It will never

catch on!

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Let’s get started
with a warm-up
Read the sentences about today’s technology and guess
which technology they are talking about.

A. The horse is here to stay. This thing will just be a fashion.

B. We won’t need this device. We can go to the telegraph office and
send a clear, written message to any city in the country.
C. People will get tired of looking at a box every night.
D. People will only want to buy things in shops. They like to get out of
the house, touch the products and be able to change their minds.
E. Will it disappear within a year? Definitely. It’ll never be easy to use. It
will never replace newspapers, books or teachers, or change the
way we work.

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Let’s check your answers.

A. The horse is here to stay. This thing will just be a fashion. car
B. We won’t need this device. We can go to the telegraph office and
send a clear, written message to any city in the country. telephone
C. People will get tired of looking at a box every night. television
D. People will only want to buy things in shops. They like to get out of
the house, touch the products and be able to change their minds. online
shopping
E. Will it disappear within a year? Definitely. It’ll never be easy to use. It
will never replace newspapers, books or teachers, or change the
way we work. internet

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It’s grammar time!
Read the grammar rules and choose the correct option. Then, match
the rules to the sentences. [part 1/2]
A. We can use will to make predictions/plans about the future.
B. We usually shorten (contract) will in speaking and formal/informal writing.
C. For negatives, we use not. We usually contract will and not to make won't/willn’t.

1. The horse is here to stay. This thing will just be a fashion.

2. We won’t need this device. We can go to the telegraph office and send a clear, written
message to any city in the country.
3. People will get tired of looking at a box every night.
4. People will only want to buy things in shops. They like to get out of the house, touch
the products and be able to change their minds.
5. Will it disappear within a year? Definitely. It’ll never be easy to use. It will never replace
newspapers, books or teachers, or change the way we work.
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Read the grammar rules and choose the correct option. Then, match
the rules to the sentences. [part 2/2]
D. After will and won’t, we use the infinitive without/with to.
E. To make a question, we change the order of will and the verb/pronoun.

1. The horse is here to stay. This thing will just be a fashion.

2. We won’t need this device. We can go to the telegraph office and send a clear, written
message to any city in the country.
3. People will get tired of looking at a box every night.
4. People will only want to buy things in shops. They like to get out of the house, touch
the products and be able to change their minds.
5. Will it disappear within a year? Definitely. It’ll never be easy to use. It will never replace
newspapers, books or teachers, or change the way we work.
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Let’s check your answers. [part 1/2]
A. We can use will to make predictions/plans about the future.
Any of the sentences with will below are acceptable answers.
B. We usually shorten (contract) will in speaking and formal/informal writing.
5: ‘It’ll never be easy to use.’
C. For negatives, we use not. We usually contract will and not to make won't/willn’t.
2: ‘We won’t need this device.’

1. The horse is here to stay. This thing will just be a fashion.

2. We won’t need this device. We can go to the telegraph office and send a clear, written
message to any city in the country.
3. People will get tired of looking at a box every night.
4. People will only want to buy things in shops. They like to get out of the house, touch the
products and be able to change their minds.
5. Will it disappear within a year? Definitely. It’ll never be easy to use. It will never replace
newspapers, books or teachers, or change the way we work.
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Let’s check your answers. [part 2/2]

D. After will and won’t, we use the infinitive without/with to.

Any of the sentences with will below are acceptable answers.
E. To make a question, we change the order of will and the verb/pronoun.
5: ‘Will it disappear within a year?’

1. The horse is here to stay. This thing will just be a fashion.

2. We won’t need this device. We can go to the telegraph office and send a clear, written
message to any city in the country.
3. People will get tired of looking at a box every night.
4. People will only want to buy things in shops. They like to get out of the house, touch the
products and be able to change their minds.
5. Will it disappear within a year? Definitely. It’ll never be easy to use. It will never replace
newspapers, books or teachers, or change the way we work.
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Now, we’ll put it into
practice!
Complete the sentences below with the verbs in the box and the
correct form of will.

be buy eat fail live

A. He …………………………. his test. He isn’t studying hard enough.

B. I …………….... never …………….... a driverless car.

C. …………….... we …………….... meat in the future?

D. I don’t think people …………………………… to be more than 100.

E. Teachers ……………………………. necessary in the future. We’ll learn with computers

instead.
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Let’s check your answers.

be buy eat fail live

A. will fail his test. He isn’t studying hard enough.

He ………………………….

B. will never ……………....

I …………….... buy a driverless car.

C. ……………....
Will we ……………....
eat meat in the future?

D. I don’t think people ……………………………

will live to be more than 100.

E. Teachers …………………………….
won’t be necessary in the future. We’ll learn with computers
instead.
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Correct the errors in the sentences. Two are already correct.

A. High speed transport will to take us from city to city at over 1,000 km per hour.

B. Students won’t use textbooks. They’ll use virtual reality.

C. We don’t will eat food in the form of a pill.

D. We will find life on other planets?

E. People willn’t use smartphones anymore.

F. Higher education will free for everyone around the world.

G. Where people will live in the future?

H. With technology, we’ll become part human and part machine.

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Let’s check your answers.
A. High speed transport will to take us from city to city at over 1,000 km per hour.
High speed transport will take us…
B. Students won’t use textbooks. They’ll use virtual reality.
correct
C. We don’t will eat food in the form of a pill.
We will eat food…
D. We will find life on other planets?
Will we find…
E. People willn’t use smartphones anymore.
People won’t…
F. Higher education will free for everyone around the world.
Higher education will be free…
G. Where people will live in the future?
Where will people live…
H. With technology, we’ll become part human and part machine.
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Let’s think!
 Give your opinions on the predictions.

➔ High speed transport will take us from city to city at over

1,000 km per hour.
➔ Students won’t use textbooks. They’ll use virtual reality.
➔ We will eat food in the form of a pill.
➔ Will we find life on other planets?
➔ People won’t use smartphones anymore.
➔ Higher education will be free for everyone around the world.
➔ Where will people live in the future?
➔ With technology, we’ll become part human and part machine.

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Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

we will use we won’t live will be will deliver

will do will never will they ever

A. Driverless cars …………………………………………….. catch on.

B. Someday, …………………………………………….. 3D printers to build our homes and furniture.

C. By 2050, all learning …………………………………………….. online. GLOSSARY

D. …………………………………………….. clone humans? It will never catch on:
it will never become popular
E. …………………………………………….. on other planets in our lifetime.

F. In the near future, drones …………………………………………….. orders.

G. Sooner or later, all robots …………………………………………….. housework.

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Let’s check your answers.

we will use we won’t live will be will deliver

will do will never will they ever

A. will never
Driverless cars …………………………………………….. catch on.

B. Someday, ……………………………………………..
we will use 3D printers to build our homes and furniture.
C. By 2050, all learning ……………………………………………..
will be online. GLOSSARY
D. Will they ever clone humans?
…………………………………………….. It will never catch on:
it will never become popular
E. We won’t live on other planets in our lifetime.
……………………………………………..

F. will deliver
In the near future, drones …………………………………………….. orders.

G. Sooner or later, all robots ……………………………………………..

will do housework.
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Complete the sentences below with your own ideas. Think about
the following topics.
education entertainment food and diet
language medicine travel work

A. …………………………………………………………………….. will never catch on.

B. Someday, ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
C. By 2050, ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
D. Will they ever ………………………………………………………………………………….?
E. We will/won’t ………………………………………….. in our lifetime.
F. In the near/distant future, …………………………………………………..
G. Sooner or later, …………………………………………………………………………………

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Compare your sentences with a partner and discuss.

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Thanks!