1. Äàííàÿ ìîäåëü ÷àñòî èñïîëüçóåòñÿ äëÿ òîãî, ÷òîáû “ïðåäñêàçàòü” êàêîå-ëèáî áóäóùåå ñîáûòèå, îñîáåííî åñëè ìû âèäèì ÿâíûå ïðèçíàêè òîãî, ÷òî ýòî ñîáûòèå ïðîèçîéäåò èëè òî÷íî çíàåì î íåì.
Look out! She is going to faint!
Look at those black clouds. It is going to rain.
Andrew and Margaret are going to get married in May.
James is going to be a tall man because his father’s height is almost two meters!
2.Äëÿ ïåðåäà÷è íàìåðåíèÿ ñîâåðøèòü äåéñòâèå.  äàííîì ñëó÷àå to be going to do smthÿâëÿåòñÿ ñèíîíèìîì will do smth, íî èñïîëüçóåòñÿ, â îñíîâíîì, â ðàçãîâîðíîé ðå÷è.
I’m going to practice the piano for two hours this evening.
I’m going to be successful one day.
3.Äëÿ ïåðåäà÷è çàïëàíèðîâàííîãî äåéñòâèÿ â áóäóùåì (íàðÿäó ñ the Present Continuousè the Future Continuous).
We’re going to spend the winter in Australia. = We’re spending the winter in Australia. = We’ll be spending the winter in Australia.
Exercise 248. Open the brackets using either to be going to do smth or will do smth.
Mr. Smith is driving. His wife is sitting next to him.
He: Where (we spend) are we going to spend the night?
She: Cardiff. I’ve booked us in at the Angel Hotel. Why do you ask?
He: That’s another thirty miles away. We (run) …… out of petrol before we get there. I (stop) …… at the next petrol station.
Half an hour later.
She: This road goes on forever.
He: We (get) …… stuck. The car’s stopping. We (have to) …… walk.
She: Come on then. Perhaps someone (give) …… us a lift.
He: Not a petrol station in sight and look at those black clouds. It (rain) …….
She: Look! A car’s coming. I (wave) …… to the driver.
He: Oh, good! He’s slowing down. He (stop) …… .
Exercise 249. Translate into English using will / shall / going to.
Äæîí: Ïîñìîòðè, íà íåáå íè îáëà÷êà. Ñåãîäíÿ áóäåò ÷óäåñíûé äåíü. Ïîéäåì íà ïëÿæ?
Êýðîë: ß ïîéäó íà ïëÿæ, íî íå áóäó êóïàòüñÿ. Âîäà åùå ñëèøêîì õîëîäíàÿ.
Äæîí: Íå äóìàþ, ÷òî è ÿ òîæå áóäó êóïàòüñÿ. Íî ÿ âñå-òàêè âîçüìó ïîëîòåíöå. Åñëè ñîëíöå áóäåò ïðèïåêàòü, ÿ ñ óäîâîëüñòâèåì îêóíóñü â âîäó.
Êýðîë: À ÿ ñîáèðàþñü ïîçàãîðàòü. Ìíå íóæíî ìíîãî ñîëíöà ïîñëå õîëîäíîé çèìû. ß çíàþ, ÷òî ýòî ïðèíåñåò ìíå òîëüêî ïîëüçó.
Äæîí: Âîîáùå-òî ñåãîäíÿ âûõîäíîé. Ýòî çíà÷èò, ÷òî íà ïëÿæå áóäåò ìíîãî ëþäåé.
Êýðîë: Äà íåò, ÿ óâåðåíà, ÷òî ó Áåëîé ñêàëû íå áóäåò òàê óæ ìíîãî íàðîäà. Ñêîðåå âñåãî, ìû òàì áóäåì ñîâñåì îäíè.
Äæîí: À ÷òî ìû âîçüìåì íà îáåä? Ìíå ñäåëàòü áóòåðáðîäû?
Êýðîë: Íå íàäî, åñëè òû ïîéäåøü è ïðèãîòîâèøü ìàøèíó, ÿ ñàìà âñå ïðèãîòîâëþ.