Kevin s Way: At work Programa de Inglés Multimedial Clase 12: What the future holds Lo que depara el futuro MAY MIGHT MODALS OF PROBABILITY We use may or might to say that something is a possibility. There is no difference in meaning between may and might but may is used in more formal situations. May and might take the same form for all subjects. He might know or He may know. It may not be true or It might not be true. We also use may and might to talk about possible actions or happenings in the future. I may go to Ireland for my holidays ( perhaps I will go to Ireland ) Take an umbrella. It might rain later ( perhaps it will rain ) Might and may are often used with phrases which show uncertainty like not sure, don t know yet haven t decided yet. Remember!! We use will when we want to talk about predictions future. I LET S PRACTICE! Write sentences using may or might. 1. Where are you going on holiday? (to Britain?) I haven t decided yet. I might go to Britain or I may go to Britain. 2. What sort of car are you going to buy? (a BMW?) I m not sure. 3. What are you doing this weekend? (go to the beach?) I don t know. 4. When is Claire coming to visit you? (next Friday?) Who knows? 5. What are you doing after class? (go for a drink?) We haven t decided yet 6. What s Jan going to do when he leaves school? (go to university? ) He isn t sure. 7. Are you still going to Argentina in the summer holidays? (not go to Argentina?) My plans have changed. I 8. What time is the meeting on Friday? (not be a meeting? ) The coordinator is ill so there www.britanicoonline.cl 1
II Complete the sentences using might + one of the following verbs. There are two extra words which you do not need to use. bite break need rain write slip eat wake 1. Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It. later. 2. Don t make too much noise. You. the baby. 3. Be careful of that dog. It. you. 4. I don t think we should throw that letter away. We it later. 5. Be careful. The footpath is very icy. You 6. I don t want the children to play in this room. They...something. III Look at the pictures and match them with the words in brackets on the right. Then, complete the sentences, speculating on what might/may happen in the future. 1 2 3 4 5 A) ( Susy and Fred/ buy a new car) Fred: You ve saved lots of money. What are you going to do with it? Suzy: We a new car next year. B) (Judith/go hiking) Hernan: What are your plans for the weekend? Judith : I m not sure yet. I in the mountains. C) (Ann/ come) Mark : Has Ann arrived yet? Paul : Well, she to the party. She s got a terrible headache. D) (Ben / get home) Mum : I m worried that Ben isn t home yet. Judy : He s playing 2 football games this evening. He. late. E) (Richard / go) Patrick : Are you definitely going to England to watch the Arsenal versus Manchester United game? Richard : I. but I haven t bought my ticket yet. FUTURE TENSES TENSE USAGE EXAMPLE Going to Plans in the future something which has We are going to take the bosses to my favourite seafood restaurant on Saturday evening. been planned in advance. Will / Won t A probable situation. I m too tired I don t think I will go out tonight. It s Sunday tomorrow, so I won t get up early. Present continuous May / Might Arrangements in the future: involves a specific time. For something which is possible in the future, but not sure. James is arriving in Santiago on Tuesday evening. Matthew isn t sure where he ll go During the summer holidays he might go to South Africa. www.britanicoonline.cl 2
IV Future tenses: will, going to, present continuous and may/might. Some of the following sentences have mistakes with the future tense. Rewrite the sentences using the correct future. 1. I meet you outside the cinema in an hour. 2. Caroline: Do you want to go to the cinema this afternoon? Denise: I m sorry. I already have plans. I go shopping with my sister. 3. Simon and I have arranged to go out. We meet in town later. 4. I m going to London next week. I send you a postcard. 5. Alejandra isn t sure where she ll work. She might being working in London next year. 6. Stewart gets married next weekend. 1 st CONDITIONAL Use if, + present simple with will/won t + infinitive to talk about future conditions. If we hurry, we will catch the bus. If it doesn t rain, we will have a picnic. V You can change the order If I don t practice my tennis, I won t get any better. of the 2 parts of the sentence. IF + SUBJECT + PRESENT SIMPLE + SUBJECT+ WILL +INFINITIVE Match the columns to make a correct first conditional sentence. A 1. If you sell more than you did last year, 2. If the report is not on Gary s desk tomorrow morning, 3. If our sales don t improve soon, 4. If Kevin signs the contract, 5. If you give me a 10% discount, VI Choose the correct verb form to make first conditional sentences. 1. If Claire. late again, the hockey trainer will be furious. a) arrived b) will arrive c) arrives d) is arriving 2. If the bus.on time, I won t miss the football. a) will be b)coming c) was d) is 3. If you your homework now, you will be free all day tomorrow. a) do b) have done c) does d) did B a. I ll buy two. b. we ll have to sack some workers. c. he won t be allowed to leave Global News for two years. d. I paid you extra last year. e. I ll give you a pay rise. f. I m earning more money. g. Chris will be in big trouble. www.britanicoonline.cl 3
