Will vs Going to: Understanding the Difference

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Will vs Going to: Understanding the Difference

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to tell the difference between 'will' and 'going to'.

Introduce the learning objective and explain the importance of understanding the difference between 'will' and 'going to'.

What do you already know about using 'will' and 'going to'?

Definition

'Will' is used for spontaneous decisions or predictions. 'Going to' is used for planned actions or events.

Explain the definitions of 'will' and 'going to' and provide examples. Ask students to provide their own examples.

Examples

I will go to the gym later. She will buy a new car next month. They will visit their grandparents next week.

I am going to cook dinner tonight. She is going to start a new job next month. They are going to travel to Europe next year.

Provide examples of sentences using 'will' and 'going to' and ask students to identify which one is used for spontaneous decisions and which is used for planned actions or events.

Practice: Will or Going to?

____ you be home for dinner?
I ____ study for my exam tomorrow.
She ____ visit her parents next weekend.
They ____ have a party next month.

Create a quiz for students to identify whether to use 'will' or 'going to' in the given sentences.

Practice: Will or Going to?

I haven't decided yet, but I ____ probably go to the party.
She has already made plans, she ____ go to the concert.
They ____ get married next summer.
I have a feeling that it ____ rain later.

Create a quiz for students to identify whether to use 'will' or 'going to' in the given sentences.

What is the correct form to complete this sentence? 'She ____ visit her parents next weekend.'

1. Going to be
2. Is going to
3. Has to
4. Will

What is the correct form to complete this sentence? 'I ____ study for my exam tomorrow.'

1. Will
2. Going to be
3. Is going to
4. Am going to

What is the correct form to complete this sentence? '____ you be home for dinner?'

1. Going to
2. Will
3. Had
4. Have

Contractions

Will = 'll
Going to = gonna

Explain the contractions of 'will' and 'going to' and provide examples. Ask students to provide their own examples.

Common Mistakes

Using 'will' for planned actions or events.
Forgetting to use 'going to' for planned actions or events.
Forgetting to use contractions in informal settings.

Explain the common mistakes when using 'will' and 'going to' and provide examples. Ask students to provide their own examples.

Conclusion

Now that you understand the difference between 'will' and 'going to', you can use them correctly in your own sentences.

Summarize the lesson and ask students to practice using 'will' and 'going to' in their own sentences.