Going to...

Exercise 5. Use “is going to be” or “is going to” or
“are going to” complete the text.

The Mexican “Parrot” (1) _________________________ in extinction,

it is a beautiful bird that (2) _________________________

disappear from the tropical forests of the American Continent,

like those that still (3) _________ exist in the Southeast of Mexico,

if the Mexican government (4) _____________________

pass a law to protect the parrots.

The parrot (5) _________________________ in danger of extinction.

It is a bird that (6) ____________________ suffer unjust international

traffic if Mexican laws (7) __________ not _______________

protect the parrots from “poachers” taking advantage of the high value

that can be obtain in the black market.

The fundamental characteristics of the birds (8) ________________________

their attractive appearance if they survive, and also they (9) _____________

_________________________ able to use their capacity to learn how to

imitate a wide variety of complex sounds;

The parrots (10) ______________ repeat words that are (11) _____________

used frequently by the inhabitants of certain regions of the Mexican

country where these animals (12) __________________________ kept as

pets. Nobody (13) _______________________ realize it

is not a human being that “speaks” that seems to make

fun of us. Nobody seems to care until it (14) _____________

(15) _____________________ too late.