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B GOAL Plan a Project
Molly Ferrill works on her project.
Listening
WORD FOCUS
wildlife protection officers people who keep animals safe
species types of animals
protect keep safe from danger
video series more than one video about the same subject
A Look at the photo. Answer the questions.
1. What do you think Molly Ferrill does?
2. What subject do you think she specializes in?
B 🎧41 Listen to an interview with Molly. Check your answers in A.
C 🎧41 Listen to the interview again. Complete the notes about Molly's next project. Use the words from the interview.
| What is the project? | When? | Are there other people? | Is there special equipment? |
| A ___________ series about ___________ wildlife protection officers and the species of ___________ they protect. | Start: She's going to leave ___________ in ___________ Finish: It's going to take ___________. | She's going to work with other ___________ | 1. ___________ 2. lenses 3. microphones 4. ___________ ___________ |
D 🎧41 In pairs, compare your answers In C. Then listen again and check.
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| PRONUNCIATION: Weak Form of going to |
| 🎧 42 In natural speech, going to is often reduced to sound like gonna. The words are combined and the vowels also change. Listen to and repeat the sample sentences. I'm going to buy a new computer. Are you going to come? |
E 🎧 43 Listen to the sentences and check (✔) the correct box.
| Strong Form | Weak Form | |
| 1. I'm going to make a video. | ||
| 2. Are you going to work with anyone else? | ||
| 3. When are you going to leave? | ||
| 4. We're going to leave in two months. | ||
| 5. What special equipment are you going to need for the trip? | ||
| 6. We're going to pack different types of clothing. | ||
| 7. When are you going to finish the project? |
F In pairs, take turns reading the sentences in E with either the strong form or the weak form. Your partner has to say which form you used.
G In groups, plan one of these projects for your school:
• Create a website with information and news about your school and neighborhood.
• Make a short video called "A day in the life of a student."
• Plan an event to celebrate the end of the year.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Plan a Project
1. In your groups, discuss each part of the project and write down information in the table.
| What is the project? | When are you going to start and finish? | Who is going to do each part? | What are you going to need? |
2. Present your plans for the project to the class or another group. Use going to in your presentation.
We are going to...
We are going to need...
