This document discusses different ways to talk about the future in English using future tenses. It outlines four main tenses - will, be going to, present continuous, and present simple. It then focuses on the differences between will and be going to. Be going to is used to talk about plans where a decision has already been made. Will is used to talk about predictions based on evidence or guesses about what may happen. The document provides examples of how to use be going to to talk about plans and will to talk about predictions. It also briefly discusses forming be going to and will, as well as reading the future based on lines on the palm.
5. I’m going to make two differences.
a. Future tenses to talk about plans
a. Be going to
b. Will
b. Future tenses to talk about predictions
a. Be going to
b. Will
6. BE GOING TO
• The speaker intends to do something in the
future . You have already decided about what
you are going to do. You have carefuly planned
this decision
– When i grow up, i’m going to be a Doctor
– We are going to paint this room this afternoon
– She is going to get married next Saturday
PLANS
7. • When we decide something at the moment of
speaking
A: Any plans for the evening?
B: Yes, I’m going to buy a new dress for my sister’s
wedding
A; Really? I’ll go with you, if you don’t mind , I need a
new jacket
Oh!!it’s raining , I will take my umbrella
Will
8. PREDICTIONS
BE GOING TO
• It expresses the idea of a general prediction
about the future
–It’s going to rain soon , i’ve just felt a drop
You have some evidence teling you that something
is happenng in the future
Look at those black clouds, it is going to rain
9. WILL
• What you think or guess will happen in the
future
– The cars of the future will fly
– In 100 years , the world will be a very different
place
• Anything uncertain (probably, maybe, I think, I
expect, I hope…)
– I probably won’t be back in time for lunch
12. READING THE FUTURE
Identify the four major
lines.
1. The heart line
2. The head line
3. The life line
4. The fate line (not
everybody has this
line)