Communicative English IV (Code.

136236)
Intermediate
Business English
Unit 2: Future Prospects
Class 1
 Learning objective: make predictions expressing levels of certainty.

Contents:

• Modal verbs Will & Going for predictions, plans and offers.
• Modal verbs May and Might
• Vocabulary related to company performance, economy trend, long term business,
career and personal plans.
 WILL GOING TO

I will eat pizza tonight. I am going to eat pizza tonight.

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 WILL

Affirmative Subject + WILL + verb + complement.

I will eatpizza
I’ll eat pizzatonight.
tonight.

Negative Subject + WON’T (will not) + verb + complement.

I won’t eat pizza tonight.

Interrogative WILL + Subject + verb + complement.

Will I eat pizza tonight?

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 GOING TO

Affirmative Subject + BE + GOING TO + verb + complement.

He is going to eat pizza tonight.

Negative Subject + be +not + GOING TO + verb + complement.

He is not going to eat pizza tonight.

Interrogative BE + Subject + GOING TO + verb + complement.

Is he going to eat pizza tonight?

 WILL VS. GOING TO

I’ll go home early today.

1. Use WILL for things that we decide to do now. (Rapid decisions)

 WILL VS. GOING TO

I’ll go home early today.

We are going to go on vacation in January.

2. Use GOING TO for plans.

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 WILL VS. GOING TO

I think, It’ll rain

3. Use WILL to make predictions based on opinions.

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 WILL VS. GOING TO

It is going to stop raining tomorrow morning.

4. Use GOING TO to make predictions based on facts or evidence.

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WILL VS. GOING TO

Man: “ Ma’am, I´ll help you with the shopping bags.”

5. Use WILL to make an offer, a promise or a threat.

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 VS.
WILL GOING TO

Boss : “John will always be late for a meeting.”

6. Use WILL to refer to a habit that is a predictable behavior.

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 WILL GOING TO

Use WILL for things that we decide to do now. (Rapid decisions)

Use GOING TO for plans.

Use WILL to make predictions based on opinions.

Use GOING TO to make predictions based on facts or evidence.

Use WILL TO MAKE PREDICTIONS ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS, BECAUSE THERE’S

ALWAYS A LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY.
 GOING
WILL
TO
Use WILL to make predictions based on opinions.

Use GOING TO to make predictions based on facts or evidence.

What’s you opinion about these topics on the economy of Chile next year’

Inflation rise/fall.
stock market stable/unstable.
unemployment rise/fall
The currency become stronger /weaker
the price of food rise/fall.
Fact The oil price is expected to increase by 4% this term.

More Airlines will definitely have to increase fares.

certain Airlines fares won’t definitely fall this term.

Less
certain Airlines will probably lose customers.
 MAY MIGHT
+++ It is possible that it will ++

Affirmative The food price may rise. The food price might rise.

Negative The food price may not rise. The food price might not rise.

Interrogative May the food price rise ? Might the food price rise?
1. Complete the following sentences using Will or Going To.

is going to
a. According to the latest IMF report, the oil price ...................…. rise by 4% this term.
will
b. I think the economy in Chile ................................be back to normal really soon.

will
c. The teacher doesn’t believe his students ............................... attend today.

will
d. Sandra said she ………………. Finish this week’s sales report.
is going to
e. This report proves that there ………………. be a peak on inflation next month.
won’t
f. I think there ………………. definitively be an improvement in the stock market. It’ll continue to
Making predictions expressing the degree of certainty.

WILL + definitely Very certain that it will.

WON’T + definitely Very certain that it won’t .

WILL + probably Less certain that it will.

Even less certain than WILL + PROBABLY.

MAY

Almost 0 certainty.
MIGHT
 2. A TV show host is interviewing an economist about the state of the
economy. Listen and match the headings with the graphs.

3. Listen again. Are these statements

about the next six months true or
false? Check and correct the answers
according to Professor King.

forecasting
4. Forecasting. Use will/won’t/may/might to make predictions on Chilean economy this year.

The IMF projects that Chilean economy will grow by 3.5% this year.

• Amount of exports
• Company physical investment
• Consumer spending
• Employment rate

Useful vocabulary
Fall /drop/decrease increase/rise/go up / climb remain constant/ remain the same

Forecasting
5. Talking about the future. What will it be like for you the next few years. Make plans or
predictions.
Move to a different city Start your own business
Become famous (be famous) Work
Get married Pursue a PhD
Complete your major Study abroad
Participate in politics

Forecasting
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