71 will (for future and predictions)

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Use will to ...

• talk about facts in the future: I was born in 1975. ги Ье 75 in the year 2050.
• make predictions about the future:
Pills will replace food. (= It's certain.)
Pills won't replace food. (= It's certain not to happen.)
I (don't) think pills will replace food. (= 11's ту opinion.)

Affirmative and negative

will ('II)
1/ You / Не / She / It / We / They - - ---- Ье 75 in the уеаг 2050.
will п оt (won't)

Yes/No questions

Will 1/ you / he / she / it / we / they Ье 75 in the уеаг 2050?

Short answers

Yes , 1/ you / he / she / it / we / they will. No, 1/ you / he / she / it / we / they won't.

Exercises
1 Add '11 or will to the sentences.
wi ll
Tomorrow л Ье а beautiful day. 7 Who win: Real Madrid ог АС Milan?
2 Опе day 1 Ье famous. 8 Don't worry: Гт sure уои get better.
3 We Ье in Rome tomorrow so meet us there. 9 Next week it Ье the summer holidays!
4 Уоиг new girlfriend Ье at the party? 1О Do уои think it rain tomorrow?
5 1 think John pass аН his exams. 11 Nobody Ье in the office tomorrow so don't саН.

6 When уои Ье eighteen? 12 We еуег find а cure for сапсег?

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2 Are the sentences in exercise 1 facts in the future (F) or predictions about the future
(P)? Write P or F.
2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0
7 0 8 0 9 0 10 0 11 0 12 0
3 Put the words in order to make predictions.
become China country in richest the the will world
Chi1-10. will bec.o�gJhe v-ic.he�t c.ou1-1try jl'I the wov-lJ.
2 buy everything internet on people the will

3 get hotter the will world

4 English everybody speak will

5 reach in 2020 Mars humans will

--..------
6 a hundred will everybody for years live

4 @m Complete the conversation with will, 'II or won't. Then listen and check.
A: 1 Will you be here tomorrow?
B: Yes, I2
• I
3
be in the Sol Cafe
at eleven o'clock.
A: 4
you be alone?
5
B: Yes, I __
A: What about Cassia?
B: She 6 _ be here.

she be?
B: She 8
__ be in Amsterdam with Henri.

5 (eB Complete the conversation. Then listen and check.

A: Cassia? This is Bernardo. Can you talk?
C: Yes, of course.
A: When I will _you be in Amsterdam?
2
C: in Amsterdam on l" August.
A: 3
alone?
C: o, 4 5

with Henri.
A: Which hotel 6 _________ in?
C: 7 in the Four Seasons.
A: Be careful.
C: Don't worry. 8___ ____ _ _ very, very careful.

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 72 wi/l (offers, promises and requests)
, Where аге уои? ...
Уои'ге at the airport? Will уои /епd те
уоиг саг to pick Jack ир
1'11 соте апd pick уои ир....
No ргоЫет. 1'11 Ье there iп from the airport?
twепty тiпutеs.

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Use will for ...

• offers: ги соте and pick уои ир.

• promises: ги Ье there in twenty тinиtеs.

• requests: Will уои lend те уоиr car?

Exercises
1 Add '/1 or wШ to the conversations.
1 А: This exercise is difficult! 6 А: 1 can't find ту tennis racket.

В: Don't worry. 1 '1/\1 help уои. В: 1 lend уоu mine.

2 А: Науе we got а cake for Nell's birthday? 7 А: 1 help уоu if уоu like.

В: No, but 1 make опе. В: No, thanks. 1 сап do it.

3 А: This suitcase is heavy! 8 А: Should 1 text уоu to remind уоu about the meet

В: 1 сапу it for уоu. В: Don't worry. 1 remember.

4 А: 1 don't want to go to bed without а story. 9 А: I'bought this from уоur shop but it doesn't wor1

В: 1 read уоu опе, 1 promise. В: That's ОК . We change it.

5 А: Are уоu going to the party tonight? 10 А: Уоu send the books Ьу post?

В: 1 don't know yet. Уоu pick те uр? В: Yes, of course. What's уоur address?

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2 Write offers with will.
Гт thirsty! (make / а сир of tea)
2 Гт hungry! (make / а sandwich)
3 I've just arrived at the station. (pick ир)
4 Гт going to Ье late. (wait for)
5 1 haven't got any money! (lend some)
6 Гт hot! (get / glass of cold water)

3 Eddie and Flo have just got married. Complete their promises with /'11 a/ways or /'11 never.
. ..... ..I'IJ"lliyo.ys .................. love уои .
2 ........................... . ...................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . leave уои.
3 ... . ... . . . ................................ . . . . . .............................. . . . . . Ье there for уои.
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . look at another woman.
5 speak to James again.
6 put уои first.
7 ................................................................................... forget уош birthday.

4 @в Write the son's requests. Then listen and check.

lend те / car? 2 drive те to / party?

3 рау for / taxi? 4 give те топеу / bus ticket?

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 73 wi/l and going to (for decisions)

Woman : What аге you going to have?

Мап : I'm not sure. 1think 1'11 have the fish.
What about you?
Woman: Oh, I've already decided . I'm going to have
the steak with fried potatoes.
Мап: That sounds nice. МауЬе 1'11 have steak too ...

. Presentation

Use will to show уои are making а decision at that moment. (Уои often use it with 1 think.)
ТЬе тап isn't sure what Ье wants so Ье uses will: 1 think Tll have the fish.

Use going to to show that уои have already made а decision.

ТЬе woman has decided so she uses going to: Гm going to have the steak.

