Cover of the textbook Speakout Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6.2 - The future of food for the textbook Speakout Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read sentences a)-d) and answer the questions about the phrases in bold.
  2. Listen to sour sentences. In which sentences are the speakers uncertain?
  3. Listen again. Notice how the speakers say will, might, may and won’t. When the speaker is not sure, do will, might, may and won’t sound longer or shorter?

Answer

a)

  1. d
  2. a, b
  3. c

b)

Sentences 2 and 3

c)

Will, might, may and won’t sound longer when the speaker is not sure.