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04-Predictions With Will and Going To

The document teaches how to make predictions using 'will' and 'going to', highlighting their different uses based on speaker intention and evidence. It includes activities for practicing these structures through matching sentences and completing sentences with the correct form. The content is aimed at helping learners understand the nuances of making predictions in English.

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04-Predictions With Will and Going To

The document teaches how to make predictions using 'will' and 'going to', highlighting their different uses based on speaker intention and evidence. It includes activities for practicing these structures through matching sentences and completing sentences with the correct form. The content is aimed at helping learners understand the nuances of making predictions in English.

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PREDICTIONS

OBJECTIVE: To learn how to create predictions using “will” and “going to”.

WILL AND GOING TO


Both structures, Will and Going to, are used to make predictions but the uses are going to depends
on some rules and the speaker’s intention.

You can notice the differences in the following mind map:

PREDICTIONS

About something in the


near future based on
evidence right now?

Or

just based on a general


opinion?

General Opinion Near Future

WILL IS / ARE GOING TO

I think the population of You are going to fail


the earth will reach 8 all your exams if you
billion by 2050. keep refusing to study.
ACTIVITY I
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?

Match the sentences on the left with the words on the right. Then write the complete sentences
below using “going to” to indicate predictions.

_____ 1. I didn’t study for the test. A. take the next plane.
_____ 2. He’s driving too fast. B. have a backache.
_____ 3. Frank always eats too much. C. rain
_____ 4. He forgot to return his books to the library. D. fail
_____ 5. There are large black clouds in the sky. E. call a service station.
_____ 6. Mr. and Mrs. Manning missed their flight. F. get a stomachache.
_____ 7. Phillip has a fever. G. sink
_____ 8. Ellen and Bob are buying a lot of food and wine. H. have an accident.
_____ 9. Marie is lifting very heavy boxes. I. take an aspirin.
_____ 10. The boat is full of water. J. break her leg.
_____ 11. John just ate four big hamburgers. K. have a party
_____ 12. Kristin is a terrible skier. L. get fat
_____ 13. Her car broke down M. have to pay a fine.

1. I didn’t study for the test. I’m going to fail.__________________________________________


2. _____________________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________________________
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ACTIVITY II
WILL AND WON’T FOR PREDICTIONS

Complete the sentences with WILL or WON’T and the verb in brackets. Then match with the
correct picture. There is one odd one out picture.

People ___________ (not use) It ___________ (rain) a lot People __________ (get)
these anymore because They _____________
and we __________ (have) (exist) these to do their house
everybody __________ (have) anymore since computers
this problem all over the chores. No housekeepers
Every single person ________ We ___________
_________ (do)
(be) the thisinform
ones
laser treatment to better their world. ____________ (be)
(get) one if this to communicate home
chargebecause contamination
of teaching at schools.hired anymore.
vision.
and to avoid going to libraries and over population _________
to investigate or to read. (not ease) our work.

People ___________ (not install) We ___________


There ________ (be)(run) out of
these anymore in their houses. this. So maybe
mountains of thispeople
if we
Solar power ____________ (give) ____________ (prefer)
don’t start recycling. to use
energy to houses. a bike instead.

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