1、Unit 3 Going places Period 5: GrammarAims:1. To enable the students to use the Present Continuous Tense for future actions. 2. To enable the students to learn useful expressions of good wishes.Aids: tape recorderProcedures:Step I. Listen to the dialogue and ask the students to get useful information
2、1. Choose the best answers they hear on the tape.Betty are off to Guangzhou next Thursday evening. Her brother Bob _ Betty. Her plane _ at seven, so they _ a taxi. And Jane _ to Xian with her parents on Friday. She _ there by air too.a. is getting b. is seeing off c. will take d. leaves e. is going
3、2. Ask the students to listen to the tape once more with the questions and sum up functional sentences. Q: What did Jane say to Betty when she expresses her good wishes? And what did Betty answer?Expressing wishes: Have a nice/good/pleasant/safe trip/journey Good luck Have a nice/good time in Enjoy
4、your holiday The same to you.Greeting others: Say “Hi/Hello” to from me.Give my love/ regards/ best wishes to yourSends his/her best wishes/ love toStep II. Read the dialogue and underline the verbs that express future.are goingare getting thereThey are talking about their travel plans (express futu
5、re) are seeing off leaveswill takeStep III. Sum up the usage of the Present Continuous Tense for future actions.a. Ask the students to fill in the blanks.Lily _ (leave) for London tomorrow. will leave is going to leave is leavingb. Sum up the special verbs for future actions:leave, go, come, see off
6、, getStep IV. Practice the tenses of verbs and functional sentences.1. Do the Ex 2. on workbook.Work in pairs. Ask each other the questions and write the answers in the chart.2. Make a short dialogue by using the information given in the chart, verbs in present continuous tense and given expressions
7、 of good wishes.3. Ask several groups to present their dialogue.4. Do a competition to practice using different tenses in different situation. The students who complete a whole sentence correctly will get a candy as a prize.a. go fishing, bike, tomorrowb. arrive, Shanghai, air, yesterdayc. seeoff, this afternoon.d. when, come, see, todaye. take part in, sports meeting, in Octobermeet, station, last month