BE GOING TO AND

WILL FUTURE

Katie

I AM GOING TO : I HAVE DECIDED TO DO STH.

Today, I am going to drive my new motorcycle, then I am going to phone my best friend and finally I am going to read my favourite novel.

IS GOING TO HAPPEN: The situation now make us believe that.

Look at those black clouds!

It’s going to rain.

She is pregnant.

She is going to have a baby.

PREDICTIONS WITH PRESENT EVIDENCE

WILL

I left the door open. I will close it right now.

(In the restaurant)

W :What would you like to drink?

I will have a cup of coffee, please.

Did you call Sue?

No, I forgot it.

I will call her tonight

Decisions at the time of speaking

I am little hungry.

I think I will have a sandwich.

I don’t think I will go out tonight. I am too tired.

Personal opinion

Don’t worry. I will help you with your homework.

I will love you forever.

You will be richOffers

Promises

Predictions

Exercise 1.- Choose the correct form of the verb.

1) Why are you working so hard these days? (buy)

- Because I’m going to buy a car , so I’m saving as much as I can.

2) What are you going to buy Jill for her birthday? (buy)

- A CD.

-Mmm, but she hasn’t got a CD player.- In that case, I will buy her a book.

3) Dad, can you do this for me?

- I’m sorry. Ask Mum. will do it for you.She

4) Why have you got so many eggs?

-Because I am going to

5) I haven’t got enough money to get home.

- I will lend you some, if you like. How much do you need?

make an omelette.

THE LIFE LINE

Large and marked line:

Good health / Energy /Power

Weak line:

A lot of illness/ weak personality…

THE HEAD LINE

Curve – Marked line:

Brilliant memory/ creativity/ Unrealistic

Straigth- Weak line:

Bad Memory/ Poor concentration/ Realistic

HEART LINE:

Marked line: Lucky in love!

Happy relationships.

Weak line: Unlucky in love/ Unloyalty

The Anabella’s Future

Anabella is a princess. She wants to know what will happen to her in the future, so

she goes to visit a fortune teller.D:Can you see my

future?

FT: I certainly can.

D: Tell me about it!

FT: You will marry a rich prince.

D: Auch! Can you see him?

Is he handsome?

FT: Well … Not when you first meet him…He looks like a frog!

P: A frog?

F: Yes…Some day you will meet a frog! And you will kiss it.

P: I will not!

F: Yes, you will and it will turn to a handsome prince!

FT: What are you doing?

P: I’m not going to listen to any more! I’m going back to the palace!

FT: You can’t change the future my dear…

(When Anabella returns to the palace…)

FT: Oh!! My dear, you will have to kiss a lot of frogs

before to find the right one.

Exercise 2.• Put the verbs into the correct form (future I).

Use going to.• It (rain) .• They (eat)  stew.• I (wear)  blue shoes tonight.• We (not / help)  you.• Jack (not / walk)  home.• (cook / you)  dinner?• Sue (share / not)  her biscuits.• (leave / they)  the house?• (take part / she)  in the contest?• I (not / spend)  my holiday abroad this year.

Exercise 3.• Write sentences in going to future.• he / get up / early

– Positive: – Negative: – Question: 

• they / do / their best– Positive: – Negative: – Question: 

• you / learn / Irish

– Positive: – Negative: – Question: 

• she / buy / a computer– Positive: – Negative: – Question: 

• we / take / the bus– Positive: – Negative: – Question: 

• she / watch / the match– Positive: – Negative: – Question: 

• they / wait / in the park– Positive: – Negative: – Question: 

• He / buy / bread / this afternoon– Positive: – Negative: – Question: 

Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the going

to-future. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.Example: ___ they __________ a football for Peter? (to buy)Answer: Are they going to buy a football for Peter?

1) She ____  to the stadium. (not/to walk) 2)  __you____  to London? (to fly)

3) John____  anything. (not/to eat) 4)  ____she____  at a campsite? (to stay) 5) What___  you____  tomorrow? (to do) 6) I  _____Dennis tonight. (not/to see) 7)  __Alexander_____  the next bus? (to take) 8) They_______  football in the gym. (not/to play) 9) When ___ you_______  me the book back? (to give) 10) Angela_______________  a week in Japan. (to

spend)