📝 Unit 13: Future
Future forms · future perfect · conditionals (Type 1, 2, 3) · "If I were ..." essay
Task 1 — Conditional Type 1 (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Complete each first-conditional sentence using the correct
form of the verb in brackets.
(1) If you (study) ........... hard, you (pass) ........... your exam.
(2) If it (rain) ........... tomorrow, we (postpone) ........... the picnic.
(3) If she (call) ..........., I (answer) ........... at once.
(4) If we (start) ........... now, we (reach) ........... home before dark.
(5) If you (eat) ........... too much, you (feel) ........... sick.
form of the verb in brackets.
(1) If you (study) ........... hard, you (pass) ........... your exam.
(2) If it (rain) ........... tomorrow, we (postpone) ........... the picnic.
(3) If she (call) ..........., I (answer) ........... at once.
(4) If we (start) ........... now, we (reach) ........... home before dark.
(5) If you (eat) ........... too much, you (feel) ........... sick.
(1) study; will pass
(2) rains; will postpone
(3) calls; will answer
(4) start; will reach
(5) eat; will feel
5 marks.
(2) rains; will postpone
(3) calls; will answer
(4) start; will reach
(5) eat; will feel
5 marks.
Task 2 — Conditional Type 2 (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Rewrite each sentence using the second conditional.
(1) I don't have a car, so I can't drive you home.
→ If I ........... a car, I ........... drive you home.
(2) She doesn't speak English, so she can't apply for the job.
→ If she ........... English, she ........... apply for the job.
(3) We don't live in Kandy, so we don't see the perahera every year.
→ If we ........... in Kandy, we ........... the perahera every year.
(4) I am not the principal, so I can't change the timetable.
→ If I ........... the principal, I ........... the timetable.
(5) He is not careful, so he often gets hurt.
→ If he ........... careful, he ........... so often.
(1) I don't have a car, so I can't drive you home.
→ If I ........... a car, I ........... drive you home.
(2) She doesn't speak English, so she can't apply for the job.
→ If she ........... English, she ........... apply for the job.
(3) We don't live in Kandy, so we don't see the perahera every year.
→ If we ........... in Kandy, we ........... the perahera every year.
(4) I am not the principal, so I can't change the timetable.
→ If I ........... the principal, I ........... the timetable.
(5) He is not careful, so he often gets hurt.
→ If he ........... careful, he ........... so often.
(1) had; would
(2) spoke; would
(3) lived; would see
(4) were; would change
(5) were; would not get hurt
5 marks.
(2) spoke; would
(3) lived; would see
(4) were; would change
(5) were; would not get hurt
5 marks.
Task 3 — Conditional Type 3 (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Complete each third-conditional sentence.
(1) If I (study) ........... harder, I (pass) ........... .
(2) If we (leave) ........... earlier, we (catch) ........... the bus.
(3) If she (tell) ........... me, I (help) ........... her.
(4) If they (not invite) ........... us, we (not attend) ........... .
(5) If the rain (stop) ........... in time, the match (continue) ........... .
(1) If I (study) ........... harder, I (pass) ........... .
(2) If we (leave) ........... earlier, we (catch) ........... the bus.
(3) If she (tell) ........... me, I (help) ........... her.
(4) If they (not invite) ........... us, we (not attend) ........... .
(5) If the rain (stop) ........... in time, the match (continue) ........... .
(1) had studied; would have passed
(2) had left; would have caught
(3) had told; would have helped
(4) had not invited; would not have attended
(5) had stopped; would have continued
5 marks.
(2) had left; would have caught
(3) had told; would have helped
(4) had not invited; would not have attended
(5) had stopped; would have continued
5 marks.
Task 4 — Future perfect (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Complete each future-perfect sentence using the verb in brackets.
(1) By 2030, I (finish) ........... my MBBS degree.
(2) By the end of this year, the workers (build) ........... the new bridge.
(3) By 6 p.m. tonight, mother (cook) ........... a special dinner.
(4) By next week, the bakery (open) ........... three new branches.
(5) By December, my brother (return) ........... from Australia.
(1) By 2030, I (finish) ........... my MBBS degree.
(2) By the end of this year, the workers (build) ........... the new bridge.
(3) By 6 p.m. tonight, mother (cook) ........... a special dinner.
