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Time for another grammar lesson!
Back to one of our favourites again - tenses!
A:
Put the verbs in brackets in the right future form (will/shall + infinitive, going
to or present continuous). Sometimes more than one form is possible.
1) A:
It’s freezing in here! B: shall I close the window? (close)
2) The sky is really clear. I’m sure it
a lovely day tomorrow. (be)
3) A:
Do you think while we’re in
London? (rain)
B:
Maybe. I my umbrella just in case. (take)
4) A:
we lunch in the garden? (have)
B:
Yes, I the table. (lay)
5) A:
What time you ? (leave)
B:
In ten minutes. I’m sure there too much traffic (not be), but I slowly.
(drive)
B: Read these predictions about climate
change. Complete them with a word from the list below:
Storm clouds on the horizon
Climate
change is now something that we cannot close our eyes to,
and governments all over the world have finally realized that they have to sit
up and take notice. These are some of the things that many scientists predict
will happen if we carry on polluting the atmosphere with carbon dioxide
emissions.
Short term: by the year 2050
- More than a third of the world’s
plant and animal species will have (1) become extinct.
- The ice in the Arctic Sea will
melt every summer, causing the extinction of polar bears, and many
glaciers will have (2)
completely.
- 50% of the world’s ski resorts
will have (3) due to lack of snow.
Mid-term: by the year 2100
- Sea levels will have (4) by between 16cm and 18cm, making
low-lying island like the Maldives no longer habitable.
- The number of serious coastal
storms and tsunamis will have (5) .
- Northern European cities will be
(6) 50 days a year of heat waves when temperatures
are over 30ºC (now it is only 6-9 days).
Long term: by the year 3000
- Temperatures will have (7)
by about 15 ºC.
- Sea levels will have (8) by more than 11 metres, flooding large areas of
land and many major cities.
- One third of the world will be (9) from extreme droughts, and half the
world will be (10) moderate droughts. Tens of
millions of Africans will have to emigrate.
Adapted from New English File Upper-intermediate OUP
Answers below!
A:
1) A:
It’s freezing in here! B: shall
I close the window? (close)
2) The sky is really clear. I’m sure it it is
going to be a lovely day tomorrow. (be)
3) A:
Do you think it will rain / it is going to rain
while we’re in London? (rain)
B:
Maybe. I am going to take my
umbrella just in case. (take)
4) A:
shall we have lunch in the
garden? (have)
B:
Yes, I will the table. (lay)
5) A:
What time are you going to leave? (leave)
B:
In ten minutes. I’m sure there won’t be too
much traffic (not be), but I will drive
slowly. (drive)
B:
Short term: by the year 2050
- More than a third of the world’s
plant and animal species will have (1)become
extinct.
- The ice in the Arctic Sea will
melt every summer, causing the extinction of polar bears, and many
glaciers will have (2) melted
completely.
- 50% of the world’s ski resorts
will have (3) closed down due
to lack of snow.
- Sea levels will have (4) risen by between 16cm and 18cm,
making low-lying island like the Maldives no longer habitable.
- The number of serious coastal
storms and tsunamis will have (5) doubled.
- Northern European cities will be
(6) having 50 days a year of
heat waves when temperatures are over 30ºC (now it is only 6-9 days).
Long term: by the year 3000
- Temperatures will have (7) risen by about 15 ºC.
- Sea levels will have (8) risen by more than 11 metres, flooding
large areas of land and many major cities.
- One third of the world will be (9) suffering from extreme droughts, and half the world will be (10) having moderate droughts. Tens of millions of Africans will have to emigrate.
Adapted from New English File Upper-intermediate OUP
