Will- Talking about the future By: Jenny Flórez There are many different ways we can talk about the future... Let’s look at: 1. Uses of the future simple 2. Uses of going to 3. Uses of the present The future simple Future I Simple will Will future express a spontaneous decision, an assumption regarding the future or an action in the future that cannot be influenced. Use of will Future •a spontaneous decision example: Wait, I will help you. •an opinion, hope, uncertainty or assumption regarding the future example: He will probably come back tomorrow. •a promise example: I will not watch TV tonight. •an action in the future that cannot be influenced example: It will rain tomorrow. 50% •conditional clauses type I example: If I arrive late, I will call you. Signal Words •in a year, next …, tomorrow Function: the future simple Uses Examples Predictions/beliefs (often following I think, I’m sure, I know, etc.) I think Tina will change jobs before the end of the year. The island will be under water in a matter of hours. Facts She’s already here? I’ll call her now then. Instant decisions made in the moment. An assumption about the present. Remember the contractions are: ‘ll = will won’t = will not Copyright © 2018 by Pearson Education Gold Experience 2nd Edition C1 Philip will be at the gym right now. You should call round later. Modal verbs will and won’t are followed by a bare infinitive. The vowel sound in won’t is the diphthong /əʊ/. It’s the same sound we find in the word nose. STRUCTURES: Affirmative: p + will + v + c I think, she will go to New York next week Negative: p + won’t + v + c They will not study math We won’t attend to the meeting tomorrow Interrogative : (wh) will + p + v + c +? Will you be in London next year? - no, I won’t Where will she get married? – she will get married in Carta Practice 1: make sentences using the future 1.(I / answer / the question) 2.(she / read / the book) 3.(they / drink / beers) 4.(we / send / the postcard) 5.(Vanessa / catch / the ball) 6.(James / open / the door) 7.(we / listen / to the radio) 8.(they / eat / fish) 9.(she / give / him / the apple) 10.(the computer / crash) Function: going to Match the uses to the examples. Uses Examples The tide is going to rise soon. The mayor is going to make a speech at the conference. It’s going to rain soon. Intentions or plans which are made before the time of speaking Actions which are inevitable or unstoppable Predictions based on observation Function: going to Uses Examples Actions which are inevitable or unstoppable The tide is going to rise soon. Intentions or plans which are made before the time of speaking The mayor is going to make a speech at the conference. Predictions based on observation going to: To be + going to + infinitive Copyright © 2018 by Pearson Education It’s going to rain soon. When speaking quickly, we often shorten going to to /gənə/ or /gɒnə/. Present tenses... Gold Experience 2nd Edition C1 Function: present tenses We can use the present tenses for the future too. Match the uses to the examples. Uses Examples The concert starts at 3 p.m. She’s moving back to Germany in September. The train station is to reopen in the spring following refurbishment. As soon as you have spoken to Laura, will you call me? Scott is due to arrive at 10 a.m. Expressions simple due timetabled to, future be about organised to, be hoped events. to, Present We use present be continuous tobe forfor tenses official for (incl. plans the arrangements or present obligation. perfect) be bound be expected to +asverb infinitive (organised). after time to, clauses like when, soon as, before... Copyright © 2018 by Pearson Education Gold Experience 2nd Edition C1 Function: present tenses Uses Examples Present simple for timetabled organized events. Present continuous for future arrangements (organized). The concert starts at 3 p.m. She’s moving back to Germany in September. We use be to for official plans or obligation. The train station is to reopen in the spring following refurbishment. We use present tenses (incl. the present perfect) after time clauses like when, as soon as, before... As soon as you have spoken to Laura, will you call me? Expressions be due to, be about to, be hoped to, be bound to, be expected to + verb infinitive Scott is due to arrive at 10 a.m. be due to = expected or scheduled; be about to = intend to do something/be close to doing something; be bound to = be inevitable that. Copyright © 2018 by Pearson Education Gold Experience 2nd Edition C1 Let’s practise...
