New English File Pre-intermediate continues with a pronunciation focus in every lesson, which integrates improving students' pronunciation into grammar and vocabulary practice. © Student's Book p. 17, | 3 A going to present continuous for future arrangements I m going to work in a restaurant. She s going to meet me at the airport. s We aren t going to stay very long. He isn t going to like the weather there. Are you going to find a job When is your brother going to visit you 0 I m seeing some friends tonight. We re having dinner at their house tomorrow. She isn t leaving until Friday. They aren t coming to the party. E What are you doing this evening Is she meeting us at the cinema Use be going to infinitive to talk about future plans and predictions. I m going to work in the UK for six weeks plan I think it s going to rain this afternoon prediction When you use going to go you can omit to go. I m going to go to university next year or Ini going fo o to university next year. You can also use the present continuous for future arrangements which we have planned for a fixed time or place. Don t use the present simple for this. NOT I see some friendstonight. The present continuous is especially common with the expressions tonight tomorrow this weekend etc. and with these verbs go come meet see leave and arrive. 3B will won t infinitive predictions I I You You He He She ll be late. She won t be late. It It We We They They Contractions ll will won t will not Use will won t infinitive for future predictions. You can also use going to. See 3A above. The future of there is are there will be the future of I can I ll be able to NOT Fttean. I I I you you you he he he Will she be late Yes she will. No she won t. it it it we we we _they __they__they We often use I think 1 don t think . will. 1 think he ll fail the exam. I don t think he ll pass the exam. NOT I think he won t-pass. A Sometimes in @ sentences with and we people use shall not will but this is very formal for example in a business letter . I shall write to you when I have studied your case. 3C will promises offers and decisions Decisions I won t have the fish I ll .
