ダニエルさん、いつもすみません。willとbe going toについて少しおたずねしたいことがあります。中学３年生の問題に次のような長文がありました：

Toru: Are you enjoining dinner? You are not eating much. Are you OK?
Jim: I’m OK, but please help me after dinner.
Toru: Sure. What can I do for you?
Jim: I will make a speech at school tomorrow morning.
Toru: Don’t worry. What will you talk about?
Jim: First, I will talk about my country and my family. I will also talk about my favorite things. I like listening to music and reading books.
Toru: That sounds good. Will you speak in Japanese?
Jim: No, I won’t. I will speak in English. Do you think that the students will understand my English?

これは、次のようにしたほうが自然ではないのでしょうか？あるいはwillでもよいのでしょうか？

Toru: Are you enjoining dinner? You are not eating much. Are you OK?
Jim: I’m OK, but please help me after dinner.
Toru: Sure. What can I do for you?
Jim: I [am making か am going to make か have to make] a speech at school tomorrow morning.
Toru: Don’t worry. What [are] you [going to] talk about?
Jim: First, I [am going to] talk about my country and my family. Also, I [am going to] talk about my favorite things. I like listening to music and reading books.
Toru: That sounds good. [Are] you [going to] speak in Japanese?
Jim:No,I['m not.] I [am going to] speak in English. Do you think that the students will understand my English?
なお、最後の“…the students will understand my English?”のwillにつきましては、聞き手の思う単なる「予測」を尋ねているので、ふつうwillのほうが好まれる。

お時間のあるときで構いません。どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

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一般仁,

>これは、次のようにしたほうが自然ではないのでしょうか？あるいはwillでもよいのでしょうか？

I think both are correct grammatically, but for casual conversations such as between two friends, as in this case, “going to” sounds more natural. “Will” is used more in formal writing and conversations, as well as in textbooks.


BTW, if you are still interested in medicine, I am currently reading a book titled, "Mind Over Medicine" by Lissa Rankin, M.D. This book goes deeply into the connection of mind and body, and covers the scientific reasons why the mind can harm or heal one’s health. Also gives many examples of people who have recovered from supposedly incurable illnesses.

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ダニエルさん
ご回答いただき、ありがとう。

ご紹介いただいたLissa Rankinさんのことは噂には聞いております。"I don't know her but I know of her."将来に備えて読んでおきたいと思っています。メンタルなアスペクトに焦点を当てた内容のようですね。

　そうしますと、"decision"の意味でのwillは「その場で決めた(decision now)」場合だけでなく、「まえまえから決めていた(decision before)」場合にもフォーマルな場面では（という条件付きで）使用できると言うことでしょうか？

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