to make decisions that are made at the time of speaking to state a fact about the future to make a promise

to make a prediction

WILL

a future event that has been planned before the time of speaking to make a future prediction based on facts / evidence

with words like I think, I guess, I hope, probably, possiblyBE

GOING TO

Fill in the blanks with the words into brackets using will or be going to.
My brother ______________________ (be) 4 in !ctober" # $he phone is ringing and I%m in the shower& # 'on%t worry Mark, I _______________________ (answer) for you" (ames (ones ______________________________(probably / become) the ne)t *resident" Mum is unemployed but she _____________________________ (not / apply) for that +ob because it isn%t well#paid" I%m so e)cited& ,e ________________________________ (move) to a bigger house ne)t month" My parents ___________________________ (be) very proud, I have passed all the e)ams" I think my sister ______________________________ (pass) the e)am, she has studied very hard so far" I ________________________________ (take) the kids to the mountains this winter" $here isn%t any milk left in the fridge # I know, I __________________________________ (do) the shopping this afternoon" $here isn%t any milk left in the fridge # !h sorry&, I __________________________________ (give) you some +uice instead" -ook at the clouds, it _____________________________________ (rain). you should take an umbrella& $here%s a knock at the door. that __________________________ (be) the postman" /oys __________________________ (be) boys& ,hen the cat is away, the mice ___________________________________ (play) I%m not feeling well, I _________________________________ (faint)" It%s 00122pm. I think I ___________________________________ (go) to bed now" 3he _______________________________________ (meet) them at 4122pm" $hat _______________________________ (be) the book you are looking for" $here ________________________________ (be) a gale" 3ally is a big girl now, we _____________________________________ (buy) her a scooter"

5nswer key
0" My brother will be 4 in !ctober" 6" # $he phone is ringing and I%m in the shower& # 'on%t worry Mark, I will answer for you" 7" (ames (ones will probably become the ne)t *resident" 4" Mum is unemployed but she isn%t going to apply for that +ob because it isn%t well#paid" " I%m so e)cited& ,e are going to move to a bigger house ne)t month" 4" My parents will be very proud, I have passed all the e)ams" 8" I think my sister will pass the e)am, she has studied very hard so far" 9" I am going to take the kids to the mountains this winter" :" $here isn%t any milk left in the fridge # I know, I am going to do the shopping this afternoon" 02" $here isn%t any milk left in the fridge # !h sorry&, I will give you some +uice instead" 00" -ook at the clouds, it is going to rain. you should take an umbrella& 06" $here%s a knock at the door. that will be the postman" 07" /oys will be boys& 04" ,hen the cat is away, the mice will play 0 " I%m not feeling well, I am going to faint" 04" It%s 00122pm. I think I will go to bed now" 08" 3he is going to meet them at 4122pm" 09" $hat will be the book you are looking for" 0:" $here is going to be a gale" 62"3ally is a big girl now, we will buy her a scooter"