English has several ways to talk about the future — each with a specific meaning. 🔹 will + infinitive : • Predictions based on opinion or belief : I think it will rain tomorrow. • Spontaneous decisions (at the moment of speaking) : 'I'm cold.' — 'I'll close the window.' • Promises and offers : I will help you with your homework. • Facts about the future : The sun will rise at 6am. 🔹 be going to + infinitive : • Plans and intentions decided before speaking : I'm going to study medicine. • Predictions based on evidence : Look at those clouds — it's going to rain. 🔹 Present Continuous (for future) : • Fixed arrangements (time and place already decided) : We're meeting at 5pm tomorrow. 🔹 Key distinctions : • will vs going to (prediction) : 'will' = personal opinion ; 'going to' = visible evidence - 'I think she will pass.' (opinion) - 'She has studied so hard — she's going to pass.' (based on evidence) • going to vs present continuous : 'going to' = intention ; present continuous = firm arrangement - 'I'm going to call him later.' (intention) - 'I'm calling him at 3pm.' (arranged)

📝 Choose will, going to, or present continuous : 1. Look at that child — she _______ fall! → is going to fall (evidence) 2. 'The phone is ringing!' — 'Don't worry, I _______ get it.' → 'll get (spontaneous) 3. We _______ leave for Saint-Louis next Friday at 6am. → are leaving (arrangement) 4. Scientists predict that temperatures _______ rise by 2°C. → will rise (prediction) 5. She has decided — she _______ become a doctor. → is going to become (plan) 📝 Complete the dialogue : A: Have you made plans for the weekend? B: Yes, I _______ visit my cousins in Thiès. We _______ probably go to the market together. A: Sounds fun! I think it _______ be hot — take some water! → B: am visiting / are going to go (or will go) / A: will be