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WILL BE VS GOING TO

WILL VS BE GOING TO
To express prediction – either WILL or BE GOING TO is used:
1. According to the weather report, it will be cloudy tomorrow.
2. According to the weather report, it is going to be cloudy tomorrow.
3. Be careful! You’ll hurt yourself!
4. Watch out! You’re going to hurt yourself! When the speaker is making a prediction (a statement about something s/he thinks will be true or will occur in the future), either will or be going to is possible.

There is no difference in meaning between 1 and 2. Either 3 or 4.

To express a prior plan – only BE GOING TO is used:
5. A: why did you buy this paint?
B: I’m going to paint my bedroom tomorrow.






6. I talked to Bob yesterday. He is tired of taking the bus to work. He is going to buy a car. That’s what he told me. When the speaker is expressing a prior plan (something the speaker intends to do in the future because in the past s/he has made a plan or decision to do it), only be going to is used. *in 5: speaker B has made a prior plan. She decided to paint her bedroom last week. She intends to paint her bedroom tomorrow.

In 6 : the speaker know Bob’s intention to buy a car. Bob made the decision in the past and he intends to act on this decision in the future. Will is not appropriate in 5 and 6.

To express willingness – only WILL is used:
7. A: The phone is ringing.
B: I’ll get it.




8. A: I don’t understand this problem.
B: Ask your teacher about it. She’ll help you. In 7: speaker B is saying: “I am willing, I am happy to get the phone.” He is not making a prediction. He has made no prior plan to answer the phone and uses will to show his willingness.

In 8: speaker B feels sure about the teacher’s willingness to help.
Be going to is not appropriate in 7 and 8.
*COMPARE:
Situation 1: A: Are you busy this evening?
B: Yes. I am going to meet Jack at the library at seven. We’re going to study together.
In situation 1, only be going to is possible. The speaker has no prior plan, so he uses be going to.
Situation 2: A: Are you busy this evening?
B: Well, I really haven’t made any plans. I’ll eat/I’m going to eat dinner, of course. And then I’ll probably watch/I’m probably going to watch TV for a little while.
In situation 2, either will or be going to is possible. Speaker B has not planned his evening. He is “predicting” his evening (rather than stating any prior plans), so he may use either will or be going to.

SPELLING OF -ING AND -ED FORMS

SPELLING OF –ING AND –ED FORMS

1. Verbs that end in –e
Hope hoping hoped
Date dating dated
Injure injuring injured

-ING FORM: if the word ends in –e, drop the –e and add –ing*.
-ED FORM: if the word ends in –e, just add –d.

2. Verbs that end in a vowel and consonant
One-syllable verbs:
Stop stopping stopped
Rob robbing robbed 1 vowel = 2 consonants**
Beg begging begged

Rain raining rained
Fool fooling fooled 2 vowels = 1 consonant
Dream dreaming dreamed

Two-syllable verbs:
Listen listening listened
Offer offering offered 1st syllable stressed= 1 cons
Open opening opened

Begin beginning (begun)
Prefer preferring preferred 2nd syllable stressed = 2 cons
Control controlling controlled
3. Verbs that end in two consonants
Start starting started
Fold folding folded
Demand demanding demanded

If the word ends in two consonants, just add the ending.
4. Verbs that end in –y
Enjoy enjoying enjoyed
Pray praying prayed
Buy buying (bought)

Study studying studied
Try trying tried
Reply replying replied

If –y is preceded by vowel, keep the –y.
If –y is preceded by consonant:
• -ing form: keep the –y and add –ing
• -ed form: change –y to –i and add -ed
5. Verbs that end in –ie
Die dying died
Lie lying lied
Tie tying tied

• -ing form: change –ie to –y, add –ing
• -ed form: add –d
*Exception: if a verb ends in –ee, the final –e is not dropped: seeing, agreeing, freeing.
**Exception: -w and –x are not doubled: plow plowed; fix fixed.

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· GRAMMAR AND TENSES

Grammar

Ø Spelling of –ing and –ed forms

Ø Will vs Be going to

Ø Modal Auxiliaries and Similar Expressions

Ø This, that, those, these

Ø Gerunds and Infinitives

Ø Singular and Plural

Ø Adjective Clauses

Ø Conditional Sentences

Ø More…

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Ø Simple Present Tense

Ø Present Progressive Tense

Ø Present Perfect Tense

Ø Present Perfect Progressive Tense

Ø Simple Past Tense

Ø Past Progressive Tense

Ø Past Perfect Tense

Ø Past Perfect Progressive Tense

Ø Simple Future Tense

Ø Future Progressive Tense

Ø Future Perfect Tense

Ø Future Perfect ProgressiveTense

· SPEAKING

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Ø Greeting

Ø Introducing self

Ø Introducing People

Ø Identifying People, things

Ø Classroom Questions

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