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Unit 2
Period 2
Discover Useful Structures
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However, in the not-too-distant future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away.
However, in the not-too-distant future, we will live in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away.
Find out the differences
will live: the simple future tense 一般将来时
will be living: the future progressive tense 将来进行时
1.学习辨别和分析将来进行时的形式和意义;
2.能学会用将来进行时来描述将来正在进行的活动。
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Look at the sentences below. One is in the simple future tense. The other is in the future progressive tense. What different impressions do they make?
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In the future, we will use advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home.
In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home.
The simple future tense just tells us that something will happen in the future. It is often used for predictions or firm promises.
The future progressive tense is used to talk about a future habit or routine, or something that you expect will happen in the normal course of things, such as events on a planned schedule. It can also be used for an action that takes a long time, especially when contrasted with a shorter action.
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Find more sentences using the future progressive tense from the unit. Rewrite them using the simple future tense. Try to feel the different impressions they make.
Example 1: In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your
health for you every day.
Example 1: In addition, your smart home will monitor your health
for you every day.
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Example 2: Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of
your health as well.
Example 2: Smart toilets will keep constant track of your health as well.
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The future progressive tense 将来进行时
一、将来进行时的构成
肯定句:主语+shall/will+be+现在分词...
否定句:主语+shall/will+not+be+现