Life

Elementary Unit 12a

will for future

THE WORLD IN THE YEAR 2100

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

Presentation
Use will to …
• talk about facts in the future: I was born in 1975. I’ll be 75 in the year 2050.
• talk about what you think about the future:
Pills will replace food. (= It’s certain.)
Pills won’t replace food. (= It’s certain not to happen.)
I (don’t) think pills will replace food. (= It’s my opinion.)

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

2 Put the words in order to make sentences about the future.

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
the people will buy everything on internet
3 get hotter the will world
the world will get hotter
4 English everybody speak will
everybody will speak english
5 reach in 2030 Mars humans will
mars humans will reach in 2030
6 a hundred will everybody for years live
everybody will live for hundred a years

3 Complete the conversation with will, ’ll or won’t. Then listen and check.
A: 1 Will you be here tomorrow?
B: Y
 es, I 2 will .I3 will be in the Sol Café
at eleven o’clock.
A: 4 will you be alone?
B: Yes, I 5 will .
A: What about Cassia?
B: She 6 wont be here.
will
A: Where 7
she be?
B: She 8 will be in Amsterdam with Henri.
4 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 will be in Amsterdam on 1st August.
A: 3 will you be alone?
C: N
 o, 4 i wont .5 i will be
with Henri.
A: Which hotel 6
will you be in?
C: 7 i will be in the Four Seasons.
A: Be careful.
C: Don’t worry. 8 i will be very, very careful.

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