Will: what will the future bring? Will exercises for predictions, offers and promises

This A2 drill lesson gives will and won't exercises for predicting, offering help, promising and deciding as you speak, with will + base verb for every person.

Grammar: Will and won't + base verb, the short forms I'll, it'll and won't, Will you…? and wh- questions, short answers, and I think, I'm sure or maybe with predictions.
Topic: A school's spring fair: the helpers' group chat, Madame Luna's fortune cards, an order at the Snack Shack, the principal's announcement and Esme's texts from the fair.
Activities: True or false, sorting, choices, gap-fills, word order, matching, drag-and-drop texts, tables, quizzes, a memory game and a chat, all checked as students answer.

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Chapter 1The rule
- PictureUnlock
- Study the scheme: will and won'tGrammar schemeTry it
- Is the sentence correct? Mark true or falseTrue or falseUnlock
- Sort the sentences: prediction, offer or promise?Sort into columnsTry it
- Choose the right formChoose the optionUnlock
- Write the short formFill in the gapsUnlock
Chapter 2Will and won't: what will happen?
- Fill in the gaps: predictionsFill in the gapsTry it
- Fill in the gaps: negative sentencesFill in the gapsUnlock
- Drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
- Put the words in the right orderUnjumbleUnlock
- Choose will or won'tChoose the optionUnlock
- Match the beginnings and the endingsMatchUnlock
- Read Juno's article and fill in the gapsFill in the gapsUnlock
Chapter 3I'll help! Offers, promises, decisions
- Fill in the gaps: offer to helpFill in the gapsUnlock
- Fill in the gaps: make promisesFill in the gapsUnlock
- Choose the right words: decide nowChoose the optionTry it
- Match the problems and the offersMatchUnlock
- Read Lottie's chat with her friends and drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
- Put the words in order: offers, promises, decisionsUnjumbleUnlock
- Find the mistake and choose the right wordsQuizUnlock
Chapter 4Will you…? Questions and answers
- Fill in the gaps: make questionsFill in the gapsUnlock
- Choose the right short answerChoose the optionUnlock
- Fill in the table: positive, negative, questionFill in the tableTry it
- Write the question for the answerFill in the gapsUnlock
- Put the words in order to make questionsUnjumbleUnlock
- Match the questions and the answersMatchUnlock
Chapter 5Real life: Madame Luna's booth
- Read the helpers' group chatReal-life documentUnlock
- Read the chat again: true or false?True or falseUnlock
- Read Madame Luna's fortune cards and fill in the gapsFill in the gapsUnlock
- Read the conversation at the Snack Shack and drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
- Read the announcement and choose the right wordsChoose the optionUnlock
- Choose the right replies: Esme texts youChatTry it
- Test yourself: choose the right answerQuizUnlock
Chapter 6Homework
- Choose the right form: will + verbChoose the optionUnlock
- Fill in the gaps: will or won't?Fill in the gapsUnlock
- Find the matching pairs: full and short formsMemory gameUnlock
- Put the words in the right order: sentencesUnjumbleUnlock
- Sort the sentences: right or wrong?Sort into columnsUnlock
- Fill in the table: questions and short answersFill in the tableUnlock
- Match the beginnings and the endings: what will happen?MatchUnlock
- Choose the correct sentenceQuizUnlock
- Write the questions: When…? Where…? What…?Fill in the gapsUnlock
- Choose the right replyChoose the optionUnlock
- Mark true or false: is the sentence right?True or falseUnlock
- Put the words in the right order: questionsUnjumbleUnlock
- Read this week's horoscope and fill in the gapsFill in the gapsUnlock
- Read Aunt Marisol's email and drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
- Read Imogen's note and fill in the gapsFill in the gapsUnlock

Grammar: will and won't for the future

Will + base verb talks about the future and never changes its form: I'll go, she'll go, they'll go. The scheme gives it four uses: a prediction, an offer, a promise and a decision made at this moment. Its negative is won't.

Will: what will the future bring?

Say what you think will happen, offer help, make promises and decide right now.

will / won't + base verb

Every person takes the same will, often shortened: I'll, you'll, it'll, we'll. Won't is the short form of will not: She won't like it. The verb after it stays in its base form: It will snow in the mountains.

will / won't + verb

subjectwill / won'tbase verb

We'll win!