(4) By next week, the bakery (open) ........... three new branches.
(5) By December, my brother (return) ........... from Australia.
(1) will have finished
(2) will have built
(3) will have cooked
(4) will have opened
(5) will have returned
5 marks.
(2) will have built
(3) will have cooked
(4) will have opened
(5) will have returned
5 marks.
Task 5 — Comprehension: Earth Hour (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Read the passage on Earth Hour (above) and answer the questions.
(1) On which day of the year is Earth Hour held?
(2) What exactly do people do during Earth Hour?
(3) Write the sentence which lists the barriers that Earth Hour crosses.
(4) What is the wider aim of Earth Hour beyond switching off lights?
(5) Underline the correct title for this passage:
(a) How to save your electricity bill.
(b) A global symbol of commitment to the planet.
(c) Saturday-night plans in March.
(1) On which day of the year is Earth Hour held?
(2) What exactly do people do during Earth Hour?
(3) Write the sentence which lists the barriers that Earth Hour crosses.
(4) What is the wider aim of Earth Hour beyond switching off lights?
(5) Underline the correct title for this passage:
(a) How to save your electricity bill.
(b) A global symbol of commitment to the planet.
(c) Saturday-night plans in March.
(1) The last Saturday in March, from 8.30 to 9.30 p.m.
(2) They turn off their lights for one hour.
(3) "They engage in this activity irrespective of all the barriers such as race, religion, culture, society, generation and geography."
(4) To show the actions people, businesses and governments are taking to reduce their environmental impact, and to encourage others to join a global community of solutions.
(5) (b) A global symbol of commitment to the planet.
5 marks.
(2) They turn off their lights for one hour.
(3) "They engage in this activity irrespective of all the barriers such as race, religion, culture, society, generation and geography."
(4) To show the actions people, businesses and governments are taking to reduce their environmental impact, and to encourage others to join a global community of solutions.
(5) (b) A global symbol of commitment to the planet.
5 marks.
Task 6 — Notice: an Earth Hour event (40–50 words)
(5 marks)
Write a notice inviting students to join an Earth Hour event in
your school. Use about 40–50 words.
Include:
• day and time
• activities (candle-lit reading, eco-talk)
• one rule
• how to sign up.
your school. Use about 40–50 words.
Include:
• day and time
• activities (candle-lit reading, eco-talk)
• one rule
• how to sign up.
EARTH HOUR — LIGHTS OFF FOR THE PLANET
The Environment Club invites all Grade 9 to 11 students to celebrate Earth
Hour on Saturday, 28th March 2027 from 8.30 to 9.30 p.m. on the school
front lawn. Bring a candle and a story to share. Mobile phones must be on
silent. Sign up with Nimali Perera by 26th March.
— Secretary.
50 words. 5 marks.
The Environment Club invites all Grade 9 to 11 students to celebrate Earth
Hour on Saturday, 28th March 2027 from 8.30 to 9.30 p.m. on the school
front lawn. Bring a candle and a story to share. Mobile phones must be on
silent. Sign up with Nimali Perera by 26th March.
— Secretary.
50 words. 5 marks.
Task 7 — Short paragraph (50–60 words)
(5 marks)
Write a paragraph on ONE of the following. Use about 50–60 words.
(a) Sri Lanka in 2050
(b) What I will do when I leave school
(c) The world if everyone planted one tree
(a) Sri Lanka in 2050
(b) What I will do when I leave school
(c) The world if everyone planted one tree
MODEL — What I will do when I leave school (60 words)
The day I walk out of D.S. Senanayake College for the last time, I will not
feel sad. I will catch the train to Kandy with my friends, eat string
hoppers at the railway hotel, and visit the Temple of the Tooth one more
time. That weekend I will start preparing for my A-Levels — already a
little older.
5 marks.
The day I walk out of D.S. Senanayake College for the last time, I will not
feel sad. I will catch the train to Kandy with my friends, eat string
hoppers at the railway hotel, and visit the Temple of the Tooth one more
time. That weekend I will start preparing for my A-Levels — already a
little older.
5 marks.
Task 8 — Letter / data description (~100 words, 10 marks)
(10 marks)
Answer (a) OR (b). Use about 100 words.
(a) Write a letter to your pen friend describing what you plan to do during
the school holidays.
