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)
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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.
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