Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2 Unit 4 • Lesson B: Special days Vocabulary Celebrations graduation / graduation day wedding / wedding day Halloween New Year's Eve Valentine's Day blow out (candles) exchange rings get married go out for a romantic dinner go to see fireworks go trick-or-treating sing "Happy Birthday" wear a cap and gown wear a costume (n) (n) (n) (n) (n) (v) (v) (v) (v) (v) (v) (v) (v) (v) School and learning graduate from (law school) get a degree / diploma (v) (v) Telephone language call someone back (v) Other words probably lawyer be careful celebrate (adv) (n) (v) (v) © Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 4, Lesson B, Page 1 Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2 Grammar Present continuous for the future; be going to You can use the present continuous or be going to to talk about plans. Present continuous for the future The present continuous is often used to talk about plans with specific times or places: A What are you doing for New Year's Eve? B We're going to The Sea Grill for dinner. We're meeting friends there at 8:30. (We know where and when to meet.) be going to You can use be going to is often used to talk about plans: A What are you going to do for New Year's Eve? B We're going to go somewhere for dinner. We're going to meet some friends at a restaurant. You can also use be going to to talk about predictions for the future: It's going to be fun. It's going to snow tomorrow. © Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 4, Lesson B, Page 2
