1、Unit 2 Travelling AroundDiscovering Useful StructureslIm travelling around Europe for two weeks with my aunt and uncle.lWere renting a car and driving!lMy parents are taking me to Hong Kong during the October holiday.The present continuous tense现在进行时现在进行时谓语动词结构：谓语动词结构：am/is/are doingLead inLook at t
2、he sentences.What do you think the tense in the sentences expresses?现在进行时现在进行时1.表示说话时正在进行的尚未完成的动作或状态。说话时正在进行的尚未完成的动作或状态。常与now，right now，at this moment，at present等时间状语连用。What are you doing now,Bob?鲍勃，你现在在干什么？Look!What are they watching?看，他们在看什么？2.表示目前一段时间内在做某一件事，但此时此刻未必正在进行的动作。目前一段时间内在做某一件事，但此时此刻未必正在
3、进行的动作。George is working on a new book about stories in schools.乔治正在写一本关于学校故事的新书。3.表示反复性、一贯性动作反复性、一贯性动作的用法。与always，constantly，all the time等副词（短语）连用时，常用来表示赞扬、生气、不满、厌恶等感情色彩。He is always asking for money.他总是要钱。She is constantly changing her mind.她老是改变主意。Review the present continuous tense.Amy:Hello,Jere
4、my!What are you doing this weekend?Jeremy:Hi,Amy!Some friends and I are going to that new water park 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 there at the water park?
5、Jeremy:Well,Im bringing my own lunch.I think some of the others are eating at the park,but the food there is really expensive.Read the conversation and underline verbs in the present continuous tense.Discuss with a partner when and how these verbs are used.现在进行时表将来现在进行时表将来1.动词come，go，arrive，leave，st
6、art，return，take off，fly等的现在进行时可以表示将来的动 作，常有意图”“安排”或“打算”的含义。它常表示最近或较近的将来会发生的动作。The train is coming soon.火车马上就要来了。We are leaving for Shanghai.我们就要离开上海了。2.除上述动词外，还有一些动词也可用现在进行时表示将来，如do，have，work，buy，meet，play，spend等，此时句中一般要有表示将来的时间状语。What are you doing next Sunday?你下周日要做什么？My mother is buying me a bike
7、 soon.我妈妈很快就会给我买一辆自行车。3.偶尔也表示较远的将来。When I grow up,Im joining the army.当我长大后，我要参军。4.现在进行时也可用在时间、条件或原因状语从句中表示将来。If they are not going,I wont go,either.如果他们不去，我也不去。The use of the present continuous tense to express a future meaningGrammar Learningbe doing表示将来与表示将来与be going to do和和will do的区别的区别1.be doin
8、g与be going to do都可以表示即将要做的事情。前者更强调事先计划好的安排、确定要做的事情；后者表示说话者的打算和意图，还可以表示根据当前情况做出的预言。A:Hey,your room is really a mess.嘿，你的房间一团糟。B1:I know.Im cleaning it this afternoon.知道啦，我打算今天下午就打扫。B2:I know.Im going to clean it.知道啦，我会打扫的。2.be doing与will do表示即将发生的事情时，will更强调个人意愿和瞬间的决定。A:Oh,its 8:20.Im going to be lat
9、e for my class.Im giving my students a very important test this morning.已经8:20了。我上课要迟到了。今天上午我要给我的学生们进行一次非常重要的考试。B:Honey,dont worry.Ill drive you to your school right away.亲爱的，别担心。我马上开车送你去学校。be to do和和be about to do1.be to do表示预先安排好的计划或约定（受别人的指令或安排将要做）；表示注定会发 生的事情；表示说话人的意志、意图、职责、命令、义务等。The meeting is
10、 to take place next Monday.会议定于下周一举行。His continuous effort is to make him a successful man.通过不懈努力，他会成功的。Youre to be back by 9 oclock.你必须九点以前回来。2.be about to do表示正要做某事，指眼前的将来，不能和表示将来的时间状语连用。常用 于be about to do.when.句型，意为“正要做，这时”。The medical team is about to leave for Japan to rescue the people trapped
11、 there because of the terrible disaster.医疗队即将出发前往日本，去救助因那场可怕的灾难而被困在那里的人。I was about to go to bed when the telephone rang.我正要上床睡觉，这时电话响了。Read the sentences and tick those that express future plans.Rewrite them in the present continuous tense.1._ Ive just booked my air ticket!Ill visit my grandparents
12、 in December.2._ Gary might visit China next year,but hes still not sure.3._ Kate has been invited to a meeting in Iceland.She will apply for a visa soon.4._ Could you help me with this box,please?Im afraid Im going to drop it.5._ A:Hey,are you free for dinner tonight?B:Im sorry,no.Ill have dinner w
13、ith my cousins tonight.Im visitingis applyingIm havingEXAMPLEA: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 friends.Discuss weekend plans with a partner,based on the weather report below.A:What are you doing on Sa
14、turday morning?B:Well,its going to be sunny in the morning and not very windy,so Im having a picnic with my friends.A:Are you free in the afternoon?B:Uh,no.Im hiking up to the mountain with my family to have dinner at a restaurant overlooking the city.Since the weather is going to be clear,were hopi
15、ng to get a really good view of the city lights.But Im free tomorrow.We can get together then.A:Im not so sure about that.B:What do you mean?What are you doing tomorrow morning?A:Since the wind is going to be strong,Im going sailing with my uncle.B:And then in the afternoon?A:Its going to be rainy,s
