1、Unit 4 HumourLesson 1 Period 2RecallingWhat do you remember about the third story?Please answer the following questions.GrockRecalling1.How had everything happened to him?Everything had been going wrong for him.2.When did he decide to go to the doctor?After he had been feeling depressed for over a m
2、onth.3.When was he called in for his consultation?After he had been waiting for about half an hour.4.What was the middle-aged mans problem?He had been having a bit of a crisis;he had been doing a lot of work.5.How long will he be working in the United States?Which city will he be arriving in?He will
3、 be working in the United States for three months.Hell be arriving in New York.Identifying1.Everything had been going wrong for him.2.Well,Ive been having a bit of a crisis.3.This time next week,Ill be arriving in New York.Pair work:Read the following sentences from Story C.Discuss which continuous
4、tense(present perfect continuous,past perfect continuous,future continuous)is used in each sentence.Past perfect continuousPresent perfect continuousFuture continuousStudy the following situations.将来进行时将来进行时Grammar focus现在完成进行时现在完成进行时Grammar focus过去完成进行时过去完成进行时Grammar focus将来进行时将来进行时 将来进行时表示要在将来某一时间
5、开始，并继续下去的动作；一般用延续性动词表示；常用来表示礼貌的询问、请求或期待等。shall/will be+verb-ing shall用于第一人称单、复数I和we；will可用于各人称。构成构成Grammar focus1.表示将来某一时间正在进行的动作，一般带状语。例如：When he comes to my house tomorrow,I will be writing the report.当他明天来我家时，我将在写报告。用法用法2.表示现在正在进行的动作，但这个动作会延续到将来。例如：I think that she will be working on this experim
6、ent until next morning.我想她会一直做这个实验到第二天早上。Grammar focus3.表示对将来的预测，并非人为安排。例如：After you take the medicine,you will be feeling much better.服药后，你会感觉好很多。4.表示委婉的请求。例如：When shall we be meeting again?我们什么时候再见面?Grammar focus5.表示原因。例如：Please come tomorrow afternoon,and I will be having a meeting tomorrow morni
7、ng.请你明天下午来吧，我明天上午有个会。6.表示结果。例如：Stop the child,or he will be falling over.让孩子停下来，不然他会摔倒的。7.表示对将来的打算（区别于对将来的预测）。例如：My duties will be ending in July,and I will be returning to Shanghai.我的工作将在7月结束，我就要回上海去了。Grammar focus 现在完成进行时表示动作从某一时间开始，一直持续到现在；或始于过去，现在刚刚终止，但注重的是结果。现在完成进行时现在完成进行时构成构成have/has been+verb
8、-ing(延续性动词延续性动词)Grammar focus1.表示从过去某时开始一直持续到现在的动作，并且还将持续下去。例如:The Chinese have been making paper for two thousand years.中国有2000年的造纸历史。（动作还将继续下去）2.表示在说话时刻之前到现在正在进行的动作。例如：We have been waiting for you for half an hour.我们已经等你半个小时了。（人还没到，如同在电话里说的，还会继续等）用法用法Grammar focus 过去完成进行时表示过去某时开始并持续到过去某时的动作。过去完成进行
9、时过去完成进行时构成构成had been+verb-ing(延续性动词延续性动词)1.表示过去某一时间之前一直进行的动作。例如：I had been looking for it for days before I found it.这东西我找了好多天才找着的。用法用法Grammar focus2.表示反复的动作。例如：He had been mentioning your name to me.他过去多次向我提到过你的名字。3.常用于间接引语中。例如：The doctor asked what he had been eating.医生问他吃了什么。Grammar focusPractice
10、Fill in the columns with more examples of the different continuous tenses from the three stories.Future ContinuousPresent Perfect Continuous Past Perfect ContinuousI will be working in the United States for three months.Ill be arriving in New York.And Ive been doing a lot of work.He had been feeling
11、 depressed for over a month.He had been waiting for about an hour.PracticeComplete the sentences using present perfect continuous,past perfect continuous or future continuous where appropriate.1 The eager fans had been waiting(wait)for six hours before they finally got the tickets for the football m
12、atch.2 I had been looking for(look for)that for weeks where did you find it?3 Mrs Wang will be staying with her friends(stay with her friends)when she goes to Hainan.Past perfect continuousPast perfect continuousFuture continuousPractice4 As he had been repairing his car(repair his car)all afternoon
13、,he was messy.5 This book is taking me so long that I will still be reading(still read)it by this time next year!6 She has been studying English(study English)since she left school.Past perfect continuousFuture continuousPresent perfect continuousPracticeComplete the email by using the correct conti
14、nuous tense of the verb in the brackets.Dear Coach Li,Im glad you will be able to get to our tennis match.After I sent you the invitation,I had been wondering(wonder)when I would hear from you.Thanks for coming and for your encouragement.We have been practicing(practice)extremely hard for months and
15、 we are hoping to win this match and go through to the final.However,we already will be playing(play)by the time you arrive.We hoped(hope)to start later but the previous match has been cancelled.So when you come in,just find a good seat and watch.I will be looking(look)out for you after the match.Ki
16、nd regards,Wang Yang1.Its still raining.I wish it would stop.(it/rain/all day)_2.Suddenly I woke up.I was confused and didnt know where I was.(I/dream)_3.Next month Gary is going to run in a marathon.(he/train/very hard for it)_4.Amanda is sitting on the ground.Shes out of breath.(she/run)_5.Dont phone me between 7 and 8.(I/have dinner)_Make sentences with the continuous tenses.She has been running.It has been raining all day.I had been dreaming.He has been training very hard for it.I will be having dinner then.PracticeAssignmentWrite a short humorous story by using continuous tenses.Goodbye!
