General English Level 4 V 3

UNIT 03 Dreams and plans TOPIC 05 I predict...

	LANGUAGE FOCUS 02 Making predictions
	In this activity we look at different ways to talk about the future.

James, Sarah and the Host say:
James:	And there's a chance that once people start taking up outdoor pursuits….
Sarah:	I predict a four day working week will be standard within 10 years.
Host:	That's great news Sarah, you're bound to do well.

When we talk about what we think may happen in the future, this is called making predictions .

We usually use going to and will when we talk about the future. But these are for actions we have planned or just decided on.

If we are not sure about the future, we can use other expressions.

They're bound to	win the game.	More sure Less sure
They are sure to
I bet they
I expect that they
They will probably
They are probably going to
I think they're going
I think they will
It's likely that they will
It's probable that they will
There's a chance that they will

Examples

1	Read the examples.
2	Listen to the examples.
3	Practise saying each example. Use the Pause button.

I know your team is really strong, but there's a chance they may lose this time.

What do you predict the result will be?

Our team is sure to win tonight.

I'm bound to see him at the game, we have seats in the same row.

I bet you can't throw the ball farther than me.

Now go to 03 WRITING Making predictions.