An American astronaut (Will vs. Be Going To)

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Before you start with the text and the grammar, let's learn some words useful for this text. You have to link the following definitions with the correct word:

Astronaut     Outer space     Data     
Space shuttle    International Space Station     Research        Experiment      Videos



- It is the space outside of Earth's atmosphere:
- This is somebody who travels into space:
- It is a scientific test:
- It is a study of a topic:
- They are something recorded on video tape:
- It is an automobile used to travel to outer space:
- It is a satellite that orbits the Earth:
- It is facts and numbers

An American Astronaut


Brent is an American astronaut. Today, he will travel into outer space. At noon, his space shuttle is going to launch into space. Brent and the other astronauts are going to travel to the International Space Station. They will stay in space for almost 6 months.

The crew is going to continue research at the space station. They will do some experiments. They will record their data. They are also going to make some repairs on the space station.

Brent will learn a lot in space. He is going to make videos of his time on the space station. His family will watch the videos on the internet. They will see what Brent is doing in space. 



1. In the previous text you can find some Future tenses, can you find all the forms? (Remember that in the text there are two ways of Future)






2. Can you explain now both structures?





3. Now it's time to explain their uses. In this case, you have the possible uses and you have to say which belong to Will and which belong to Be Going To and write the example in the text:

  • Expresa futuro inmediato:
  • Intención:
  • Planes en un futuro lejano:
  • Predicciones basadas en hechos o pensamientos:


4. When will Brent travel today?



5. What is the crew going to continue at the space station? What will they record?




6. Where will Brent's family watch his videos? What will they see?


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