(b) The bar chart below shows the careers Grade 10 students of a school
plan to pursue in the future. Write a description. Bar values: Doctor 35 ·
Engineer 30 · Teacher 20 · IT Specialist 25 · Business Owner 15 · Other 5.
(a) Write a letter to your pen friend describing what you plan to do during
the school holidays.
(b) The bar chart below shows the careers Grade 10 students of a school
plan to pursue in the future. Write a description. Bar values: Doctor 35 ·
Engineer 30 · Teacher 20 · IT Specialist 25 · Business Owner 15 · Other 5.
(b) MODEL — Bar-chart description (108 words)
The bar chart shows the careers Grade 10 students of a school plan to pursue
in the future. Becoming a doctor is the most popular choice, selected by 35
students. Engineering comes second at 30, slightly more than IT (25) and well
ahead of teaching (20). Only 15 students wish to start their own business,
while a small minority of 5 have chosen other careers.
In summary, science-based careers (doctor + engineer + IT) account for almost
two-thirds of all choices. Entrepreneurship and teaching, the two careers
the country arguably needs most, attract the least interest.
10 marks.
The bar chart shows the careers Grade 10 students of a school plan to pursue
in the future. Becoming a doctor is the most popular choice, selected by 35
students. Engineering comes second at 30, slightly more than IT (25) and well
ahead of teaching (20). Only 15 students wish to start their own business,
while a small minority of 5 have chosen other careers.
In summary, science-based careers (doctor + engineer + IT) account for almost
two-thirds of all choices. Entrepreneurship and teaching, the two careers
the country arguably needs most, attract the least interest.
10 marks.
Task 9 — Article / speech (~200 words, 15 marks)
(15 marks)
Write on ONE of the following. Use about 200 words.
(a) An article: 'The Sri Lanka I want to see in 2050'.
(b) A speech on 'If I were the Minister of Education'.
(c) An essay on 'Climate change — what we must do before it is too late'.
(a) An article: 'The Sri Lanka I want to see in 2050'.
(b) A speech on 'If I were the Minister of Education'.
(c) An essay on 'Climate change — what we must do before it is too late'.
(b) MODEL — If I were the Minister of Education (216 words)
Good morning everyone.
If I were the Minister of Education tomorrow morning, I would not start with
big speeches. I would start with three small but real changes that every
student in this country would feel.
Firstly, I would make English speaking — not just English reading — a
compulsory daily subject. Every classroom from Grade 1 would have at least
fifteen minutes a day of pair-talk in English. By the end of O-Levels, no
Sri Lankan child would be afraid to ask a tourist for directions.
Secondly, I would re-design our school day. Classes would start at 8.30 a.m.
instead of 7.30 — sleep research is very clear that teenagers learn nothing
before eight. The half-hour we'd save in the evening would go to a
compulsory hour of sports or music. A healthy mind and body deserve a slot
on the timetable.
Thirdly, I would protect free education by giving teachers what they need: a
living wage, proper training every two years, and laptops to mark online.
Good teachers are the cheapest revolution any country can buy.
These three changes would not need crores of rupees. They need only
determination — and the belief that our children are worth it.
Thank you.
15 marks — type-2 conditionals throughout, three concrete proposals, warm close.
Good morning everyone.
If I were the Minister of Education tomorrow morning, I would not start with
big speeches. I would start with three small but real changes that every
student in this country would feel.
Firstly, I would make English speaking — not just English reading — a
compulsory daily subject. Every classroom from Grade 1 would have at least
fifteen minutes a day of pair-talk in English. By the end of O-Levels, no
Sri Lankan child would be afraid to ask a tourist for directions.
Secondly, I would re-design our school day. Classes would start at 8.30 a.m.
instead of 7.30 — sleep research is very clear that teenagers learn nothing
before eight. The half-hour we'd save in the evening would go to a
compulsory hour of sports or music. A healthy mind and body deserve a slot
on the timetable.
Thirdly, I would protect free education by giving teachers what they need: a
living wage, proper training every two years, and laptops to mark online.
Good teachers are the cheapest revolution any country can buy.
These three changes would not need crores of rupees. They need only
determination — and the belief that our children are worth it.
Thank you.
15 marks — type-2 conditionals throughout, three concrete proposals, warm close.