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Life Elementary Unit 12a

will (for future and predictions)

THE WORLD IN THE YEAR 2100

Most people will have Pills will replace There will be cities We will control the
private aeroplanes. food. on the moon. weather.

Presentation

Use will to … I will = I'll


• talk about facts in the future: I was born in 1975. I’ll be 75 in the year 2050. You will= You'll
He will = He'll
• make predictions about the future: She will = She'll
Pills will replace food. (= It’s certain.) It will = It will
Pills won’t replace food. (= It’s certain not to happen.) We will = We'll
You will = You'll
I (don’t) think pills will replace food. (= It’s my opinion.) They will = They'll
Affirmative and negative

will (’ll)
I / You / He / She / It / We / They be 75 in the year 2050.
will not (won’t)

Yes/No questions
Will I / you / he / she / it / we / they be 75 in the year 2050?

Short answers
Yes, I / you / he / she / it / we / they will. No, I / you / he / she / it / we / they won’t.

Exercises
1 Add ’ll or will to the sentences.
will will
1 Tomorrow be a beautiful day. 7 Who win: Real Madrid or AC Milan?
^ 'll
2 One day I be famous. 8 Don’t worry: I’m sure you get better.
will will
3 We be in Rome tomorrow so meet us there. 9 Next week it be the summer holidays!
will will
4 willYour new girlfriend be at the party? 10 Do you think it rain tomorrow?
will will
5 I think John pass all his exams. 11 Nobody be in the office tomorrow so don’t call.
will
6 When you be eighteen? 12WillWe ever find a cure for cancer?

Practical Grammar 1 1 © National Geographic Learning


Elementary Unit 12a
Exercises
2 Are the sentences in exercise 1 facts in the future (F) or predictions about the future
(P)? Write P or F.

1 P 2 P 3 F 4 F 5 P 6 F
7 F 8 P 9 F 10 F 11 F 12 F

3 Put the words in order to make predictions.


1 become China country in richest the the will world
China will become the richest country in the world.
2 buy everything internet on people the will
People will buy everything on the internet
3 get hotter the will world
The world will get hotter
4 English everybody speak will
Everybody will speak English
5 reach in 2020 Mars humans will
Humans will reach Mars in 2020
6 a hundred will everybody for years live
Everybody will live for a hundred years

4 Complete the conversation with will, ’ll or won’t . Then listen and check.
A: 1 Will you be here tomorrow?
B: Yes, I 2 will . I 3 'll be in the Sol Café
at eleven o’clock.
A: 4 Will you be alone?
B: Yes, I will
5
.
A: What about Cassia?
B: She 6 won't be here.
A: Where 7
will she be?
B: She 8 'll be in Amsterdam with Henri.

5 Complete the conversation. Then listen and check.


A: Cassia? This is Bernardo. Can you talk?
C: Yes, of course.
A: When 1 will you be in Amsterdam?
C: 2
I'll be in Amsterdam on 1st August.
A: 3
Will you be alone?
C: No, 4 I won't .5 I'll be
with Henri.
A: Which hotel 6 will you be in?
C: 7
I'll be in the Four Seasons.
A: Be careful.
C: Don’t worry. 8 I'll be very, very careful.

Practical Grammar 1 2 © National Geographic Learning

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