Will, Going To, or Present Continuous? | Future Plans Story | Intermediate English (B1)

Learn the difference between will, going to and the present continuous through a story: Maya and John plan a secret surprise party for Sara in London, and Leo almost ruins it. Master decisions and offers (I'll call them now), plans (I'm going to bake a cake), arrangements (We're having coffee at two), predictions, and when + present simple. B1 English listening and speaking practice. In this B1 English lesson you will: ✔ learn 6 key words for the story ✔ listen to a story at natural speed, with a word-by-word transcript ✔ understand will, going to or present continuous?, with common mistakes fixed ✔ practise speaking: shadowing + “Your turn” questions 📘 WORKBOOK The workbook for Lesson 13 (full story, exercises and answer key) is coming soon in the next bundle. Start now with the FREE workbook: https://steadyenglish.gumroad.com/l/f... Lessons 1–6: https://steadyenglish.gumroad.com/l/e... ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 Hello & today's story 0:45 Key words 2:31 The story 8:56 Joanna's Spotlight: Will, going to or present continuous? 13:24 Your turn to speak 17:33 Recap & next episode 📚 KEY WORDS • arrange (verb) – To make a plan with another person: a time, a place, a meeting. • I'm thinking of (phrase) – A possible plan. You haven't decided yet. • surprise (noun / verb) – Something you didn't expect. A surprise party is a secret party for someone. • book (verb) – To arrange to use a room, a table or a ticket at a certain time. • on the way (phrase) – Travelling to a place right now. • in charge of (phrase) – Responsible for something. It's your job to do it. ✍️ GRAMMAR: Will, going to or present continuous? • will: decisions at the moment of speaking, offers and promises (I'll call them now. I'll get you one!) • going to: plans you made before, and predictions with evidence (I'm going to throw a party. It's going to be sunny.) • Present continuous: arrangements with a time and other people (We're having coffee at two.) • After when / as soon as: present simple (When she arrives, we'll shout surprise.) 💬 YOUR TURN What are you doing this weekend? Answer in the comments with the present continuous: I'm meeting… I'm having… Answer in the comments! Subscribe to Steady English for new English lessons every week. Keep going — steady steps! #LearnEnglish #EnglishGrammar #EnglishListening