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Unit 4: Future
Contenidos nuevos: future simple & be going to, presente simple & continuo para futuro.

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET

PRESENTE SIMPLE PRESENTE CONTINUO

Uso: usamos el presente simple con idea de futuro Uso: usamos el presente continuo con idea de futuro
cuando hablamos sobre horarios (rutinas). cuando hablamos sobre futuros arreglos, citas,
compromisos, etc.

Estructura: Estructura:
+ s/es (he, she, it) + am / is / are + verbo base+ING
- don`t / doesn`t + verbo infinitivo - am not / isn’t / aren’t + verbo base+ING
? Do / Does + sujeto + verbo infinitivo? ? Am / Is / Are + sujeto + verbo base+ING

Ejemplos: Ejemplos:
The train leaves tomorrow at 10pm. I’m meeting Mr Smith next Friday.
The plane takes off next Wednesday at 9.30am.

BE GOING TO + VERBO FUTURO SIMPLE WILL –

INFINITIVO WON’T
Uso: usamos BE GOING TO + verbo infinitive cuando Uso: usamos el futuro simple cuando hablamos sobre
hablamos sobre - decisiones espontaneas,
- planes futuros o - predicciones sin evidencia alguna (solo tu
- predicciones basadas en evidencia actual. opinión), hechos futuros,
- predicción climática,
- promesas, amenazas, ofrecimientos, etc.,
cuestiones que surgen espontáneamente

Estructura: Estructura:
+ am / is / are going to + verbo infinitivo + will + verbo infinitivo
- am not / isn’t / aren’t going to + verbo infinitivo - will not (won’t) + verbo infinitivo
? Am / Is / Are + sujeto + going to + verbo infinitivo? ? Will + sujeto + verbo infinitivo

Ejemplos: Ejemplos:
I am going to travel around Europe this summer. Don’t worry I’ll open the door.
Look at those clouds, it’s going to rain. I think they will win the match.
He will be 30 next month.
It will rain on Saturday.
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Unit 4: Future Shapes

Contenidos nuevos: will (for prediction), be going to, present simple (for future) & present continuous (for future)

1.- Look at the photos and discuss these questions.

a.- Do we make these items from plastic now?

b.- Do you think that we will make them from plastic in the future?

PLASTIC

2.- Listen to the teacher reading these five reports. Match four of them with the pictures in ex 1.

a.- News report: ____________ b.- News report: ____________ c.- News report: ____________

d.- News report: ____________ What is the other report about? ______________

3.- Now write the report number under the correct heading.

Designed but not yet manufactured Already manufactured and in used now Planned or expected in the future
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4.- Reading. Look for the information you need on the texts. Answer.

Which plastic is used for making:

a.- protective goggles __________________________________?

b.- oars used in rowing boats ____________________________________?

c.- volleyball nets _________________________________________?

5.- Read this article, and write the letters of the paragraphs A-F which deal with these time frames.

a.- the future A, ______, ______ b.- a specified time in the past _____, _____ c.- the present _____

The future of plastics in aerospace engineering

A The world will be a very different place in the year 2035, and I believe that plastics will
play an important role in that new world.

B In aerospace engineering, for example, it is probable that before 2035 they will make the
fuselage (body) and wings of an aircraft entirely from plastics or plastic composites.

C However, it is unlikely that they will make the actual engine from plastics at any time in
the future. And they certainly won’t make one before 2035.

D Some manufacturers are trying right now to build aircraft fuselages from plastic
composites.

E For example, one aircraft manufacturer has already designed a fuselage containing more
than 50% carbon fibre (a plastic composite).

F They began the project three years ago, and they produced the drawings at the end of
last year.

6.- Tick the predictions below which are the same as the ones in the article in 5. Write the letter of the
paragraph which includes the prediction.

a.- They’ll build a plastic engine in the future.  _______

b.- They’ll construct a plastic wing before 2035.  _______

c.- They probably won’t make a plastic engine before 2035.  _______

d.- They definitely won’t manufacture a plastic engine before 2035.  _______

e.- They’ll possibly make a plastic fuselage before 2035.  _______

f.- They probably won’t build a plastic engine in the future.  _______
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Study

It’s certain that they will make a plastic fuselage one day.

