Predictions: Certainty, Likelihood, and Uncertainty

Which sentence gives a certain prediction?

Which expression is normally used to make a likely prediction?

Which sentence uses ‘liable to’ correctly and describes a possible unfavorable outcome?

What does the structure ‘Sth is about to V’ express?

Which sentence correctly uses ‘It is uncertain whether...’ to introduce an unresolved outcome?

Which sentence follows the likely-prediction pattern ‘S + may/might + base verb’?

Which sentence correctly uses the structure ‘Sth can be expected/anticipated/predicted to V’?

Which sentence correctly predicts that the launch date will be announced?

Which sentence correctly uses the expression ‘The likelihood/probability/possibility is that...’?

Which sentence best expresses a very strong likelihood without presenting the outcome as a proven fact?

Which sentence is equivalent in force to ‘Without a doubt, the museum will remain free’?

Which sentence follows the formal pattern ‘It is predicted/expected/can be foreseen that...’?

Which sentence uses the exact structure ‘I have doubts as to whether + clause’?

Which sentence expresses a possible prediction while acknowledging that the outcome is not guaranteed?

Which sentence places ‘probably’ correctly before the main verb?

The expression ‘Without a doubt’ is used to introduce a certain prediction.

The structure ‘It is expected that...’ can be used to make a prediction.

The structure ‘is about to’ describes an action that was completed in the distant past.

The expression ‘The chances are that...’ is used to express a likely prediction.

The expression ‘It is uncertain whether...’ communicates complete confidence in an outcome.

The structure ‘Sth is liable to V’ can describe a tendency toward an unfavorable result.

The phrase ‘The possibility is that...’ is one of the expressions used for a possible or likely prediction.

The expression ‘It can be foreseen that...’ can be used to make a prediction.

The expression ‘I have doubts about whether...’ means that the speaker is completely certain.

The structure ‘It is highly unlikely that...’ can be used to make a negative prediction.

Write a 100–150-word paragraph predicting the future of university examinations over the next ten years. Include one certain prediction, one likely prediction, and one uncertain prediction. Use at least three different expressions from the lesson and justify your choices.

Choose two plausible changes in the way people will shop ten years from now. Use ‘may’ or ‘might’ for one change and ‘is likely to’ or ‘is bound to’ for the other. Explain the difference in your degree of confidence. Write 90–130 words.

Write a 100–150-word paragraph about a project that is about to begin. Use ‘is about to,’ ‘is bound to,’ and ‘is liable to’ correctly. Explain both the expected benefits and the possible risks.

Rewrite the confident claim ‘The scholarship program will help more low-income students’ in two different ways: one beginning with ‘There is no...’ and one beginning with ‘It is certain that...’. Then add one likely prediction and one uncertain prediction about the program. Write 90–130 words and briefly explain your predictions.

Imagine that you are giving a short talk about employment for university graduates. Begin with ‘In my opinion’ or a similar personal viewpoint, use ‘The chances are that...’ to make a likely prediction, and finish with one uncertain prediction. Support your ideas with relevant reasons. Write 100–150 words.

Write a 90–130-word formal forecast for a company. Use at least three of the following structures: ‘It is predicted that...,’ ‘Sth is expected to...,’ ‘Sth can be anticipated to...,’ and ‘It can be foreseen that...’. Use formal language and avoid contractions.

Write a 100–150-word paragraph about a planned public event. Use ‘It is uncertain whether...,’ ‘I have doubts as to whether...,’ and one likely prediction. Do not present the uncertain matters as facts.

Write four sentences that make predictions about the future of AI-generated writing, remote work, public transport, and food waste. Use one of the following expressions in each sentence: ‘The likelihood is that...,’ ‘The probability is that...,’ ‘There is a possibility that...,’ and ‘The chances are that...’. Use 80–120 words in total.

Write a balanced paragraph evaluating the future of the four-day working week. Include one highly likely prediction, one unlikely prediction, one possible prediction, and one uncertain prediction. Explain what factors would make each outcome more or less likely. Write 110–160 words.

Create a 120–160-word mini speech about a future trend in education, technology, health, or the environment. Begin with a personal viewpoint, use at least four prediction expressions from the lesson, and include predictions with different degrees of certainty. End with a clear conclusion.