As you have understood reading the passage in the previous section, shall and will can have different functions depending on the role they are performing. Click here to consolidate this.
Listening activity
Listen to this song.
Can you guess if will is used as an auxiliary or as a modal verb?
I will survive: Auxiliary for the future.
Here you have the lyrics in case you dare sing:
I will survive
At first I was afraid I was petrified
Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side;
But then I spent so many nights
Thinkin' how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
and I learned how to get along
And so you're back from outer space
I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I'd've known for just one second you'd back to bother me
Go on now, go walk out the door
Just turn around now
('cause) you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Did I crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no, not.I. I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love I know I'll stay alive;
I've got all my life to live,
I've got all my love to give and I'll survive,
I will survive. Hey hey.
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart
Kept trying' hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart,
And I spent oh so many nights
Just feeling sorry for myself. I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high
And you see me somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you,
And so you feel like droppin' in
And just expect me to be free,
Now I'm savin' all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me
Go on now.. etc.
Self-Assessment activity
Choose the correct option:
The sentence 'Shall we give you a wake up call?' denotes:
Suggestion.
Volition.
Right.
Sorry, you failed.
In 'Will you give me your passport, please?' the language function expressed by will is:
Volition.
Obligation.
Right!
Sorry, you failed.
The title in the first song 'Say you Will' means:
You won't agree to do something.
You will agree to do something.
Sorry, you failed!
Right.
I will survive, apart from referring to the future, denotes...
Willingness and determination.
Intention.
Right!
Sorry, you failed!
Pronunciation
In this topic we will pay special attention to the diphthongs which include the sound ,
called Schwa. (Click on it to know how to pronounce it and when it is used).
Now click on the following two diphthongs formed with the schwa and another sound. You can download videos to watch about their pronunciation.
This building in Saigon was once the symbol of the disappeared South Vietnamese Government. It is preserved just the way it was on that day, in April 1975, when the Republic of South Vietnam (which hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese and more than 50.000 Americans died trying to save) ceased to exist. Perhaps the most interesting of all is the basement with its network of tunnels, telecommunication center and war room. Watch this video and explore the Palace:
Listening activity
Self-Assessment activity
Pronunciation
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called Schwa. (Click on it to know how to pronounce it and when it is used).
/ in words like Here, real or near.
Curiosity