"Going to" or "Will" | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

English 28 Public

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Choose: "Oh, great! That meeting's been cancelled. _____________ to that yoga class instead."

I'm going

I'll go

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Choose: I'm going to / I'll visit my relatives in Australia this year. I've planned it for October.

I'm going

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It's really hot in here. _____ the window.

I'm going to open

I'll open

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Guess what? Jack _______ transfer some of his responsibilities to his deputy!

is going to

will

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I've just closed my account. - What will you do? - No idea. Possibly _____ an account with a more ethical bank.

I'll open

I am going to open

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It is 8.25. Tom is leaving home. His work starts at 8.30. He_______________.

will be late

is going to be late

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I've heard it at the meeting. They ________ terminate the contract and pay the penalty.

will

are going to

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This batch of scanners is faulty! - Oh! Really? We _________ send it to our customers then.

won't

are not going to

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Nick feels overworked. He was talking about relax. - _______________ take a vacation soon?

Will he

Is he going to

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Both "Will" and "Going to" can be used for making future predictions without having a real difference in meaning: I think it will be foggy tomorrow. = I think it is going to be foggy tomorrow.

True

False

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“I will answer the phone.”

spontaneous decision

prediction for future

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If a prediction is based on evidence in the present moment, _____________ is commonly used.

"will"

Present Continuous

“going to”

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For a prediction without present evidence or for general predictions,_____________ is more appropriate.

Present Continuous

“going to”

“will”

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_____________ is used to express future actions decided at the moment of speaking (spontaneous decision)

Present Simple

will

going to

Present Continuous

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____________describes future plans decided before the moment of speaking.

Present Continuous

Present Simple

Going to

will

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Look at those black clouds. It __________.

rains

is going to rain

is raining

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