The environmentSmoke

Toxic waste

landfillOil spill

humo

Residuos tóxicos

vertederoFuga de petróleo

Litter

Exhaust fumes

basura

Gases de escape

Deforestation

Global warming Calentamientoglobal

Match the words to their meanings

deforestation

global warming

toxic waste

exhaust fumes

landfill

a place for rubbish

cutting down many trees

smoke from carspoisonous rubbish

increase in the Earth’s temperature

pollutants • recycle • smoke • toxic waste • environmentally-friendly

• exhaust fumes renewable energy • global warming • conservation

Circle the words which are “positive” for the environment. Underline the words which are “negative” for the environment.

Choose the correct answer.

1. Thousands of fish and water birds died as a result of the oil spill / landfill.

2. We should buy cars that use less petrol / smoke.

3. Many people are trying hard to put an end to global warming / environmentally-friendly

4. Every family can try to reduce the amount of rubbish / smoke that they throw out.

5. We show that we care about / harm our environment by recycling.

6. Some farmers use chemicals / landfills to make fruit grow bigger.

7. By using recycled paper, we can help prevent deforestation / pollutants.

8. Pollution combined with toxic waste could lead to ecological disaster / conservation

FUTUREPRESENT SIMPLE

Para acontecimientos en el futuro de los que conocemos horario.

The concert starts at 7:00 p.m.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Para hablar de algo que ya ha sido organizado, y que va a ocurrir con certeza.

(A menudo se menciona “cuando” o “donde”).

(En español solemos usar el presente de indicativo)

I´m having dinner with my boyfriend tonight (Esta noche ceno con mi novio)

No expresa una intención, como be going to, sino algo que ha sido programado con antelación y que va a pasar con seguridad.

He is going to sign a contract next month ( Él va a firmar un contrato mañana)He is signing a contract tomorrow ( Él firma / firmará el contrato mañana)

TO BE GOING TO + INFINITIVO( Futuro de intención)

• Para hablar de nuestras intenciones, planes cercanos, o preguntar a otros lo que han pensado hacer en un futuro próximo.

Next week I´m going to celebrate my birthday.

What are you going to do tomorrow morning?

•Para hacer predicciones basadas en una evidencia en el momento en que hablamos.

Listen to the wind. It´s going to be a storm.

FUTURO SIMPLE ( WILL )

Will + forma base del verboI will study I´ll study+

I will not study I won´t study-? Will you study?

• Para expresar decisiones espontáneas en el momento en que hablamos (ofrecimientos, peticiones, promesas, advertencias, amenazas..)

I think you´ll learn this very quickly

The window is open. Don´t worry I´ll close it

•Para hacer predicciones basadas en nuestra opinión.

He´ll probably go to Australia this summer

He won´t come.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Will be + V-ing I will be studying

I won´t be studying

Will I be studying?

Para expresar lo que estará ocurriendo en un momento determinado del futuro

At this time tomorrow, I will be travelling to Manchester

TIME EXPRESSIONS

At this time tomorrow / next…

On Thursday,

In the next year…

+-

?

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

will have+-ed

3ª col

I/you/ she/ they will have eaten

I/you/ she/ they won´t have eaten

Will I/you/ she/ they have eaten ?

Para indicar que una acción habrá terminado en un momento concreto del futuro.

I will have eaten by three o´clock

TIME EXPRESSIONSBy this time next week… By 3 o´clockBy the end of JulyBy thenBy AugustIn 4 months…

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?

1. A: What would you like to drink? B: I think I ……………………(have) a cola.

2. A: I’ve decided to buy a motorbike. B: Oh? What kind …………you …………………… ( buy)?

3. A: I need someone to take me to the train station tomorrow morning. B: No problem. I …………………… (take) you.

4.A: Do you want to go out tonight? B: No, I ……………………………… (play) bridge with my family.

5. A: You should see that film. It’s fantastic. B: Actually, Dan and I …………………………… (see) it at the weekend.

6. A: Ann is such a talented singer. B: I’m sure she ………………… (be) famous one day.

Complete the mini-dialogues with the words in brackets. Use the Future Simple or be going to.

will have

are going to buy

will take

am going to play

are going to see

will be

From: RobertaTo: Jill Dear Jill,How are you? I haven’t heard from you for a while. By the time you read this, I (1) ……………………………… (finish) my final exams and will

be enjoying the summer holidays. Have you already decided what you(2) ……………………………… (do) this summer?In your last e-mail you wrote about working during the summer holidays. Are you

sure that by mid-summer you (3) ……………………………… (not complain) about being stuck in the hot city? I’ve got another idea. My family (4) ……………………………… (spend) a few weeks at our seaside cottage in August. I’d love you to join us.

In a few minutes, I (5) ……………………………… (leave) for school. I hope that by the time I get home, I (6) ……………………………… (receive) a positive reply from you!

Love,Roberta

Complete the e-mail with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Perfect or Future Continuous.

will have finished

will be doing

won’t be complaining

will be spending

will be leaving

will have received

1. A:Look at the clouds! It looks like it ……………………………… (rain).

B:I hope we ……………………………… (not get) wet!

2. A:Meet me at 7 o’clock. I ……………………………… (wait) outside the cinema.

B:By 7 o’clock, I ……………………………… (not finish) helping my dad. Let’s meet at 8.

3. A:……………… you ……………………… (go) on holiday soon?

B:At this time next month, we ……………………………… (travel) in Italy.

4. A:When ……………… Dan ……………………… (come) home?

B:He ……………… probably ……………………… (arrive) home in half an hour.

5. A:By next Tuesday, I ……………………………… (complete) all my exams.

B: Good! I ……………………………… (book) a table in a restaurant to celebrate!

Complete the conversations with the verbs in brackets. Use be going to, the Future Simple, Future Continuous or Future Perfect Simple.

is going to rain

won’t get

will be waiting

won’t have finished

going to goAre

will be travelling

is going to come

will arrive

will have completed

will book

The problem of global warming (1) ……………………… (not

disappear) completely, but hopefully the process

(2) ……………………… (slow) down if people take more responsibility.

John Gardner from Greenpeace talks to groups of people. He hopes

he (3) ……………………… (convince) them to care more about their

environment. This evening, he (4)  ………………………

(give) a talk to a group of zoology students. He (5) 

……………………… (focus) on the effect of global

warming on wildlife and he (6)  ………………………

(talk) about polar bears, an endangered species. Polar bears live on

ice, and global warming is causing more and more of the ice to melt

and disappear.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple, be going to, the Future Perfect Simple, the Future Continuous or the Present Continuous. There may be more than one correct answer.

.won’t disappear

will slow

will convince

will be giving / is going to give / is giving

will be focusing / is going to focus / is focusing

will be talking / is going to talk / is talking

It’s difficult to assess how many polar bears

(7) ……………………… (exist) in the world 50 years from now.

Some experts say that by 2050, two thirds of the world’s polar

bears (8) ……………………… (disappear). Others claim the

number (9) ……………………… (drop) by 30%. All agree that as

the world gets warmer, it (10) ………………………

(become) harder and harder for the polar bears to survive.

will exist

will have disappeared

will have dropped

will become / is becoming