UNIT 5

HIT THE ROAD!

OBJECTIVES: Discuss vacations and

travel plans.

• Describe plans using the future with be going to

and will.
• Give travel advice using modals for necessity
and suggestion.
 FUTURE WITH:

Be going to / will
 FUTURE WITH BE GOING TO

• We use be going to + verb for plans

you’ve decided on.
What are you going to do?
I’m going to relax at the beach.
We’re going to go surfing every day.
I’m not going to do anything special.
Be in be going to is normally contracted in
conversations
 FUTURE WITH WILL
• We use will + verb for possible plans
before you’ve made a decision.

What are you going to do?

I guess I’ll just stay home.
Maybe I’ll hang out with my friends.
Maybe we’ll go snorkeling one day.
I’ll bring my surfboard.
Be going to Will
be going to + verb Will + verb

 We use it for possible plans

 We use it for plans we  Is often accompanied by
have decided on words to show possibility or
probability (I guess, maybe, I
 100 % sure think, probably, I suppose, I
expect )

 ? / Answers  Spontaneous offers or

sudden decisions (I´ll bring
my surfboard, I´ll help you)

 Answers.
Position of will:

I guess I´ll
I think I´ll
I suppose I´ll
I expect I´ll....

I probably will/won´t ------ I´ll probably

Probably I´ll / won´t

Maybe I ´ll