Learning English Grammar Predicting the future
Oct 7, 2025
Conversations about climate change, migration and how AI might reshape everyday life. A clear run-through of future forms like 'will', 'going to' and the future perfect. Playful prediction games about learning, aliens and holidays sprinkled throughout.
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Different Uses Of 'Going To' And 'Will'
- 'Going to' often signals predictions based on current evidence or logical consequences.
- 'Will' commonly expresses general predictions, beliefs, or effects in response to events.
Personal Future Predictions From Neil And Pippa
- Neil predicts many places will become impossible to live in because of climate change and that migration will follow.
- Pippa predicts she'll have moved to a bigger house by 2035 and will have more free time when her kids leave.
Choose Forms To Match Certainty And Effect
- Use evidence-based language ('going to') when you predict from current facts and 'will' for general effects or beliefs.
- Mix forms naturally to avoid repetition and to show nuance in predictions.