The document discusses the differences between using "will" and "going to" to talk about the future. It explains that "will" is used for spontaneous offers or promises, predictions based on certainty, and simple conditional sentences. "Going to" is used to talk about plans and intentions, as well as predictions when there is evidence to believe something will occur. The document provides examples for how to use each to talk about different future situations.

1. I never know which
one to use!
THE FUTURE
and how to talk about it
using 'will' and 'going to'

2. Future 1 Future 2

3. will going to

4. will going to
...is a modal verb, and we use it to talk
about:

5. will going to
...is a modal verb, and we use it to talk
about:
spontaneous offers or promises - „I'll
bring some Gummibears next week“

6. * Nothing is certain!
will going to
...is a modal verb, and we use it to talk
about:
spontaneous offers or promises - „I'll
bring some Gummibears next week“
prediction /speculation / certainty *
„I'm sure that Germany will beat
England in the final“

7. will going to
...is a modal verb, and we use it to talk
about:
spontaneous offers or promises - „I'll
bring some Gummibears next week“
prediction /speculation / certainty *
„I'm sure that Germany will beat
England in the final“
We also use it for simple conditional
sentences: „If the weather is nice
tomorrow, I will work in the garden“

8. will going to
technically: [to be] going to + infinitive
We use this to talk about:

9. will going to
technically: [to be] going to + infinitive
We use this to talk about:
plans / intentions - „We're going to book
that holiday cottage again“

10. Hang on, we've had predictions
already haven't we?
will going to
technically: [to be] going to + infinitive
We use this to talk about:
plans / intentions - „We're going to book
that holiday cottage again“
predictions (when there is some reason
to believe something) „Look at those
clouds, it's going to rain!“

11. I feel much better now..
it depends
on what you want to say:
do you want to....
●make a promise or an offer?
●make a guess, give your opinion?
●talk about a plan?
●make a prediction based on a reason?
●does it depend on something else?