Grammar for ielts fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson ■L& 11

Unit 4
Practice exercises
Decide on the correct grammatical form [will or going to) and complete the sentences 1-5.
Decide which rule matches the meaning of each sentence.
1 
'I've made a revision tim etable fo r the next m onth. I ____________ study hard fo r this
exam !’ 
F o rm :____________ R u le :_____________
2 
‘ In the future, I th in k more p e op le ____________ study courses online.'
F o rm :____________ R ule :_____________
3
'Alejandro has failed many of his exams, so I don’t th in k h e ____________ be able to go
to University th is year.’ 
F o rm :____________ R u le :_____________
U
'No I ____________ let you borrow my calculator. I need it fo r the next exercise.'
F o rm :____________
5 
The next academic y e a r____________ sta rt in September. 
F o rm :
_____________
R u le :
____________
j 
Gram m ar tip: Going to 
and w/7/ are based on perspective when used fo r predictions, and 
I can often be interchangeable. Som etim es, when a person uses 
w ill 
they are not so sure, 
i When a person uses 
going to 
they are surer. However, as perspectives are subjective, 
j 
there is not usually one correct answer.
! 
I'll go to one of the best universities in the country, 
(this prediction is probably based on 
; w hat the speaker w ants and hopes)
I 
I'm going to go to one of the best universities in the country, 
(this prediction is more 
i likely to be based on the student's knowledge of th e ir own academic achievement, fo r 
| example, if they always get the top grades in th e ir class]