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WILL + infinitive GOING TO + infinitive We use WILL for... - predictions without evidence      "I will be rich and famous" - offering our help      "I'll help you with those heavy books" - sudden decisions      "It's raining. I'll take an umbrella!" We use GOING TO for... - predictions with evidence      "Look! David is going to crash against that tree!" - future intentions      "I'm going to study law at university next year"                                                             1. Choose the correct verb for the following sentences. Do not use abbreviations:   1) Next summer, I  (travel) to New York. My sister lives there and she bought me a plane ticket for my birthday.   2) It's getting cold. I  (take) my coat!   3) Are you going to the cinema? Wait for me. I  (go) with you!   4) Jane and Tom  (not/study) medicine next year. Jane  (study) French and Tom  (take) a gap year.   5. Mrs Simons, those bags seem quite heavy. I  (help) you carry them.   6. Experts say the Earth  (suffer) seriously if we continue polluting.   7. Look at those black clouds. I think it  (rain).   8. Bye Bye Joe. I  (phone) you as soon as I arrive home!   9. What  (do) tomorrow? I  (visit) my grandparents.   10. Anne: "I don't have enough money to pay for my lunch."  Peter: " I  (lend) you some."               2. Complete the sentences with the correct verb and match them with the picture:                                                                                                                                            a) What a beautiful girl! I am going to invite herwill invite her out next Saturday!   b) I'm bored. I don't know what to do. I know! I am going to readwill read a Harry Potter book!   c) Josh is nervous today. He has bought Annie a bunch of flowers because he is going to ask her outwill ask her out.   d) Those watermelons seem delicious. We are going to buy onewill buy one!   e) We have been thinking about it and we have decided that we are going to buy a new carwill buy a new car this year.     GOOD LUCK!