Unit2 Discovering Useful Structures 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Discovering Useful Structures Talk about your future plans Learning objectives In this class, you will understand the use of the present continuous tense to express a future meaning; practice using present continuous tense for future plans. Review the use of Present Continuous Tense. I am having an English class now. When he is watching TV, his mother is preparing for food. 3. We are working on a farm these days. The Present Continuous Tense tells us what happens right at present and it doesn’t end. This is what you have learnt before Activity1: Read the following sentences and think whether the Present Continuous Tense in the sentences has the same meaning as that in last page. 1. I’m travelling around Europe for two weeks with my aunt and uncle. 2. We’re renting a car and driving. 3. My parents are taking me to Hong Kong during the October holiday. Thinking In every example sentence, the present continuous tense “is/am/are+doing”is used to talk about a future plan. Amy: Hello, Jeremy! 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, I’d love to! What time and where? Jeremy: We’re 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? Jeremy: Well, I’m bringing my own lunch. I think some of the others are eating at the park, but the food there is really expensive. Activity 2: Read the conversation and underline the structures to express future plans. These structures are used to talk about arrangements for events at a later time than now. When and how are these structures used? 现在进行时表达将来 1.表示计划或安排 现在进行时表示将来意义，主要用于谈论已经计划或安排好的动作。 可用于此用法的动词有: 位移动词： arrive, come, drive, fly, go, leave, stay, travel等 非位移动词： do, have, meet, start, work, play, spend等 Summary 注意：在使用现在进行时表示将来的句子中，除非上下文意思清楚，通常都需要时间状语。如： Are you meeting your coach