Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Go / went / gone
39
Go
Go
means to move from one place to another.
I 
go
to work 
by
bike. My brother 
goes
by
car.
We 
went
to Paris last summer.
Is
this train 
going
to Granada? 
Shall we 
go
to the 
swimming pool today?
Where 
does
this road 
go
?
Go
 + prepositions
Ethan 
went in
(
to
) his room
Yuko 
went out of
the house
and shut the door.
and 
into
the garden. 
Jacob was tired. He 
went
The phone was ringing. She
up 
the stairs slowly.
went down
the stairs quickly. 
Future plans
Be going to
is oft en used to talk about future plans. 
Jan is 
going to study
maths at university. 
We’re 
going to visit
my aunt in New York soon.
I’m 
going to learn
five new words every day.
Expressions 
Go
 + 
-ing
 for activities
Go
is oft en used with 
-ing
for diff erent activities.
A
B
C
D
I hate 
going shopping
.
Do you like 
going sightseeing
when you are on holiday?
I usually 
go swimming
in the morning.
Hans 
goes skiing
every winter.
Let’s 
go dancing
.
Carter is 
going 
fishing
today.
Common
 
mistakes
Let’s 
go swimming
and then 
go shopping
. [
NOT Let’s go to / for swimming and then go to / for shopping.
] 
I 
go there
every week. I don’t want to 
go anywhere
/ 
somewhere
else. [
NOT I go to there every week. I 
don’t want to go to anywhere / somewhere else.
]
I must 
go home
at 10 o’clock. [
NOT I must 
go to / at home
at 10 o’clock.
]

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Exercises
85
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Where are these people going? Follow the lines.
39.1
1 Mateo 
2 The Sharps 
3 Zoe and Penelope 
4 Asad 
5 Lars 
Write about Victoria’s New Year Resolutions.
39.2
is going to the zoo.
Look at the activities in D opposite. Which do you do on holiday? Write sentences.
I usually go shopping on holiday.
Where do trains, buses and roads go to from your town?
From Cambridge, trains go to London and to Norwich.
Are these sentences correct? If not, correct them. 
1 It’s time to go at home now.
8 I go to swimming every Sunday
X It’s time to go home now. 
morning.
2 Mum is going for shopping this aft ernoon. 
9 We’re going sightsee today.
3 I’m going to London by car tomorrow. 
10 Jo went down to the top of the hill.
4 I love Paris. Did you go to there last year? 
11 Let’s go to fish today.
5 Alexei is going to home at 4 o’clock. 
12 She went out off the shop.
6 We always go to the same café. Let’s go
13 Please go away. I’m tired.
to somewhere diff erent today. 
14 Would you like to go to home now?
7 Excuse me, please. Where does this bus go?