16、o Im staying inside and playing board games with my cousins.B:How about tomorrow night?A:Let me see.I have nothing planned.B:Why dont we get together then?A:Sure.Your place or mine?B:I will come over to your place.See you then.Workbook(P78&79)Use the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets
17、 to complete the sentences.1.He _(apply for)a credit card next Tuesday.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.I dont know if she _(check in)tonight or tomorrow.5._(you,check out)of the hotel tomorrow?6.How long _
18、(you,stay)here?is applying foris not visitingis attendingam not packingis checking inAre you checking outare you stayingCombine the words and phrases to make sentences using the present continuous tense.1.they/rent/a car/this weekend _2.he/go hiking/with us/this Sunday/?_3.where/you/go/for the Sprin
19、g Festival/?_4.what time/the flight/take off/?_5.I/pick up/package/from the post office/after lunch _6.I/book/tickets/for the castle tour/tomorrow _They are renting a car this weekend.Is he going hiking with us this Sunday?Where are you going for the Spring Festival?What time is the flight taking of
20、f?Im picking up package from the post office after lunch.Im booking tickets for the castle tour tomorrow.Decide whether will do or the present continuous tense is better and fill in the blanks.1.I _(always,love)you.2.My parents and I _(visit)the Architecture Museum this weekend.3.I think you _(find)
21、this guidebook useful.4.We _(take)a trip to Hubei next month to see my grandmother.5._(you,contact)the travel agent this Friday?6.If you ask him,Im sure he _(give)you a ride to the airport.will always loveare visitingwill findare takingAre you contactingwill giveTick the sentences expressing future
22、plans and change will do into the present continuous tense.Then complete the email.The cruise will leave on 23 March and return on 1 April.We will take a cruise to Thailand!I know you will want to read more about the tour.I will also send you the brochure soon.The cruise is leaving on 23 March and r
23、eturning on 1 April.We are taking a cruise to Thailand!Tick the sentences expressing future plans and change will do into the present continuous tense.Then complete the email.Dear Dad,I hope you and Mum are well!Mia and I want to invite you to join us for our spring holiday._ We found a great packag
24、e tour for the end of March._Mia is especially excited about the trip.She loves warm weather!I really hope you can come with us._ You can find more information online._ Let me know what you think!Love,PaulWe are taking a cruise to Thailand!The cruise is leaving on 23 March and returning on 1 April.I
25、 know you will want to read more about the tour.I will also send you the brochure soon.Choose one of the two itineraries below.Write a few sentences to describe your travel plans,using the present continuous tense.Travel Itinerary:Hangzhou,ChinaOn Monday,Im taking a 9:00 a.m.flight to Hangzhou.Im ch
26、ecking in at the hotel in the afternoon.On Tuesday,Im going to West Lake,and on Wednesday,Im going to the Grand Canal.On Thursday,Im going to Wuzhen so I can experience the local food and enjoy the Flower-Drum Opera in the beautiful water town.On Friday morning,Im going to the Botanical Garden,and i
27、n the afternoon,Im going to the National Silk Museum.On Saturday morning,Im going shopping,and in the afternoon,Im packing.Then on Sunday,Im leaving for home.Travel Itinerary:Auckland,New ZealandOn Monday,Im taking a 1:50 a.m.flight to Auckland.In the late afternoon,Im checking in at the hotel.On Tu
28、esday,Im going to Te Papa,the National Museum of New Zealand.On Wednesday,Im taking a cable car up to the Botanical Gardens.On Thursday morning,Im going shopping.Then in the afternoon,Im visiting the Sky Tower.On Friday,Im taking a road trip into the mountains and Im returning to the city on Saturday.On Sunday,Im leaving for home.Review the use of the present continuous tense to express a future meaning.Write a draft of a conversation about future plans by using the present continuous tense and practise it with your partner.
