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SURENESS ABOUT THE FUTURE
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EXERCISE
8. Sureness about the future.
Directions:
Discuss how sure the speaker is in each sentence.
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The bank will be open tomorrow.
→The speaker is very sure.
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2
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I'm going to go to the bank tomorrow.
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3
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I'll
probably go to the post office too.
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4
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I may stop at the market on my way home.
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5
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Ms. White
will probably be in the office around nine tomorrow morning.
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6
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Mr. Wu will be in the office at seven tomorrow morning.
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7
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Mr.
Alvarez may be in the office early tomorrow morning.
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8
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The sun will rise tomorrow.
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9
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I'm going
to go to the art museum this Saturday, and I may go to the natural history museum
too.
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10
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Abdul is probably going to come with me.
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EXERCISE
9. Sureness about the future: using PROBABLY.
Directions: For each situation, predict what will
probably happen and what probably won't happen. Include probably in your
prediction. Use either &U or be going to.
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Antonio is late to class almost every day.
(be on time tomorrow? be late again?)
→Antonio probably won't be on time tomorrow. He'll probably be late
again.
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2
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Rosa has a terrible cold. She feels miserable.
(go to work tomorrow? stay home and rest?)
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3
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Sam didn't
sleep at all last night.
(go to bed
early tonight? stay up all night again tonight?)
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4
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Ms. Bok needs to travel to a nearby city. She hates to fly.
(take a plane? travel by bus or train?)
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5
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Mr. Chu is
out of town on business. He needs to contact his assistant right away.
(call her
on the phone or e-mail her? wait until she calls him?)
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6
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Gina loves to run,but right now she has sore knees and a sore ankle.
(run in the marathon race this week? skip the race?)
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