewYork and (Iwk) for a job after she (graduate) . 3. Every day my neighbor (d) me on the phone and (complain) ,+.,:. . . . about the weather. 4. Look at Erin! She (my) and (laugh) at the same time. I wonder if she is happy or sad? I'm beat! I can't wait to get home. After I (get) home, I (take) a hot shower and (go) to bed. Yesterday my dog (dig;) a hole in the back yard and (bury) a bone. I'm tired of this cold weather. As soon as spring (come) 1 (play) tennis and (jog;) in the park as often as possible. Whiie Paul (cany) brushes and paint and (climb) a ladder, a bird fly) down and (sit) on his head. Paul (dmp) and (fl) it all over the ground. 9. When I first (am'w) in this city and (start) going to school here, I knew no one. I was lonely and felt that I didn't have a friend in the world. One day while I (wauh) TV alone in my room and IfeeI) sorry for myself, a woman I had met in one of my classes (knock) on my door and (ask) me if I wanted to accompany her to the student center. That was the beginning of my friendship with Lisa King. Now we (see) each other every day and usually (spend) time talking on the phone, too. Later this week we @ormu) her brother's car and (go) to visit her aunt in the country. Next week we (take) a bus to 1 ."1 Fall City and (go) to a football game. I'm really enjoying our friendship. EXERCISE 31. Review: verb forms. (Chapters 1 -t 3) Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in parentheses. 1. I usually (ride) vide my bicycle to work in the morning, but it (rain) when I left my house early this morning, so I (take) IIZJ,. 4!, the bus. After I (am'we) at work, I , , (discoveer) that I had left my briefcase at home. .'' 2. A: Are you going to take the kids to the amusement park tomorrow morning? B: Yes. It (qpen) at 10:OO. If we (leawe) here at 9:30, we'll get there at 9:55. The kids can be the first ones in the park. 3. A: Ouch! B: What happened? A: I (cut) my fmger. B: It (bleed) :,.i i - A: I know! ,' B: Put pressure on it. I (get) some antibiotic and a bandage. Y A: Thanks. , . 4. A: I (go) to a lecture on Shakespeare tomorrow evening. Want to join me? B: Nah. Brian and I (go) to a movie-Godz11la Eats the Earth. 5. A: Your phone (ring) B: I (know) A: (you, answer) it? B: No. A: (you, want) me to get it? B: No thanks. A: Why (you, want, nor) to answer your phone? I L B: I (expecr) another call from the bill collector. I have a bunch of bills I haven't paid. I (want, nor) to talk to her. A: Oh. 6. A: What (you, wear) to Eric's wedding tomomw? B: My blue dress, I guess. How about you? , A: I (plan) to wear my new ouffit. I (buy) it just a few days ago. It (be) a yellow suit With a white blouse. Just a minute. I (show) it to you. Wait right here. I (ger) it from my closet and (bring) it out. 7. A: Look! There (be) a police car behind us. Its lights @ash) B: I @now) ! I (know) ! I (see) A: What (go) on? (you, speed) ? B: No, I'm not. I (drive) the speed limit. p , ,,, ,A: Ah, look. The police car (pass) u8. B: Whew! , ,: a . ., I- 8. A: (the sun, keep) burning forever, or (it, burn, eventually) itself out? B: It (burn, eventually) itself out, but that (happen, nor) for billions of years. 78 CHAPTER3 . e-mails. Then I'm going to the English Conversation Club. I'm meedng Anna there. ,,'i What are yourphns . . . .', 1. for the rest of today? 2. for tomorrow or the. . ., ., 4. for the rest of this month? ., , EXERCISE 24. Writing: using the present progressive to express future time. (Chart 3-7) Directions: Think of a place you would like to. doorknob. I 3. Eric is on the last question of the examination. 74 CHAPTER 3 Nancy has dii hands from working in the garden. She is holding a bar of soap. She is standing at the bathroom