They will certainly / definitely not make a plastic engine before 2035.

It’s probable / likely that they will make a plastic fuselage before 2035.

They will probably not make a plastic fuselage next year.

It’s possible that they will make a plastic wing one day.

They will possibly not make a plastic wing before 2035.

7.- Say each of the predictions in 6 in a different way with the same meaning.

Example: They will possibly build a plastic engine in the future.

What are your predictions for the future?

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Future
PREDICTIONS: What is going to happen? INTENTIONS: What are they going to do?

A.- Complete the gaps with the “be going to” future plus one of the verbs in the box.
Write “P” for predictions or “I” for intentions next to each sentence and the number
of the corresponding sentence in the circle of the drawing.

 HAVE  BUY  CALL  MISS  GO  LAUGH  SPEND  EAT  TAKE

 JUMP  BUILD  FALL  WIN  FIND  LOSE  BE  RAIN  BAKE BREAK
 BURN

1.- She _________________________________________________ to the beach.

2.- I ______________________________________________________ a delicious cake.

3.- He ______________________________________________________ and spill the coffee.

4.- We ____________________________________________________ our holidays in Spain.

5.- She ___________________________________________________ a car accident.

6.- He __________________________________________________ for work again.

7.- I __________________________________________________ now.

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8.- It _________________________________________________ cats and dogs.

9.- She _______________________________________________ her friend Nancy.

10.- He _______________________________________________ himself again.

11.- He ______________________________________________ when he sees you.

12.- They ____________________________________________ a house for us.

13.- I _____________________________________________ this delicious meal.

14.- We ________________________________________________ lots of presents.

15.- The dog _____________________________________________ some more bones here.

16.- I ________________________________________________ my piggy bank.

17.- He ______________________________________________ all his stuff.

18.- She _________________________________________________ a few pills.

19.- He __________________________________________________ his ex-girlfriend.

20.- We ________________________________________________ this race.

B.- Match the two columns using be going to and complete with the correct form of
be going to.

1.- Jim loves Jane very much. He ____________________________________________

2.- Her dog died las month but we ___________________________________________

3.- I am really depressed today. I ____________________________________________

4.- Peter’s bought me “The Da Vinci Code”. I ___________________________________

5.- There is James Bond on TV tonight. We ____________________________________

6.- It’s Linda’s birthday on Saturday. We ______________________________________

7.- Diana adores Justin Timberlake. She _______________________________________

8.- I have all the ingredients I need so I _______________________________________

9.- Jack is afraid of flying. That’s why he ______________________________________

10.- Susana wants to go to Spain this holiday so she _____________________________

a.- …make an apple pie this evening.

b.- … buy his new CD.
c.- … learn some Spanish.
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d.- … ask her to marry him this weekend.

e.- …drive all the way to Bulgaria.
f.- … give her a new one.
g.-… have a hot bath and eat chocolate.
h.- … read it as soon as I have more time.
i.- … throw a surprise party for her.
j.- … watch it.

C.- Look at the pictures and say what is going to happen:

Plans Present Evidence

You can use be going to + infinitive to talk about You can also use be going to + infinitive to predict
future plans. It expresses an intention, decision future from present evidence. The future event is on
which has already been made…. the way….

e.g.: I am going to tell him this evening. (It is my e.g.: Look at the clouds. It‘s going to rain!
intention)

1.- _______________________________________________________________________

2.- _______________________________________________________________________

3.- _______________________________________________________________________

4.- _______________________________________________________________________

5.- _______________________________________________________________________

6.- _______________________________________________________________________

7.- _______________________________________________________________________

8.- _______________________________________________________________________
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D.- Make True sentences.

e.g. (watch TV this evening) I am not going to watcg TV this evening.

1.- (go to the seaside this summer) _____________________________________________

2.- (have a party this weekend) _________________________________________________

3.- (do some sports this afternoon) ______________________________________________

4.- (go to the cinema this week) ________________________________________________

5.- (wash your hair tomorrow) __________________________________________________

E.- Finish the sentences. Use be going to.

