PREDICTIONS will, may, might,
What will happen? What may happen?
What might happen?
We use will, may and might to talk
about predictions based on opinions:
something that we believe or calculate.
We use this phrase when we are sure something will happen.
Examples: We will definitely go out on Friday night. There definitely won’t be any
disagreement. It certainly won’t rain today.
‘will + definitely/certainly’
This phrase is used when we are fairly sure (perhaps 75% sure) something will happen.
Examples: We will probably go to the movies
tonight.
I probably won’t be late tomorrow.
‘will + probably’
These verbs are used to say that something could happen
Examples: We might go out on Friday night.
I may not come to the class tomorrow.
‘may / might’
1. people/definitely / use / mobile phones /in the future
Make predictions…Use th ideas on each slide. Make positive and negative sentences
2. they/ certainly / not write / letters
3. people /probably/ not spend/ more time at
home
4. children/ still play /computer games (may)
5. people /read /books (might )
6. they/ definitely/ not use /CDs any more.
7. we /not use / the Internet any more.
(might)
8. computers /replace teachers (may, might or will)