1、Grammar and usageUnit2Future continuous tenseMr.Snail and Mr.TortoiseWhere are you going?I m going to the store around the corner.What for?It will be my birthday in two days.How old willyou be then?I shall be 5 hundred years old.I will buy you a car for your birthday,then.Its kind of you.But Ill sti
2、ll run 50 miles every day.Why?Remember the race last time?I am to beat you next time.Oh,really?But the store is about toclose!Oh,no!I am to havenothing for supper!HOWHOWwill/shall doto express the simple future tensewill/shall dobe going to dobe to dobe about to dobe doingdo/doesToby will be climbin
3、g the Himalayas all next week.The future continuous tenseis often used to talk about something that will be in progressl over a period of time in the future.l at a certain time in the future.Compare the following sentences:l A.Ill do some shopping next week.B.Ill be shopping in the mall all this aft
4、ernoon.C.At this time tomorrow Ill be shopping in the mall.l A.I will see you this weekend.B.I will be seeing you this weekend.l A.Tom wont cut the grass.B.Tom wont be cutting the grass.l A.When will you come again?B.When will you be coming again?FutureContinuous TenseTalk about something that will
5、be in progress at a certain time or over a period of time in the future.Express future without intention.Make polite enquiries about other peoples future plans.When we arrive in New York,itll be raining.Hell be singing at the partyWhen will you be spending the summer vacation?The form of Future cont
6、inuous tense In statements：Sb.will(not)be doing sth.In questions:Will sb.be doing sth.?In short answers:Yes,sb.will.No,sb.will not(wont).Testing your memoryLily is an Australian high school student.She gets up at 7:00.Then after 15 minutes she has her breakfast.She goes to school every workday.She l
7、eaves home at 8 oclock to take the school bus.She arrives at school at about 9.She starts to study at once and continues until 12:00 when she has lunch at school.Usually the lunch takes about half an hour.She starts to study again at 1:00 and goes home at 3:30.1)At 7:25 A.Shell be leaving the house.
8、B.Shell have left the house.C.Shell be at home.D.Shell be having breakfast.2)From 9 to 12 A.Shell be studying.B.Shell be having classes.C.Shell be doing exercise.D.Shell be doing heavy work with workers.3)From 12 to 12:30 A.Shell be having lunch.B.Shell have finished homework C.Shell be leaving scho
9、ol.D.Shell be enjoying her lunch.4)At 13:05 A.Shell be eating her lunch.B.Shell be studying again.C.Shell have finished her lunch.D.Shell have left school.Reading&Acting12TomJimCarlJackJim:Will you be using your bicycle this evening?Tom:No.So you want to borrow it?Jim:Yes.When can I get it?Tom:After
10、 I go to heaven.Jack:Will you be passing the post office when youre out?Carl:Probably.Why?Jack:I need some stamps.Could you get me some?Carl:Sure.Money,please.Jack:How much do you want?Carl:The more,the better.15th MayDear Mr.Wang,Thank you for your note about:the visit to London next month.However,
11、I cannot go as I am very busy during June.Please let me explain.From 13th to 17th June,I will be _ down the Yangtze.On 18th June,I am going to visit the Yellow Crane Tower.Then,on 19th June,I _ interviewing some professors about the Yellow Crane Tower.I am sure I will find out lots of interesting fa
12、ct from them for next months article.travelingwill beAfter the interviews,from 20th to 22nd June,I _ going to Chongqing.I expect I will visit some of the best hotels because I _ write a report about them in July.Then,on 23rd June,I will fly to Lahsa.From 24th to 29th June,I _ some places of interest
13、 there.I will return to Beijing 30th June.As you can see,my schedule for June is full and I cannot go to London for the festival.Thank you for your understanding.Yours sincerely,will bewillwill be exploringMultiple choices1).At this time tomorrow _ over the Atlantic.(NMET 2003年北京)A.were going to fly
14、 B.well be flying C.well fly D.were to fly2).-What are you going to do this afternoon?-I am going to the cinema with some friends.The film _ quite early,so we _ to the bookstore after that.(NMET 2005年重庆）A.finished;are going B.finished;go C.finishes;are going D.finishes;go3).Because the shop _,all th
15、e T-shirts are sold at half price.(NMET 2004年 浙江）A.has closed down B.closed down C.is closing down D.had closed down4).Turn on the television or open a magazine and you _ advertisements showing happy families.(NMET 2004年 湖南）A.will often see B.often see C.are often seeing D.have often seen5).We _ a b
16、asketball match at fivetomorrow afternoon.A will have watchedB watchC can watchD will be watching6).If he _,dont interrupt him.A still worksB is still workingC still has been workingD will still be workingTranslation 当我们到达纽约时，天将正在下雨。(将来正在)他将在会议上作报告。（纯粹将来）你将在什么地方度过这个暑假？（礼貌询问）It will be raining when w
