Grammar for ielts writing a handbook by David S. Wills Contents

present continuous
is really common in spoken 
English for this reason: 
„
I’m meeting my brother after school. 
„
We’re playing golf this weekend.
Finally, we can use 
going to + verb
to express intentions for the future. It 
indicates that something has already been planned (or at least thought about) 
and that it will very likely take place in the future. 
„
She’s going to learn French next month. 
„
We’re going to visit my brother in Washington. 
A Final Note on the Future Tenses
In most cases, it can be quite easy to figure out what someone means when they 
talk about the future, but actually speaking about the future can be more chal-
lenging. This is because the differences can be quite subtle. Take predictions for 
example. You quite often deal with predictions in the IELTS exam, and so this is 
important. If you have some sort of evidence to back up your prediction, you 
should use