Will

Will and
and Going
Going to
to
Will is for decisions,
Going to is for plans;
Both are for predictions.
How do you use going to?
• ‘Be Going to’ is
often used in
informal speaking.
• It expresses
future plans and
predictions.
• In casual speech,
it’s pronounced as
‘gonna.’
Why is the guy going to
need a bigger brain?
 How do you use will?
• ‘Will’ is more often
used in formal
writing and speech.
• It expresses
decisions and
predictions.
• In casual speech, it
is contracted to
just ‘ll.
Will Cathy lose weight
in that way?
Will makes decisions.
• Use “will” to mean a
decision made at
the moment of
speaking.
1. Ed: __ you
marry me?
2. Maria: Yes, I __.
3. Ed: Where __
we live?
4. Maria: We __
live in a
comfortable
house.
Does it take will power to make decisions?
 Will also makes predictions.
• Will is commonly used
to make predictions
about the future.
Use: graduate, get, be
1. If you speed a lot,
you __ a ticket.
2. Scott __ from
college next year.
3. The weather __
pretty good
tomorrow.
Do crystal balls really
foretell the future?
Going to makes plans.
• “Be Going to” is also
used to express a
plan made before
speaking.
1. I got some gas
because I __ a
long drive
tomorrow.
2. Abdul put away his
soccer ball since
he __ play
anymore this year.
How good was the plan
to bake in the tree?
Going to also makes predictions.
• We can make
predictions with
both will and be
going to.
• For example:
“Ali will graduate” is
the same as
“Ali is going to
graduate.”
What will happen to
the diving judges?
Can you use will and going to?
• Use: study, pass, go,
help, and walk.
1. Carla wants to lose
weight, she __ more.
2. Joe needs 75% in
English, so he __
more.
3. “__ you __ me carry
in the food?” Tania
asked.
4. “__ I __ this course?”
Patel wondered after
he got a low test
score.
What will the squirrels 5. Sal __ math class now.
do with Mr. Peanut?
Can you use will and going to?
Use: open, sell, and
write.
1. Why did you buy the
paper?
2. I __ a letter.
3. Can you open the
door?
4. Sure, I __ it for you.
5. Do you have a car?
6. Yes, but I __ it and
get a new one.

Who is going to
have cable TV?
Can you use will and going to?
• Use: stay, sit, be, go
1. Where __ on your
next vacation?
2. I __ to the mountains;
how about you?
3. I don’t know yet;
maybe I __ in town.
4. It __ boring if you
stay here.
5. Oh, I don’t know;
maybe I __ in my
office and look out
the window.
What is Jack doing
6. That __ not __ so
at the office?
good!
 Can you use will and going to?
Use: get, pick, and go.
1. Are you leaving now?
2. Yes, I __ to work.
3. Your car is broken.
How will you go?
4. I __ a ride from a
friend.
5. __ your friend __ you
up here?
6. Yes, she __.
Are psychics usually
so realistic?
 Can you use the
academic vocabulary?
• Words to use: survey, design, select, data, and
text.

1. The plan or __ for the airport is almost done.

2. The information is very useful __ for our study.
3. Where is your book? Have you lost your __?
4. Look over the __ and let me know what you
think.
5. Did you __ your preferred choice already?

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