I don’t think that the launch will/ is going to be a great success.. Degrees of future probability : cấp độ của khả năng có thể xãy ra trong tương lai • To express degrees of possibility
Trang 1• 1 The future predictions: suy đoán về tương lai
• To express our own view about the future :
• I think + S + will/ be going to + v-bare-inf
• I don’t think + S + will/ be going to + v-bare-inf
• Or : I expect + S + will+ v-bare-inf
• E.g I think the launch will/ is going to be a great
success
I don’t think that the launch will/ is going to be a
great success
I expect that we’ll see further growth in this sector
Trang 2• 2 Degrees of future probability : cấp độ của khả
năng có thể xãy ra trong tương lai
• To express degrees of possibility, we use the
following structures with the adverbs such as
definitely /ˈdef.ɪ.nət.li/ adverb without any doubt :
[ nhất định là],
• Possibly /ˈpɒs.ə.bli/ /ˈpɑː.sə-/ adverb NOT
CERTAIN
• : có lẽ, có thể : used when something is not certain
• He may possibly decide not to com
• probably /ˈprɒb.ə.bli/ /ˈprɑː.bə-/ adverb
• used to mean that something is very likely
• : hầu như chắc chắn
Trang 3• A CERTAIN : chắc chắn
Definitely : S+ will + definitely + v-bare-inf
• = S+ be(am/is/are)+ definitely+ going to + V-bare-inf
• E.g The recent oil crisis will definitely have an effect
on the market price
• B LIKELY : có thể xãy ra
• 1 probably : S+ will + probably + v-bare-inf
• = S+ be(am/is/are)+ probably+ going to + V-bare-inf
• = There is a good/ strong possibility that +S+
will/can+ V-bare-inf : chắc là
• = It’s likely (that) + S will/can + v-bare
• We are probably going to have to charge extra
• There is a good/ strong possibility we can make cuts
Trang 4• B POSSIBLE : có lẽ : POSSIBLY
• S+ will + possibly + v-bare-inf
• = S+ be(am/is/are)+ possibly + going
to + V-bare-inf
• = It’s possible that + S + will/can + V-bare-inf
• = There’s a possibility that + S +
will/can
• It’s possible (that) things may get
worse.
• There’s a possibility things will get
worse
• MIGHT : less certain : ít chắc chắn hơn
Trang 5• C UNLIKELY : probably not : có lẽ không
• S+ will + probably won’t + v-bare-inf
• = S+ probably + be not(am/is/are not )+
going to + V-bare-inf
• = It’s unlikely (that ) + S will/can + v-bare
• = S + doubt + if + S+ will/can + v-bare.
E.g
The new resort probably isn’t going to be
open next year.
It’s unlikely they’ll be prepared to lose money.
I doubt if it’ll be any better this year.
Trang 6• IMPOSSIBLE : definitely not : không thể, nhất định là không
• S+ definitely won’t + V-bare
• S+ definitely + be not(am/is/are not )+ going to + V-bare-inf.
• The complex definitely isn’t going to
open on time.