ESCUELA TECNOLÓGICA INSTITUTO TÉCNICO CENTRAL
WILL V. GOING TO WORKSHOP
NOTICE……
When we want to talk about future facts or things we believe to be true about the future, we use 'will'.
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The President will serve for four years.
The boss won't be very happy.
I'm sure you'll like her.
I'm certain he'll do a good job.
If we are not so certain about the future, we use 'will' with expressions such as 'probably', 'possibly', 'I think', 'I hope'.
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I hope you'll visit me in my home one day.
She'll probably be a great success.
I'll possibly come but I may not get back in time.
I think we'll get on well.
If you are making a future prediction based on evidence in the present situation, use 'going to'.
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Not a cloud in the sky. It's going to be another warm day.
Look at the queue. We're not going to get in for hours.
The traffic is terrible. We're going to miss our flight.
Be careful! You're going to spill your coffee.
I’m very tired. I’m going to go to bed now!
At the moment of making a decision, use 'will'. Once you have made the decision, talk about it using 'going to'.
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I'll call Jenny to let her know. Sarah, I need Jenny's number. I'm going to call her about the meeting.
I'll come and have a drink with you but I must let Harry know. Harry, I'm going to have a drink with Simon.
Taken from http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/goingtoorwill/menu.php
I, Look at the pictures and make predictions about what is going to happen.
1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________
II. Complete the following dialogues with WILL or GOING TO.
1. A: Why do you need so much sugar?
B: I ___________________make a cake.
2. A: Why are all these people gathered here?
B: The Prime Minister _____________ open the new hospital ward.
3. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (write)
a letter to my friends back home in Texas.
4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit)
Paris, Nice and Grenoble.
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5. Sarah (come)
to the party. Oliver (be)
there as well.
6. Many people think that water __________________ (be) terribly expensive in a few years.
7. I think he (be)
the next President of the United States.
8. After I graduate, I (attend)
life.
medical school and become a doctor. I have wanted to be a doctor all my
9. According to Matt Groening, humans ______________________ (live) is a very polluted environment, there
________________ (not be) water or fresh fruit, robots ___________________ (not be) just working machines, we
_______________ (not change) our clothes, we _____________ (travel to other planets as tourists, there __________
(be) mutants among us and there ___________ (be) time machines.
10. As soon as the weather clears up, we (walk)
down to the beach and go swimming.
11. I hope you _______ visit me in my home one day.
12. Look at the line! We _____________ (not get in) for hours
13. Camilo and Liliana _______ problably ________ travel to Bucaramanga.
III. Complete the sentences with be going to and one of the verbs from the box.
sell – ride – buy – start – watch – rain – walk – cook – see – study
1- John doesn't like driving so he ------------------------------------------ bike to work.
2- Helen sold her house and now she --------------------------------------- another one.
3- Would you like to buy my books? I ------------------------------------- them tomorrow.
4- George has an exam next week. He ----------------------------------- every day until the exam.
5- I'm hungry. I ----------------------------------------- cooking dinner soon.
6- The clouds are black. It ------------------------------------------.
7- That's a good movie. I ----------------------------------------------- it tomorrow.
8- I'm not going out tonight. I ------------------------------------------------TV.
9- Can we have lunch now? Yes, I ----------------------------------------- it in a minute.
10- Our car is at the mechanics. We ------------------------------------- to the party tonight.
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