- •Future forms
- •I. Prediction.
- •II. Decisions, intentions and arrangements.
- •III. Other uses of will and shall.
- •IV. Future Perfect (Continuous).
- •1. Complete the text using the verbs given. Choose will or going to with each verb, depending on which is more appropriate.
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into one of the above forms (will or going to).
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (the present continuous and the future simple).
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous or going to
- •5. Cross out any answers that are wrong or very unlikely. If two answers are possible, consider the difference in meaning, if any, between them.
- •7. Complete the sentence with the present simple or a future form of the verb in brackets.
- •8. Complete these texts with either present simple for the future or present continuous for the future with the verbs given. If neither of these is correct, use will or going to.
- •9. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct future form.
- •Supply the correct form of the verbs
- •1. Underline the best verb form.
- •2. Choose all possible forms. A, b or c, to complete the sentence.
- •3. Supply the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.
- •4. Supply the correct form of the verbs given in brackets. Use only Future or Present tenses.
- •5. Complete the dialogue with verbs from the box. Use suitable forms with future meaning.
- •6. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
- •7. Over to you.
- •Vocabulary &speaking.
- •1. Idioms. Here you are looking at idioms which are linked to the topic of Nature and natural phenomena. Study them and illustrate their use with your own examples.
- •2. In the end or at the end?(e.G. “However, in the end I decided to stick with my goldfish”, sb p. 39).
- •3. Number or amount? (e.G. “…the amount of rubbish we throw away…”, sb p.44 ).
- •4. Ways of comparison.
- •5. Fill the gaps in the sentences with prepositions.
- •6. Render the following text into English using the active tenses and at least 15 active vocabulary units (including the idioms).
- •1. Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text. Tundra permafrost swamp wilderness landslide catastrophic indigenous itinerant unmistakable impenetrable
- •2. Decide whether these statements are true (t) or false (f). Then check your answers in the text.
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- •3. Choose the best answer according to the text.
- •4. Find the following words and phrases in the text.
- •Match the phrasal verbs from the text with their meanings.
- •6. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets at the end of each sentence.
- •7. Discussion
- •8. Comment on the following quotes about nature. Use the active vocabulary:
- •1. Grammar. Choose the correct answer.
- •2. Vocabulary. Suggest active vocabulary units corresponding to the following definitions:
III. Other uses of will and shall.
Will is also a modal auxiliary verb, and so it can express a variety of meanings.
a) offer: I’ll help you carry those bags.
b) willingness: Will you marry me?
c) request: Will you open the window?
d) refusal: My car won’t start.
e) promise: I’ll love you forever.
f) prediction about the present: ‘The phone is ringing’ ‘It’ll be for me.’
g) assumption about the past (with the perfect infinitive): Most people will have forgotten the fire by now.
Shall is found mainly in questions. It is used with I and we.
a) asking for instructions: Where shall I put your tea?
b) asking for a decision: What shall we do tonight?
c) offering to help: Shall I cook supper tonight?
d) making a suggestion: Shall we eat out tonight?
IV. Future Perfect (Continuous).
We use the Future Perfect to say that something will be ended, completed or achieved by a particular point in the future.
e.g. By the time you get home, I will have cleaned the house from top to bottom.
We use the Future Perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of an activity in progress at a particular point in the future.
e.g. On Sunday, we’ll have been living in the house for a year.
1. Complete the text using the verbs given. Choose will or going to with each verb, depending on which is more appropriate.
A: I can't come over during the day.
B: I you tomorrow evening, then, (see)
The method is quite simple, and I'm sure it………… familiar to most of you already, (be)
Have you seen Karen recently? She………. another baby, (have)
A: Did you get the theatre tickets?
B: No, I forgot all about them. I…………them tomorrow, (book)
Wherever you go in Brazil, you …….the people very friendly, (find)
John says he a politician when he grows up - and he's only 5 years old! (be)
Are these new skis yours? You……….skiing? (take up)
It's getting very humid - we a thunderstorm, (have)
A: We've got small, medium and large. What size do you want?
B: I…….a large one, please, (have)
A: Shall I give Ian another ring?
B: Yes, I expect he home by now, (be)
A: What are all those bricks for?
B: I a wall at the side of the garden, (build)
I hear you your car. How much do you want for it? (sell)
You can't play football in the garden. I the grass, (cut)
A: What's the matter with Paula?
B: She says she ……..
A: She better with some fresh air. (be sick - feel)
A: I've been offered a new job in Manchester, so I……..Cameo.
B: When your boss?
A: I'm not sure. Perhaps I to see him later today, (leave - tell - try)
A: Did I tell you I dinner with Ken on Thursday?
B: But we a film with Ray and Mary on Thursday. You've known about it for weeks. A: Sorry. In that case, I ….. a different day with Ken. (have - see - sort out)
2. Put the verbs in brackets into one of the above forms (will or going to).
Where are you off to with that ladder? ~ I (have) a look at the roof; it's leaking and I think a tile has slipped.
We bought our new garage in sections and we (assemble) it ourselves. ~ That sounds rather interesting. I (come) and help you if you like.
Why do you want all the furniture out of the room? ~ Because I (shampoo) the carpet. It's impossible to do it unless you take everything off it first.
Here are the matches: but what do you want them for? ~ I (make) a bonfire at the end of the garden; I want to burn that big heap of rubbish. ~ Well, be careful. If the fire gets too big it (burn) the apple trees.
Have you decided on your colour scheme? ~ Oh yes, and I've bought the paint. I (paint) this room blue and the sitting room green.
Why are you asking everyone to give you bits of material? ~ Because I (make) a patchwork quilt.
I wonder if Ann knows that the time of the meeting has been changed.~ Probably not. I (look) in on my way home and tell her. I'm glad you thought of it.
Leave a note for them on the table and they (see) it when they come in.
I'm afraid I'm not quite ready. ~ Never mind. I (wait).
Do you have to carry so much stuff on your backs? ~ Yes, we do. We (camp) out and (cook) our own meals, so we have to carry a lot.
I've been measuring the windows. I (put) in double glazing.
You (wear) that nice dress in a dinghy? ~ Of course not! I (sit) on the pier and (watch) you all sailing. I (not get) all wet and muddy and pretend that I'm enjoying it!
If you leave your keys with the hall porter he (take) the car round to the garage.
Shop assistant: We have some very nice strawberries. Customer: All right. I (have) a pound.
Husband: This bread is absolutely tasteless! I wish we could have home-made bread. Wife: All right. I (start) making it. I (get) a book about home baking today, and from now on I (bake) all our bread!
Mary: Ann's busy baking. Apparently she (bake) all their bread from now on. Jean: She soon (get) tired of that.