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1. Will for the Future;
Future Time Markers
The Future of Space
Travel
9
Focus on Grammar 2
Part IX, Unit 31
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. News FlashNews Flash
This is an exciting
day. We’re
watching the first
airplane travel into
space!
Let’s go now to an
interview with Burt
Rhutan, the
inventor of
Spaceship One.
In the future, many
people will travelwill travel by
airplane into space.
How willwill Spaceship
One changechange the way
people travel?
WillWill these trips bebe
expensive?
No, they won’twon’t
costcost much. People
will probably takewill probably take
their vacations to
other planets.
Good morning.
This is Gloria Lopez
reporting for
Station XKZ.

3. The FutureThe Future
Use will + the base form of the verb to talk
about things that will take place in the future.
In the future, we will
have friends from
other planets.
In the future, we will
have friends from
other planets.

4. Be Careful!Be Careful!
Use the base form of the verb after will or
won’t.
I will takes your
gift to my leader.
I will takes your
gift to my leader.
I will take

5. ContractionsContractions
Use contractions of will with pronouns in
speaking and informal writing.
Contractions
I’llI’ll
you’llyou’ll
he’llhe’ll
she’llshe’ll
it’llit’ll
we’llwe’ll
they’llthey’ll
I will
you will
he will
she will
it will
we will
they will
Practice your
pronunciation
of the
contractions.

6. Sure, I’ll.Sure, I will.
Be Careful!Be Careful!
Do not use contractions in affirmative short
answers.
Will you please
drive more
slowly?

7. PredictionsPredictions
Use will to make predictions.
By the year 2080,
schoolchildren will take
fieldtrips to Jupiter.
By the year 2060,
we will have
airports on Saturn.

8. Promise or AssurancePromise or Assurance
Use will to make a promise or give assurance.
I think I’m lost.
assurance
Don’t worry, I’ll
help you.
I’ll take you back
to your
spaceship, I
promise.
promise

9. Ask for or OfferAsk for or Offer
Use will to ask for or offer something.
WillWill you givegive
me a ride to the
next planet?
Sure, we’ll givewe’ll give
you a window
seat.
requestrequest
offeroffer

10. Won’tWon’t
Won’t is the contraction of will + not. It has
two meanings.
refusalrefusal
He won’t have a
job next week.
I won’t eat
another bite.
negative
future
negative
future

11. 4. “ WillWill you
please take outtake out
the garbage?”
4. “ WillWill you
please take outtake out
the garbage?”
4. “ WillWill you
please take outtake out
the garbage?”
1. “I think it
will rainwill rain
next week.”
2. “This
homework is
too difficult. I
won’t dowon’t do it.”
3. “I’ll get’ll get you
some water for
your hiccups.”
Practice 1Practice 1
Look at the statements. Match
the statements to the different
uses for will.
Offer
“I’ll love’ll love you
forever.”
Promise
Refuse
Predict
Ask for
Example:
1. “I think it
will rainwill rain
next week.”
1. “I think it
will rainwill rain
next week.”
2. “This
homework is
too difficult. I
won’t dowon’t do it.”
2. “This
homework is
too difficult. I
won’t dowon’t do it.”
3. “I’ll get’ll get you
some water for
your hiccups.”
3. “I’ll get’ll get you
some water for
your hiccups.”
“I’ll loveI’ll love you
forever.”
“I’ll loveI’ll love you
forever.”

12. ProbablyProbably
To say that something is not definite, use
probably with will for the future.
We’ll probably
visit that planet.

13. Time MarkersTime Markers
Some time markers are used only for the
future.
We’ll learn
more about
Earth
tomorrow.
We’ll learn
more about
Earth
tomorrow.

14. Practice 2Practice 2 Use will to answer the
questions with a partner.
1. What will you do in ten years?
2. Where will you live?
3. Will you take vacations to other planets?
4. Will you take English classes next year?
5. What classes will you take?

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