Lesson 6

Test on homework

The presentation on the given task MY FUTURE CAREER

You should find what work is interesting to you, what abilities you have and what's important to you in a job. After analyzing this, choose one career that you want to learn more about. For this career, find the answers to these questions:

• What do you do in this job? What is a typical day like?

• What skills are necessary?

• What training and/or education are required?

• What kinds of job opportunities exist? What is the employment outlook?

• What is the average salary? How much can you expect to earn?

• Describe the work conditions (indoor/outdoor, travel required, work with people or machines, etc.)

Describe how the above information relates to you personally:

Do you feel you have the skills needed or could learn them? Is the training/education required consistent with your future plans? Will the salary and work conditions support the kind of life style you envision for yourself?

Imagine yourself in the career you researched. Prepare a presentation that will illustrate your career to the class. Include in your presentation what employment trends may affect your business or field. It can include imaginary:

• resumes

• brochure or ad selling your company's services

• a web page or Power Point presentation

GOOD LUCK!

Self-study materials for section V The Future Simple Tense

Positive and negative

I/we/you/they he/she/it

will (‘ll) will not (won’t)

be win eat come

Question

will

I/we/you/they he/she/it

be? win? eat? come?

Essential Grammar In Use. Raymond Murphy

Exercise 1. Compose questions. All the sentences are future with going to.

1. (you/go/out/tonight?) …………………………………………………….

2. (you/work/next week?) …………………………………………………..

3. (what/you/do/tomorrow evening?) ………………………………………

4. (when/Liz/go/on holiday?) ……………………………………………….

Exercise 2. What are you going to do today or tomorrow? Compose six sentences.

1. I ……………………………………………………………

2. ……………………………………………………………....

3. ………………………………………………………………

4. ………………………………………………………………

5. ………………………………………………………………

6. ………………………………………………………………

Exercise 3. Put in will (‘ll) or won’t.

1. Don’t drink coffee before you go to bed. You ……………….. sleep.

2. “Are you ready yet?” “Not yet. I ………… be ready in five minutes.”

3. I’m going away for a few days. I’m leaving tonight, so I ……… be at home tomorrow.

4. It …………… rain, so you don’t need to take an umbrella.

5. “I don’t feel very well this evening.” “Well, go to bed early and you ……. feel better in the morning.”

6. It’s Bill’s birthday next Monday. He ………… be 25.

7. I’m sorry I was late this morning. It ……………. happen again.

Exercise 4. Compose sentences beginning I think … I don’t think …

(Diana won’t pass the exam) I don’t think Diana will pass the exam.

1. (Diana will pass the exam) …………………………………………….

2. (we’ll win the game) …………………………………………………...

3. (I won’t be here tomorrow) …………………………………………….

4. (Sue will like her present) ………………………………………………

5. (they won’t get married) ………………………………………………..

6. (you won’t enjoy the film) ……………………………………………...

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences. Use I think I’ll … or I don’t think I’ll …+ one of these verbs:

buy go have play

1. It’s cold today. …………………………. out.

2. I’m hungry. I ……………………… something to eat.

3. I feel tired. ……………………………………. tennis.

4. This camera is too expensive. ……………………….. it.

Exercise 6. Make the following sentences negative:

1. He will see you tomorrow.

2. The weather will change soon.

3. The summer will be hot this year.

4. I shall come very soon.

5. I’ll be absent for some time.

6. They will see each other next week.

7. Soon it will get quite dark.

8. I shall give you my umbrella.

9. You will get the telegram later.

10. I shall dine in my own room.

Exercise 7. Ask questions to all parts of the sentence.

1. I’ll come to see you tomorrow.

2. He’ll work at this article next week.

3. Soon nanny will bring the baby a cup of hot milk.

4. Tomorrow he will tell you everything.

5. I shall give a most interesting book tomorrow.

6. He’ll be too shy to ask you to help me.

Revision test

• Read the situations and write sentences with I think I’ll… or I don’t think I’ll…

1. It’s a bit cold. You decide to close the window. You say: I think I ……………………...........

2. You are feeling tired and it’s quite late. You decide to go to bed. You say: I think ………………………

3. You arranged to play tennis today. Now you decide that you don’t want to play. You say: I don’t think …………………………

4. You were going to go swimming. Now you decide that you don’t want to go ……………………

• Write a question with going to for each situation.

1. Your friend has won some money.

You ask: (what/do with it?) …………………….

2. Your friend is going to a party tonight.

You ask: (what/wear?) …………………..

3. Your friend has just bought a new table.

You ask: (where/put it?) …………………..

4. Your friend has decided to have a party.

You ask: (who/invite?) ……………………

• Where will you be? Write sentences about yourself. Use: