1、 Grammar Unit 2 Travlling around The Present Continuous TenseThe Present Continuous Tense (am/is/are doing) （现在进行时）现在进行时） 1. 表示表示说话时说话时正在发生正在发生的动作。可以和的动作。可以和now, at the moment 等时间状语连用。等时间状语连用。 Dads still working on the car (now) She is answering a telephone call at the moment. The Present Continuous
2、 TenseThe Present Continuous Tense 2. 表示表示现阶段正在进行（现阶段正在进行（说话时不一定在进行）的说话时不一定在进行）的 动作。可以和动作。可以和now, at the moment (目前目前), at present, these days, nowadays, this week/month 等时间状语连等时间状语连 用。用。 How are you getting/coming along with your English? Small businesses are finding it hard to survive at the momen
3、t. 3. 与副词与副词always, constantly (经常地，不断地经常地，不断地) 等连等连 用，用， 表示表示现在习惯性动作（现在习惯性动作（带有称赞、厌恶等情带有称赞、厌恶等情 感色彩）感色彩）。 Hes always helping others. 他总是乐于助人。（表赞扬）他总是乐于助人。（表赞扬） Youre always/constantly changing your mind. 你老是改变主意。（表抱怨）你老是改变主意。（表抱怨） 4. 表示按表示按计划、安排最近将要进行的计划、安排最近将要进行的动作。动作。常常带带 有表有表将来将来的时间状语的时间状语。常用于下列
4、动词常用于下列动词: come, go, leave, start, arrive, reach, get (to), return, move, travel, fly, take off, see off, meet, stay, have (举行举行), hold, take place, take 等。等。 Theyre leaving for Hong Kong this afternoon. The train is arriving soon. Where are you going? When are you coming back? How long are you stay
5、ing there? 1. 表示预见（将会，表示预见（将会， 会）会） I think tomorrow will be a great day! 我想明天我想明天将会是将会是很棒的一天。很棒的一天。 Will I make any friends? The concert will start in a minute. 音乐音乐将将在会一会儿之后在会一会儿之后开始。开始。 1. will/shall do1. will/shall do 2. 表示表示意图（想要）意图（想要） ； 意愿（愿意）意愿（愿意） Well learn survival skills. （将要）（将要） If you
6、 wont tell him the truth, I will. （愿意、（愿意、 想要）想要） Where are my glasses? Ill get them for you.（临时意图）（临时意图） Will/Would you do me a favour? 请你给我帮个忙好吗？（请你给我帮个忙好吗？（疑问句中表示请求）疑问句中表示请求） 3. 现在一贯性倾向（往往）现在一贯性倾向（往往） Youll never see me without a book or a pen. 你你往往往往看到我拿着书或笔。看到我拿着书或笔。 Shell listen to music, in h
7、er room, for hours. 她她往往往往在自己的房间里听音乐，一听就是几个在自己的房间里听音乐，一听就是几个 小时。小时。 4. 可能性（很可能）可能性（很可能） That will be the repairman at the door now. 1. 表示纯粹将来（预测、安排），多用于口语，表示纯粹将来（预测、安排），多用于口语， 语气随便、委婉。语气随便、委婉。疑问句中表示礼貌、疑问句中表示礼貌、委婉委婉的询的询 问问。 The train will be arriving soon. （预测肯定要发生的事）（预测肯定要发生的事） Well be spending wint
8、er abroad. （已经安排好要发生的事）（已经安排好要发生的事） 2. 2. shall/will be doing When shall we be meeting again? 我们将什么时候再会？（礼貌、委婉询问）我们将什么时候再会？（礼貌、委婉询问） Compare： When shall we meet again? 我们什么时候再会好呢？（征求对方意见、我们什么时候再会好呢？（征求对方意见、 许可）许可） Will you be staying here long? 你在这里会待很长时间吗？（礼貌、委婉询问）你在这里会待很长时间吗？（礼貌、委婉询问） Compare: Wil
9、l you stay here long? 请你久留一会好吗？请你久留一会好吗？（表示请求）（表示请求） 2. 表示表示将来某个时刻或时期将来某个时刻或时期正在进行的正在进行的动作动作 Wht time will you be doing this time tomorrow morning? 1. 表示主观意图（打算、想要），一般不用于表示主观意图（打算、想要），一般不用于 come, go, arrive, leave等位置移动的动词。等位置移动的动词。 Listen to the conversation and tick what they are going to do at the
10、 camps. .他们打算在营地里做什么他们打算在营地里做什么 （事前经过考虑的意图）（事前经过考虑的意图） 3. be going to do3. be going to do 2. 表示根据迹象预测将要发生的事（将会）。表示根据迹象预测将要发生的事（将会）。 Itgetting cloudy. Its going to rain. 正在起云了。天要下雨了。正在起云了。天要下雨了。 Be careful. Youre going to break that chair. 小心，你会把椅子坐坏了。小心，你会把椅子坐坏了。 Compare: A: Oh, its 8 oclock now. Im
11、 going to be late for my class. （根据迹象预测（根据迹象预测: 将会）将会） Im afraid I will never make it. （表一般预测：（表一般预测： 将会）将会） Im giving my students an important lesson this morning. （按计划、安排最近要做的事）（按计划、安排最近要做的事） B: Dont worry. Ill drive you to the school right away.（表示临时意图、想法：想要）（表示临时意图、想法：想要） Its getting cold. Im ju
