Will and Going to

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Will and Going to

• Will is for decisions,
• Going to is for plans
• Both are for predictions.

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How do you use going to?

• Be Going to is often used in informal speaking.
• It expresses future plans and predictions.
• In casual speech, its pronounced as gonna.

Why is the guy going to need a bigger brain?
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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?
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Will makes decisions.

• Use will to mean a decision made at the moment
  of speaking.
• Ed __ you marry me?
• Maria Yes, I __.
• Ed Where __ we live?
• Maria We __ live in a comfortable house.

Does it take will power to make decisions?
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Will also makes predictions.

• Will is commonly used to make predictions about
  the future.
• Use graduate, get, be
• If you speed a lot, you __ a ticket.
• Scott __ from college next year.
• The weather __ pretty good tomorrow.

Do crystal balls really foretell the future?
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Going to makes plans.

• Be Going to is also used to express a plan made
  before speaking.
• I got some gas because I __ a long drive
  tomorrow.
• Abdul put away his soccer ball since he __ play
  anymore this year.

How good was the plan to bake in the tree?
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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?
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Can you use will and going to?

• Use study, pass, go, help, and walk.
• Carla wants to lose weight, she __ more.
• Joe needs 75 in English, so he __ more.
• __ you __ me carry in the food? Tania asked.
• __ I __ this course? Patel wondered after he
  got a low test score.
• Sal __ math class now.

What will the squirrels do with Mr. Peanut?
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Can you use will and going to?

• Use open, sell, and write.
• Why did you buy the paper?
• I __ a letter.
• Can you open the door?
• Sure, I __ it for you.
• Do you have a car?
• Yes, but I __ it and get a new one.

Who is going to have cable TV?
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Can you use will and going to?

• Use stay, sit, be, go
• Where __ on your next vacation?
• I __ to the mountains how about you?
• I dont know yet maybe I __ in town.
• It __ boring if you stay here.
• Oh, I dont know maybe I __ in my office and
  look out the window.
• That __ not __ so good!

What is Jack doing at the office?
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Can you use will and going to?

• Use get, pick, and go.
• Are you leaving now?
• Yes, I __ to work.
• Your car is broken. How will you go?
• I __ a ride from a friend.
• __ your friend __ you up here?
• Yes, she __.

Are psychics usually so realistic?
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Can you use the academic vocabulary?

• Words to use survey, design, select, data, and
  text.
• The plan or __ for the airport is almost done.
• The information is very useful __ for our study.
• Where is your book? Have you lost your __?
• Look over the __ and let me know what you think.
• Did you __ your preferred choice already?

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