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Leave Your Homework To The Last Minute

The document discusses the differences between will and be going to when used for future intentions, predictions, and plans. Will is used to express spontaneous decisions and personal judgements or opinions about the future. Be going to is used to refer to pre-decided intentions and predictions based on present evidence. Be going to refers to loosely planned intentions, while the present continuous emphasizes fixed plans where arrangements have been made.

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Leave Your Homework To The Last Minute

The document discusses the differences between will and be going to when used for future intentions, predictions, and plans. Will is used to express spontaneous decisions and personal judgements or opinions about the future. Be going to is used to refer to pre-decided intentions and predictions based on present evidence. Be going to refers to loosely planned intentions, while the present continuous emphasizes fixed plans where arrangements have been made.

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Life plan Sentences

Vocabulary U.1 M.3 travel the world make changes Sentences


Vocabulary Sentences get promote make a resolution
arrangements leave school do well
blame retire struggle with something
careers advisor get a degree take something up
criticize settle down break a bad habit
earns a living start a family form a good habit
good intentions start a career change your ways
intention
leave your
homework to the
last minute
lifestyle
prediction
translator Phrases Senetences
What’s up
be up late Here we go
take up to Don’t be silly
up to (something) where shall I start?
up to (someone) You’re a star.
Where have you been hiding?
Now you mention it.
Good enough
Phrases

Vocabulary Senetences
Here we go
Don’t be silly
where shall I start?
You’re a star.
Where have you been
hiding?
Now you mention it.
WILL and BE GOING TO for future intentions
Will (future simple) is used to express future intentions that are decided at the time of speaking
(spontaneous offers, promises and decisions):
EX. Come on, I'll help you with those bags. (seeing that someone is struggling with their shopping bags)

Be going to is used to express future intentions that have already been decided before the time of speaking:
EX I can't make it on Saturday. I'm going to help my parents. (referring to a decision that the speaker has made in the
past)

WILL and BE GOING TO for predictions


Will (future simple) is used to make predictions that are based on personal judgement, opinion or intuition:
EX I'm sure you'll have a lovely time in Italy. (opinion)

Be going to is used to make predictions that are based on present evidence.


The predicted event is either very near (and can be seen) or seems sure to happen:
EX My sister's going to have a baby. (we can see that she is pregnant)

BE GOING TO and present continuous for future plans


Be going to refers to future intentions that have been decided but have not been fully planned:
EX We're going to get married. (referring to a past decision)
The present continuous tense refers to fixed future events and emphasises that plans or arrangements have already been made:
EX We are getting married next month. (the wedding has already been arranged)

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