1、UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE【版本：新人教册别：选择性必修一】Discover useful structures The structure of Future Progressive Tense Learn to understand the use of the future progressive tense; Read and understand the difference between the simple future tense and future progressive tense;
2、Use the future progressive tense to express your ideas. Fill and exploreI often imagine what my life _ (be) like in the future. I think my life _ (be) very different in ten years. I _ (be) twenty-eight years old by then. I _ (have) my own family, probably with a lovely child. I hope I _ (work) in a
3、computer company as a programme designer. I _ (enjoy) my work and get along well with my colleagues. I _ (do) a good job in whatever I do. In my free time, I _ (continue) to take regular exercise, such as swimming, running and various ball games. In the holidays, _ (travel) around the world. In a wo
4、rd, my life _ (be) much richer and more colourful. Below is a letter from the present you to the future you. Try to complete it with the most appropriate verb forms.will bewill bewill havewill enjoywill workwill dowill continuewill travelwill bewill be Observe and discover1. However, in the not-too-
5、distant future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us . (P14 L6)2. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. (P14 L17)3. In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every
6、 day. (P14 L16)4. It will also be checking your body weight. (P14 L19)5. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. (P15 L3) Find and discuss the use of will be doing in the sentences.1. However, in the not-too-distant future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock
7、 the door for us (P14 L6)2. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. (P14 L17)3. In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. (P14 L16)4. It will also be checking your body weight. (P14
8、 L19)5. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. (P15 L3) Observe and discoverFind and discuss the use of will be doing in the sentences.to predict the life in the future SummarizeThe Future Progressive TenseThe modal will + be + v-ing form refers to a situation beginning
9、 before a future time point and continuing through that time point.PresentPastFuturewill be doingThe comparison between Simple Future Tense and Future Progressive Tense Compare and discover1. In the future we will use advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in ou
10、r home.2. In the future we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home.In sentence 2, the speaker is more concerned with the pure certainty of the action happening in the future.What different impressions do they make? Compare and discover1.
11、 What will you do tomorrow? 你明天干什么?2. What will you be doing this time tomorrow? 明天这个时候你会在做什么呢?What different impressions do they make?将来进行时表示将来某时正在进行正在进行的动作；一般将来时表示将来某时将要发生将要发生的动作。 Compare and discover1. When will you visit us again? 你什么时候再来我家? （一般说法）2. When will you be visiting us again? 你什么时候再来拜访
12、我们呢? （委婉说法）What different impressions do they make?在现代英语口语中，将来进行时比一般将来时显得语气委婉。 Compare and discover1. Jack wont pay this bill. 杰克不肯付这笔钱。2. Jack wont be paying this bill. 不会由杰克来付这笔钱的。What different impressions do they make?有时一般将来时中的 will 含有“愿意”的意思，而用将来进行时则只是单纯地谈未来情况。 Practice makes perfect1. By the t
13、ime you have finished this book, your meal _ (get) cold. (2012 北京改)2. Next month we _ (have) our school open day. 3. Daniels family _ (enjoy) their holiday in Huangshan this time next week. (2009 安徽改)4. Food supplies in the food-stricken area _ (run) out. We must act immediately before theres none l
14、eft. (2012 重庆改)will getwill havewill be enjoyingare running. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs in brackets. Practice makes perfect1. 明天这个时间我们会飞过太平洋。2. 如果你春天种上西瓜种子，秋季你就会吃到新鲜的西瓜了。3. 我堂弟告诉我，他第二天早晨要去新西兰。(2014 重庆)4. 我们一年后就要毕业了。. Translate the following sentences.At this time tomorrow
15、well be flying over the Pacific Ocean.If you plant watermelon seeds in the spring, you will be eating fresh watermelon in the fall. My cousin told me he was leaving for New Zealand the next morning.We are leaving / will graduate school in one years time.将来进行时用法将来进行时用法概念：概念：表示将来某时进行的状态或动作，或表示将来某时进行的状态或动作，或按预测将来会发生的事情。按预测将来会发生的事情。形式：形式：will be doing未完成性；未完成性；持续性持续性
