Unit

27 will/ shall 1

Sarah goes t o w o rk every day. She is alw ays

t here fro m 8.30 unt il 4.30.

It is 11 o 'clo ck no w. Sarah is at w o rk.

A t 11 o 'clo ck yest erd ay, she w as at w o rk.

A t 11 o 'clo ck t o m o rro w , she w ill be at w o rk.

SA RA H

w ill + in fi n it iv e (w ill be / w ill w in / w ill co m e et c.):

be be?
l/ w e/ yo u / t h ey w ill ('II) w in l/ w e/ yo u / t h ey w in?
w ill
he/ sh e/ it w ill not (w on't ) eat h e/ sh e/ it eat ?
co m e etc. com e? et c.

I I = w ill: 111 (I w i l l ) / y o u ' ll/ sh e ll et c.

w on't = w ill not: I w on't (= I w ill n o t ) / yo u w on't / she w on't et c.

W e use w ill fo r t h e f u t u r e (t o m o rro w / n ext w eek et c.):

O Sue t ravels a lot. To d ay she is in M ad rid . To m o rro w sh e'll be in Ro m e. N ext w eek sh e'll be
in To kyo .
O Yo u can call m e t his evening . I'll be at h o m e.
O Leave t h e o ld b read in t h e gard en. Th e birds w ill eat it.
O W e'll p ro b ab ly go o u t t his evening .
O W ill yo u be at h o m e t his evening ?

o I w on' t be here t o m o rro w . (= I w ill n o t be here)

O Do n't d rin k co ffee b efo re yo u go t o bed. Yo u w on' t sleep.

W e o ft en say I t h in k ... w i l l ...

O I t h in k Kelly w ill pass t h e exam .
O I don' t t h in k it w ill rain t his aft ern o o n .
O Do you t h in k t h e exam w ill be d ifficu lt ?

W e d o n o t use w ill fo r t h in g s w e have alread y arrang ed o r d ecid ed t o d o (—»U n it s 2 5 - 2 6 ):

O W e're going to t h e cin em a o n Saturd ay. Do yo u w an t t o co m e w it h us? ( n o t W e w ill g o )
O I'm n o t w orking t o m o rro w . ( n o t I w o n 't w o rk )
O Are yo u going t o do t h e exam ? ( n o t W ill yo u d o )

shall
Yo u can say I shall (= I w ill) an d w e shall (= w e w ill):
O I shall be late t o m o rro w , or I w ill (I'll) be late t o m o rro w .
O I t h in k w e shall w in. or I t h in k w e w ill (w e'll) w in

Bu t d o n o t use shall w it h you/ t hey/ he/ she/ it :

O Tom w ill be late. ( n o t To m shall b e)

64 ( W hat are you doing t om orrow ? -» U nit 25 I'm going to ... ^ U nit 26 w ill/ shall 2 ^ U nit 28
Exercises
Helen is travelling in Europe. Com plet e the sent ences w it h she w as, she's or she'll be.
1 Yest erd ay..sh e w a s.......jn Paris.
2 To m o r r o w .......................................in A m st erd am .
LONDON AM STERDAM
3 Last w e e k ........................................ in Barcelo na. (next w eek) (tomorrow)

4 N ext w e e k .......................................in Lo n d o n . • BRUSSELS (now)

PARIS (yesterday)
5 A t t h e m o m e n t ........................................ in Brussels. M UN ICH
(3 days ago)
6 Th ree d ays ag o .......................................in M u n ich .
7 A t t h e end o f her t r i p ........................................very t ired. BARCELON A*
(last week)

H elen
| W h ere w ill yo u be? W r it e sen t en ces ab o u t yo u rself . Use:

I'll b e ... or I' ll p r o b ab ly b e ... or I d o n 't k n o w w h e r e I'll b e.

1 (at 10 o 'clo ck t o m o rro w ) llLp CQb ab ly.b e on t h e .b e ach ,......................................................................................
2 (o n e h o u r fro m n o w ) .....................................................................................................................................................................
3 (at m id n ig h t t o n ig h t ) ............................................................................................................. ,.......................................................
4 (at 3 o 'clo ck t o m o rro w af t ern o o n ) .........................................................................................................................................
5 (t w o years fro m n o w ) .....................................................................................................................................................................

f g ) Pu t in w i ll (' II) o r w o n ' t .

1 Do n 't d rin k co ffee b efo re yo u go t o bed. Yo u w o n’t sleep.

2 A re yo u read y yet?' 'N o t yet . I .....................................be read y in five m inut es.'
3 I'm go ing aw ay fo r a few days. I'm leaving t o n ig h t , so I be at h o m e t o m o rro w .
4 I t .....................................rain, so yo u d o n't need t o t ake an um b rella.
5 a : I d o n't feel very w ell t his evening .
b : W ell, go to b ed early and y o u ........................................feel b et t er in t h e m o rn in g .
6 It's Ben's b irt h d ay n ext M o n d ay. H e .......................................be 25.
7 I'm so rry I w as late t his m o rn in g . I t hap p en again.

W rit e sen t en ces w it h I t h i n k ... o r I d o n 't t h i n k . . . .

1 (Kelly w ill pass t h e exam )
2 (Kelly w o n 't pass t h e exam )
3 (w e'll w in t h e g am e)
4 (I w o n 't be here t o m o rro w )
5 (Su e will like her p resen t )
6 (t h ey w o n 't get m arried )
7 (yo u w o n 't en jo y t h e f ilm )
(t h in k Kelly.w lll.p as........................... ........................................................................
!.d o n ’t t h in k Ke lly wil| p a s s t h e exam,...........................................................
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W hich is right? (Study U nit 25 before you do this exercise.)

1 W e'll go / W e're going to t h e t h eat re t o n ig h t . W e've g o t t icket s. (W e're go ing is r ig h t )

2 'W h at w ill yo u d o / are yo u d o in g t o m o rro w evening ?' 'N o t h in g . I'm free.'
3 Th ey'll go / Th ey're going aw ay t o m o rro w m o rn in g . Th eir t rain is at 8.40.
4 I'm sure yo u r au n t w ill lend / is lend ing us so m e m o ney. She's very rich.
5 'W h y are yo u p u t t in g o n yo u r co at?' 'I'll go / I'm go ing out.'
6 Do yo u t h in k Clare will p h o n e / is p h o n in g us to nig ht ?
7 St eve can't m eet us o n Saturd ay. He'll w o rk / He's w o rkin g .
8 W ill yo u / Shall yo u be at h o m e t o m o rro w evening ?
9 a : W h at are yo u r p lans fo r t h e w eeken d ?
b: So m e friend s w ill co m e / are co m in g t o st ay w it h us.

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