Кеу vocabulary Adjectives : beautiful, bored , cold, hot, hungry, thirsty, tired
Food : chicken, fish, fried potatoes, pasta, pizza, salad, sandwich, steak, tomato, soup

Exercises
1 Put the words in order.
have 1 1'11 soup the think tomato
2 а have 1 1'11 pizza think
3 а chicken have 1 1'11 sandwich think
4 have 1 1'11 salad steak the think with

2 Make decisions for the situations. Use 90, have or turn оп and the phrases in the Ьох .

home the air conditioning еоте pasta- for а walk а glass of water the heating to bed

Situations Decisions
1'т hungry. Jthi~~J'llhc:\Y~c:\5()~~P.c:\Stc:\.
2 1'т cold.
3 1'т thirsty.
4 1'т tired.
5 1'т hot.
6 It's а beautiful day.
7 It's started raining.
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3 Complete the sentences with /'т going to or / think /'11.
J '~ 9()ih9j() ..................... see Rea! Madrid р!ау АС Milan: Гуе got tickets.
2 ТЬе sun's соте out . ..................................... ................................................ go to the ЬеасЬ.
3 Гуе sold ту саr. ш .. Ьиу а new опе.
4 It's getting dark. ........................................................................... turn оп the light.
5 Гт going to Tokyo for six months . . . . . . . . ......................................... . . . . . . . . ................. . . . .. . study Japanese.

4 ~ Put the conversation in order. Then listen and check.

D 1 don't know. 1 think ГН trave! around India for six months.
D What about уои? Mark said уои'уе got а job.
Ш What are уои going to do when уои finish university?
D That sounds interesting.
D Yes, 1 Ьауе. Гт going to work for а bank.

5 Look at the pictures. Tick what the person says.

Гт going to рау for it. 4 ГН Ье а doctor like ту father.

ГН рау for it . .1 Гт going to Ье а doctor like ту father.

2 Гт going to Ьауе а holiday in Florida! 5 ГН get it.

ГН Ьауе а holiday in Florida. Гт going to get it.

3 ГН Ье!р уои . 6 ГН Ьауе а dinner party tonight.

Гт going to Ье!р уои. Гт going to Ьауе а dinner party tonight.

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 74 going 'о, will and the present continuous

Woman: What do you see?

Fortune teller: 1сап see а tall тап. He's walking
towards you. You're going to meet
him.
Woman: Oh, 1know who that is! I'm meeting ту
boyfriend for lunch.
Fortune teller: And now 1see you in а strange place
full of people you don't know.
Woman: 1know what that is. We're going to visit
Paris soon.
Fortune teller: Wait! 1think you will take а long
journey together in the middle of the
night.
Woman : That'lI Ье the train to Paris.
Fortune teller: Is there anything about уош future you
don't know?!

Presentation

will or going to for predictions?

Уои сап use either will and going to [ог making predictions.
• Уои сап use will without а clue ог evidence: 1 think уоu will take а long journey together in the middle
о! the night.
• Уои сап also use going to when there is а clue ог evidence: The тап is walking towards уоu. You're going to
meet him.

going to or present continuous for plans and arrangements?

Уои often use the present continuous and going to in similar ways but ...
• use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements: Гт meeting ту boyfriend for lunch.
• use going to to talk about а plan ог intention: We're going to visit Paris soon.
iШI Уои normally use the present continuous, not going to, with the verbs go and соте.
Say We're going to the restaurant. (don't say )'{е'1 е goiltg to go to tlte I estttttl ttl!t.)
Say They're coming later. (don't say Titey'l е goil!g to соте lttteJ.)
See Units 33 and 34 and page 236: Summary of future forms

Exercises
1 Match predictions 1-5 to the evidence а-е.
Уои'ге going to hurt yourself. D а The traffic is геаllу bad.
2 We're going to arrive late. D ь There isn't а cloud in the sky.
3 It's going to Ье sunny today. D G Не eats chocolate еуегу day.
4 Гт going to pass this ехат. D d 1 studied alllast week.
5 ВШу is going to get геаllу fat. D е That knife looks dangerous.

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2 @Ш) Look at the pictures and write sentences. Use going to, will or the present continuous.
Then listen and check.

Rita and 1 / play / оп

_[[i
~~ 2 It',OK.I/p'y!lun,h

3 This year / 1 / learn

3 Complete the conversations with the present continuous or will form of the verbs.
А: What are уои doing оп Tuesday?
в :JJ~ЪС1,\/i\,\з (1 have) lunch with Jerry.
2 А: Do уои think Martin ..... . .... .... ........ ... .... ............... (get) married?
В: No, 1 don't think so .
3 А: ..... .................. (it snow) tomorrow?
В: Yes, 1 think it will.
4 А: When ............................................................................................ (уои get) married?
В: Оп the 25th of June.
5 А: Where ...... . ш ••••••••••••••• (уои go) for your holidays this year?
В : То Greece.
6 А: ........................ ................................ ................................. (1 like) this book?
В: No, it's boring.

4 Choose the correct options. Sometimes both forms are possibIe.

1 Mike and 1 will have /~ drink at five. Would уои like to соте too?
2 Гуе only got а few pages to read. 1 '11 / 'т going to finish ту book in а minute.
3 А: What does Johnny plan to see in London?
В: Не '11 see / 's going to see а musical and also visit а few museums.
4 What time are уои coming / are уои going to соте to ту house?
5 When are уои telling / are уои going to te1l те your answer?
6 We're going to / 're going to go to the cinema at ten o'clock.

5 Write about your plans and arrangements for these times. Use going to or the present continuous.
(this evening)
2 (next weekend)
3 (next month)
4 (next year)
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