PREDICTIONS: Will versus Going to & other expressionsBy j.e.boydell@gmail.com / September 16, 2024 Welcome to your PREDICTIONS: Will versus Going to & other expressions Watch out! Your glass of water is right on the edge of the table. It______________________ will fall off and break. 's going to fall off and break. 's falling off and breaking. may off and break. None The weather report says it_________________very hot tomorrow. 's going to be will be 's raining will be raining None Look at those black clouds! It___________________________any minute now. will rain may rain is likely to rain 's going to rain None According to the latest research, the population ____________________by 5.5% in the next decade. will grow is going to grow may grow might grow None I just heard thunder. It_____________________ wet and windy quite soon. 's going to get will get may get 's unlikely to get None The stock market looks unstable. Experts predict it______________________soon. will crash 's going to crash may crash crashes None Look at that athlete! His legs are like jelly! He's________________________ 's going to collapse will collapse might collapse is collapsing None Wow, just look at this traffic! We're_____________________________late. will be 're going to be may be should be None The UN Scientific Committee on Climate Change says the planet's average global temparature__________________________in the next 10 years will rise is going to rise should rise will be rising None Listen! That's the fire alarm!! We___________________________to evacuate the building. 're going to have will have may have 're having None I'm not sure, but I think Paolo______________________arrive soon is going to will may might None Be careful! That vase looks like it______________off the shelf. will 's going to may might None Based on her symptoms, the doctor thinks she___________________better soon. 's going to get will get may get might get None Look at the way he's driving! He_______________________cause an accident. will is going to might is likely to None Which answer (a,b,c) is most similar in meaning to: The forecast says there might be a storm later. It's very likely that there will be a storm The chances are good that there will be a storm there may be a storm None It's going to be warm overnight, so it______________________snow tomorrow might not is unlikely to isn't a chance of won't be None She has been training hard for the race. The other competitors are not so well-prepared.... The likelyhood is that she will win She might win The chances are not so good that she will win She is highly likely win None The company hasn't announced any plans for new products , so it___________________________to launch anything new soon. is unlikely has the low odds is unlikelyhood won't None Given the current sales figures, the odds are that we____________________hit our sales target this quarter. will might may likely None He's very busy with other projects. He___________________________attend the meeting. 's unlikely to might 's likely to won't None They have been advertising the event for weeks. The likelihood is that many people will go. is likely that many people will go. is that many people might go. is that the chances are that many people will go. None The weather has been unpredicatable lately. It__________________, but we can't be sure. might rain is likely to rain will rain isn't going to rain None Finish the sentence: The team has been working very hard,... They probably may finish on time. they maybe might finish on time the odds are that they will finish on time. are unlikely to finish on time. None Which OPINION PHRASES sound the least certain. I suppose... I guess... As far as I'm concerned... As far as I see it... None This sentence is OK, but select the likely interpretation: "Yes, I think he's going to pass the test." The speaker has some expert or informed knowlege The speaker is simply giving their opinion. None Which prediction, A, B or C happens in the very near future (not a longer term future) That chair will break. That chair is about to break. The chances are that chair will break None Which prediction, A or B, sounds more reasurring to Sue? Don't get so stressed Sue, I'm sure things are going to be OK Don't get so stressed Sue, I'm sure things will be OK. None It's so cold today, I reckon... it certainly will snow. it will snow perhaps it will snow the likelihood of snow None (It's only 2pm) The sky's getting dark, I think________________a storm. there will be there's going to be there's about to be there might be None Which do you prefer? I won't make many mistakes with 'will & going to' in future. I'm not going to make many mistakes with 'will & going to' in future None Time's up
