- •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:
5. Complete the dialogue with verbs from the box. Use suitable forms with future meaning.
arrive be (x3) come finish (x2) have have to meet (x2) pick up work
рам: Can we fix a time for the next meeting? How about the 12th? That's after the sales conference.
alex: I thought something was happening on that day.
рам: Oh yes, you're right. The people from Head Office 1) ………….
john: What time 2) (their plane)………… at the airport? Can we have the meeting in the morning?
рам: No, it's all arranged. I 3)…………. them at half past ten, so I 4)…………….available at all that day.
alex: Well, let's have the meeting earlier in June, then. The sales conference 5) ……………… on the third, doesn't it?
рам: Yes, but we need John's annual figures for the meeting. How are they going, John?
john: I'm afraid I haven't started them yet, but I 6) ……………. on them next week, gathering information.
рам: 7) (they) ………………… ready early in June?
john: Well, not really. I 8) …………. them by 10 June, but I don't think they 9) ………………. ready before then.
рам: So, we're looking at the week starting the 17th. How about two o'clock on that day?
alex: Difficult. I 10)……………….. lunch with the sales manager of Bowman's. Could we make it three?
рам: John?
john: Yes, but I 11) ………………. the children after school that week, as usual when the nanny's away, so I 12) …………….. leave here at five thirty. Is that OK?
рам: I think so. Right, so we 13) …………… at three o'clock on 17 June, in the boardroom.
6. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
Please stop making so much noise or I report you to the supervisor.
As I was about to leave his office, Bob said, 'Let's get together for lunch sometime, will we?'
They came and asked for people to help immediately, so Jenny jumped up and said, I do it!'
When he is released next week, Pat McGuire will spend almost five years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
I'm going to work on the report at home last night, but I had left all my notes in the office.
It's probably too late to phone Margaret. Do you think she'll go to bed already?
I'm not certain, but I guess it's raining later this afternoon.
Forthcoming books are those that we think to be available soon.
I can't believe that you'll sit on a plane to Malta while I'm driving to work tomorrow morning. If I'll finish before you, I wait for you outside.
Will Stefan to get these boxes later or is to take them now?
I must get to the post office before it'll close or the parcel doesn't arrive in time for Joy's birthday.
7. Over to you.
A: Make some personal predictions about ten years' time (or choose another length of time) what you will / won't be doing where you will / won't be what you will / won't have done by then
B : 'According to the 2006 Revision, the world population will probably increase by 2.5 billion over the next 43 years, passing from the current 6.7 billion to 9.2 billion in 2050.' Use research in a library or on the Internet to find more predictions about the next fifty years.