17、e arrive in New York.He will be giving a talk at the meeting.Where will you be spending your summer vacation?史密斯夫妇下个星期打算去巴西。随后这个月里他们将在墨西哥旅行。（将来一段时间）Mr.and Mrs.Smith are going to Brazil next week,and they will be traveling in Mexico later in the month.Homework Review the future continuous tense and p
18、review the tense of future in the past.Finish off Ex C1 in the workbook on Page 96.Future in the pastWhat tense is used in the sentences below:Many teenagers like reading adventure stories.I have read about an adventure in Africa.Toby and Colin will live with the local people in their villages.They
19、will be walking everyday for two weeks.present perfectsimple futurefuture continuous simple presentThey will be walking everyday for two weeks.You were having a meeting at this time yesterday.They held a party on the campus last weekend.He is now living an interesting life inAfrica.Future continuous
20、 Past continuous Simple past Present continuous They set off at 9 a.m.andwould reach the airport an hour later.Simple pastFuture in the paste.g.They were sure that they would winthe final victory.(be sure happened in the past,the action win the final victory happened in the future compared with the
21、action of be sure)(A)to report an action in the past from a time when it was still in the future.e.g.He told me he was going to learn another foreign language.e.g.I was meeting him in town the next day.(B)to indicate a past intention(C)to indicate a past arrangement.e.g.Toby said goodbye to his frie
22、nd,not knowing that they were never tomeet again.(D)to mean that the future action actually happened.The form of future in the past:(A)would+do e.g.I told you Colin and I would spenda few weeks traveling.(B)was/were going to e.g.We were going to see the wild animals,but then we didnt have time.(C)wa
23、s/were to e.g.It was his last day at school,and he was to leave the next morning.(D)was/were about to e.g.The bus was about to start.Colin was about to get off the camel when a child ran towards him.be about to 表示即将要发生的动作,不与表示时间段的 状语连用。(E)was/were+doing (come,go,arrive,leave,meet)e.g.I didnt know wh
24、en they were coming again.I was meeting him in America the next year.would/should+dowas/were going to+dowas/were to+dowas/were about to+dowas/were doingA.Tick the sentences which expressfuture in the past.Colin told me he would be in Africa.John was always going to the beach when he was a kid.Jennif
25、er mentioned that she was going to Hawaii on holiday.I was having dinner with some friends between 8 and 10 yesterday evening.Toby and Colin were to fly to Morocco the next day.B.Colin wrote in his diary about the sunrise he and Toby saw in the desert.Complete his diary entry with expressions from t
26、he box.were going to watch wouldnt see wouldnt give was to remember were about to turn would blow would stop would fall were going to watch were about to turn would blow wouldnt see wouldnt give would stop would fall was to rememberCheck your answers!Finish the passage according to Para 2 on Page 22
27、.Dear Karen,How are you?Im going to tell you something about Tobys adventure in Africa.He said they _ London on 15th July and they _ to Morocco,in North Africa.They _ on camels through the Sahara Desert.It is the biggest desert in the world-about the size of the US!would leavewould flywere going to
28、travelHe expected it _ very hot,dry and dusty there.They _ by camel,with local guides,camping in tents and sleeping on the ground in their big,thick sleeping bags.He had heard that could see beautiful stars on clear nights.He _ a torch with him so that he _ see in the dark.The whole trip _ six days.
29、That meant he _ to sit on a camel for almost a week.would bewould be travelingwould bringwould be able towould takewould haveHe said how uncomfortable it was.He hoped his camel liked him!I will send you some post cards from Toby.Love,AihuaMultiple choices1.-Alice,why didnt you come yesterday?-I_,but
30、 I had an unexpected visitor.A.had B.would C.was going to D.did2.I first met Lisa three years ago.She _at a radio shop at the time.A.has worked B.was working C.had just started D.had worked3.We were all surprised when he made it clear that he_ office soon.A leaves B.would leave C.left D.had left4.-C
31、ome in,Peter.I want to show you something.-Oh,how nice of you!I_ you_ to bring me a gift.A.never think;are going B.never thought;were going C.didnt think;were going D.hadnt thought;were going5.He_ anyone the minute he _ they needed help.A.would help;saw B.helped;saw C.will help:sees D.helps;sees6.As
32、 I _ the next day,I went to bed early on Thursday evening.A.was leaving B.had left C.will leave D.left7.I had no idea if he _ the meeting.A.will attend B.attends C.will have attended D.would attend 8.I _ to start off when it began to rain.A.was B.was able C.wanted D.was about 9.They wanted to know what _next.A.would happen B.has happened C.will happen D.is going to happenHomework for todayReview the future continuous tense and the future in the past tense.Finish ExxC2&D1 in the workbook on Pages 96-97.
