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Level-4 (Unit 4 A) Future Forms

The document discusses the correct use of future forms in English, specifically will/shall and be going to. It notes that the choice depends on the speaker's intended meaning such as a plan, prediction, or offer. It provides examples of when to use will versus be going to and reminds the reader to not mix the tenses. It also discusses using won't to indicate refusal and going to being sometimes pronounced or written as "gonna". The document includes links to videos and practice exercises on distinguishing between will and be going to.

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Level-4 (Unit 4 A) Future Forms

The document discusses the correct use of future forms in English, specifically will/shall and be going to. It notes that the choice depends on the speaker's intended meaning such as a plan, prediction, or offer. It provides examples of when to use will versus be going to and reminds the reader to not mix the tenses. It also discusses using won't to indicate refusal and going to being sometimes pronounced or written as "gonna". The document includes links to videos and practice exercises on distinguishing between will and be going to.

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Future forms: will/ shall and be

going to
LEVEL 4 (Unit 4A)
Watch out!

 The correct use of future forms in English is always complicated because it depends on the
concept the speaker wants to convey: a plan, prediction, offer, etc.
 REMEMBER:
 * NOT use the PRESENT SIMPLE instead of “Will” for offers or promises, e.g. NOT I
give you a lift to the airport.
 *Don`t use “Will” instead of the PRESENT CONTINUOUS or GOING TO for plans, e.g.
I`ll go to see my grandmother at the weekend. (This would imply that you have just made
the decision)
 *We can also use “won`t” for “refuse to”, e.g. The kids won`t eat their vegetables.
 *GOING TO is often pronounced /g n / and written informally as “GONNA”, e.g. in song
lyrics
 *There is sometimes very Little difference between a plan and an arrangement, and we can
often use either “be going to” or the “present continuous” when there is an arrangement to
do something - sth has been organized:
 e.g. I`m going to the dentist tomorrow (= I have an appontment)
 e.g. Liz and Nick are coming for dinner tonight (we have invited them, and they have
said they are going to come)
 If we need to refer to the future from a time in the past, we use “was going to”. We often
use this structure to talk about thigs we intended to do , but then didn`t …
Watch and take notes!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2vOQNUiY_0

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMnNW-RgK9k
Let`s practice!

 1. OK – OK

 2. (X) shall I put, - (OK)

 3. (X) I`m going to help – (X) Shall I help

 4. (OK) – (X) I`ll text her

 5. (OK)
 1. I`ll turn on…
 2. I`ll pay…
 3. I´m going to give…
 4. Shall I buy
 5. I`ll give
 6. shall we see?
 7. …are going to do…
 I`m going to take…
 8. won`t be sold
EXTRA PRACTICE!

 https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/will-vs-going-to-1
 https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/will-vs-going-to
 https://wordwall.net/es/resource/22825612/will-vs-going-to
 https://wordwall.net/es/resource/3941708/will-vs-going-to
 https://wordwall.net/es/resource/31457451/will-vs-going-to
 https://wordwall.net/es/resource/5592408/quiz-future-will-vs-going-to
 https://wordwall.net/es/resource/16272081/esl/future-tenses-choose-the-correct-form

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