It will snow in the mountains.

She won't like it.

Every person: + − ?

Who	Positive (+)	Negative (−)	Question (?)
I	I will go. · I'll go.	I will not go. · I won't go.	Will I go?
you	You will go. · You'll go.	You will not go. · You won't go.	Will you go?
he	He will go. · He'll go.	He will not go. · He won't go.	Will he go?
she	She will go. · She'll go.	She will not go. · She won't go.	Will she go?
it	It will rain. · It'll rain.	It will not rain. · It won't rain.	Will it rain?
we	We will go. · We'll go.	We will not go. · We won't go.	Will we go?
they	They will go. · They'll go.	They will not go. · They won't go.	Will they go?

Prediction, offer, promise or decision now

A prediction says what you think will happen: Maybe she'll call later. An offer answers someone's problem: You look cold. I'll get you a sweater. Promises often add I promise, and a decision now sounds like Hmm… I'll have the pizza.

When do we use will?

Use	Examples
Prediction: what you think will happen	I think it'll be sunny tomorrow. · Maybe she'll call later.
Offer: you want to help	You look cold. I'll get you a sweater.
Promise: you say you will (or won't) do it	I'll text you every day. I promise!
Decision now: you decide at this moment	Hmm… I'll have the pizza, please.

Words that often go with will

tomorrow
tonight
soon
later
next week
next year
one day
in 2050
I think
I'm sure
maybe
probably

Will you…? Questions and short answers

Will goes before the subject: Will your parents come? Short answers end on will or won't: Yes, I will. No, it won't. Probably comes after will but before won't: It will probably rain. It probably won't rain.

Questions and short answers

Question	Yes	No
Will you be there?	Yes, I will.	No, I won't.
Will I pass the test?	Yes, you will.	No, you won't.
Will it be hot?	Yes, it will.	No, it won't.
Will your parents come?	Yes, they will.	No, they won't.

Negatives, short answers, probably

Negative: won't = will not. (Not: I won't to go. I willn't go.) Short answers: Yes, I will. / No, I won't. (Not: Yes, I'll.) I don't think: I don't think she'll come. Probably goes after will but before won't: It will probably rain. It probably won't rain.

Common mistakes

Nothing goes between will and the verb: We will meet at six, not will to meet; They will play, not will playing; never she wills. Questions don't need do: Will you stay?, not Do you will stay?

We will to meet at six.
We will meet at six.
no to after will
She wills come.
She will come.
will is the same for every person
They will playing soccer later.
They will play soccer later.
will + base verb: no -ing, no -s
Do you will stay?
Will you stay?
questions start with will, no do

Examples

I'm sure you'll love New York.prediction
That looks difficult. I'll help you.offer
Will they like my cake? Yes, they will.question and short answer
It won't be easy, but we'll try.negative and positive
When will the pizza be ready?wh- question
There will be music and food at the fair.there will be

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39 auto-checked exercises
6 games
1 real-life document
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The main objectives of this lesson are to:

make will and won't + base verb for any person: She will come, not She wills come or She will to come
predict with I think or I'm sure: Look at Max's drawings! I'm sure he'll become an artist one day.
offer help or decide on the spot: Your suitcase looks heavy. I'll carry it to the car. Hmm… I'll have the chicken salad, please.
promise with won't: I won't forget your birthday this year, I promise!
start a question with will and answer briefly: Will you be at the party? – Yes, I will, never Yes, I'll

Grammar:: will · won't · Will you…? · predictions, offers and promises
Topic:: grammar practice · the future · school fair · fortune teller

Teaching tips

Pass a problem around the circle: one student says I'm so hungry! or My phone is dead, the next replies with an offer starting I'll… and then names a new problem for the next classmate.
Open a fortune-teller booth: after Madame Luna's cards, students write three predictions for a classmate (You'll find something special this week), and the classmate asks a Will I…? question about one of them.
Keep a promise board: each student writes one promise with will and one with won't for the coming week, like I won't be late, and checks it at the start of the next class.

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