9 Will for the Future;

Future Time Markers

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The Future Space texto
Travel

Focus on Grammar 2
Part IX, Unit 31
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
 News
News Flash
Flash

In the future, many

people will travel by
This is an exciting airplane
No, into
theyspace.
won’t
How will Spaceship
Good day. We’re
morning. cost much. People
One change the way
watching
This is Gloria the first
Lopez will probably take
people travel?
airplane travel
reporting for into their vacations to
Will space!
these
Station trips be
XKZ. other planets.
expensive?
Let’s go now to an
interview with Burt
Rhutan, the
inventor of
Spaceship One.
 The
The Future
Future
Use will + the base form of the verb to talk
about things that will take place in the future.

In
Inthe
thefuture,
future, we
we will
will
have
havefriends
friendsfrom
from
other
otherplanets.
planets.
 Be
Be Careful!
Careful!
Use the base form of the verb after will or
won’t.

IIIwill
willtakes
will take your
takes your
gift
gift to
tomy
myleader.
leader.
 Contractions
Contractions
Use contractions of will with pronouns in
speaking and informal writing.

Contractions Practice your

pronunciation
I will I’ll of the
you will you’ll contractions.
he will he’ll
she will she’ll
it will it’ll
we will we’ll
they will they’ll
 Be
Be Careful!
Careful!
Do not use contractions in affirmative short
answers.

Will you please

drive more
slowly?

Sure,I I’ll.
Sure, will.
 Predictions
Predictions

Use will to make predictions.

By the year 2060,

Bywethe year
will 2080,
have
schoolchildren will take
airports on Saturn.
fieldtrips to Jupiter.
 Promise
Promise or
or Assurance
Assurance

Use will to make a promise or give assurance.

I think I’m lost. Don’t worry, I’ll

help you.
promise

assurance
I’ll take you back
to your
spaceship, I
promise.
 Ask
Ask for
for or
or Offer
Offer

Use will to ask for or offer something.

Will you give

me a ride to the
next planet?
offer
request
Sure, we’ll give
you a window
seat.
 Won’t
Won’t
Won’t is the contraction of will + not. It has
two meanings.

He won’t have a I won’t eat

job next week. another bite.

negative
future refusal
 Look at the statements. Match
Practice 1 the statements to the different
uses for will.

Example:
“I’ll love you
“Iforever.”
’ll love you Promise 3.
3.“I“I’ll
’llget
getyou
you
forever.” some
somewater waterfor
for
your
yourhiccups.”
hiccups.”
Offer
1.
1.“I“Ithink
thinkitit
will
willrain
rain
next
nextweek.”
week.” Predict

4. ““Will
4. Willyou
you
Ask for please take
take out
out
2. “This
2. “This please
homework is
homework is the garbage?”
the garbage?”
too difficult.
too difficult. II Refuse
won’t do
won’t do it.”
it.”
 Probably
Probably
To say that something is not definite, use
probably with will for the future.

We’ll probably
visit that planet.
 Time
Time Markers
Markers
Some time markers are used only for the
future.

We’ll learn
more about
Earth
tomorrow.
 Use will to answer the
Practice 2 questions with a partner.

1. What will you do in ten years?

2. Where will you live?

3. Will you take vacations to other planets?

4. Will you take English classes next year?

5. What classes will you take?

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