Back to calendar
Business
English
Intermediate
B1 - Negotiations
Expressing probability
Objectives
How to express probability in negotiation using modals of probability: i) Vocabulary for pricing and contracts in negotiations. ii) Modals of Probability. iii) Future Tenses
Grammar
Modals of probability and future tenses to show probability: i) The client might sign the contract. ii) That could work. iii) I hope the client will sign the contract tomorrow. iv) The client is signing the contract at the meeting this afternoon.
Description
To express the likelihood or chance that a given event or situation will occur is a language function used when explaining and discussing figures, trends, progress, future plans, as well as in decision-making.