Unit 23. I will and I'm going to

Unit 23. I will and I'm going to
(использование I will и I'm going to)

Future actions
Study the difference between will and going to:

	will ('11): We use will when we decide to do something at the time of speaking. The speaker has not decided before. The party is a new idea.
	going to: We use (be) going to when we have already decided to do something. Helen had already decided to invite lots of people before she spoke to Dave.

Compare:

"George phoned while you were out." "OK. I'll phone him back."

but

"George phoned while you were out." "Yes, I know. I'm going to phone him back."
"Ann is in hospital." "Oh really? I didn't know. I'll go and visit her."

but

"Ann is in hospital." "Yes, I know. I'm going to visit her tomorrow."

Future happenings and situations (predicting the future)
Sometimes there is not much difference between will and going to. For example, you can say:

I think the weather will be nice later.
I think the weather is going to be nice later.

When we say "something is going to happen", we know (or think) this because of the situation now. For example:

Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain. (not it will rain - we can see the clouds now)
I feel terrible. I think I'm going to be sick. (not I think I'll be sick - I feel terrible now)

Do not use will in situations like these. (See also Unit 20. (I'm) doing to (do)
(использование doing to do).)
In other situations, it is safer to use will:

Tom will probably arrive at about 8 o'clock.
I think Ann will like the present we bought for her.

See Unit 20. (I'm) doing to (do)
(использование doing to do).
See Unit 21. Will/shall 1
(использование will/shall 1).
See Unit 22. Will/shall 2
(использование will/shall 2).

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Unit 23. I will and I'm going to (использование I will и I'm going to)

Unit 23. I will and I'm going to
(использование I will и I'm going to)