Medicine: Today and Tomorrow

Lesson Plan

 Will: Affirmative and Negative

Statements
 Will: Questions

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 Grammar in Content

Read about Dr. Kelso.

The future of medicine will be

interesting to see. It’ll also take a lot of
getting used to. Future doctors will
have much more powerful equipment.
Some people think that pills will not be
used. They even think we won’t need
doctors anymore. Personally, I hope
that won’t happen…

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 will Affirmative Statements
Complete the chart with affirmative statements.

Subject will
I
You*

He
She will
’ll go.
It
We
They

*You is either singular or plural.

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 Will Negative Statements
Complete the chart with contracted forms.

Subject will not Base verb

I
You*

He
She will won’tnot go.
It
We
They

*You is either singular or plural.

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 Notes

Use will:
• To make predictions about the future.
In 100 years, everyone will fly spaceships.

• When the speaker makes a sudden decision while he or she

is speaking.
I’m tired. I think I’ll take a nap.

• For promises.
I will be your friend forever.

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 Exercise A

Look at these “headlines” from the year 2100. Do

you think these events are going to happen?

1. People Live for Over 100 Years

2. Cancer Cured!
3. Medicine in Computer Chips
4. Choose the Sex of Your Child!
5. Robotic Surgery Now Standard
6. First Brain Transplant Patient Survives

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 Grammar in Content

Read about Tim’s MRI. Doctor, this machine… What will

it feel like? Will it tell you what’s
wrong with me?

Yes, it will. Don’t worry.

How will it do that?

It will take a picture of your

brain. Then we’ll be able to
see what’s wrong.

Um. Will it hurt?

No, it won’t. Please stay still.

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 Questions with will

Complete the chart. Then, think about short answers.

be Subject Affirmative Negative

Will I go? Yes, you will. No, you won’t.
Will you* drink? Yes, I will. No, I will not.

Will he Yes, he will. No, he won’t.

Will she come? Yes, she will. No, she won’t.
Will it Yes, it will. No, it won’t.
Will we eat? Yes, we will. No, we won’t.

Will they pay? Yes, they will. No, they won’t.

*You is either singular or plural.

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 Questions with will

Complete the chart. Try and think of the Wh- words to

put in last.
Wh- word will Subject
What will I do?
Who will you* visit?

Where will he go?

When will she work?
When will it arrive?
Why will we stay?

How will they travel?

*You is either singular or plural.

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 Notes

Don’t forget that will not can also be used wherever won’t is
used.
Will you come? No, I won’t.
Will you come? No, I will not.
When who or what is the subject of the sentence, don’t use a
subject pronoun after will.
Who will clean up the mess?
What will happen next?

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 Exercise B

Pretend that you have invented a new drug to help

people. Your partner will interview you about the
drug.
Decide what the drug will do. Will it
• heal headaches?
• settle an upset stomach?
• cure colds?
• make you tired?
• make you feel sick?
• work slowly?

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 Review

Subject will Negative?

I will not go.
you* will not
contractions

he will not Affirmative Negative

she will not run.
will not
Subject’ll Subject won’t
it
we will not

they will not eat.

*You is either singular or plural.

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