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1 Will for the Future; Future Time Markers
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 © Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

2 News Flash In the future, many people will travel by airplane into space. No, they won’t cost much. People will probably take their vacations to other planets. This is an exciting day. We’re watching the first airplane travel into space! How will Spaceship One change the way people travel? Good morning. This is Gloria Lopez reporting for Station XKZ. Will these trips be expensive? Let’s go now to an interview with Burt Rhutan, the inventor of Spaceship One.

3 In the future, we will have friends from other planets.
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.

4 I will takes your gift to my leader.
Be Careful! Use the base form of the verb after will or won’t. I will takes your gift to my leader. I will take

5 Practice your pronunciation of the contractions.
Use contractions of will with pronouns in speaking and informal writing. Practice your pronunciation of the contractions. Contractions I will you will he will she will it will we will they will I’ll you’ll he’ll she’ll it’ll we’ll they’ll

6 Will you please drive more slowly?
Be Careful! Do not use contractions in affirmative short answers. Will you please drive more slowly? Sure, I’ll. Sure, I will.

7 Predictions Use will to make predictions.
By the year 2060, we will have airports on Saturn. By the year 2080, schoolchildren will take fieldtrips to Jupiter.

8 Promise or Assurance Use will to make a promise or give assurance.
I think I’m lost. Don’t worry, I’ll help you. promise assurance I’ll take you back to your spaceship, I promise.

9 Ask for or Offer Use will to ask for or offer something. offer request
Will you give me a ride to the next planet? offer request Sure, we’ll give you a window seat.

10 Won’t Won’t is the contraction of will + not. It has two meanings.
He won’t have a job next week. I won’t eat another bite. negative future refusal

11 Practice 1 Example: Promise Offer Predict Ask for Refuse
Look at the statements. Match the statements to the different uses for will. Example: “I’ll love you forever.” Promise “I’ll love you forever.” 3. “I’ll get you some water for your hiccups.” 3. “I’ll get you some water for your hiccups.” Offer 1. “I think it will rain next week.” 1. “I think it will rain next week.” Predict 4. “ Will you please take out the garbage?” Ask for 4. “ Will you please take out the garbage?” 2. “This homework is too difficult. I won’t do it.” 2. “This homework is too difficult. I won’t do it.” Refuse

12 We’ll probably visit that planet.
To say that something is not definite, use probably with will for the future. We’ll probably visit that planet.

13 We’ll learn more about Earth tomorrow.
Time Markers Some time markers are used only for the future. We’ll learn more about Earth tomorrow.

14 Practice 2 Use will to answer the questions with a partner.
What will you do in ten years? 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?

15 References Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education and its licensors. All rights reserved.


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