Fundamentals Of English Grammar

EXERCISE 11. Sureness about the future. (Chart 3-4)

Directions: Answer the questions using wiU, be going to, or may. Include ebably or

maybe as appropriate. Work in pairs or as a class.

Example: What will you do after class tomorrow?

+ I'llpmbably go back to my apartment. OR

I'm not sure. I may go to the bookstore.

1. Will you be in class tomorrow?


2. Will (... ) be in class tomorrow?


3. Is (... ) going to be in class a month from now?


4. What will the weather be like tomorrow?


5. Will the sun rise tomorrow morning?


6. Is (... ) going to sit in the same seat in class again tomorrow?
   (Switch mles if working in pairs.)


7. What are you going to do after class tomorrow?


8. What is (... ) going to do after class tomorrow?


9. Will we (do a particular actiwity) in class tomorrow?


10. Who will be the next @cad of state in this country)?


11. How will the Internet change students' lives?

12. How will the Internet change everyone's life?

0 EXERCISE 12. Activity: using WILL, BE GOING TO, and MAY. (Charts 3-1 + 3-4)
Directions: In groups or as a class, use the given topics to discuss the future. The topics
can also be used for writing practice.

1. Clothes: Will clothing styles change much in the next 10 years? The next 100 years?
   What kind of clothing will people wear in the year 3000?


2. Education: Will computers replace teachers?


3. Communicatim: Will computers take the place of telephones? Will we be able to see
   the people we're talking to?


4. Space: Will we discover other forms of lie in the universe? Will humans colonize other
   planets someday?


5. Environment: What will the earth's environment-its water, air, and land-be like in
   100 years? Will we still have rainforests? Will animals live in the wild? Will the sea
   still be a plentiful source of food for humans?


6. Music: Will any of today's popular music still be popular 50 years from now? Which
   songs or singers will last?


7. TransportaeMn: Will we still use fossil fuels to power automobiles by the end of this
   century? Will most automobiles use electric motors in the future? Will cars use other
   sources of power?


8. Science: How will genetic engineering affect our food supply in the future?

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