22/2/13

WILL vs. GOING TO (sudden decision vs. plan)



Remember, 'going to' is used to describe a plan or decision that you have made about the future. 
We use 'will' for decisions which we make at the moment of speaking, something which hasn't been planned before.

For example, in a restaurant:

Waiter: What would you like?
Customer: (looking at the menu) Mmm, I think I'll have the steak.

Will is a modal form. It always stays the same whatever the subject and is followed by a base infinitive (the infinitive without 'to'.) 

Although the form of 'will' doesn't change we usually contract it to 'll.
Subjectwillbase infinitive
I
s / he
you
we
they
will
'll
go to bed now.
have an early night.
go to the shops, if you like.
answer the door.
bring a cake.
look after it for you.






1-c, 2-b, 3-f, 4-h, 5-g, 6-a, 7-d, 8-e

4/2/13

Rosa Parks 100th anniversary!

Civil Rights Pioneer

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955 spurred a city-wide boycott. The city of Montgomery had no choice but to lift the law requiring segregation on public buses. Rosa Parks received many accolades during her lifetime, including the NAACP's highest award.




"At the time I was arrested, I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in."

– Rosa Parks