Will and Going To

 

Future can be expressed in English in several ways but to express the Simple Future there are three main forms: present continuous, be going to and will. Although the present continuous and be going to or be going to and will can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express very different meanings.

Will

“Will“ to express a voluntary action.

“Will” often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to do for someone else. Often, we use “will” to respond to someone else’s complaint or request for help. We also use “will” when we request that someone help us or volunteer to do something for us. Similarly, we use “will not” or “won’t” when we refuse to voluntarily do something.

Example: “I will send you the information when I get it”
Example: “I will translate the email, so Mr. Smith can read it”
Example: “Will you help me move this heavy table?”
Example: “Will you make dinner?”
Example: “I will not do your homework for you”
Example: “I won’t do all the housework myself!”

“Will” to express promise, it is usually used to make promises.

Example: “I will call you when I arrive”
Example: “If I am elected President of the United States, I will make sure everyone has access to inexpensive health insurance”
Example: “I promise I will not tell him about the surprise party”
Example: “Don’t worry, I‘ll be careful”

 

Going To

“Be going to” future form

Be going to expresses that something is a plan. It expresses the idea that a person intends to do something in the future. It does not matter whether the plan is realistic or not.

Example: “He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii”
Example: “She is not going to spend her vacation in Hawaii”
Example: “A: When are we going to meet each other tonight?”
B: We are going to meet at 6 PM.
Example: “I’m going to be an actor when I grow up”
Example: “Michelle is going to begin medical school next year”
Example: “They are going to drive all the way to Alaska”
Example: “Who are you going to invite to the party?”

Both “Will” and “Be going to” can also be used in prediction sentences as they express the speaker “guess” on what will happen and they can be used interchangeably.

Example: “It will rain tomorrow”
Example: “It’s going to rain tomorrow”
Example: “I will be tired if I don’t get to bed early”
Example: “I’m going to be tired if I don´t get to bed early”
Example: “The doctor will be late today I know it!”
Example: “The doctor’s going to be late today I can feel it!”

Summary

Take as much time as you need to read through the information and make sure you understand.

Until tomorrow!

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một số từ hay bị nhầm lẫn trong dịch tiếng Anh

Trong tiếng anh cần phân biệt một số từ tương tự nhau nhưng được sử dụng khác nhau tùy theo ngữ cảnh. Một số ví dụ sau giúp các bạn phân biệt các từ dể gây nhầm lẫn trong tiếng Anh.

1. INDUSTRIAL/INDUSTRIOUS

Industrial nói về đồ vật, nơi chốn, quy trình,.. nghĩa là thuộc công nghiệp.
Industrious nói về người, còn đôi khi về động vật nghĩa là cần cù, siêng năng.

2. PEACEABLE/PEACEFUL

Peaceable là yêu hòa bình (chỉ thái độ, con người)
Peaceful là thanh bình, yên bình (dùng để chỉ nơi chốn, bản nhạc, đất nước…)

3. PACKET/PARCEL/PACKAGE/PACK

Packet chỉ gói hàng nhỏ, thường được gói bằng máy
Ví dụ: 1 gói mỳ tôm
Parcel là gói cỡ trung bình, có thể được gửi qua đường bưu điện
Package là kiện hàng lớn, gói hàng lớn
Ví dụ: khi ta gửi 3 chiếc áo ấm cho 1 người bạn, ta gói thành “parcel”, nhưng khi gửi 2 chiếc, ta gói thành “package”
Pack tương đương với packet trong tiếng Mỹ

4. FUN/FUNNY

Cả 2 tính từ trên đều là tính từ mang tính tích cực
fun: ám chỉ đến điều gì đó thú vị, làm cho người khác thích thú
Ví dụ:
Going to the park with friends is fun. (Đi chơi công viên với bạn bè thật thích thú.)
funny: tính từ này dùng để nói điều mà làm chúng ta cười
Ví dụ:
The comedy I saw last night was really funny. I laughed and laughed. 

(Vở hài kịch mình xem tối qua thật sự là hài hước. Mình cười và cứ cười thôi.)

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Word Families

In English ,words that are made from the same root by adding different suffixes or negative prefixes called "world families". (Adding other prefixes to roots makes bigger changes in meaning. The words are still related, but not as closely.) Below is an example-- the word family 'act.'

A Word Family: Act

Verbs : act ,activate ,actuate,deactivate
Nouns :act,action,activation,activity,actor, actress,deactivation,inaction,inactivity
Adjectives:actionable,activated,active,deactivated,inactive
Adverbs:actively

Related families with the same root and suffixes

(This list shows only the most common forms. Parts of speech aren’t noted-- they are the same as for the suffixes above)
counteract
enact
hyperactive, hyperactivity
interact, interaction, interactive, interactively, interactivity
overactive
overreact, over-reaction
proactive, proactively
react, reaction, reactivate, reactivation, reactive, reactivity
transact, transaction
Some Definitions with examples:
how to use these parts of speech

To act is to do something. We say,.“Actions speak louder than words.” To activate is to make something (like an account) active. For example, after applying for and receiving a credit card, you must call a certain phone numberto activate it before you can use it. The call confirms that you received the card in the mail. Once it is activatedyou can use it for transactions (in this case purchases).

An active person does things. Activity means “getting out and doing something” rather than just passively letting things happen. (Hyperactivity or being overactive is moving around or doing too much.)

It is wise to be proactive, and take action before problems get serious. The opposite approach is waiting to reactto problems. However, there can also be a problem if a person acts before he thinks!

So what’s the best advice? Participate actively in finding solutions to problems, but be sure to think first!
How to Use Different Parts of Speech in Sentences
(as demonstrated in the definitions above)

NOUNS

tell who or what the sentence is about (as the subject of the sentence.) See actions, activity, & hyperactivity in the definitions above. Nouns can also be the object of a verb or preposition-- the person or thing that receives the action, as in transactions or action (in paragraph 3.) Sometimes there can be several nouns in the same word family, especially if one is a concept (like activity) and one is a person (like actor or actress.)

Notice that the infinitive (the ‘to’ form) of a verb can be the subject of a sentence, acting as a noun as in to act andto activate (the first use.)

Sometimes the present participle of a verb can also act as a noun. (It’s called a gerund when it is used as a noun.) 'Acting’ is a gerund in the sentence: “Acting is a profession that requires constant practice.”

VERBS usually show the action of a sentence: what a noun does. To activate, to react, & acts (in paragraph 3) are verbs.

ADJECTIVES describe (tell about) nouns. Activated, active, overactive, & proactive are adjectives. Activated, like many adjectives, is made using the past participle of a verb. Adjectives can also be made from the present participles of verbs: “Mr. Miller is the acting vice president of the company until Mr. Baker returns.”

Sometimes there are two or more adjectives made from the same verb: boring and bored, frightening andfrightened, surprising and surprised.

In these cases we use the present participle (-ing form) to express the cause of a feeling, and the past participle (usually ending in -ed) to express the result or the feeling itself.

Examples: “Mr. Smith’s class last night was very boring!

We were so bored we counted the minutes until ten o’clock!"

“Have you ever had a really frightening experience? Some people get so frightened at horror movies that they scream.”

ADVERBS modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.They describe how something is done. Actively is an adverb. It tells you how to participate. (Another example: My brother always works proactively, He thinks ahead and takes steps to avoid problems.)

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