Anual San Marcos

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ANUAL SAN MARCOS

FUTURE: WILL

Form
will + infinitive

Examples
Affirmative sentences in the will - future

Negative sentences in the will - future

Questions in the will - future

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USE

Here are some of the ways we use will:

1. To talk about the future

We can often use “will” + infinitive without “to” to refer to future events. This is often called the “pure” future:

“I’ll be back later tonight – don’t bother making me dinner.”

“I’m busy right now - I’ll call you tomorrow.”

2. To make predictions

We also use “will” to talk about what we think will happen in the future.

“I think it’ll rain tonight.”

“I’m sure he’ll be a successful lawyer one day.”

Note: for “negative” predictions, make the “think” negative, not the “will”:

“I don’t think it’ll rain tonight” (Not “I think it won’t rain tonight.”)

3. To make decisions

When we make decisions at the same time as we speak, we use “will”.

For example, in a restaurant:

Waiter: “What would you like to eat?”

Customer: “I think I’ll have the chicken.”

Other examples:

“I’m cold. I think I’ll put the heater on.”

“Look, that’s my bus. I’ll catch up with you later.”

4. To make promises, offers, requests and threats

These are some other ways we can use “will” in English.

Promises: “I’ll help you with your homework tomorrow.”

Offers: “I’ll look after the children for you if you like.”
Requests: “Will you tell Tony I called?”
Threats: “If you cheat again, I’ll tell the teacher.”

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THE BATS OF AUSTIN
Austin, Texas, is known as one of the most dynamic cities in the southern United States. Not only it is the Lone Star State’s capital,
but it is home to the University of Texas, and is one of the nation’s top centers for computer technology. One of its mottos is “Keep
Austin Weird,” for its many eclectic attractions, neighborhoods, and people.
One of Austin’s top tourist attractions, however, has nothing to do with its people. Living within the eaves and crevices of the Ann
W. Richards Congress Street Bridge is the world’s largest urban bat colony. An estimated 1.5 million Mexican free - tailed bats
live underneath the bridge in downtown Austin. Hundreds of spectators gather in the summer and early fall each night to watch
the incredible horde of bats take flight in the dim evening light to feed. The Austin bats are thought to consume an incredible
ten to twenty thousand pounds of insects every night, including many that are considered agricultural pests such as moths and
grasshoppers. The bats also consume a prodigious amount of mosquitoes. The bats, which can reach speeds of sixty miles per
hour in flight, typically feed for about an hour. The colony of bats roughly doubles in size in June, when female bats give birth to a
single pup. Within six weeks, the pups learn to fly and feed on their own, which gives rise to even more incredible emergences.
In October or early November, when the weather turns colder, the bats migrate south.
The bats have become such an iconic symbol of Austin, that the city built the Statesman Bat Observation Center to give visitors
a dedicated place to observe the incredible scene. Over 100,000 people visit the observation center each year, which pumps
more than ten million dollars into the local economy. In this way, the city of Austin has successfully turned a wonder of nature
into an economic asset.

1. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Austin?

A) It is the capital of Texas.

B) It is one of the most dynamic cities in the northern United States.
C) It is home to the University of Texas.
D) One of its mottos is “Keep Austin Weird”.
E) It is one of the nation’s top centers for computer technology.

2. Which of the following would be the best time to see the bats?

A) January 15 at about 5:00 P.M.

B) March 4 at 7:00 P.M.
C) June 22 at 2:00 P.M.
D) July 19 at 8:15 P.M.
E) November 30 at 9:00 P.M.

3. Where are the bats in December?

A) In downtown Austin
B) Under the Ann W. Richards Congress Street Bridge
C) At the Bat Observation Center
D) They migrate to locations west of Austin
E) Somewhere south of Austin

4. The Mexican free - tailed bat colony of Austin…

A) spends the whole year in Austin.

B) is the world’s largest colony of bats
C) feeds for several hours each night
D) is the world’s largest colony of bats that lives in a city.
E) doubles in size in January when female bats give birth.

5. What word could replace “prodigious” in the following sentence?

The bats also consume a prodigious amount of mosquitoes.

A) incredible
B) helpful
C) helpless
D) moderate
E) insignificant

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BUFFALO HUNTERS
The great herds of buffalo that roamed the plains were essential for all parts of Sioux life and society. For most Sioux villages,
“home” was wherever the herds of buffalo roamed.
Before the introduction of the horse, Sioux warriors would hunt the buffalo by dressing up as wolves and tricking them into
running off of cliffs and ledges. They would also dress up in buffalo skins and make crying sounds like a baby buffalo. When an
adult buffalo went to investigate, the warriors would kill it with spears and arrows.
The Sioux Indians used the entire buffalo following a kill. The buffalo hide was used for making tepees, clothes, moccasins, and
robes. The hair was used to make rope, and the horns were used as cups and dishes. Children fashioned sleds out of buffalo ribs,
and buffalo fat was used as glue. Most importantly, buffalo meat provided food for the entire village. Much of the buffalo meat
that was collected was cooked, dried, and pounded into pemmican (sort of like modern - day beef jerky).

1. Buffalo meat was not…

A) fried.
B) dried.
C) pounded.
D) cooked.
E) collected

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A) The Sioux Indians were somewhat dependent on the buffalo.

B) The Sioux Indians were not dependent on the buffalo.
C) The Sioux Indians were fairly dependent on the buffalo.
D) The Sioux Indians were totally dependent on the buffalo.
E) The Sioux Indians were scarcely dependent on the buffalo.

3. What likely changed after the Sioux became familiar with the horse?

A) Buffalo as the main source of food for the Sioux

B) The way in which the buffalo was used for clothing
C) How buffalo meat was cooked and prepared
D) How the Sioux used the entire buffalo
E) Hunting techniques

4. Buffalo hides were not used for…

A) tepees
B) robes
C) moccasins
D) cups
E) clothes

5. In which of the following places would you be likely to find a buffalo herd?

A) open field
B) swamp
C) forest
D) beach
E) mountain