PRE – INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 6:
WILL / WON´T
MAKING PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE
OBJECTIVES
WILL - PREDICTIONS

Unit objectives

Students will be able to talk about

future predictions using Will –
Won´t.
In the future, people will use holograms instead of laptops.
In the future, robots will serve us food.
I will work in a place where I can earn lots of money.
I won´t work with real people. Virtual reality will be
another way in which workers can solve their problems.
FORM: FUTURE WITH “WILL”

Auxiliary Main verb in

Subject Complement
verb base form
I will play with my play
+ station
He will not go to the cinema
- tonight.
Will they win the cup?
?
FUNCTION - MEANING
WILL

1. To talk about predictions:

- We are saying what we know or think will happen.
We are predicting the future.
(probably, I expect, I’m sure, I think, I don’t think,...)

E.g. I think it will be a difficult exam.

2. To talk about on-the-spot decisions:

- We decide to do something at the time of speaking.
We haven’t decided before. The idea is new.
E.g. Your bag is heavy. I will help you!
 EXAMPLES

1. Affirmative:
I think I will win the game.

2. Negative:
I’m sure that he won’t come to my party.

3. Interrogative:
It’s too hot in here. Will you open the window, please?
1. Will for predictions
We can say how sure we feel about the future by using modal verbs.
There are also other phrases we can use to express our certainty or
uncertainty about future events.

Modal verbs

We can combine modal verbs with adverbs to show a greater or lesser

degree of certainty.
 People will definitely work longer hours in the future.

 People definitely won’t work longer hours in the future.

Both of these sentences show that the speaker is sure.

 You’ll probably enjoy this film.

 You probably won’t enjoy this film.

2. Will for on-the-spot decisions.

An instant decision is one that we make based on current circumstances

when we must make a fast choice.

For example, imagine that you are in a restaurant and the waiter has offered
you two specials: chicken or pasta.

Correct: Hmm, both of the specials sound really good, but I think I will have
the chicken.

Incorrect: Hmm, both of the specials sound really good, but I think I am
having the chicken.

Incorrect: Hmm, both of the specials sound really good, but I think I am
going to have the chicken.

We don't use the present progressive or the future with going to when we are

talking about instant decisions.
EXERCISE 1
TEACHER NEEDS TO PREPARE WORKSHEET 1 AND 2 FOR
EACH STUDENT.

Exercise 1. Worksheet 1
 EXERCISE 2
COMPLETE THE ON-THE-SPOT DECISIONS WITH
WILL / WON’T. USE THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES.
 Oh no, Henry has fallen! I…will help……….. him clean
his shirt and tie! (help)
(At the moment you see him fall, you decide to help.)
 Rusty is chasing the mail carrier! I…………. him off!
Maybe he ………… back again. (call - come)
(When you see the dog chasing the mail carrier, you
decided to call him off.)
 Goodness, Cheryl, are you sick? I…………….. you an
aspirin. (give)
(When you see how sick she is, you decide to give her a
pill.)
EXERCIS
E3
Write positive, negative sentences and questions with will or won´t. Use
contractions where you can.

It will be easy to pass.

it / be easy to pass. …………………………………………………………..
I think they / lose the game. ……………………………………………..
the meeting / be long. ……………………………………………………..
She / get the job – she´s not qualified. ………………………………..
you / see him at work later. ……………………………………………..
I don´t want to go. It / be imposible to park. ……………………….
You / like that book. ……………………………………………………….
I think she / love the present I bought her. …………………………
there / be a lot of traffic in the morning. …………………………….
you / find a good job, I´m sure. ………………………………………….
everything / be OK, so there´s not need to worry. ………………..
EXERCISE 4

will be

will like
will snow

will get

will pass
EXERCISE 5. IMAGINE THE FUTURE!
Complete the article with the correct form of the verb. 

 In 30 years, the world __________ (be) different. Computers  __________ (talk)

to all the machines in our homes.

 Refrigerators and computers, too. Our parents  __________ (not go) to the

supermarket to buy food. You  __________ (tell) the refrigerator what you want

to eat, and the refrigerator __________ (know) what food to buy.

 Your refrigerator  __________  (be connected) to a computer at the supermarket,

after that, the food  __________ (arrive) at your house.

 How  __________  it  __________(come)?. It  __________ (not be) quick.

 A teenager  __________ (ride) a bike to your house with your food!  __________

You __________ (know) what will happen in the future?

 No one really knows, but it's fun to imagine!

Writing

Write a three paragraph composition predicting what technology will be like in 50 years.
Language use: future predictions in positive and negative (At least 150 words).
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COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES
WILL – PREDICTIONS (1)
COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES
WILL – PREDICTIONS (2)
COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES
WILL – PREDICTIONS (3)
COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES
WILL – PREDICTIONS (3)