1、Unit2 Travelling aroundDiscovering Useful structuresLearning Aims1.Analyze how the present continuous tense is used to express future plans.2.Learn the language situations of using this grammar.3.Apply the usage to talking and writing future plans.StepLead-inHave you ever seen the film?Up is a fanta
2、stic story about love and the spirit of adventure.The main character,Carl,a 78-year-old man,in order to keep his promise to his beloved wife,he will/is going to use colorful balloon to drag his house flown to the sky.UpPlease pay attention to the words in red,have you ever learned the sentence struc
3、ture before?StepObserve and analyze Task 1 Read the following sentences and translate them into Chinese.What do you think the tense in the sentences is expressing?1.We are seeing a film this afternoon.2.Im travelling around Europe for two weeks with my aunt and uncle.3.Were renting a car and driving
4、!4.My parents are taking me to Hong Kong during the October holiday.Task 2 Read the conversation and try to find out the answers to the following questions:When and how are the underlined verbs used?What other methods can you think of to express your future plan?Amy:Hello,Jeremy!What are you doing t
5、his weekend?Jeremy:Hi,Amy!Some friends and I are going to that new waterpark on Saturday.Do you want to join us?Amy:Sure,Id love to!What time and where?Jeremy:Were meeting at 10:00 a.m.at the bus stop near our school.Amy:How about lunch?Are you eating at the water park?Jeremy:Well,Im bringing my own
6、 lunch.I think some of the others are eating at the park,but the food there is really expensive.1.When and how are the underlined verbs used?2.What other methods can you think of to express your future plan?The verbs all use the present continuous tense to express some arrangements for events in the
7、 nearest future.We can also use“will/shall do”“be going to do”“be about to do”to express our future plans.现在进行时表现在进行时表将来将来1.1.位移动词的现在进行时表将来位移动词的现在进行时表将来2.2.非位移动词表将来要有时间状语非位移动词表将来要有时间状语其他表将来的其他表将来的表达方式表达方式1.1.will/shall do表单纯的未来表单纯的未来2.be going to do 表示打算，计划，或者安排好要做表示打算，计划，或者安排好要做的事情，或根据某种迹象表明将要发生的事情
8、。的事情，或根据某种迹象表明将要发生的事情。3.be to do 表明按计划中约定的或按职责、义务、要表明按计划中约定的或按职责、义务、要求必须去做的事或即将发生的动作。求必须去做的事或即将发生的动作。4.be about to do表示即将发生的动作表示即将发生的动作5.5.一般现在时表将来，表示按照日常表或时刻表的一般现在时表将来，表示按照日常表或时刻表的安排要发生的事，或用于时间和条件状语从句中安排要发生的事，或用于时间和条件状语从句中将来时的表达方法将来时的表达方法Task 3 Read the conversation and tick those that express futu
9、re plans and rewrite them in the present continuous tense.1Ive just booked my air ticket!Ill visit my grandparents in December2Gray might visit China next year,but hes still not sure.3Kate has been invited to a meeting in Iceland.She will apply for a visa soon.4Could you help me with this box,please
10、?Im afraid Im going to drop it.5A:Hey,are you free for dinner tonight?B:Im sorry,no.Ill have dinner with my cousins tonight.Task 4 Observe the following two sentences,think about whether they can be rewritten into the“be doing”structure and tell me why.1.Gary might visit China next year,but hes stil
11、l not sure.2.Could you help me with this box,please?Im afraid Im going to drop it.be doing 强调事先计划好的安排、确定要做的事情，一般带明显的表将来的时间状语eg.Oh,its 8:20.Im going to be late for my class,Im giving my students a very important test this morning.be going to do表示说话者的打算和意图或者表示根据当前情况作出的预言Oh,its 8:20.Im going to be late
12、 for my class,Im giving my students a very important test this morning.will do更强调个人意愿和瞬间的决定Honey，dont worry.Ill drive you to your school right away.Task 5 SummaryStep III PracticeTask 1 Use the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.1.Our plane _(take off)and let
13、s hurry up;or we will miss it.2.He _(not,visit)the Eiffel Tower next week since he _(attend)a meeting in Seoul.3.I _(not pack)until the day after tomorrow.4.They _(spend)their next summer holiday in Guilin.5.The plane_(arrive)in 10 minutes.6.How long _(you,stay)here?is taking off is not visitingis a
14、ttendingam not packingare spendingis arrivingare you stayingTask 2 Discuss weekend plans with a partner,based on the weather report below.（课本P28 Activity4）ExampleA:What are you doing on Saturday morning?B:Well,its going to be sunny in the morning and not very windy,so Im having a picnic with my frie
15、nds.Step IV Compare and rethinkTask 1 Read the following poem by yourselves and then rewrite the poem by turning the sentences that are expressing the future event into the present continuous tense.Hush,little baby,dont say a word,Papas going to buy you a mockingbird.If that mockingbird wont sing,Pa
16、pas going to buy you a diamond ring.If that diamond ring turns to brass,Papas going to buy a looking-glass.If that looking-glass gets broke,Papas going to buy you a billy-goat.If that billy-goat runs away,Papas going to buy you another today.Hush,little baby,dont say a word,Papas buying you a mockin
17、gbird.If that mockingbird wont sing,Papas buying you a diamond ring.If that diamond ring turns to brass,Papas buying a looking-glass.If that looking-glass gets broke,Papas buying you a billy-goat.If that billy-goat runs away,Papas buying you another today.Homework:Choose one of the two itineraries below.Write a few sentences to describe you travel plans,using the present continuous tense.(Workbook:P79Activity 5)Example:Travel Itinerary:Beijing,ChinaOn Monday,I am taking a 9:00 a.m flight to Beijing.Im checking in at the hotel in the afternoon
