Future forms | Unit 9 (page 167)
Future Simple form will + verb
• will is used to talk about a future action or event at the point of decision.
I’ll come to the cinema with you tonight, I think.
• It is used to make predictions about the future.
You will meet a tall, dark stranger.
• It is used to make promises.
I’ll buy you a car for your birthday.
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What is your favourite city? Most people tend to choose somewhere rich in history like Cairo or St Petersburg. Usually, we go for places built in pre-automobile times with narrow streets and a vivid sense of times past.
But when we live in a city — or even when we visit it as a tourist — we need it to be more than just a reminder of a romantic past. We want it also to have the energy of a modern, prosperous mega-city such as New York, Rio de Janeiro or Shanghai, each with its unique, exhilarating atmosphere. However, for many people, the hustle and bustle of these cities also leave something to be desired. Читать далее
Task 1. Read the text and answer the questions, choosing the right answer. (0,3×10=3)
Birds that feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts. The reasons for roosting communally are not always obvious, but there are some likely benefits. In winter especially, it is important for birds to keep warm at night and conserve precious food reserves. One way to do this is to find a sheltered roost. Solitary roosters shelter in dense vegetation or enter a cavity – horned larks dig holes in the ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow banks – but the effect of sheltering is magnified by several birds huddling together (stand, sit, or lie close to each other, usually because they all feel cold or frightened) in the roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis do. Body contact reduces the surface area exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep each other warm. Two kinglets huddling together were found to reduce their heat losses by a quarter and three together saved a third of their heat.
Where there is a will there is a way.
This is used to mean that if you are determined enough, you can find a way to achieve what you want, even if it is very difficult.
Better safe than sorry.
This is said when you think it is best not to take risks even when it seems boring or difficult to be careful.
A watched pot never boils.
This is used to mean that time passes very slowly when one is waiting for something to happen if that is the only thing one is thinking about.
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