Choose one of the events at the bottom and say how likely you think it is using phrases similar to these:
1. It’s bound to happen/ I have no doubt that this will happen
2. I have almost no doubt that this will happen/ I’m 99% sure that this will happen
3. It’s very likely
4. It will probably happen
5. I think it’s quite likely/ There’s a fair chance that it will happen
6. It all depends/ It’s a toss up whether this will happen or not/ There’s a fifty-fifty chance that it will happen/ It may happen
7. This doesn’t seem very likely to me
8. I’d say that it’s fairly unlikely
9. I can’t see this happening/ I shouldn’t think that this’ll happen
10. There’s no chance that this will happen
11. This will never happen in a million years/ There’s absolutely no chance that this will happen
I will reach a near native level of English
I will become a great cook
I will take up a new hobby in the near future
I will reach the level of university professor/ CEO
My football team will win the championship this year
Robots will take over the world
I will be doing the same job in ten years’ time
I will have loads of kids
I will get an 8.0 in IELTS
My family or friends will throw me a surprise party for my next birthday
I will be nervous in the IELTS exam
The government will introduce more restrictions on the internet
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