12、st going to send / am just sending some warm clothes to my son at school. （事前经过考虑的意图（事前经过考虑的意图 / 按照计划、安排）按照计划、安排） 1. 表示事先正式（含官方）计划、安排、约定、决表示事先正式（含官方）计划、安排、约定、决 定要做的事定要做的事 ，较正式、郑重，不限于，较正式、郑重，不限于come, go, arrive 等特定动词。等特定动词。 Im to play tennis this afternoon. （事先计划、安排、约定好的）（较正式）（事先计划、安排、约定好的）（较正式） The
13、President is to speak on television tonight. （官方计划、决定）（较正式）（官方计划、决定）（较正式） 4. am/is/are to do4. am/is/are to do 2. 表示必须、可能、可以、应该表示必须、可能、可以、应该, 相当于相当于must, have, to, should , may, can. You are to stay here until I send for you. (=must stay) You are not to smoke here. (=mustnt smoke) What are we to do
14、next? (=should.do) Children are to go to bed by 8:00. (=must/should go) The money is nowhere to be found. (=can/may not be found anywhere) 表示正要、马上要做某事了，不与具体将来时表示正要、马上要做某事了，不与具体将来时 间状语连用。间状语连用。 Look！ The race is about to start. The train is about to leave. 5. am/is/are about to do 5. am/is/are about
15、to do 1. 表示按时刻表、日程表、计划表一定会发生的表示按时刻表、日程表、计划表一定会发生的 将来动作，将来动作， 一般用于一般用于be, come, go, begin, start, arrive, leave, take off, take place, stop, end等。等。 Tomorrow is Saturday. （按日历）（按日历） Im free this afternoon. （工作作息表）（工作作息表） What time does the game start? （按赛程表）（按赛程表） 6. 6. 一般现在时表将来一般现在时表将来 The next plan
16、e takes off at 6.p.m. （按飞机时刻（按飞机时刻 表）表） School starts/begins on August 29th. （按校历）（按校历） 2. 在在if, unless, as, when, before, after, as soon as, until, even if，no matter wh-, wh-ever , who, whoever等引导的条件、时间、让步状语从句，或等引导的条件、时间、让步状语从句，或 定从、主从定从、主从 中，用一般现在时表将来。中，用一般现在时表将来。 If anything happens, Ill get in t
17、ouch with you. We wont have a football match tomorrow unless it is fine. Turn off the light before/when you leave. Well continue the work no matter what /whatever happens. Anyone who/Whoever breaks the law will be punished. 练一练练一练 1. In the following dialogue, a newspaper reporter _ (interview) Wang
18、 Wei about her plans _ the trip along the Mekong River. However, they are not sure about some of the verb tenses. Please complete their conversation. R: Miss Wang, I hear that you _ (travel) along the Mekong River. Have you got everything ready? W: Almost. is interviewing for are travelling R: So wh
19、en _ you _ (leave)? W: Next Monday. R: How far _ you _ (cycle) each day? W: Its hard to say. If the weather _ (be) fine, I think we _ (be) able to ride 75 km a day. R: Who _ you _ (go) along with? W: I _ (set) out on the trip with my brother. We _(reach) Dali in Yuannan Porvince in two days, _ my co
20、usins areleaving arecycling is will be are going am setting are reaching where Dao Wei and Yu Hang _ (join) us. We can hardly wait to see them! R: What about the weather in Qinghai Province? W: The weather forecast is not good so we _ (take) a large parcel of warm clothes with us. R: Where _ you _ (
21、stay) at night? W: Usually in our tent, but sometimes in the villages along the river bank. R: What happens if you have an accident? are joining are taking are staying W: Dont worry. I had some medical training at my college. Besides, we _ (take) out insurance to cover any problems. R: Well, it soun
22、ds fun. I hope you _ (have) a pleasant journey. Thank you for your time. are taking (will) have 2. Fill in each blank with a proper form of the verb given. Dear Monica, Many thanks for your letter. Im pleased you _ (enjoy) your holiday. When _ you _ (come) home? It _ (be) great to see you again. We
