Level A
Week 9-Weekend Homework
Use of English
Future Tenses: will
We use will (do) for prediction in the remote future.
2. We generally use WILL for prediction with the following verbs and
phrases.
Believe , expect , hope , think , wonder , I’m sure , I’m afraid ...etc
For instance : A: How is he, doctor? B: Don’t worry. He will get better.
I believe he will pass the exam. I hope he won’t leave us.
I am afraid he will fail the exam. Do you think they will divorce?
A: The bridge is not so safe.
B: Yes. One day it will break down.
1. We use will (do) for requests, invitations and offers.
For instance :
Will you shut the door, please? (Request)
Will you come to the cinema with me? (Invitation)
That bag looks very heavy. I will help you. (Offer)
3. We use WILL with the adverbs Perhaps, probably, certainly.
We do not use going to in this case.
Perhaps they will support you in the lection.
Burhan Bey will probably go to London next year.
Future Tenses: be going to vs will
1. We use will when we decide to do something at the time
of speaking.
For instance :
.
A: What would you like to drink, sir?
B: I will have a glass of milk, please.
A: Oh, you have left the door open.
B: Have I? I will go and shut it
2. We use be going to for prediction in the near future. The speaker is sure
because there are signs about it.
For instance :
She is standing at the edge of the cliff. She is going to fall
A: What is the problem? There are strange noises in the lift.
B: I think the lift is going to break down. Let’s get out!
A: What is the matter with you?
A. Which is correct?
B: I feel terrible. I think I am going to be ill.
1. 'Did you phone Ruth?' 'Oh no, I forgot. I phone /I'll phone her now.' I'll phone is correct
2. I can't meet you tomorrow afternoon. I'm playing /I'll play tennis. (I'm playing is correct)
3. 'I meet/I'll meet you outside the hotel in half an hour, OK?' 'Yes, that's fine.' (I'll meet is correct)
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4. 'I need some money.' 'OK, I'm lending/I'll lend you some. How much do you need?' (I'll lend is correct)
5. I'm having/I'll have a party next Saturday. I hope you can come. (I'm having is correct)
6. 'Remember to buy a newspaper when you go out.' 'OK. I don't forget/I won't forget. (I won't forget is
7. What time does your train leave/will your train leave tomorrow? (does your train leave is correct)
8. I asked Sue what happened but she doesn't tell/won't tell me. (won't tell is correct)
9. 'Are you doing/Will you do anything tomorrow evening?' 'No, I'm free. Why?' (Are you doing is correct)
10. I don't want to go out alone. Do you come/Will you come with me? (Will you come is correct)
11. It's a secret between us. I promise I don't tell/I won't tell anybody. (won't tell is correct)
B. Complete the sentences with will ('ll) + one of these verbs:
be
be
come get
like look meet pass
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Don't worry about your exam. I'm sure you I'll pass.
Why don't you try on this jacket? It will look
nice on you.
You must meet George sometime. I think you will like/'ll like him.
It's raining. Don't go out. You will get/'ll get
wet.
They've invited me to their house. They will be/'ll be
. offended if I don't go.
Goodbye. I expect we will meet/'ll meet
again before long.
I've invited Sue to the party but I don't think she will come/'ll come
.
I wonder where I will be/'ll be
. 20 years from now.
C. Complete the sentences using will ('ll) or going to.
1. A: Why are you turning on the television?
B: I'm going to watch
the news. (I/watch)
2. A: Oh, I've just realised. I haven't got any money.
B: Haven't you? Well, don't worry. I'll lend
you some. (I/lend)
3. A: I've got a headache.
B: Have you? Wait there and I'll get
an aspirin for you. (I/get)
4. A: Why are you filling that bucket with water?
B: I'm going to wash
the car. (I/wash)
5. A: I've decided to repaint this room.
B: Oh, have you? What colour are you going to paint it? (you/paint)
6. A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping?
B: Yes, I'm going to buy
. something for dinner.
(I/buy)
7. A: I don't know how to use this camera.
B: It's quite easy. I'll show
you. (I/show)
8. A: What would you like to eat?
B: I'll have
a sandwich, please. (I/have)
9. A: Did you post that letter for me?
B: Oh, I'm sorry. I completely forgot I'll do
it now. (I/do)
10. A: The ceiling in this room doesn't look very safe, does it?
B: No, it looks as if it is going to fall
down. (it/fall)
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Vocabulary
1. Check the words in the chart on your dictionary. Then, complete the sentences with the words in the chart.
running out of
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
cutting down drying up cut back on turn on
deal with
use up
turn off
The rivers are ______________ because it hasn’t rained for a long time.
