Futur simple:
Objective:
To enable students to understand the difference between "will" and "be going
to" and use them correctly to talk about the future.
Students will correctly form the structure of "will" and "be going to" in
affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.
Explanation:
Definition:
Is a verb form we use to talk about actions, events, or states that have not
happened yet.
Examples:
1. Affirmative:
I will call you tomorrow.
I am going to clean my room this weekend.
Structure = Subject + will / be going to + verb.
2. Negative:
He will not (won't) be happy about this news.
I am not going to watch TV tonight.
Structure = Subject +( will + not)/(be conjugated in present simple + not +
going to) + verb.
3. Interrogative:
Will it rain later?
What will you do after graduation?
Are you going to buy a new car?
How are we going to solve this problem?
Structure = will + subject + verb or WH question + will + subject + verb.
Be in present simple + subject + going to + verb or
WH question + be in present simple + subject + going to + verb.
When can I use "will" and "be going to"?
1. Will:
Promise: I won't tell anyone your secret.
Prediction: When you feel and see and are also thinking something will happen,
"He will probably be late."
Uncertainly: that means you aren't 100% sure "it will rain."
2. Be going to:
A Present Plan or Intention (The most common use:
You have already decided to do something. The decision was made in the past,
and the plan exists in the present, leading to a future action. "I am going to visit
my family next week." (I already decided this. The plan exists now.)
Prediction: "Look at those black clouds! It is going to rain!"
Certainly: that means you are 100% sure." Hold the vase with both hands! If you
don't, you are certainly going to drop it.
Practice exercises:
Exercise: Complete the sentences with the correct form of "will" or
"be going to."
1. Look at that car! It _______________ crash!
2. I don't think she _______________ the job. She's not qualified.
3. A: I'm so hungry.
B: I _______________ make you a sandwich.
4. We have already decided. We _______________ buy a new car next
month. (be going to - plan)
5. I promise I _______________ call you as soon as I land.
6. A: What are your plans for the weekend?
B: I _______________ visit my grandparents.
7. According to the weather forecast, it _______________ be sunny
tomorrow.
8. Be careful! You _______________ spill your coffee!
Correction:
Exercise 1:
1. is going to
2. will get
3. 'll make
4. are going to
5. will
6. I'm going to
7. will
8. are going to
Summarizing:
Will vs. Be Going To :
Will
For: Quick decisions, promises, and offers.
Be Going To
For: Plans, intentions.
Both can be used for predictions