Unit 7 I'm going to be a basketball player.
Section A
Language Goal:Talk about future intentions
What are you going to be when you grow up?
I'm going to be a computer programmer.
How are you going to do that?
I'm going to study computer science.
1a Do you think these jobs are interesting?
Rank them (1-6)
(1 is most interesting,6 is least interesting).
1b Listen and match the items below,
Conversation 1
Tina,what are you going to be when you grow up?
Hmmm.I think I'm going to be a computer
programmer. Wow!Sounds difficult.
How are you going to do that?
I'm going to study computer science.
Conversation 2
Larry,what are you going to be when you grow up?
I'm going to be a professional basketball player
How are you going to do that?
I'm going to practice basketball every day.
Conversation 3
What are you going to be when you grow up?
I'm going to be an engineer.
How are you going to do that?
I'm going to study math really hard.
Conversation 4
What are you going to be when you grow up?
I'm going to be an actor.
How are you going to do that?
I'm going to take acting lessons.
1c PAIRWORK
Practice the conversation in the picture.
Then make conversations about the other jobs.
What are you going to be when you grow up?
I'm going to be a basketball player.
How are you going to do that?
I'm going to practice basketball every day.
2a Listen. What is Cheng Han going to do?
Check (√) the correct boxes in the picture.
What are you going to be when you grow up,
Cheng Han? I'm going to be an actor.
Are you going to move to Hollywood?
No,I'm going to move to New York.
And how are you going to become an actor.
Well,I'm going to take acting lessons.
When are you going to start?
I'm going to finish high school
and college first.
2b Listen again.What are Cheng Han's plans for
the future? Fill in the chart.
2c PAIRWORK
Ask and answer questions about Cheng Han's plans
Where is Cheng Han going to move?
He's going to move to New York.
Grammar Focus
What are you going to be when you grow up?
I'm going to be an actor.
How are you going to do that?
I'm going to take acting lessons.
3a Read the diary about Tian Tian's dream job,
and underline the things that she in going to do July 1
My dream job:When I grow up,
I'm going to do what I want to do .
I'm going to move somewhere interesting.
Paris sounds like a city that I could enjoy.
They have lots of fashion shows there.
I want to be a reporter for a fashion magazine.
So how am I going to do it?
First,I'm going to find a part-time job
for a year or two and save some money.
Then I'm going to be a student at an art school in Paris.
And I'm going to study French at the same time.
Next,I'm going to hold art exhibitions,
because I want to be rich and famous.
I'm going to buy a big house with the money,
and I'm going to travel all over the world.
Finally,I'm going to retire somewhere quite and beautiful.
3b PAIRWORK
Fill in the chart with information about what
you are going to be.
Then discuss with your partner.
What are you going to be when you grow up?
I'm going to be a reporter.
How are you going to do that?
I'm going to write articles and send them to
magazines and newspapers.
Where are you going to work?
I'm not sure yet.Maybe Beijing or Shanghai.
4 GROUPWORK
Beijing is hosting the 2008 Olympic Games.
What can you and your classmates do to help make
the Olympics a success?
Make a list with "be going to".
1.We're going to hellp the tourists.