Vocabulary- The weather.

Vocabulary: The natural world

Grammar: may might will for future possibility.

El verbo modal MAY se encuentra relacionado estrechamente con MIGHT dado que ambos tienen el mismo
uso y significado, aunque MAY indica un grado mayor de certeza.
Tanto MAY como MIGHT se utilizan para solicitar algo de manera formal y educada, siendo el ltimo
un trmino de mayor cortesa, por ejemplo:

Complete the sentences using may, might, will and their negative forms.

1. Take your umbrella, it ___________ rain today, but Im not sure.

2. He is still at work, I think he ____________ come before 10pm.
3. People_____________develop telepathy in the future
4. One day they_____________ find life on other planets
5. It _____________ be sunny tomorrow, I listened in the news.
6. He____________late because his flight has been delayed.
7. I could not sleep last night. Im not sure why but it ___________ have been the storm.
8. Im sure you ____________ enjoy your holidays, Brazil is a beautiful country. Sometimes
it ____________ be cloudy and sometimes it _____________. The weather of Brazil changes
a lot.
9. The forecast said the weather ____________ be good. There is a hurricane near here and it
___________ very windy.
10. My dog ____________ bite you. It is inoffensive, It ___________want to play, if he
wants that, he _____________ move his tail. If you dont want to play with it, dont do it.
You ______________ like dogs.

Will vs Going to
When we want to talk about future facts or things we believe to be true about the future,
we use 'will'.

The President will serve for four years.

The boss won't be very happy.

I'm sure you'll like her.

I'm certain he'll do a good job.

If we are not so certain about the future, we use 'will' with expressions such as 'probably',
'possibly', 'I think', 'I hope'.

I hope you'll visit me in my home one day.

She'll probably be a great success.

I'll possibly come but I may not get back in time.

I think we'll get on well.

If you are making a future prediction based on evidence in the present situation, use
'going to'.

Not a cloud in the sky. It's going to be another warm day.

Look at the line. We're going to finish in hours.

The traffic is terrible. We're going to miss our flight.

Be careful! You're going to spill your coffee.

At the moment of making a decision, use 'will'. Once you have made the decision, talk
about it using 'going to'.

I'll call Jenny to let her know. Sarah, I need Jenny's number. I'm going to call her about the meeting.

I'll come and have a drink with you but I must let Harry know. Harry, I'm going to have a drink with
Simon.

Complete the sentences with Will and Going to.

Write the questions to the following sentences.

_______________________________. Im cleaning my shoes.
_______________________________. Her birthday was last month.
______________________________: No, he wasnt sleeping yesterday night.
_______________________________. She goes shopping everyday.
_______________________________. He broke her leg playing football.
_______________________________. George is coming next week.
_______________________________. There were six flights in the afternoon.
______________________________: Yes, we have swam in the lake.
______________________________: They were running when the accident happened.
_______________________________. Our wedding is going to be in Ciudad Vieja.
_______________________________. Its my wallet.
_______________________________. They have played football for three hours.

Complete the following text with the appropriate verb tense.

I _______________ (study) English for seven years, and I still do. Last year _______________
(work/not) enough for English, that's why my marks ____________ (to be/not) really that good.
I want to pass my English exam successfully next year, I_______________ (study) harder this
semester .During my last summer holidays, my parents __________ (send) me to a language
course in London. It was great and I think I____________ (learn) a lot despite the semester
______________ (finish) yet.
Before I went to London, I never enjoyed earning English. However, while I was doing the
language course, I _____________ (meet) many young people from all over the world.
_________________(met) many people when you went to France?
There I noticed how important it is ______________ (speak) foreign languages nowadays.
At the moment, I _________________ (revise) English grammar and I _______________
(already/ begin) to read the texts in my English textbooks again. I think I ____________ (do)
one unit every week.
My exam is on 15 May, so there ______________ (to be/ not) any time to be lost. If I pass my
exams successfully, I ______________ (start) an apprenticeship in September.

Gua:

Key: 1. Take your umbrella, it ___________ rain today, but Im not sure. (may)
2. He is still at work, I think he ____________ come before 10pm. (might not )
3. People_____________develop telepathy in the future (will )
4. One day they_____________ find life on other planets (will)
5. It _____________ be sunny tomorrow, I listened in the news. (wont)
6. He____________late because his flight has been delayed (might)
7. I could not sleep last night. Im not sure why but it ___________ have been the storm.
(may)
8. Im sure you ____________ enjoy your holidays, Brazil is a beautiful country. Sometimes
it ____________ be cloudy and sometimes it _____________. The weather of Brazil changes
a lot. (will / may / may not)
9. The forecast said the weather ____________ be good. Theres a hurricane near here and it
___________ very windy. ( wont / will )
10. My dog ____________ bite you. It is inoffensive, It ___________want to play, if he
wants that, he _____________ move his tail. If you dont want to play with it, dont do it.
You ______________ like dogs.
(wont / may / will /may not)