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2 Grammar Future with will, may, and might) 4.23
You can use will to give facts or predictions
about the future.
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Looking ahead UNIT 12
Extra practice p. 151
To show you are not 100% sure about the future, you
can use may and might.
I'll be 65 in June.
It'll be expensive to travel around Europe.
The baby will keep us busy!
It won't be easy to find a job.
I'll = / will
won't = will not
I may go on for a master's degree.
I might not be able to afford it.
You can also use will with expressions like I guess,
I think, maybe, and probably.
We'll probably take some time off from work.
Maybe we'll move to Arizona.
Avoid will to talk about plans or decisions already made. Use the present continuous or be going to.
I'm going to Europe next year. I'm going to visit Paris. (NOT I will go to Europe next year. I will visit Paris.)
Common errors
A Circle the correct options in the conversations below.
Compare and practice in groups of three.
1. A What are you going to do at the end of this course?
B. I'm not sure. I guess I take /I'll take another course.
C I don't know. I'm going to / I may travel abroad with my
brother. He thinks his classes might / can finish early this
year, so we might / will be able to go in May.
Don't use can for predictions.
Use may or might.
I may go away for vacation.
(NOT I can go away for vacation.)
2. A Are your friends going away for vacation next summer?
B Well, they're all going to do / will all do different things. One friend is going / will go to Istanbul.
I'd love to go, too, but I don't know. I won't / I might not be able to afford it.
C Four of my friends will / may be 21, so we're having have a big party. It's going to be fun.
3. A Are you going to look for a new job next year?
B Actually, I just got a new job. I'll / I'm going to work for the local newspaper. How about you?
C I don't know. I think I'm studying / I'll study for a certificate in nutrition. I mean, I'll / I may
probably go back to school because I'm pretty sure I won't / might not get a job.
Give your own answers. Who has interesting plans?