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B1 Grammar • Unit: Recycling & Waste ⏱️ Estimated Time: 12 mins

🌱 Predictions for the Planet: will / may / might

Learn how to discuss environmental futures, express certainty, and speculate on green habits using modals of prediction.

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Teacher Overview

• Focuses on future predictions (certainty vs possibility) with recycling and waste vocabulary over 12 minutes.

• Automatic grading evaluates modal choice, negative forms, and precise adverb placement.

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Student Steps

• Step 1: Study the 4-row grammar table and key environmental vocabulary tags below.

• Step 2: Solve all 12 practice items across the four interactive challenge stations.

📐 Grammar Rules: Making Future Predictions

Core Reference

will + verb

Certain: You are completely sure something is going to happen.

"There will be less rubbish."

may / might + verb

Possible: You think it is possible, but you are not completely sure (maybe/perhaps).

"We might recycle more."

won't / may not / might not

Negative Predictions: won't = sure it will not happen; might not / may not = possibly will not happen.

"It won't change quickly."

probably / definitely

Adverb Position: Place after will (will definitely) but before won't (definitely won't).

"People will probably use fewer bags."

♻️ Topic Word Bank (Waste & Recycling)

waste litter landfill packaging reuse reduce sort charge environment single-use

Station 1: Choose the Correct Sentence

Select the grammatically correct prediction based on certainty and adverb rules.

1. Which sentence expresses complete certainty about reducing rubbish in the landfill?

Hint: The speaker is completely sure.

____ a. The new city recycling plan might reduce waste sent to the landfill. ____ b. The new city recycling plan will reduce waste sent to the landfill. ____ c. The new city recycling plan will to reduce waste sent to the landfill.

2. Which sentence places the adverb "definitely" in the correct position?

Hint: Remember the position of adverbs with 'will'.

____ a. Supermarkets will definitely cut down on plastic packaging. ____ b. Supermarkets definitely will cut down on plastic packaging. ____ c. Supermarkets will cut down definitely on plastic packaging.

3. Which sentence correctly expresses a possibility that an action will NOT happen?

Hint: possible but not certain; avoid incorrect contractions.

____ a. Careless people mayn't protect our natural environment. ____ b. Careless people won't to protect our natural environment. ____ c. Careless people might not protect our natural environment.

Station 2: Rewrite the Predictions

Rewrite each sentence by replacing "Perhaps [X] will [Y]" with "[X] might [Y]" or "[X] may [Y]".

Original sentence:

"Perhaps grocery stores will charge customers for plastic packaging."

4. Fill in the missing words using might or may:

Grocery stores ____ (Type your answer) customers for plastic packaging.

Original sentence:

"Perhaps families will reuse glass jars instead of throwing them away."

5. Fill in the missing words using might or may:

Families ____ (Type your answer) glass jars instead of throwing them away.

Original sentence:

"Perhaps students will sort their classroom waste into colored bins."

6. Fill in the missing words using might or may:

Students ____ (Type your answer) their classroom waste into colored bins.

Station 3: Fill the Gaps (Usage Clues)

Read the clue in brackets to supply the correct prediction modal verb.

7. The local town council has already approved the new recycling contract.

They ____ (modal) (sure) open two new sorting centers next month.

8. If the park provides more recycling bins near the playground,

visitors ____ (modal) (maybe) leave less litter on the grass.

9. Without strict government regulations, major beverage companies

____ (negative modal) (certain) eliminate single-use plastic bottles voluntarily.

Station 4: Fix the Error in the Note

Each sticky note contains one grammatical mistake regarding predictions. Write the corrected verb phrase.

📌 Note to Leo (Chat memo) 10:14 AM

"Hey Leo, the green club will might organise a beach cleanup next weekend if the weather stays sunny!"

10. Fix the double modal error. Type the corrected 2-word phrase to express possibility:

____ (Type your answer)

📌 Note to Alex (Kitchen board) 12:30 PM

"Don't throw away those cardboard boxes! We definitely will reuse them for our moving day."

11. Fix the adverb placement error. Type the corrected 3-word phrase:

____ (Type your answer)

📌 Note to Maya (Project draft) 03:45 PM

"Our apartment building might not to install the food waste composter this year."

12. Remove the unnecessary word after the modal verb. Type the corrected 3-word phrase:

____ (Type your answer)

Grammar: Predictions for our environment

🌱 Predictions for the Planet: will / may / might

Teacher Overview

Student Steps

📐 Grammar Rules: Making Future Predictions

Station 1: Choose the Correct Sentence

Station 2: Rewrite the Predictions

Station 3: Fill the Gaps (Usage Clues)

Station 4: Fix the Error in the Note

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