23.2 Read the situations and complete the sentences using will ('ll) or going to. 1. The phone rings...

1. YOU: Just a moment. I'll get him.
2. YOU: The weather's too nice to stay indoors. I'm going to sit in the garden. FRIEND: That's a good idea. I think I'll join you.
3. YOU: Don't worry about the letter. I'm sure you'll find it.
4. YOU: Yes, I'm not going to apply for it.
5. YOU: Shhh! Don't make so much noise. You'll wake everybody up.
6. ANN: That's no problem. I'll take you. What time is your flight? JOHN: 10.50. ANN: OK. We'll leave at about 9 o'clock then. JOHN: No thanks, Joe. Ann is going to take me.

Here are the completed sentences using "will" (‘ll) or "going to" based on the given situations:

1. The phone rings and you answer. Somebody wants to speak to Jim. CALLER: Hello. Can I speak to Jim, please? YOU: Just a moment. I'll get him.

2. It's a nice day. You've decided to sit in the garden. Before going outside, you tell your friend. YOU: The weather's too nice to stay indoors. I'm going to sit in the garden. FRIEND: That's a good idea. I think I'll join you.

3. Your friend is worried because she has lost an important letter. YOU: Don't worry about the letter. I'm sure you'll find it. FRIEND: I hope so.

4. There was a job advertised in the paper recently. At first you were interested but then you decided not to apply. FRIEND: Have you decided what to do about that job that was advertised? YOU: Yes, I'm not going to apply for it.

5. You and a friend come home very late. Other people in the house are asleep. Your friend is noisy. YOU: Shhh! Don't make so much noise. You'll wake everybody up.

6. John has to go to the airport to catch a plane tomorrow morning. JOHN: Ann, I need somebody to take me to the airport tomorrow morning. ANN: That's no problem. I'll take you. What time is your flight? JOHN: 10:50. ANN: OK. We'll leave at about 9 o'clock then.

   Later that day, Joe offers to take John to the airport. JOE: John, do you want me to take you to the airport? JOHN: No thanks, Joe. Ann is going to take me.

These responses appropriately use "will" (‘ll) or "going to" based on the immediacy and the planning involved in the context of the situation.