1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家U2P4学习目标1.To analyse how the present continuous tense is used to express future plans.2.To learn the language situations of using this grammar.3.To apply the usage to talking and writing future plans.课堂探究Part Observe and analyseActivity 1Read the following sentences.What do you think
2、 the tense in the sentences expresses?1.We are seeing a film this afternoon.2.Im travelling around Europe for two weeks with my aunt and uncle.3.Were renting a car and driving!4.My parents are taking me to Hong Kong during the October holiday.Activity 2Read the conversation and try to find out the a
3、nswers to the following questions:1.When and how are the underlined verbs used?2.What other methods can you think of to express your future plan?Amy:Hello,Jeremy!What are you doing this weekend?Jeremy:Hi,Amy!Some friends and I are going to that new water park on Saturday.Do you want to join us?Amy:S
4、ure,Id love to!What time and where?Jeremy:Were meeting at 10:00 a.m.at the bus stop near our school.Amy:How about lunch?Are you eating at the water park?Jeremy:Well,Im bringing my own lunch.I think some of the others are eating at the park,but the food there is really expensive.Activity 3Rewrite the
5、 following sentences that express future plans using “be doing” structure.And then translate them into Chinese.1.Ive just booked my air ticket!Ill visit my grandparents in December.2.Kate has been invited to a meeting in Iceland.She will apply for a visa soon.3.A:Hey,are you free for dinner tonight?
6、B:Im sorry,no.Ill have dinner with my cousins tonight.4.The cruise will leave on 23 March and return on 1 April.Activity 4Observe the following two sentences,and think about whether they can be rewritten into the “be doing” structure and tell me why.1.Gary might visit China next year,but hes still n
7、ot sure.2.Could you help me with this box,please?Im afraid Im going to drop it.Activity 5Summarybe doing强调事先计划好的安排、确定要做的事情,一般带明显的表将来的时间状语Oh,its 8:20.Im going to be late for my class.Im giving my students a very important test this morning.be going to do表示说话者的打算和意图或者表示根据当前情况作出的预言will do更强调个人意愿和瞬间的决定H
8、oney,dont worry.Ill drive you to your school right away.Part PracticeActivity 1Use the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.(Page 78 Using Structures Exercise 1)1.He (apply for) a credit card next Tuesday.2.He (not,visit) the Eiffel Tower next week since he (at
9、tend) a meeting in Seoul.3.I (not,pack) until the day after tomorrow.4.I dont know if she (check in) tonight or tomorrow.5.(you,check out) of the hotel tomorrow?6.How long (you,stay) here?Activity 2Discuss weekend plans with a partner,based on the weather report below.(Page 28 Activity 4)ExampleA:Wh
10、at are you doing on Saturday morning?B:Well,its going to be sunny in the morning and not very windy,so Im having a picnic with my friends.Part Compare and rethinkActivity 1Read the following poem by yourselves and then rewrite the poem by turning the sentences that are expressing the future event in
11、to the present continuous tense.And then tell me which one is better.Why?Hush,little baby,dont say a word,Papas going to buy you a mockingbird.If that mockingbird wont sing,Papas going to buy you a diamond ring.If that diamond ring turns to brass,Papas going to buy you a looking-glass.If that lookin
12、g-glass gets broke,Papas going to buy you a billy-goat.If that billy-goat runs away,Papas going to buy you another today.Activity 2Can you write your own poems using the “be doing” structure to express the future events?Have a try.Part WritingChoose one of the two itineraries below.Write a few sente
13、nces to describe your travel plans,using the present continuous tense.(Page 79 Activity 5)Hangzhou,ChinaTimeActivitiesMon9:00 a.m.:flight to Hangzhouafternoon:check in at the hotelTueWest LakeWedGrand Canal(大运河)ThurWuzhen:experience the beauty of the ancient water townFrimorning:Botanical Gardenafte
