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Lesson A
| Future: Be going to |
| Affirmative Statements |
| I He You | am is
| going to | buy a new car. get a job. clean the house. |
| Use be going to to talk about plans for the future. |
| Negative Statements |
| I He You | am not 'm not are not | going to | going to married. to do the laundry. take a vacation. |
| Yes/No Questions | Short Answers |
| Are Is | you he | going to | take a vacation? | Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. Yes, he is. / No, he isn't. |
| Wh-Questions | Answers |
| When are you going to do the laundry? Where are you going to get a job? | Tomorrow. At this store. |
| We often use be going to with these time expressions: tomorrow, next Sunday / week / year. |
A Match the questions and the answers.
1. Where are you going to have lunch today? __________ a. Yes, I am. He loves dancing.
2. Are you going to invite Nam to the party? __________ b. Maybe. You should take an umbrella.
3. What are you going to do on Saturday? __________ c. At Susan's.
4. When is Nicola going to arrive? __________ d. We're going to go ice skating.
5. Is it going to rain tonight? __________ e. Her plane arrives at five o'clock.
B Complete the conversation with be going to and the verbs in parentheses.
A: Hey! I just won $100!
B: Wow! What (1) ______________ (you / do) with it?
A: Well, first, I (2) ______________ (buy) my mother some flowers.
B: Great. She (3) ______________ (love) those.
A: And then, I (4) ______________ (give) my sister $10.
B: And the rest?
A: I (5) ______________ (put) it in the bank.
B: (6) ______________ (you / buy) anything for yourself?
A: Maybe. But not now.
Lesson C
| Will |
| Affirmative and Negative Statements |
| I / You / He / She / It / We / They | will ('II) will not (won't) | be | an astronaut some day. |
| Use will + verb to make predictions about the future. |
| Yes/No Questions | Short Answers |
| Will | I / you / he / she / it/ we / they | be | famous? | Yes, I will. / No, I won't. |
C Complete the sentences with will or won't and a verb from the box.
| be become drive get have |
1. They work hard, so I think they __'ll be__ rich one day.
2. Everyone __________ electric cars by 2050.
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3. Humans ______________ any oil in the future.
4. ______________ I ______________ a prize if I win the game?
5. You ______________ a scientist, but I think you'll be a science teacher.
Will and Be going to
We can use will and be going to to talk about future predictions. While be going to was traditionally used to talk about plans and will was traditionally used to talk about predictions, there is little or no difference in meaning.
D Rewrite the questions using be going to or will.
| be going to | will |
| 1. Is it going to rain tomorrow? | |
| 2. | Will it be sunny this afternoon? |
| 3. Are we going to have a hot summer this year? | |
| 4. | What will the weather be like this weekend? |
| 5. Is it going to be cloudy tomorrow? | |
| 6. | Will we finish the book before the end of the year? |
| 7. Are temperatures going to rise in the next 100 years? | |
| 8. | Will you get good grades? |
Will + Adverb of Certainty
We often use the adverbs certainly, definitely, probably, and possibly with will for predictions. These adverbs say if the speaker is more or less certain of something.
 | I'll definitely / certainly be happy. I'll probably live to be 100. I'll possibly be famous. I probably won't go out tomorrow night. I definitely won't speak perfect English. |
Note the word order:
(1) will + adverb
Robots will definitely / certainly do housework in the future.
Cars will probably fly in the future.
(2) adverb + won't
Humans probably won't watch TV in 2050.
I definitely won't travel into space.
E Put the adverb in the correct position. certainly
1. We will certainly travel to Mars by 2030. (certainly)
2. Humans won't drive cars in the 22nd century. (definitely)
3. My brother will become a famous singer. (possibly)
4. I won't pass the test. (probably)
