ACTIVITY #3

Future: going to OR will OR present continuous?
My friend is going to live in Italy.  That boat is going to sink – there are too many passengers. Goodbye. I’ll see you tomorrow. – I can’t see you tomorrow. I’m playing tennis.

1 Match the sentences with the explanations.

1 – Hi, Dan! What are you doing at the weekend? E
2 – I’m staying at home on Saturday. C
3 – What are you going to do? B
4 – I’m going to revise for my exams. C
5 – Will you be free on Saturday evening? D
6 –Yes, I’m not doing anything in the evening. A
7 – Good. We can watch the match on TV. I’ll come at 7.30. D
8 – OK. I’ll see you on Saturday. A
9_ I must go now. The cat’s on the table. It’s going to eat my dinner! B

a An intention, a plan made before the moment of speaking.
b An intention, a decision that we make now, at the moment of speaking.
c A future event or action that seems certain because of something we can see now. d A simple future fact.
e An arrangement made for a particular time in the future.

2 What do you say? Use the present continuous or will or going to

1 You’re 16. It’s your birthday next Friday.
I (be) will (’ll) be 17 next Friday

2 To celebrate your birthday, your parents wanted to take you to a restaurant, but yesterday you decided to have a big party.

I don’t want to go to a restaurant. I (have) will have  a big party.

3 You’ve invited twenty people. They’ve all accepted the invitation. You’re telling your parents about the arrangement.
Twenty people (come) going to come to my party.

4 You aren’t sure what to wear on Friday. Decide!
 know! I (wear) going to wear my white trousers.

5 You want to have the party outside. You’re watching the TV weather forecast.

Great! It (not rain) not raining  on Friday.

3 Which sentence follows the first sentence? Underline the correct verb form.
1 I’m free tomorrow. ( I’m not working. / I won’t work.)

2 I’ve decided to go into town. (I’ll buy / I’m going to buy some new clothes.)
3 My sister can’t come with me. (She works / She’s working tomorrow morning.)
4 Who can I ask to go with me? I know! (I’m going to phone / I’ll phone Kate.)
5 We can get the 8.30 bus. (We’ll be / We’re going to be in town at 9.00.)

4 This is a dialogue in a romantic film.Complete the dialogue, using the present continuous (x 2), will (x 2) and going to (x 1)

-When ( you leave)  are you leaving?
-Tomorrow. ( I get) I will get the 8.00 train.
- When ( you be) you being back?
- In a year, two years – I don’t know, but I promise ( I come) I going to come back.
-Two years! Oh, Ralph, I’m so unhappy. ( I cry) I will cry.