14、rnoon:National Silk MuseumSatmorning:go shoppingafternoon:packSunleave for homeAuckland,New ZealandTimeActivitiesMon1:50 a.m.:flight to Aucklandlate afternoon:check in at the hotelTueTe Papa (National Museum of New Zealand)Wedtake a cable car(缆车) up to the Botanical GardensThurmorning:go shoppingaft
15、ernoon:visit the Sky TowerFritake a road trip into the mountainsSatreturn to the citySunleave for homeExample:Travel Itinerary:Hangzhou,ChinaOn Monday,I am taking a 9:00 a.m. flight to Hangzhou.Im checking in at the hotel in the afternoon.Part HomeworkFinish the Activities 2、3、4 in Using Structures
16、on Page 78-79.参考答案Part Activity 1In every example sentence,the present continuous tense is used to talk about future plans.Activity 21.The verbs all use the present continuous tense to express some arrangements for events in the nearest future.2.We can also use “will do” “be going to do” to express
17、our future plans.Activity 31.Ive just booked my air ticket!I am visiting my grandparents in December.我已经订了机票。在12月份我要去拜访我的祖父母。2.Kate has been invited to a meeting in Iceland.She is applying for a visa soon.凯特受邀去冰岛参会。她很快就要申请签证了。3.A:Hey,are you free for dinner tonight?B:Im sorry,no.I am having dinner w
18、ith my cousins tonight.A:嗨,今晚有空吗?B:抱歉,我没空。今晚我要和表姐们一起吃饭。4.The cruise is leaving on 23 March and returning on 1 April.游船将在3月23 离开并于4月1日返回。Activity 4The two sentences cannot be rewritten.Because in the first sentence,“might visit” is not expressing the future event but expressing a kind of possibility;
19、while in the second sentence,“be going to” is expressing a kind of tendency,but not a thing that is sure to happen.Part Activity 11.is applying for2.is not visiting;is attending3.am not packing4.is checking in5.Are you checking out6.are you stayingActivity 2A:What are you doing on Saturday morning?B
20、:Well,its going to be sunny in the morning and not very windy,so Im having a picnic with my friends.A:Are you free in the afternoon?B:Uh,no.Im hiking up to the mountain with my family to have dinner at a restaurant overlooking the city.Since the weather is going to be clear,we were hoping to get a r
21、eally good view of the city lights.But Im free tomorrow.We can get together then.A:Im not so sure about that.B:What do you mean?What are you doing tomorrow morning?A:Since the wind is going to be strong,Im going sailing with my uncle.B:And then in the afternoon?A:Its going to be rainy,so Im staying
22、inside and playing board games with my cousins.B:How about tomorrow night?A:Let me see.I have nothing planned.B:Why dont we get together then?A:Sure.Your place or mine?B:I will come over to your place.See you then.Part Activity 1Hush,little baby,dont say a word,Papas buying you a mockingbird.If that
23、 mockingbird wont sing,Papas buying you a diamond ring.If that diamond ring turns to brass,Papas buying you a looking-glass.If that looking-glass gets broke,Papas buying you a billy-goat.If that billy-goat runs away,Papas buying you another today.I think the original one is better,because the poem d
24、escribes a scene where the father is singing his baby to sleep.Therefore,the many future things referred to in the poem will not really happen.Activity 2略Part Travel Itinerary:Hangzhou,ChinaOn Monday,Im taking a 9:00 a.m. flight to Hangzhou.Im checking in at the hotel in the afternoon.On Tuesday,Im
25、going to West Lake,and on Wednesday,Im going to the Grand Canal.On Thursday,Im going to Wuzhen so I can experience the local food and enjoy the Flower-Drum Opera in the beautiful water town.On Friday morning,Im going to the Botanical Garden,and in the afternoon,Im going to the National Silk Museum.O
26、n Saturday morning,Im going shopping,and in the afternoon,Im packing.Then on Sunday,Im leaving for home.Travel Itinerary:Auckland,New ZealandOn Monday,Im taking a 1:50 a.m. flight to Auckland.In the late afternoon,Im checking in at the hotel.On Tuesday,Im going to Te Papa,the National Museum of New Zealand.On Wednesday,Im taking a cable car up to the botanical Gardens.On Thursday morning,Im going shopping.Then in the afternoon,Im visiting the Sky Tower.On Friday,Im taking a road trip into the mountains and Im returning to the city on Saturday.On Sunday,Im leaving for home.- 6 - 版权所有高考资源网