They are ______________ ancient trees to make packaging for toys.
People should think carefully before they ______________ the tap to use water.
Ignoring environment problems doesn’t help; we have to ______________ them.
The planet is ______________ precious resources like oil and fresh water.
We shouldn’t ______________ all our resources; we have to think of the future.
We should ______________ the TV when we aren’t watching it.
We should recycle to ______________ all the waste we produce.
2. Complete the sentences with correct prepositions.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Many trees are cut ______________ without being replaced.
We should turn ______________ the lights when we leave the room.
We have to find solutions for these problems. We can’t give ______________.
We have to save our planet now. We are running ______________ time.
Environmentalists have to deal ______________ some insensitive politicians.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
3. Underline the correct phrasal verb.
Because whales are hunted, their numbers are going up / going down.
The number of species on the endangered lists is going up / going down.
We are using up / cutting down all the planet resources.
People forget to turn off / turn on the tap while they are brushing their teeth.
We have to go down / cut back on the amount of water we use.
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Level A
Week 9-Weekend Homework
Reading
Text 1
DEFORESTATION
1.
Read the text carefully then do the activities
The Amazon forest covers five million square kilometers, an area as big as the whole Europe excluding Russia. It contains one third of the world’s trees.
However, the trees are disappearing. Until 1974, people cut down a quarter of the forest. In the following year, 1975, four per cent of the remaining trees
disappeared. If the destruction of the forest continues at the same rate, there will be nothing left in a few years.
Scientists say that the disappearance of trees is already causing changes in the climate. In Peru, there is less snow than before on the high peaks of the Andes
mountains. In Bolivia there is very little rain.
What will happen if people cut down more of the Amazon forest? According to climatologists if the Amazon forest disappears, there will be less oxygen and it
will be difficult for us to breathe, the temperature will rise, the ice-caps at the North and the South poles will melt. Even the sea level will rise. Therefore, seaside
cities will be flooded.
All the scientists agree that if we destroy the Amazon forest, it will be an environmental suicide. Life on earth will become difficult, and it may become
impossible.
2. Mark following statements as true or false.
a-The Amazon forest is bigger than Europe.
b-It contains most of the world’s trees.
c-Deforestation leads to climate change.
d-If people destroy the Amazon forest, the coastal towns will be under water.
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3. Answer the following according to the text.
a- How big is the Amazon forest?
4. Match words with their synonyms.
1-whole
a- go up
2-climate
b-result
3-rise
c-complete
4-consequence
d-weather
b- Why is the Amazon forest so important?
c- What will happen if the Amazon forest disappears?
Text 2
THE ATACAMA DESERT…
… the perfect place for people who are looking for adventure
The Atacama desert in Chile is a spectacular place. There is very little vegetation, and it looks like the moon – in fact NASA tested their lunar vehicles here.
There are some very big volcanoes. Almost nobody lives there, but there are some small villages on the edge of the desert. Life is hard and everything needs to be
imported – food, building materials, and of course water.
In 1971 it rained in Atacama. People were amazed because the last time it rained there was 400 years earlier, in 1570! It is the driest place in the world. But in
the village of Chungungo they are now getting water from the fog clouds which come from the sea. Daisy Sasmaya, a villager, says, “we are very happy because now
we can have a shower every day, and we can water our plants every week.”
The sky over the Atacama desert is hardly ever cloudy, so it is one of the best places in the world to see the stars. The biggest observatory in the world is being
built on top of a mountain. “It’s the purest air in the world,” says journalist Hugh O’Shaughnessy. “At night the sky is incredibly clear – you feel that there is nothing
between you and Mars.”
1. Read the article again. Circle a, b, or c. 1. In
the Atacama desert…
a. it hardly ever rains.
b. it never rains.
c. it sometimes rains.
2. The only people who live there are…
a. NASA scientists.
b. villagers.
c. builders.
3. The people in Chungungo…
a. have less water than before.
b. have a lot of water.
c. can’t water their plants.
4. The Atacama desert is a very good place to go if
you want to…
a. see clouds.
b. see mountains.
c. see stars.
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