UNIT 6

WILL / FUTURE SIMPLE

Formamos el futuro simple won will + infinitivo sin to

Will tiene la misma forma para todas las personas.

I think he´ll join the conservation group

I think we´ll adopt an animal at the zoo

AFFIRMATIVE

I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They ´ll go

NEGATIVE

I / You / He/ She / It / We / You / They won´t go

INTERROGATIVE

Will / I / You / He / She / It / We / You go?

USO

Para hacer predicciones sobre el futuro basadas en lo que pensamos o creemos

I think ice caps will melt because of global warming

Para las decisiones tomadas en el momento en que se habla

No one´s watching TV . I´ll turn it off

Para hacer promesas / amenazas

I´ll send you an email every day

Write questions with the words below and will.

1. the weather / be / sunny / tomorrow ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. our basketball team / win / the championship ?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….…

3. mobile phones / cost / more money / in the future?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. the teacher / give / four tests / next term / ?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Jason / like / the birthday present /?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Complete the answers with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct form of will.

Then match the answers to the questions in Exercise 3

………a. No , we ………………………. ( pay ) less. They ………………….. ( be ) cheaper

……..b. No, he ……………………….. ( not like ) it, but he probably ………………………. ( not say ) that

…....c. No, it …………………………….( rain ) all day.

……..d. Yes, they …………………………..( be ) champions

………e. No, the class …………………………( not have ) so many tests next term.

BE GOING TO

AFFIRMATIVE I am

He / She / It is going to leave

We / You / They are

NEGATIVE I am not

He / She / It isn´t going to leave

We / You / They aren´t

SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I am / No, I´m not

Yes, he / she / it is No, he / she / it isn´t

Yes, we / You / they are No, we / You / they aren´t

USOS

Para hablar sobre nuestros planes futuros o intenciones

He´s going to join an environmental group this summer

Para hacer predicciones baadas en lo que vemos o sabemos, especialmente cuando hay
evidencia

He´s carrying too many boxes. He´s going to drop them

WILL / BE GOING TO

Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets using “will” or “ be going to”
A: I hope we can stop global warming

B: If we don´t , I believe many animals ……………………. ( starve)

A: Have you got any plans for this afternoon ?

B: Yes, we ……………………………. ( visit ) the zoo.

A: It´s a bit cold outside.

B: I ……………………………….. ( get ) a jacket then

A: Look at that man running along the beach.

B: Oh dear-he ………………………… ( trip ) and fall!

A: Someone has thrown some empty drinks cans into the garden

B: I ……………………………… ( pick) them up kand put them in the recycling bin.

FIRST CONDITIONAL

Las oraciones condicionales constan de dos partes : la oración con if-clause (hipótesis) y la
oración principal ( resultado)

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE. WILL+ INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO

If we don´t stop global warming, animals will starve

Uso : verdadero, probable que ocurra en el presente / futuro

If I have time , I´ll go to the conservation group meeting

Se puede invertir el orden

I will go to the conservation group meeting if I have time

UNLESS Podemos usar “unless” en vez de “If….not”

Unless we protect the Sumatran tiger, it will become extinct

Con “unless” no negamos el verbo

Choose the correct answers to complete the interview. Use the First Conditional

A: Hello, Sus, can you tell me about your school´s recycling programme? If there is / will be
enough space in the next edition of the newspaper, I write / will write an article about it.

B: Sure, We´ve got different coloured bins for different types of rubbish -red for cans and
bottles, blue for plastic and green for paper. Black is for the rest. The school sends the bins to a
recycling centre. It´s important because the Earth is / will be a cleaner place if people recycle /
will recycle their rubbish.

A: Do all the students agree to do this?

B: Well, some students say that recycling is too much work. If a student doesn´t want / won´t
want to be part of the programme, the teacher asks / will ask that students come to “green”
lessons.

A: What do the students learn there?

B: They learn that people must take care of the Earth .Unless we are / will be careful now, we
don´t have / won´t have enough clean water or energy in the future.

A: Thanks Sue. So remind me -which bin do I put my can in ?

SECOND CONDITIONAL

IF+ PAST SIMPLE + WOULD+ INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO

If we had enough free time, we would join a gym

If I were you, I would join a gym

USO situación no real imaginaria en el presente o futuro

Para consejos. ( se usa were para todas las personas; If I were you…)

Use the Second Conditional

If you lived near me, we …………………………… ( meet ) each other every day

Our beach would be pretty if people ………………………….. ( not throw ) rubbish

We ……………………………….. ( buy ) the tickets if Andrew gave us the money.

If the girls ………………………… ( ask ) the teacher for help, he would help them

If I …………………………. ( be ) you, I would reuse these bottles

If we had a garden, I ………………………….. ( plant ) carrots and potatoes.

Type 1 or Type 2 ?

If we ……………………………….. ( not / help ) endangered species, they will become extinct.

If you had showeres instead of baths, you ……………………………. ( save ) water

Unless we ………………………………. ( stop ) cutting down trees, a lot of animals will disappear.

If we stopped using fossil fuels, we ……………………………… ( not / cause ) pollution.

If I ……………………………. ( have ) a bike, I would ride it to school

If we all………………………….. ( recycle ) our rubbish,our planet would be cleaner

If we ………………………………… ( save ) electricity, we will help the environment.

We will have a big problem in the future if we ………………………………… ( not / stop ) global
warming.