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100 % Certain

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Will definitely… Will certainly… Will absolutely… Is definitely going to…

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The weather will definitely get warmer in the next couple of months.

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Subject + will definitely + V + O

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Likely

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Will likely… Will very likely… Will probably… It is likely that…

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Tourism numbers will very likely continue to increase this year.

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Possible

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Will possibly… Could possibly… Could Might… Maybe… It is possible that…

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The government could possibly review its labour policies this year.

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Unlikely

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Probably won’t It is unlikely that… It is very unlikely that…

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Venetian parcels 5 and 6 probably won’t be completed this year.

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It is very unlikely that many more survivors will be found in Japan.

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Impossible

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Definitely won’t … Absolutely won’t … It is impossible that it could (VERB)… It is impossible that (something might happen)

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It definitely won’t snow in Macau.

Degrees of Future Probability - Likely 

Weaker

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Quite likely / rather unlikely

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Stronger

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Very likely / very unlikely

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Stongest

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Most likely / highly likely

Degrees of Future Probability - Rules 

There will ( ) be a NOUN in the future

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There will probably be a typhoon next month.

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It will ( ) be ADJ in the future

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It will possibly be hot tomorrow.

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NOUN will ( ) VERB in the future

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I will definitely study for my test this weekend.

Prices will probably increase this year.

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There ( ) won’t be a NOUN in the future

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There probably won’t be a typhoon next month.

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It ( ) won’t be ADJ in the future

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It possibly won’t be hot tomorrow.

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NOUN ( ) won’t VERB in the future

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I definitely won’t study for my test this weekend.

Prices probably won’t increase this year.

Degrees of Future Probability Find the mistakes        It definitely won’t be a snow storm tomorrow.

Prices are definitely be higher in the future.

I am sure it is sunny tomorrow.

There probably have a typhoon this summer.

It is probably won’t rain tomorrow.

There won’t probably be a typhoon next month.

It won’t have more visitors next month.

Degrees of Future Probability Correct sentences        There definitely won’t be a snow storm tomorrow.

Prices are definitely going to be higher in the future.

I am sure it will be sunny tomorrow.

There will probably be a typhoon this summer.

It is probably won’t rain tomorrow.

There probably month.

won’t probably be a typhoon next There won’t be more visitors next month.

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Try to write your own sentences for an event that is:

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Certain Likely Possible Unlikely Impossible

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Try to write your own sentences about the following issues:

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The gaming industry in Macau The light railway system The government cash handout The number of tourists to Macau