GIU Essential (Go, get, do, make and have 055-058)

Unit 055. go (to / on / for / -ing)

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A

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go to …

• What time do you usually go to work?
• I’m going to China next week.
• Sophie didn’t want to go to the concert.
• Where’s Tom?
  • He’s gone to bed.
• I went to the dentist yesterday.

go to sleep = start to sleep:

• I was very tired and went to sleep quickly.

go home (without to)

• I’m going home now. (not going to home)

B

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go on …

• holiday / a trip / a tour / an excursion / a cruise / strike
• We’re going on holiday next week.
• Children often go on school trips.
• When we were in Scotland, we went on a lot of excursions to different places.
• Workers at the airport have gone on strike.
  • (= they are refusing to work)

C

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go for …

• a walk / a run / a swim / a drink / a meal
• Where’s Emma?
  • She’s gone for a walk.
• Do you go for a run every morning?
• The water looks nice. I’m going for a swim.
• I met Chris in town, so we went for a coffee.
• Shall we go out for a meal? I know a good restaurant.

D

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go + -ing

• We use go + -ing for many sports and also shopping.
• I go shopping.
• I go swimming.
• He is going fishing.
• we went sailing.
• they have gone skiing.
• she wants to go jogging.
• Are you going shopping this afternoon?
• It’s a nice day. Let’s go swimming.
  • (or Let’s go for a swim.)
• Richard has a small boat and he often goes sailing.
• I went jogging before breakfast this morning.

Exercise

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• I’m going to China next week.
• Richard often goes sailing.
• Sue went to Mexico last year.
• Would you like to go to the cinema this evening?
• Jack goes jogging every morning.
• I’m going out for a walk. Do you want to come?
• I’m tired because I went to bed very late last night.
• Martin is going on holiday to Italy next week.
• The weather was warm and the river was clean, so we went for a swim.
• The taxi drivers went on strike when I was in New York.
• I need some stamps, so I’m going to the post office.
• It’s late. I have to go home now.
• Would you like to go on a tour of the city?
• Shall we go out for dinner this evening?

• My parents are going on a cruise this summer.

• Richard has a boat. He often goes sailing.
• Last Saturday Diane went fishing.
• Gary goes swimming every day.
• Nicole is going on holiday next month. She is going skiing.
• Peter is going out later. He has to go shopping.

• Sarah went jogging after work yesterday.

• The water looks nice. Let’s go for a swim.
• After leaving shcool, Tina went to university where she studied psychology.
• I’m going shopping now. I have to buy a few things.
• I was very tired last night. I sat down in an armchair and went to sleep.
• I wasn’t enjoying the party, so I went home early.
• We live near the mountains. In winter we go skiing most weekends.
• Richard has got a horse. He goes riding a lot.
• The weather is nice. Shall we go for a walk?
• Are you going on holiday soon?
  • Yes, next month. We’re going to Portugal. We’ve never been there before.