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Transcript: It’s in the stars
Jane: Tom, you’re a Leo(Sternzeichen) LöweLeo, aren’t you?
Tom: What? Oh, my star sign… yes.
Jane: Shall I read it to you?
Tom: Jane, you know I don’t believe in that sort of thing.
Jane: But it’s a good one – listen: “If you make a small investment this week, you’ll profit by it.”
Tom: Oh, really?
Jane: Why don’t you buy a lottery ticket this week? Maybe you’ll win.
Tom: I won’t win the lottery because I’m not going to buy a ticket!
Jane: I’m going to buy one, but I won’t share the money with you if I win.
Transcript: Exercise
Let’s now focus on future tenses, which help us talk about things that haven’t happened yet. In English, we have various ways to express the future. Two of the most common are “will” and “going to”. You’ve just heard a dialogue between Jane and Tom. Answer the following questions on the dialogue using the correct future tense.
According to what Jane has read, what will happen if Tom makes a small investment this week?
According to what Jane has read, if Tom makes a small investment this week, he will profit by it.
What is Tom’s response to Jane’s suggestion?
Tom’s response to Jane’s suggestion is that he won’t win the lottery because he’s not going to buy a ticket.
What is Jane going to do?
Jane is going to buy a lottery ticket.
If Jane wins the lottery, what won’t she do?
If Jane wins the lottery, she won’t share the money with Tom.
When talking about the future, consider the certaintyTatsache, Gewissheitcertainty of the event. Use “will” for future facts or things you believe are certain to happen and “going to” for intentions or plans.
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