4. If it s hot this afternoon, we swimming. a) going b) will go c) went d) have been 5. If Arsenal win the English football league, Max and Nicholas their hair red. a) died b) paint c) dyed d) will dye 6. If someone.you a bike, you can come riding with us. a) lent b)lends c)lending d)has lent RELATIVE CLAUSES Pete is going out with the girl who is wearing a pink dress. Relative clauses talk about which person or thing (or what kind of person or thing) the speaker means. WHO (PEOPLE) WHICH/ THAT (THINGS) WHOSE (POSSESSION) Kate doesn t like people who speak very loudly. We liked the report which he wrote about travelling in Asia. We have already eaten the food that I bought yesterday. That s the man whose car I crashed into! I met a girl whose sister has visited the Himalayas. VII Put the words in the right order to make a correct sentence. 1. laugh / a / you / clown / makes / is / who / someone.. 2. countries / an elephant / hot / in / is / lives / an animal / that.. 3. the fridge / where are / the / in / put / plums / I / which /?.. 4. the party / that s / to / the boy / invited / I / who.. 5. buy / there / to / the / house / I d like /which/ is.. 6. there/ stolen / the / man / was / car / whose/ is.. 7. great danger / children / who / in / play with / are / fire.. 8. London / I ve / in / works / just met / husband / whose /a woman.. www.britanicoonline.cl 4
VIII Combine the sentences using relative pronouns WHO, WHICH, WHOSE. 1. That s the girl. She spoke to me yesterday. 2. What's the name of the book? You want me to read it.. 3. We stayed in a hotel. The hotel was very expensive. 4. I rent a house. It is very small. 5. The car was a BMW. It was stolen.. 6. The man smoked forty cigarettes a day. He died of a heart attack.. 7. That's the building. It burned down last year. 8. That's the boy. His mother works in the post office. 9. The businessman is called Donald Robinson. I met him last night. 10. That's the dog. Its owner is French.. IX Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either the present perfect or the past simple tense. 1. Alejandra: I (not see) Anna for a long time. Bert: Really? I her yesterday. (see) 2. They (go) to Venice three years ago. 3. (you be) to Paris? 4. We (to live) in this house for five years and we're very happy here. 5. He (to meet) Sally in the supermarket last week. 6. She feels great. She (to lose) three kilos since Christmas. 7. Andrew learnt French at school but now he (forget) most of it. 8. (to feed) the cat yet? 9. The last time I (to play) tennis was four years ago. www.britanicoonline.cl 5
IX Read the following text about Tuvalu, a tiny country in the south Pacific. Then decide if the sentences below are true (T) or false (F). Tuvalu is a tiny country of nine islands in the South Pacific. It used to be a very poor country. But then something unusual happened. Tuvalu received an internet domain name - the letters ".tv". These letters were very interesting for many companies around the world. A communication company from California offered to buy the domain name.tv for $40m. For the Tuvalans this was an enormous amount of money. The islanders became very rich. At the same time the islanders received some very bad news. Because of global warming, and because the islands are only 3m above sea level, Tuvalu will probably become the first country in the world that will disappear under the sea. Scientists say that there will be very bad floods during the next 15-20 years and by the end of the century the Tuvalu islands will already be under the sea. You can already see signs of the rising sea on Tuvalu. There are pools of seawater on the land, some beaches are disappearing. Cyclones used to be very rare but they now appear a few times a year, and the rains that come with the cyclones cause flooding. As the water rises, the Tuvalans are using the money to develop the land. They are building new houses, planning nightclubs, restaurants and hotels and there are lots of new cars on new roads. $10 m was used to tar the roads on the island. Before 1999 there were only four cars on the islands. The Tuvalans used to walk or cycle everywhere. As well as new cars, the Tuvalans also imported a lot of food and other goods. Now they drive everywhere and eat more food than before. All Tuvalans know that if they stay on their islands, they will eventually be washed away in the floods. The solution to the problem is not so simple, however. They cannot move to nearby islands, because they will not take any more immigrants. Australia doesn t want to let the Tuvalans in, and New Zealand will only take a small number each year. When the islands are finally covered in water, the Tuvalan nation will probably be split up. 1. ( ) Tuvalu has always been a rich state. 2. ( ) The sea level on Tuvalu might rise in the next 15-20 years. 3. ( ) There hasn t been a cyclone on Tuvalu in the past 20 years. 4. ( ) The Tuvalans will die in floods if they stay in the islands forever. 5. ( ) Other islands near to Tuvalu won t accept any more immigrants. ONLINE PRACTICE! Do the following exercises on E-pr@ctice!. Realice los siguientes ejercicios en E-Practice. Level 1 The future- will, going to Will for predictions On the telephone Initial s sound The schwa sound Smart homes www.britanicoonline.cl 6
Crystal ball (Role play Online) At a conference IMPORTANT INFORMATION Do your first online test for units 9-12 when you complete your E-practice exercises for this unit. Realice su primera prueba en línea correspondiente a las unidades 9-12 cuando finalice con los ejercicios de E-practice para esta unidad. www.britanicoonline.cl 7