General English Level 2 GELEV2 Unit 05 Topic 04.doc LANGUAGE FOCUS 03 Talking about what you would like to do Mauro and Hiro write: Mauro: I want to make a lot of money. Hiro: After I finish my course, I would really like to be an artist or an art teacher. Mauro: …I hope to work with computers after I finish studying. Mauro and Hiro want these things to happen in the future. They are not sure that they will happen. We can use I want, I'd like (I would like) and I hope to talk about things we want to happen in the future. Look hope work with computers. would (really) like be an artist. I want to make a lot of money Examples Listen to your recording. a. I want to be a doctor. b. When I finish University, I’d like to travel. c. I hope to be a graphic artist when I finish school. d. I’d really like to live in America. Information We can also use would like when we order food in a restaurant. I'd like (I would like) is a polite way to ask for food we want now. I'd like a chicken sandwich, please. (I would like a chicken sandwich now.) I'd like a coffee, please. (I would like a coffee now.) LANGUAGE FOCUS 04 Using “will” and “going to” to talk about the future 1. Going to Eriko and Hiro write: Eriko: We're going to arrive in Tokyo on September 12. (Eriko's flight is booked. She is sure about her date of arrival.) Hiro: I'm going to study hard. (Hiro has a test. He is sure he is going to study hard.) 183 QUESTLANGUAGE