9 Will for the Future;

Future Time Markers

The Future of Space

Travel

Focus on Grammar 2
Part IX, Unit 31
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
 News Flash

In the future, many

people will travel by
airplane
No, into
theyspace.
wont
HowThiswill
is Spaceship
an exciting
Good morning. This cost much. People
day.change
One Were the watching
way
ispeople
Gloria Lopez will probably take
the firsttravel?
airplane
reporting for Station their vacations to
travel into space!
Will these
XKZ.trips be other planets.
expensive?
Lets go now to an
interview with Burt
Rhutan, the
inventor of
Spaceship One.
 The Future
Use will + the base form of the verb to talk
about things that will take place in the future.

In the future, we will

have friends from
other planets.
 Be Careful!
Use the base form of the verb after will or
wont.

I will takes
I will takeyour gift
to my leader.
 Contractions
Use contractions of will with pronouns in
speaking and informal writing.

Contractions Practice your

pronunciatio
I will Ill n of the
you will youll contractions.
he will hell
she will shell
it will itll
we will well
they will theyll
 Be Careful!

Do not use contractions in affirmative short

answers.

Will you please

drive more
slowly?

Sure,I Ill.
Sure, will.
 Predictions

Use will to make predictions.

By the year 2060,

Bywethe year
will 2080,
have
schoolchildren will take
airports on Saturn.
fieldtrips to Jupiter.
 Promise or Assurance

Use will to make a promise or give assurance.

I think Im lost. Dont worry, Ill

help you.
promise

assurance
Ill take you back
to your
spaceship, I
promise.
 Ask for or Offer

Use will to ask for or offer something.

Will you give

me a ride to the
next planet?
offer
request
Sure, well give
you a window
seat.
 Wont
Wont is the contraction of will + not. It has
two meanings.

He wont have a I wont eat

job next week. another bite.

negative
future refusal
 Look at the statements. Match
Practice 1 the statements to the different
uses for will.

Example:
Ill love you Promise
Ill love you
forever. 3.
3.Ill
Illget
getyou
you
forever. some
somewaterwaterfor
for
your
yourhiccups.
hiccups.
Offer
1.
1.IIthink
thinkitit
will
willrain
rainnext
next
week.
week. Predict

4. Will
4. Willyou
you
Ask for
2. This
2. This please take
please take out
out
homework is
homework is the garbage?
the garbage?
too difficult.
too difficult. II Refuse
wont do
wont do it.
it.
 Probably
To say that something is not definite, use
probably with will for the future.

Well probably
visit that planet.
 Time Markers

Some time markers are used only for the

future.

Well learn
more about
Earth
tomorrow.
 Use will to answer the
Practice 2 questions with a partner.

1. What will you do in ten years?

2. Where will you live?

3. Will you take vacations to other planets?

4. Will you take English classes next year?

5. What classes will you take?

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