1 Choose the correct options. 0 Our flight to Italy will leave / is leaving in ten minutes. 1 Are you going out / Will you go out on Saturday? 2 When I get home, I will call / am going to call my friend Toni. 3 I’ve forgotten to post this letter! I am going to post / will post it now. 4 Terry can’t come tonight. He is meeting / is going to meet his brother. 5 Would you like a sandwich? I am going to make / will make you one. 6 I am watching / am going to watch TV tonight – my favourite programme is on. 7 I think the sun will shine / is shining tomorrow. 8 I’ve decided I am going to cook / am cooking a steak when I get home tonight! /8
2 Complete the dialogues with the correct future form
of the verb in brackets. Use the present continuous, be going to or will. 0 A What would you like to eat? B I think I will have (have) a pizza. 1 A Are you free tomorrow night? B No, sorry. My parents (take) me to a restaurant. 2 A Any ideas about what to study at university, Mark? B Yes. I’m good at art, so I (study) that. 3 A When is your appointment tomorrow? BI (see) the doctor at two o’clock. 4 A Where are you off to? BI (visit) my grandmother. She lives out in the suburbs. 5 A It’s my dad’s birthday party tomorrow. B Really? I (not see) you all day tomorrow, then. 6 A Are you doing anything at the weekend? B I don’t know yet. I (call) you later, OK? 7 A Why have you got all that paint and a brush? B Well, the sky looks beautiful, so I (paint) it! /7