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IELTS/Unit 9: Part 3 - Speculating & Hypothesizing

Vocabulary

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Speculate

/spek-yuh-layt/

"Guess."

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Predict

/pri-dikt/

"Foresee."

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Likely

/lyk-lee/

"Probable."

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Unlikely

/un-lyk-lee/

"Not probable."

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Possibility

/pos-uh-bil-i-tee/

"Chance."

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Autonomous

/aw-ton-uh-mus/

"Self driving."

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Inevitably

/in-ev-i-tuh-blee/

"Cannot avoid."

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Foresee

/for-see/

"Predict."

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Assume

/uh-soom/

"Though true."

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Potential

/po-ten-shal/

"Possible ability."

Article

Looking to the Future 🔮

Q: "How will cars change in the future?"

Language of Speculation

  • Modals: Might, May, Could.
  • Phrases: It is likely that, It is probable that, I predict that.
  • Conditionals: "If technology advances, we might see flying cars."

Sample

"It's hard to say for sure, but I imagine cars will become fully autonomous. It's highly likely that electric vehicles will replace petrol ones entirely."

Practice

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1.

Which word means 'Guess about future'?

2.

Which modal shows possibility?

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'Inevitably' means...

4.

Conditional sentences use...

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'Autonomous' usually refers to...

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High probability?

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Can you be 100% sure about the future?

8.

To 'Envision' is to...

9.

Is Part 3 always about the future?

10.

Phrase for uncertain opinion?

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