Dec 16, 2015
Match the words to their meanings
deforestation
global warming
toxic waste
exhaust fumes
landfill
a place for rubbish
cutting down many trees
smoke from carspoisonous rubbish
increase in the Earth’s temperature
pollutants • recycle • smoke • toxic waste • environmentally-friendly
• exhaust fumes renewable energy • global warming • conservation
Circle the words which are “positive” for the environment. Underline the words which are “negative” for the environment.
Choose the correct answer.
1. Thousands of fish and water birds died as a result of the oil spill / landfill.
2. We should buy cars that use less petrol / smoke.
3. Many people are trying hard to put an end to global warming / environmentally-friendly
4. Every family can try to reduce the amount of rubbish / smoke that they throw out.
5. We show that we care about / harm our environment by recycling.
6. Some farmers use chemicals / landfills to make fruit grow bigger.
7. By using recycled paper, we can help prevent deforestation / pollutants.
8. Pollution combined with toxic waste could lead to ecological disaster / conservation
FUTUREPRESENT SIMPLE
Para acontecimientos en el futuro de los que conocemos horario.
The concert starts at 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Para hablar de algo que ya ha sido organizado, y que va a ocurrir con certeza.
(A menudo se menciona “cuando” o “donde”).
(En español solemos usar el presente de indicativo)
I´m having dinner with my boyfriend tonight (Esta noche ceno con mi novio)
No expresa una intención, como be going to, sino algo que ha sido programado con antelación y que va a pasar con seguridad.
He is going to sign a contract next month ( Él va a firmar un contrato mañana)He is signing a contract tomorrow ( Él firma / firmará el contrato mañana)
TO BE GOING TO + INFINITIVO( Futuro de intención)
• Para hablar de nuestras intenciones, planes cercanos, o preguntar a otros lo que han pensado hacer en un futuro próximo.
Next week I´m going to celebrate my birthday.
What are you going to do tomorrow morning?
•Para hacer predicciones basadas en una evidencia en el momento en que hablamos.
Listen to the wind. It´s going to be a storm.
FUTURO SIMPLE ( WILL )
Will + forma base del verboI will study I´ll study+
I will not study I won´t study-? Will you study?
• Para expresar decisiones espontáneas en el momento en que hablamos (ofrecimientos, peticiones, promesas, advertencias, amenazas..)
I think you´ll learn this very quickly
The window is open. Don´t worry I´ll close it
•Para hacer predicciones basadas en nuestra opinión.
He´ll probably go to Australia this summer
He won´t come.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Will be + V-ing I will be studying
I won´t be studying
Will I be studying?
Para expresar lo que estará ocurriendo en un momento determinado del futuro
At this time tomorrow, I will be travelling to Manchester
TIME EXPRESSIONS
At this time tomorrow / next…
On Thursday,
In the next year…
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FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
will have+-ed
3ª col
I/you/ she/ they will have eaten
I/you/ she/ they won´t have eaten
Will I/you/ she/ they have eaten ?
Para indicar que una acción habrá terminado en un momento concreto del futuro.
I will have eaten by three o´clock
TIME EXPRESSIONSBy this time next week… By 3 o´clockBy the end of JulyBy thenBy AugustIn 4 months…
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1. A: What would you like to drink? B: I think I ……………………(have) a cola.
2. A: I’ve decided to buy a motorbike. B: Oh? What kind …………you …………………… ( buy)?
3. A: I need someone to take me to the train station tomorrow morning. B: No problem. I …………………… (take) you.
4.A: Do you want to go out tonight? B: No, I ……………………………… (play) bridge with my family.
5. A: You should see that film. It’s fantastic. B: Actually, Dan and I …………………………… (see) it at the weekend.
6. A: Ann is such a talented singer. B: I’m sure she ………………… (be) famous one day.
Complete the mini-dialogues with the words in brackets. Use the Future Simple or be going to.
will have
are going to buy
will take
am going to play
are going to see
will be
From: RobertaTo: Jill Dear Jill,How are you? I haven’t heard from you for a while. By the time you read this, I (1) ……………………………… (finish) my final exams and will
be enjoying the summer holidays. Have you already decided what you(2) ……………………………… (do) this summer?In your last e-mail you wrote about working during the summer holidays. Are you
sure that by mid-summer you (3) ……………………………… (not complain) about being stuck in the hot city? I’ve got another idea. My family (4) ……………………………… (spend) a few weeks at our seaside cottage in August. I’d love you to join us.
In a few minutes, I (5) ……………………………… (leave) for school. I hope that by the time I get home, I (6) ……………………………… (receive) a positive reply from you!
Love,Roberta
Complete the e-mail with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Perfect or Future Continuous.
will have finished
will be doing
won’t be complaining
will be spending
will be leaving
will have received
1. A:Look at the clouds! It looks like it ……………………………… (rain).
B:I hope we ……………………………… (not get) wet!
2. A:Meet me at 7 o’clock. I ……………………………… (wait) outside the cinema.
B:By 7 o’clock, I ……………………………… (not finish) helping my dad. Let’s meet at 8.
3. A:……………… you ……………………… (go) on holiday soon?
B:At this time next month, we ……………………………… (travel) in Italy.
4. A:When ……………… Dan ……………………… (come) home?
B:He ……………… probably ……………………… (arrive) home in half an hour.
5. A:By next Tuesday, I ……………………………… (complete) all my exams.
B: Good! I ……………………………… (book) a table in a restaurant to celebrate!
Complete the conversations with the verbs in brackets. Use be going to, the Future Simple, Future Continuous or Future Perfect Simple.
is going to rain
won’t get
will be waiting
won’t have finished
going to goAre
will be travelling
is going to come
will arrive
will have completed
will book
The problem of global warming (1) ……………………… (not
disappear) completely, but hopefully the process
(2) ……………………… (slow) down if people take more responsibility.
John Gardner from Greenpeace talks to groups of people. He hopes
he (3) ……………………… (convince) them to care more about their
environment. This evening, he (4) ………………………
(give) a talk to a group of zoology students. He (5)
……………………… (focus) on the effect of global
warming on wildlife and he (6) ………………………
(talk) about polar bears, an endangered species. Polar bears live on
ice, and global warming is causing more and more of the ice to melt
and disappear.
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple, be going to, the Future Perfect Simple, the Future Continuous or the Present Continuous. There may be more than one correct answer.
.won’t disappear
will slow
will convince
will be giving / is going to give / is giving
will be focusing / is going to focus / is focusing
will be talking / is going to talk / is talking
It’s difficult to assess how many polar bears
(7) ……………………… (exist) in the world 50 years from now.
Some experts say that by 2050, two thirds of the world’s polar
bears (8) ……………………… (disappear). Others claim the
number (9) ……………………… (drop) by 30%. All agree that as
the world gets warmer, it (10) ………………………
(become) harder and harder for the polar bears to survive.
will exist
will have disappeared
will have dropped
will become / is becoming