III. Expressing the Future Action

Assignment 10. Match sentences 1-10 with their uses a )- f).

a) a future fact;

b) an opinion about future;

c) an instant decision;

d) a prediction about future with evidence in the present situation;

e) a future plan or action;

f) a future arrangement or appointment.

1. They are going to present a new marketing strategy at the meeting on Monday. 2. I hope that he will choose the best solution to this very important problem. 3. If we apply this technology our products will become more competitive. 4. Have you read the latest report? Our company is going to expand. 5. Our work-group is starting a new project next month. 6. In the future more people will work from their home. 7. Don’t worry about your camera. I will repair it the first thing tomorrow. 8. After lunch we are meeting in the conference hall to discuss this situation. 9. Thank you for this information. I will examine it right now. 10. Look at these prices! The market is going to fall.

Assignment 11. Complete the dialogue by referring the verbs in brackets to the future (active or passive). Choose either will, going to or the present continuous.

A.: Please, Natalie, come in. I’d like to listen to your proposals concerning your new assignment.

N.: Well, as far as I know, our work-group (monitor) the customers’ response to our new product. As a group manager I (organize) the study of the feedback from the public on our advertising campaign. I think our team (include) the representatives of various departments: marketing, sales, advertising and production. This (help) us to receive the most reliable and complete information on the subject.

A.: Good. How you (organize) the work of your team?

N.: I think we (visit) all major locations in the city where our product is being sold. Each member of the group (give) an individual task. I have already formulated our main goals and I (present) them at the group meeting on Wednesday. We (meet) at 10 a.m. at my office. I hope we (discuss) the tasks and, if necessary, they (improve). Only then I (be ready) to talk to you on the schedule of our work.

A.: OK. But don’t make it long. I (look forward) to our next meeting.

Assignment 12. Match 1-7 with an ending a)-g) to complete the sentences.

1. I’ll ask the deputy director to examine these documents before	a) they open a new production facility.
2. They won’t order our products unless	b) she checks every data.
3. He’ll continue to work on this project provided	c) the meeting of the Board starts.
4. The director will see Mr. Brown before	d) you analyze all information.
5. She won’t complete her report until	e) we offer a competitive price.
6. The company will need more personnel as soon as	f) he is given complete authority.
7. You won’t find the best solution unless	g) he leaves on business to Glasgow.

Assignment 13. Use the verb in brackets in the proper tense to refer the action to the future.

1. At our nest meeting we (discuss) your proposals. 2. This time tomorrow I (present) my project to the customer. 3. By the time he (come) they (finish) all calculations. 4. We hope that our next year (be) more profitable. 5. They are very busy with this new project. They (work) on it for a month next Monday. 6. The head manager (see) you in an hour. 7. All next month he (study) consumer expectations for our innovative product. 8. This new method (allow) us to increase productivity. 9. We (gain) some reliable results by the time the experiment (finish). 10. If the price (fall) the company (confront) with a very difficult situation in the market.

Assignment 14. Make the following sentences passive leaving out the doer of the action.

1. We shall apply a new strategy in our business practice. 2. They will have received this information by next Tuesday. 3. With such equipment they will transform resources into product without wastes. 4. In her report she will examine several potential solutions to the problem. 5. We shall give a great deal of attention to providing after-sales services. 6. They will use all possible information resources to advertise their new product. 7. He will organize a work-group to analyze the situation in the market. 8. By this time next month she will have suggested a detailed plan for the reconstruction of our plant.

Assignment 15. Rewrite the following sentences in Reported Speech.

1. He said, “Next month they will install computers in all departments”. 2. She proposed, “Our work-group will study the characteristics of this model”. 3. They declared, “These innovative ideas will help us to gain success in competition”. 4. He insisted, “Our builders will have finished the construction by this date”. 5. She warned us, “You will lose the customers unless you improve the quality of your services”. 6. He asked, “Will this strategy work best?” 7. She asked them, “Who will be responsible for this project?” 8. He said to them, “If you don’t deliver these goods in time we won’t place our next order with your firm”.