23、_ (go) to Greece this week. I _ (try) to get everything ready in time, but it is very difficult with these small children. Our plane are enjoying are comingwill be are going am trying _ (leave) at six oclock on Friday morning, so we _ (take) a taxi to the airport at four oclock in the morning. I hop
24、e the children _ (behave) themselves and _ (get) ready quickly. Peter _ (have) a three- week holiday this year. So when we _ (get) back from Greece we _ (stay) with his mother in Brighton for a week. She has a big flat in a block (街区街区) right next to the sea. The children love it. leaves are taking
25、(will) behaveget has are staying get 3. Finish Exercise 1, 2, 3,4 on Page 28. Discovring Useful Structures Talking about your future plans 1. What do you think the tense in the sentences expresses? In every sentence, the present continuous tense is used to talk about a future meaning/ action/plan/ a
26、rrangement. 2. Underline verbs in the present continuus tense. Discuss with a partner when and how these verbs are used. (宾从宾从) These verbs are used to talk about plans or arrange-mens for events at a later time than now. 4. Discuss weekend plans with a partner, based on the weather report below. (P
27、age 28 , Ex. 4) Expressions: lgo hiking/cycling/swimming/travelling. lgo on a picnic/trip, fly a kite lplay football, go to the movies lhelp with the cleaning/washing lclean up, do the homework l Well, its going to be., so Im doing. l Well, as/since its going to be, Im doing. Weather: sunny/a bit/ve
28、ry windy/clear/rainy/cl oudy Example A: What are you doing on Saturday morning? B: Well, its going be sunny in the morning and not very windy, so Im having a picnic. What are you doing that morning? A: The weather is really suitable for outdoor activities, Im going cycling with some friends. B: It s
29、ounds great fun. Do you have any plans for the afternoon and evening? A: As its still going to be sunny but a little windy, were flying kites after cycling. And its going to be very windy in the evening, so were returning home and staying at home. Im having a good shower to relax after a days activi
30、ty. B: It sounds a good idea. Wish you an amazing time on Saturday. A: The same to you. The EndThe End Mandy _ (graduate) from university this summer. Ever since the beginnig of the year, she _ (prepare) to make a bike journey after graduation. She _ (plan) to go cycling around the entire country. H
31、er parents are concerned about her safety and disagree with her idea. But she is not a _ (determine) person. Now she _ (try) to persuade me to join her. I know she is always _ (make) up her mind this moment and _ (change) it is graduating making is trying plans changing 语法填空语法填空 （一）（一） has been prep
32、aring determined the next moment. In other words, Now she _ _ (sit) at the computer _her schedule for the trip. According to schedule, we _ (leave) for Tibet three days later. Before leaving home, she is _ (organize) our trip properly. are leaving to organize sitting planning is They will get marrie
33、d over the October holiday. （表预测、意图或很可能（表预测、意图或很可能, 一般用法一般用法） They will be getting married over the October holiday. （表纯粹将来，口语语气随和亲切）表纯粹将来，口语语气随和亲切） They are about to get married. （就要结婚了）（就要结婚了） 用法比较用法比较 They are going to get married over the October holday. （表示主观意图、想法、打算）（口语化）（表示主观意图、想法、打算）（口语化） They are getting married over the October holiday. （表示已经计划、安排（表示已经计划、安排, 较随便、通俗的说法）较随便、通俗的说法） They are to get married over the October holiday. （表示已经计划、安排、决定，较正式说法）（表示已经计划、安排、决定，较正式说法）
