内容正文:
Unit 2
Travelling around
—Discovering Useful Structures
To talk about the future plans.
To learn to use the Present Continuous Tense to express future plans.
Learning Aims
Revision of the Present Continuous Tense
CONTENTS
Present Continuous Tense to express future plans
Practice and Production
Revision of the Present Continuous Tense
Part 01
现在进行时是英语的一种时态,表示现在进行的动作或存在的状态。现在进行时表示动作发生的时间是“现在”,动作目前的状态是“正在进行中”。
Present
Continuous
Tense
(现在进行时)
现在进行时用法归纳
(1)表示现在进行时的动作,有两种含义:
①表示说话的时刻正在进行的动作,常与时间状语now,
at the moment连用。
②表示现在阶段正在进行的动作,而不一定是说话时正在进行的动作,常与today, this week, this term等连用。
Translation
1. I’m sitting on a rock near the river with my friends.
2. Listen! She is singing an English song.
3. I’m helping my dad on the farm this week.
4. We are making model planes these days.
说话的时刻正在进行的动作
现在阶段正在进行的动作
(2)表示反复性或习惯性的动作,常与副词always,continually 等连用,表示说话人的赞扬,厌恶,不满,遗憾等的情感色彩。
She’s continually making the same mistake.
He is always thinking of others first.
不满
赞扬
Present Continuous Tense to express future plans
Part 02
Enjoy a song!
I’m babysitting on Thursday!
She is babysitting on Monday.
She is doing laundry on Tuesday.
She is working overtime on Wednesday.
She is working out on Thursday.
She is visiting relatives on Friday.
Q&A
What’s the lady doing on
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday?
The present continuous tense
express the future plans.
Read the conversation and underline verbs in the present continuous
tense. Discuss with your partner when and how these verbs are used.
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 am 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 expensi