Writing about the future

Writing About the FutureWriting About the Future

Colleen RoganColleen Rogan

BCIT Writing 100BCIT Writing 100

(CCC, 2010)(CCC, 2010)

We use We use willwill to: to:

Make promisesMake promisesMake choicesMake choicesMake predictionsMake predictionsOffer helpOffer help Make decisionsMake decisions

PROMISEPROMISE

We will make BP pay.We will make BP pay.

PREDICTIONPREDICTION

Who will win game 7 for the NBA title?Who will win game 7 for the NBA title?

I’ll probably be here for a long time.I’ll probably be here for a long time.

Coffee or tea?Coffee or tea?

I’ll have tea, please.

CHOICE

OFFER HELPOFFER HELP

Those are heavy bags!Those are heavy bags!

I’ll help you.I’ll help you.

DECISIONDECISION

I’m too tired to go to the movie I’m too tired to go to the movie tonight.tonight.

I’ll go to a movie tomorrow nightI’ll go to a movie tomorrow night..

We use We use be + going tobe + going to::

Express intentionsExpress intentions Make plansMake plansExpress predictionsExpress predictions

Who’s going to win the World Cup?Who’s going to win the World Cup?

PREDICTION

It’s going to rain.It’s going to rain.

I’m going to go there and help.I’m going to go there and help.

INTENTION

PLANSPLANS

I’m going to go home I’m going to go home

after I graduate.after I graduate.

Aberdeen, ScotlandAberdeen, Scotland

My trip to ScotlandMy trip to Scotland

I’m very excited about my trip to Scotland I’m very excited about my trip to Scotland this summer. On July 23this summer. On July 23rdrd, I’m going to drive , I’m going to drive to Seattle in the morning. My plane will leave to Seattle in the morning. My plane will leave later that day. The flight is going to be long, so later that day. The flight is going to be long, so I’ll probably be very tired. After I get there, I I’ll probably be very tired. After I get there, I am going to go to the university. As soon as I am going to go to the university. As soon as I can, I’ll take a bus to see the city and can, I’ll take a bus to see the city and museums. The next day, I am going to watch museums. The next day, I am going to watch my daughters dance in the festival. It’s going my daughters dance in the festival. It’s going to be an interesting trip. I’ll bring you a to be an interesting trip. I’ll bring you a souvenir, I promise!souvenir, I promise!