Will/going to

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g, t, mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Will and Going to

when do we use "will"?

-Spontaan (iets wat je op dat moment beslist)

- Voorspellingen (zonder aanwijzingen)

when do we use "going to"?

-Gepland (staat vast)

- Voorspelling (op basis van een aanwijzing)

Example 

It will rain

She will fail her test 

I will get some water 

Example 

I am going to London

 She is going to fail her test, because she didn't study

He is going to travel to Spain

Grammar

Why do you want so many oranges?

1. I am going to make orange juice
2. I will make orange juice

She can't play with you.

1. She's going to have a shower.
2. She will have a shower.

Where does that noise come from?

1. I don't know. I'll have a look.
2. I don't know. I am going to have a look.

I can't do my homework tonight. I ... a movie

1. will see
2. am going to see

What are you going to give her for your anniversary ? I don't know yet. I ...

1. am going to see
2. will see

I ... with you if you like.

1. will come
2. am going to come

What ... about the door ? You said you would fix it last month.

1. will you do
2. are you going to do

What ... if you don't have the right tools ?

1. are you going to do
2. will you do

I think ... tomorrow, so now's the time to cut the grass.

1. it will rain
2. it is going to rain

I ... a new car some time. This one is so unreliable.

1. am going to get
2. will get

When do you use "will"?

When do you use "going to"?

negative of can is can't or cannot

Most of the time there is no difference. 'Be able to' is more formal. 

We use can + infinitive 

can see

can speak

can play 

can read

can come

With 'able to' use the correct form of 'be'

I am able to see

You are able to speak

He/she/it is able to play

We are able to read

They are able to come

Can you phone me this afternoon? I would like to know how you are.

Are you able to phone me this afternoon? Or are you busy?

could is sometimes the past of can

We can see the lake from our  hotel window. (You are on holiday now.)

We could see the lake from our hotel window. (About a holiday in the past)

could is also for general ability

My grandmother could speak four languages.

She could ride a bike when she was three years old.

The patient can / will be able to walk again in a few days.

1. can
2. will be able to

I ___ swim very well.

1. can
2. am able to
3. be able to

Wat gebruik je om aan te geven dat je wel of niet in staat bent iets te doen?

1. can
2. to be able to

It is little Sue's birthday tomorrow, she ......... sleep

1. Cannot
2. is not able to

When Donald Trump was only 4, he ............count to 20 in Japanese!

1. could
2. was able to

Without your help, I would never have..............

1. been able to do it
2. could do it
3. can do it

Goals:

 Can/ Could - be able to

can, could + (be) able to

By the end of the lesson you will know when to use can

when to use could 

and

when to use (be) able to

Ability/Possibility

Can you speak French?

Can you help me with my maths homework?

'I haven't got a pen.' - 'You can use mine.'

Let's practise!!