Unit 2 Travelling Around-Discovering Useful Structure

 

【教材分析】

This teaching period mainly deals with the grammar: The present continuous tense used to express the future meaning. This period carries considerable significance to the cultivation of students’ grammar sense.

The teacher is expected to enable students to master this grammar thoroughly and consolidate the knowledge by doing some exercise of good quality.

【教学目标与核心素养】

1. Get students to have a good understanding of the basic usages of the present continuous tense used to express the future meaning.

2. Strengthen students’ great interest in grammar learning.

3. Instruct students to express their ideas with this grammar correctly.

【教学重难点】

How to enable students to use the grammar item: the present continuous tense used to express the future meaning flexibly both in their spoken English and written English.

【教学过程】

Step1 Lead-in

Listen to a radio and figure out the new uses of “be doing structure” by filling in the blanks:

I'm   babysitting on Monday. Would you like   to go out on Monday? No, sorry, I   can? Why not? I'm   babysitting on Monday. Would you like   to go out on Tuesday? No, sorry, I   can't. Why not? I'm doing my   laundry on Tuesday. Would you like   to go out on Wednesday? No, sorry, I   can't. Why not? I'm working   overtime on Wednesday. Would you like   to go out on Thursday? No, sorry, I   can't. Why not? I'm working   out on Thursday. Would you like   to go out on Friday? No, sorry, I   can't. Why not? I'm visiting   relatives on Friday. Would you like   to go out on weekend? Well? Maybe! Qs: What’s the   lady doing on   Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday? I'm   babysitting on Monday. I'm doing my   laundry on Tuesday. I'm working   overtime on Wednesday. I'm working   out on Thursday. I'm visiting   relatives on Friday.

Question:以上歌曲中的含有现在进行时的句子有哪些？表示什么意义？

Step 2 Presentation

一、现在进行时表示将来的用法

英语中还可以用现在进行时（be doing ) 表示按计划、安排将要发生的动作。主要用于以下两种情况：

（1）表示位置移动的动词的进行时表将来，如:go, come, leave, start, begin, arrive, return, move, fly, take off等。

My uncle is coming back from abroad next week. 我叔叔下周要从国外回来了。

Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane is taking off.

女士们，先生们，请系好安全带。飞机就要起飞了。

（2）有些不表示位置移动的动词的进行时也可以表将来，如：do, get, rent, meet, bring, eat, have, meet, play, see, stay, wear, work, run out等。

Are you eating at the park? 你们要在公园吃饭吗？

We are having a few guests over tomorrow.明天有几位客人要来。

（3）一般将来时的其他几种表达法

初中阶段学习过will/shall do 和 be going to do的形式表示将来意义。高中英语中还可以用be to do 和be about to do 以及一般现在时表示将来意义。

will do（主语为第一人称时可shall）

①将要发生的动作或存在的状态（单纯表将来）。

With the development of science and technology, robot cooks will appear in our families in the future. 随着科技的发展，未来机器人厨师会出现在家庭中。

②未经过预先计划或考虑要做的动作（临时决定要做）。

—Ann is in hospital. 安住院了。

—Oh, really? I didn’t know. I will go and visit her.真的吗？我不知道啊，我要去探望她。

（4）be going to do

①表示计划、打算干某事（事先考虑）。

②表示有迹象表明要发生的动作。

There is going to be a folk music concert in Beijing Opera Theater next month.

下个月在北京剧院有一场民族音乐会。

Look at the dark clouds. It is going to rain. 看这乌云，要下雨了。

（5）be to do （可以和具体的时间状语连用）

①表示按计划、安排即将发生的动作。

②用于时间、条件状语从句中，表示“如果要……，想要……”。

The students are to meet at the school gate tomorrow. 明天学生们将在学校大门口集会。

If you are to succeed, you must work as hard as possible. 如果你想要成功，比必须努力工作。

（6）be about to do （不与具体的时间状语连用）   表示即将要发生的动作。

We are about to start. 我们就要出发了。

The new school year is about to begin. 新学年开学在即。

（7）一般现在时表将来

①表示按时间表规定将要发生的动作。常限于表示位置移动的短暂性动词。

②在时间、条件或让步状语从句中，用一般现在时表将来。

Look at the timetable. Hurry up! Flight 4026 takes off at 18:20.

你看看时刻表，快点！4026次航班的起飞时间是下午6点20分。

Jane is in a hurry because the train to the airport leaves in half an hour.

简很匆忙，因为去机场的火车半小时后出发。

Step 3 Homework