It'll rain, I'm going to move, I might quit — Workbook
1. Vocabulary gap-fill
Complete each sentence with ONE word or short chunk from the box.
- I'll drop be at the meeting — I've promised twice.
- It's still drop — I might go, I might not.
- I drop that she'll say yes.
- Don't book anything yet, let's drop .
- A promotion? It's drop , apparently.
- I'll drop send the report tonight — I still need one file.
- The exam is next Friday. drop !
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2. Will, going to, or might?
Choose the more natural form for each sentence.
- 'I'm cold.' — 'I ___ close the window.'
- Look at that sky — it ___ rain in ten minutes.
- I ___ move to Lisbon next year — I've already signed the contract.
- I ___ apply for that course — I'm still thinking about it.
- Don't worry, I ___ tell anyone. I promise.
- Brazil ___ win the World Cup — that's my prediction.
- She ___ come tonight — she hasn't confirmed.
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5. Find and fix the mistake
Each sentence has ONE typical future-tense mistake. Rewrite it.
- I will go to the dentist tomorrow at 4 — it's in the diary.
- It will maybe rain later.
- I'm going to help you carry that — hold on!
- She will can come tomorrow.
- Look at those clouds — it will rain.
- I might to move to Porto.
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6. Combine with a linker
Join the two ideas into ONE natural sentence using although / but / because / so.
- I might apply for the scholarship. I haven't decided yet.
- It's going to rain later. I'll take an umbrella.
- I'm going to hand in my notice on Monday. I've told nobody at work.
- She probably won't come. She's ill.
- I've decided to move to Lisbon. I'll tell my parents this weekend.
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7. Listening — 'Three futures at 10 p.m.'
Three people describe what will, what's going to, and what might happen next in their lives.
- Speaker 1: what will DEFINITELY happen next month?
- Speaker 2: what are they GOING TO do on Monday, and how do you know it's a real plan?
- Speaker 3: what MIGHT they do this year, and why is it still 'might'?
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Speaker 1:Next month I'll turn thirty-five, and my rent's going to go up in April. Those are futures I can't negotiate with. Beyond that, I'll probably stay in the same office for a few more months — I keep saying I might change jobs, but 'might' has been living in my head for two years.
Speaker 2:On Monday I'm going to hand in my notice. I've told my partner, printed the letter and booked a coffee with my manager at ten. For six months this was a 'might', and slowly it became a 'going to' — I stopped calling it a plan and started calling it Monday.
Speaker 3:This year I might move to Lisbon, and I might start a small evening business — coffee and short talks in three languages. Neither is a plan yet; both are still in the drawer. I have a feeling this year is going to be different, but I want to finish the course I'm on before I open a new door.
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8. Writing — The next six months
Write 100–120 words about the next six months of your life. Include: (a) at least TWO 'will' sentences (predictions or promises), (b) at least TWO 'going to' sentences (real plans with a time reference), (c) at least TWO 'might/may' sentences (real possibilities), (d) at least THREE adverbs of certainty (definitely / probably / maybe / possibly). End with ONE reflective sentence about which future feels most alive to you right now.
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9. Reflection (discursive)
Answer each in 2 full sentences.
- Which of your current 'might' sentences is secretly ready to become a 'going to' sentence? Why hasn't it moved yet?
- The listening speaker says 'I stopped calling it a plan and started calling it Monday.' What does that sentence mean, and does it fit any decision in your life right now?
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