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           Unit 7 will and be going to

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• Will is the most usual way to talk about the future in English. We use
it to give information about the future.
The holidays will start soon
• Will is used for instant decisions made at the time of speaking.
A: I have not done the washing up.
B: Don't worry! I'll do it for you.
• Will is used for the predictions based on your opinion. We often use
words like think, hope and be sure with will.
• I hope she will write soon.
• We often use will with the adverbs certainly, definitely,  probably,
possibly
They will definitely  go to the party
• After when, as soon as, until, after, before, if, unless we often  use the
present simple to express the future and not will.
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When you don't have any food, the supermarket will automatically
send you your favorite things.
              Be going to

• When we are speaking , we often pronounce going to as gonna. Sometimes

we spell it as gonna In informal writing too, especially in American English.
• Use am /is /are (not) going to +infinitive without to. 
• I am going to be an architect.
• They are not going to run out of food.
• We use be going to for plans and intentions.
• Are you going to clean your shoes?
• We used be going to for prediction based on present evidence.
• A  largest storm is  coming towards the East Coast of the USA. It
is going to reach Florida soon.

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• We also use be going to for something which
has already started to happen or will happen
very soon.
•   I'm going to be sick.
• We use both will and be going to
for predictions about the future, with slightly
different meanings.
•  They're going to crash.
• I think they will crash.