CE5 Unit 9 Teacher……. MAY, MIGHT, WILL DEFINITELY, ETC. Grammar I WILL DEFINITELY VISIT MY GRANDPARENTS. (HIGH PROBABILITY EVENT)
SHE DEFINITELY WON´T TRAVEL ABROAD.
(SHE DECIDED NOT TO TRAVEL) WE WILL PROBABLY GO TO THE MOVIES ON FRIDAY. (FAIRLY HIGH PROBABILITY EVENT)
TIM PROBABLY WON´T EAT WITH HER.
(FAIRLY LOW PROBABILITY EVENT) Your turn:
- Think about something you will probably do in five years.
- Think about something you probably won’t do in five
years.
- Think about something you will definitely do in five years.
- Think about something you definitely won’t do in five
years. THEY MAY/MIGHT (NOT) VISIT CLIENTS TOMORROW. (40% TO 60% PROBABILITY EVENT)
* MAY is also used for permission
May I go to the bathroom? Your turn:
- Think about something you might /may do in ten years.
- Think about something you might not / may not do in
years. E xer ci ses Choose the correct answer 1. She definitely won´t/will come. 2. May/might I close the door? 3. I´m fairly sure. I will probably/definitely pass the test 4. She´s 100% sure that it won´t/may not happen. 5. There´s a 50-50 possibility, so she might/will arrive late. 6. That team is better than ours. It will definitely/may be a difficult game for us to win. 7. Sammy probably will/won´t go to the teather. Choose the correct answer 1. She definitely won´t/will come. 2. May/might I close the door? 3. I´m fairly sure. I will probably/definitely pass the test 4. She´s 100% sure that it won´t/may not happen. 5. There´s a 50-50 possibility, so she might/will arrive late. 6. That team is better than ours. It will definitely/may be a difficult game for us to win. 7. Sammy probably will/won´t go to the teather. Make sentences using the prompts
1. Mark/not/play tennis. (sure)
Mark definitely won´t play tennis.
2. We/visit/Jenny. (possible)
3. I/study hard/this semester (sure)
4. They/not/arrive before 6 p.m. (fairly sure)
5. I/close the window? (permission)
Make sentences using the prompts
1. Mark/not/play tennis. (sure)
Mark definitely won´t play tennis.
2. We/visit/Jenny. (possible)
We may/might visit Jenny.
3. I/study hard/this semester (sure)
will definitely study hard this semester.
Make sentences using the prompts
4. They/not/arrive before 6 p.m. (fairly sure)
They probably won´t arrive before 6 p.m.
5. I/close the window? (permission)
May I close the window?
Grammar
Present tense after if, when
and other time words If you arrive early, we will have extra time.
or
We will have extra time if you arrive early. (no comma)
If she wants, I might/may give her a call.
He´s going to the beach if he gets paid.
If you go abroad, I can take care of your dog.
E xer ci ses Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I…………. (call) you as soon as I …………. (get) home.
2. If Charlie …….. (not/study), he …….. (fail) the course. 3. After she ……….. (finish) her homework, she ……….. (go) out with her Friends. 4. If my brother ………… (pay) for dinner, I (not/have) to pay him back. 5. If the teacher …………. (not/see) you on camera, you ………… (be) in trouble. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I will call you as soon as I get home.
2. If Charlie doesn´t study, he will fail the course. 3. After she finishes her homework, she will go out with her Friends. 4. If my brother pays for dinner, I won´t have to pay him back. 5. If the teacher doesn´t see you on camera, you will be in trouble. Complete the sentences with your own ideas
1. When I get home, …………………….
2. If I study English, …………………….. 3. I will …………………. as soon as I ………………… 4. If my ……………. calls me, I ……………………… 5. After I finish this course, …………………
Grammar Launch Intermediate 1: Completely master 15 English grammar structures using this book and the Grammar Launch MP3s so you can reach your goal of becoming fluent in English.