Grammar reference and practice 9.2

9.2 ■ will: predictions

Affirmative and negative
I You He / She / It We They	'll (= will) won't (= will not)		be very lucky.
Yes / No questions and short answers
Will	I you he / she / it we they	win the competition?	Yes, I will. No, I won't.
Wh- questions
Where	will	I you he / she / it we they	live?

Use

• ■We use will and won't (= will not) to express predictions about the future.

  It will rain next week.

  We won't use cars or planes in the future.

  ■We often use I think, maybe and probably with will.

  I think I'll stay at home tonight.

  You'll probably hate this film!

  She probably won't come after all.

1Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box. 

MOVE
• won't get married
• won't go
• will move
• will be
• will earn
• will win
• will sell
• will it be

• 1What job 

• will you have
 when you leave school?

• 2I think my team   the match.

• 3You probably   before you are thirty.

• 4I think the next president of the USA   a woman.

• 5  sunny tomorrow?

• 6I think my family   to another country next year.

• 7She probably   to university, but she   a lot of money.

• 8I think my parents   their car soon.

 2Write sentences with will and won’t. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

What will the world be like in 2050?

• 1Robot teachers / teach / our children.

• 2Many people / take / holidays on the moon.

• 3Families /probably / live / in smaller houses.

• 4People / not eat / meat.

• 5We / grow plants / in space.

• 6There / not be / any wars.

• 7It / not rain / very often.

• 8We / probably / not use / desktop computers.

3Prediction or plan? Choose the correct options. 

• 1I think we willare going to all live in underground houses by 2050.

• 2My mum will's going to start her new job tomorrow.

• 3They won'taren't going to take the train to the shops. They will're going to walk.

• 4She probably won'tisn't going to stay in this country. She loves travelling.

• 5I've got my ticket! I 'll'm going to fly to Rome on Thursday!

• 6In the future, people willare going to have much smaller families.