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Travelling Around
Lesson 2 Discovering Useful Structures
The Present Continuous Tense for Future Actions
高一—人教版—英语—第二单元
After this lesson, you will be able to:
learn the forms, meanings and use of the present continuous tense;
learn the differences among be doing, will do and be going to do;
use the present continuous tense to talk about future travel plans.
Learning Objectives
A Scenic Spot
Listen to the following conversation, underline the sentences with verbs in the present continuous tense and sum up the forms of the present continuous tense.
I'm not eating there at the water park.
statement: sb. am/ is/ are doing
negative: sb. am/ is/ are not doing
wh- question: Wh- am/ is/ are sb. doing?
Presentation 1
general question: Am/ Is/ Are sb. doing?
Observe the following sentences again and work out the meaning and use of of the present continuous tense.
Presentation 1
1. What are you doing this weekend?
2. Some friends and I are going to that new water park on Saturday.
3. We’re meeting at 10:00 a.m. at the bus stop near our school.
4. Are you eating at the water park?
5. I’m bringing my own lunch.
6. I think some of the others are eating at the park.
(on Saturday)?
(on Saturday).
(on Saturday).
Meaning: __________ actions happening in the near __________;
planned
future
Use: to talk about future __________;
plans
Forms, Meaning and Use of the Present Continuous Tense
the Present Continuous Tense
Forms Statement
Negative
General Question
Wh-Question
Meaning
Use
sb. am/ is/ are doing
sb. am/ is/ are not doing
Am/ Is/ Are sb. doing?
Wh- am/ is/ are sb. doing?
planned actions happening in the near future
to talk about future plans
Practice 1
Ann: Hey Tom. I’ve heard that you ____________ (go) to Chimelong Water Park this Sunday.
Tom: Yes. We ______________ (enjoy) ourselves in the grand Wave Pool first.
Ann: Lily _______________ (not get) on that Slide Wheel with you, is she? It’s too high.
Tom: No, but we ____________ (have) fun on the exciting