1.- Her belly is very big. She _____________________________________________ twins.

2.- look at Peter. He is really pale. He __________________________________________.

3.- Ronaldinho has the ball now and he __________________________________________!

4.- Look at the plane. The engine is on fire! It _____________________________________.

5.- Careful! The egg _________________________________________________________.

6.- The sky is gray. It ________________________________________________________.

7.- He is holding a handkerchief. He _____________________________________________.

F.- The following sentences describe future actions that are set by a timetable or
Schedule. Put the verbs into the correct form.
1. The plane ________________________ (arrive) from Madrid at 11.45.
2. The class _______________________ (start) in five minutes.
3. The show _______________________ (begin) at 4 o’clock.
4. The train ______________________ (leave) Lugo at 7.23.
5. The concert _____________________ (end) on Sunday.
6.The next bus ______________________ (come) in 35 minutes.
7. Which day ___________________________________ (open/the school)?
8. What time ____________________________________ (close/the shop)?
9. The train ________________________ (leave) at 4.30.
10. My sister’s birthday __________________ (be) on Saturday.
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Future with Present Continuous or Be going to

Present Continuous (I am doing) Going to (I am going to do)
We use present continuous for future arrangements. We use ´be going to´ to talk about future
e.g.: I am going out this weekend. plans or intentions. It implies that the
I’m definitely going out. I made plans to do it. There is a speaker has the intention or plan to do
definite time and/or place. something, but I have not taken concrete
steps to schedule/arrange yet.
e.g.: I am going to go out this weekend.
G.- Fill the gaps with the correct from,present I intend to do it, but I have no plans.

continuous or going to. Then match the pictures.

1.-Carol _______________________________(fly) to london in two days time.

2.- My sister ________________________________ (tidy) her chest of
drawers soon, I hope.
3.- My brother ______________________________(be) a policeman when he
finishes school.
4.-Michael __________________________ (buy) a new computer next month.
5.-My uncle ________________________________ (leave) to Paris tomorrow
morning.
6.-If I don’t feel better soon, I ________________________ (go) to call my
doctor.
7.-Before I go to Germany next year, I _______________________________
(learn) some German.
8.-What time _______________________________ (meet) Peter tonight? At
seven o’clock.
9.-The sky looks almost black. It _______________________________ (rain)
soon.
10.-If I go to Milan next August, I ______________________________ (visit)
the Duomo.
11.-James _______________________________ (take) his dog for a walk this
afternoon.
12.- “I found a 50 pounds note”.- “Wow! What __________________________
(do) with it?”
13.- What are you __________________________ (do) tonight? I’d like to go
to the cinema.
14.- I ________________________________ (make) a phone call after lunch.
15.- My boss is _________________________ (travel) to Bristol by train
tomorrow.
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H.- Complete the sentences with WILL or WON’T and verbs from the box and
match them with the pictures.
 go  be (x3)  fight  play  cheat  write  use  try  get  listen  learn
 come  have  welcome  behave  spend  work  make  bully  practise
 help  respect  sleep  do  eat  have  borrow  look

1. We _________________________ against other pupils at break, it can be dangerous.

2. Students ______________________ at the board and _____________________when
the maths teacher explains things.
3. Pupils _____________________________ Pokémon Go.
4. Pupils __________________________during tests because it is unfair!
5. We ________ all _________________ our pens and ______________________ texts
or lessons in our copybooks.
6. Teachers __________________________ to stay calm and _____________________
angry or even furious!
7. To improve our results and remember things, we ___________________________
our lessons regularly!
8. If you want to please your teacher, you _______________________________ her
/him to clean the board.
9. To stay fit and healthy, we ___________________________ sports every day if it is
possible.
10. To learn new things, pupils _________________________ to the library and
____________________________ books.
11. Students ________________________ enough at night in order not to sleep in class!
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12. Even with some help, we _____________ always ___________________ your

homework!
13. Most pupils _____________________________ lunch at the school canteen.
14. Everyone ________________________ to do his/her best not to get detentions.
15. We ____________________________ other people but we ____________________
everyone.
16. To work well, we ________________________ sure that we have all your school
supplies.
17. Of course we ____________ never ___________________ late at school in the
morning.
18. We _____________________________ in pairs.
19. Moreover, we _____________________ too much time chatting or playing on our
computers.
20. Of course we __________________________ in the school bus to respect the driver.
21. The schools ____________________________ many new pupils.
22. These pupils ________________ to respect their teachers and __________________
allowed to do stupid things!!
23. What’s more, they ____________________________ allowed to run in the corridors!
24. A few times in the year our parents ______________________________ to some
meetings.

