Question
17.1 prediction (will, might)
Positive
GR7.1)
Subiect
Peonie
Public
transport
Negative
Subiect
Driving
Workers
Questions
will
will/might Infinitive
will
might
be
will/might Infinitive
won't
might not
Subject
Infinitive
Will planes
public transport more.
more crowded soon.
dangerous one day.
to offices in the Tuture
without pilots soon
The form of will and might stays the same and doesn't change
according to the subject.
• We use will or won't + infinitive without to when we make
guesses or predictions about the future. We often use
I think/believe ... or I don't think/believe ... to introduce a
prediction.
I think we will all drive electric cars in the future.
We can use probably after will and before won't to make
the prediction a little less certain and definitely to make it
more searela
He'll probably pass his driving test.
The design of buses definitely won't change.
We can also use might or might not + infinitive without to
when we make predictions that we are less sure about.
People might travel less in the future
I might not need my car at the weekend.
• We don't usually use direct question forms with might.
Do you think (that) train travel might become cheaper one day?
We normally contract will to 'll after personal pronouns, but not
after nouns
The team will probably fly there. it'll be faster than the train.
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of will.
People are searching for a greener form of air transport. Some
experts think large balloons that can carry people, called
'airships', are a solution. Here are some recent predictions
• Airships land and take off straight up from the ground so
they' will carry people and things to places with no
airports, like the Arctic.
• They are comfortable and quiet so airships ? will probably be
(be/probably) popular for luxury travel.
• Airships are very slow so planes won't disappear
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•Airships can carry things across short distances so 4 will tray
(transport) cars across water, like ferries.
• Airships travel at 100 mph so it swill tar (take) a whole day
to travel from New York to Los Angeles
• They can only carry 12 people so trips probably won't be
(not be/probably) cheap
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Write the sentences with might or might not.
1 we / use / flying cars one day (+)
We might use flying cars one day,
2 John / be / tired when he arrives (+)
John might be tired when he arrives
3 our ferry be / on time (-)
Dur terry might not be on time
4 cars / need drivers in the future (-
Cans might not need drivers in the tuture
5 there / be / international airports in all towns (+)
There might be international airports in all tou
you think / Arctic / become a popular holiday place (3)
Do you think the Arctic might be come a popu
they / serve / food on the plane (-holi day place
They might not serve tood on the plane
Circle the correct option.
1 Some people are sure that business travelWill/ might
decline.
2 Will / Might more people own cars?
3 We will / might go by train, but it'll probably be too
expensive
4 I think we'll might definitely use the same tickets for
all types of transport soon
5 Jon thinks we probably won't ) might not need to travel
to shops one day.
6 All experts believe holidays might will become shorter
and more regular.
7 I think robots will might check passports in airports,
but they probably won't.
Answer
Will, Will, Will, Will, Might not, Might, Will