WILL

BE GOING TO
Mr. Turner
◦ This book will change your life.
WILL &
◦ We’ll know the result soon.
SHALL
◦ You won’t get another chance.

◦ Will you be in tomorrow? (+) S + Will / Shall + V

◦ Phan Thiet City will stay dry at (-) S + Will not / Shall
the weekend. not + V
Won’t / Shan’t
◦ I will be 25 next year.
(?) Will / Shall + S + V
◦ My students won’t get a good + …?
mark in the next test.

=> “Will” does not express a

wish or an intention.
◦ What do I want to drink? I think I will have a coffee. Will
◦ I can’t decide what dessert to have. OK, I _____ have the =
chocolate tart.
A decision made
◦ It’s raining. I will take an umbrella.
at the moment of
◦ I’m tired. I will sit down on this seat.
the speaking

◦ I know what I want. I am going to have a tea.

◦ They are going to buy a house here. Be going to

=
(I have already got a plan for that).
a decision made
◦ I’m going to start my own business.
before speaking
(I have decided to start it).
◦ I’m going to watch television.

◦ It isn’t going to rain, is it? BE GOING TO

◦ Are you going to buy a ticket?

◦ Phan Thiet City is going to stay (+) S + be going to

dry at the weekend. +V
◦ I think Vietnam are going to (-) S + be not
win. going to + V
◦ My father is probably going to (?) Be + S + going
be in the hospital for at least 2 to + V + …?
weeks.
◦ I will probably be late because the buses are often delayed.
Will
◦ I predict that Justin Bieber will decide to retire from music!  =
prediction based on
something we
expect to happen
(our guesses or
opinions)
◦ Look at those black clouds! It is going to rain soon.
→ We can see from the condition of the clouds now that it is going to rain. Be going to
◦ It’s ten already. We’re going to be late. =
Þ We can see from the time now that we are going to be late. prediction based
◦ This wall is going to fall down soon.
on evidence
→ We can see from the condition of the wall now that it is going to fall down.
 ◦ I’m going out in a minute.
◦ Of course we’re coming to
your party.
With verbs of
movement, especially
go and come, we often
use the present
continuous rather than
be going to.

We use the present

◦ The play starts at seven thirty. simple for a timetable
but not for an
BUT NOT I act in a play next
intention or
week. arrangement.