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Future Plans: Going to vs Will
Level: A2 · 5 minutes · Teens & Adults
💡 Today’s Idea
Going to = plans and intentions (you already decided).
Will = predictions, offers, decisions made right now.
Will = predictions, offers, decisions made right now.
📖 From My Experience
When I arrived in France in 2017 with one bag and basic French, someone asked what I was planning to do. I said: I’m going to study French properly. That was a plan — already decided. Six months later when I passed the DCL French exam at C1 level, I told Vanessa: I’ll cook dinner tonight to celebrate. A spontaneous decision. Same future tense? No — two very different structures, two very different situations.
📚 Form & Examples
- I’m going to start a blog. (plan ✅)
- It’s going to rain — look at those clouds. (prediction with evidence ✅)
- I’ll help you with that. (offer made now ✅)
- I think it’ll be fine. (prediction without evidence ✅)
✏️ Try It! (2 minutes)
Answer these questions with a full sentence:
1. What are you going to do this weekend? (plan)
2. Offer to help your partner carry something. (will)
🎯 Quick Quiz
“I can’t carry all these bags!” → “Don’t worry, I ___ help you.”
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