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Language study. Certainty
The text describes possible future developments in television. The writer is confident about some developments and less confident about others. What difference can you see between these statements?
1 By the turn of the century such sets may be offering programmes in a choice of languages.
2 Picture quality will be excellent.
3 The move towards HDTV is likely to be very gradual.
We cannot measure certainty in language with precision, but the following table provides a guide to how certain a writer is about a future development.
Certainty (%) Verb Adjective Adverb
100 will certain certainly
85 likely unlikely
75 probable, improbable probably
50 could/may possible possibly
Task 4 Listen to this expert on audio systems, recorded in 1992. Note his predictions for each format and the certainty expressions he uses. Do you share his views? Has the situation changed today? Discuss in groups.
Prediction Certainty expressions
LPs
Cassettes
MDs
CDs
Task 5 How likely are these developments in the next five years? Make statements about each development using the certainty expressions in the table. For example:
Most houses in your country will be cleaned by electronic robots.
I think it's unlikely that most houses in my country will be cleaned by electronic robots. It's possible that some houses will use them.
1 Vinyl records will not be made.
2 Ordinary audio cassettes will not be made.
3 Most families in your country will have CD players.
4 Most families in your country will have MD players.
5 Most families in your country will have DCC players.
6 Computers will understand and respond to your spoken language.
7 Cars will be electronically guided through cities.
8 Most teaching will be done by computers.
9 No manual labour will be done in factories in your country.
10 Most families in your country will have HDTVs.
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