Will & going to Ways of talking about the future 1 Match theses sentences: 1  She will be 30 next June. 2  Travel agent: There aren't any flights left.     Customer:    In that case, I'll go by train. 3  The bus leaves at 8 o'clock on Monday. 4  I'm flying to Paris tonight. 5  We're going to visit Tunisia this summer. We've already booked the tickets. 6  Look at those clouds. It's going to rain. 7  You will live until you are 100. A  A future personal arrangement. B  A future prediction. C  A future prediction based on present evidence. D  A decision taken at the moment of speaking. E  An event which happens regularly. F  Something in the future which will definitely happen. G  Something that the speaker has intended to do for some time. 2 Now do this! Use an appropriate way of expressing the future. 1  You feel tired and have decided to stay at home this evening. A friend rings you up to invite you to a       party. How do you refuse?     ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2  A child you are looking after has just dropped its ice-cream and starts to cry. What do you say to     comfort the child?     ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3  Tonight you're responsible for preparing the family's meal. How do you tell a friend that you can't go out     with him/her?     ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4  A cousin is coming to stay for a few days. You promise to meet him/her at the station at seven     o'clock. What do you say?     ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5  Your friend Samira is pregnant. Tell the news to your mother.     ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6  A friend is going to visit your home town. Predict what they will like/dislike about it.     ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7  Your friend smokes too much. Warn him/her about future health problems.     ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Write the correct form of goint to or will. A: Don't forget, it's Jo's birthday tomorrow. B: Is it? OK, I'll __send her a card this afternoon. A: What are your plans for the summer? B: We're going to spend the whole summer by the sea. 1  Oh no, look at that child. She ________________ fall off her bike! 2  I think Ruth ________________ pass her exams without much difficulty. 3  Those bags look heavy. I ________________ carry one for you. 4  A: Now don't forget to phone us.     B: Don't worry. I ________________phone everyday. 5  If my grades are good, I ________________ get a place at university. 6  Millions of people ________________ die of hunger again next year. 4 Complete the following using all the sentences from Exercise 3. going to  1  prediction about the future from evidence in the present:     Oh no, look at that child. She is going to fall off her bike! 2  future plans decided before the time of speaking:     ____________________________________________________ will 3  prediction about the future:     ____________________________________________________ 4  sudden decision made at the moment of speaking:     ____________________________________________________ 5  promises:     ____________________________________________________ 6  offers:     ____________________________________________________ 7  with clauses of condition and time:     ____________________________________________________ 8  statements of fact about the future:     ____________________________________________________ home