A plan to develop a skill · Setting a personal goal

Setting a personal goal in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Setting a personal goal.

Use be going to followed by a base verb for a prior intention or plan. Be changes with the subject: am, is or are.

Context: A plan to develop a skill. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

I am going to improve my English this year.

سأحسن لغتي الإنجليزية هذا العام.

I am going to study for twenty minutes every evening.

سأدرس عشرين دقيقة كل مساء.

On Mondays, I am going to practise listening.

سأتدرب على الاستماع أيام الاثنين.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: I am going to improve my English this year.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: سأتدرب على الاستماع أيام الاثنين.