I.- Complete the sentences with the future form of the verbs in brackets. Then
match the sentences with the pictures.
 eat  go  go  eat  go  have  get  fix  get  phone  stay  go
 get  arrive  go  break  be  be  have  fly  buy  have  make
 pay  go  celebrate

1. John and Jill _______________________

married during the summer holidays. They are
in love.
2. Kate _________________________ to the
beach if the weather is fine.
3. Andrew __________________________ his
birthday in two weeks time.
4. _________ the Smiths ________________
to the beach? No, they _____________. It is
raining cats and dogs.
5. Paul ________________________ (not) his
taxes. He has no money left.
6. Jack ______________________ (not) the pipes because he doesn’t know how to.
7. Mrs. Smith ________________________ a baby in a few weeks time.
8. Andrew and Tom ________________________ in jail for a long time.
9. Jim _________________________ to Canada on holidays if he has money.
10. Vicky ____________________________ her sister if she has time.
11. Chris ________________________ (not) all the food because he doesn’t like it.
12. Ann __________________________ new shoes because the ones she has are too
small.
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13. Trevor ____________________________ (not) to the meeting because the door is

closed.
14. The thief ___________________________ caught by the police.
15. Mr. Brown _________________________ (not) any food. The fridge is empty. He
______________________ to the supermarket.
16. James ___________________________ all his bones if the parachute doesn’t open.
17. Tom and Jake ________________________ (not) on time. They
___________________ late for classes.
18. Perhaps Paul __________________________ a geography test in the next lesson.
19. Kate ___________________________ (not) able to chat with her best friend. The
computer broke down.
20. Paul ___________ probably ___________________ his brand new airplane.
21. Mr. Baker _________________________ (not) on holidays if he doesn’t fix the car.
22. Julie _________________________ a new look after the haircut.
23. ____________ Tim _________________ a film? Yes, he ___________________.
24. Peter __________________________ sunstroke if he continues in the sun.
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In 2060
Where will you be? How will you be? What will you be?
a. How old will you be?
b. Will you have children? How many? Biological? Adopted? Robot? Rental?
c. What kind of house will you have? Big? Small? An igloo? A tent?
Submarine?
d. Where will you live? In Turkey? America? On Mars? In India? Under water?
On the Norh Pole? On a space station?
e. What will you be? A doctor? An actor? A robot technician? A time traveler? A
plastic surgeon? A farmer? A teacher?
f. Will you be married? Single? Living with someone?
g. Will you be rich? Happy? Famous? Beautiful? Bald? Healthy? Immortal?

What will the world look like? How will people live and work?
a. What language will people speak? Different languages? Only English?
Arabic? Spanish? Chinese? Hebrew? A new language?
b. How will people travel? By car? Flying car? Bike? Teleportation? On foot?
Robot taxi? Electric?
c. Will there be money? Only one kind? Only virtual? Will people trade?
Different kinds like now?
d. What will people look like?
e. How will children play? Only on computers? Outside? With high-tech toys?
With hologram friends? In virtual playgrounds? In the rubble (escombros)? Just
like now?
f. What will school be like? Will children go to school? Will there be teachers?
Robots? What will students learn? Computers? Genetic engineering? How to grow
food? Robotics?
g.What kind of food will there be? Only organic? Only synthetic? Will people
grow their own food? Regular food?
h. Will there be peace? Between countries? In the world? Will there be more
countries? Less? Will there be one world governmen? Will everuone fight? Will
they fight wars only on computers?
i. What kind of sports will there be?
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In 2060
My name is _____________________________ and I predict that in 2060 …

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