Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes-Section A Grammar Focus 教案 2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级上册

教学设计 课题 Unit 7 When Tomorrow Comes-Section A-Grammar Focus 课时 1 教学目标 Students will master the simple future tense, including its affirmative, negative, interrogative forms and short answers, like “Will people live on the moon? Yes, they will.” This equips them to express future events and predictions accurately in speech and writing. 重难点 The formation and usage of the simple future tense with “will” and “shall”. Understanding how to use this tense to describe future situations, e.g., “There will be more trees in the city.” 教学环节 学习活动 新课教学 开场与复习(5 分钟) T:Good morning/afternoon, class! Welcome back to English class. Before we start our new lesson today, let's have a quick review. In the last class, we talked about the future. Can you remember some of the predictions we discussed? For example, what did we say about people's living places in the future? S:Some people think many people will live in outer space in the future. T:Very good! And what about the environment? S:Climate change will be worse. T:Right. Now, let's look at these sentences on the screen. (Show some sentences from the previous lesson on the PPT, such as “A new sci-fi film is coming out. Teng Fei has already booked the tickets.”) Pay attention to the parts in bold. Can you tell me what tense they are in? S:一般将来时 (Simple Future Tense). T:Exactly. Today, we are going to focus more on the Simple Future Tense and learn more about how to use it correctly. 语法聚焦讲解(10 分钟) T:Now, let's turn to the Grammar Focus part. Look at the first sentence: “Shall we go to see the sci-fi film?” Here, “shall” is a modal verb. We use “shall” with the first person “I” or “we” to make suggestions or offers in the future. For example, “Shall I help you with your homework?” “Shall we go for a walk after school?” Can you make some sentences using “shall” in this way? S:Shall we have a party this weekend? T:Great! Now, look at the second sentence: “What will the future be like?” This is a very common way to ask about the future. “Will” is also a modal verb, and it is used to talk about future events. We can use it to make predictions, too. For example, “I think it will rain tomorrow.” “He will be a doctor in the future.” Let's look at the negative form. Take the sentence “People won't work together in big offices.” Here, we just add “not” after “will” to make it negative. It means something will not happen in the future. And for the general questions, like “Will most people live in outer space?” We put “will” at the beginning of the sentence. The answer can be “Yes, they will.” or “No, they won't.” Now, I want you to practice making some general questions with “will” and give the answers. S:Will there be more robots in the future? Yes, there will. T:Good job! Another sentence is “How long will people live?” This is a special question. When we want to ask about a specific aspect of the future, we use a special question word like “how long”, “what”, “where” etc., and then follow it with “will + subject + verb”. For example, “What will you do tomorrow?” “Where will you go on holiday?” Now, let's practice some more special questions. 例句讲解与互动(10 分钟) T:Let's look at some more examples to make it clearer. “There will be more people in cities, but there will be fewer traffic accidents.” Here, “there will be” is used to talk about the existence of something in the future. Notice the use of “more” and “fewer”. “More” is the comparative form of “many” or “much”, and we use it when we want to say there is a greater amount or number. “Fewer” is the comparative form of “few”, and we use it with countable nouns to mean a smaller number. For example, “There will be more tall buildings in the city.” “There will be fewer cars on the road if we use public transportation more.” Can you make some sentences using “there will be + more/fewer + noun”? S:There will be more parks in our city. There will be fewer factories in the countryside. T:Excellent! Now, let's consider this sentence: “Well, more people will live to be over 100 years old.” We use “will + verb” to describe an action that will happen in the future. Here, “live to be” means to reach a certain age. Can you think of other verbs we can use with “will” to talk about future actions? S:play, study, travel... T:Very good. Now, I'll give you some situations, and you use the Simple Future Tense to describe what will happen. For example, if I say “Tomorrow is Sunday”, you can say “I will go to the zoo tomorrow.” Now, it's your turn. I say “Next month is summer vacation”. S:I will go swimming next month. T:Great. Let's do one more. I say “In the future, technology develops fast”. S:People will use more advanced devices in the future. 3a 活动(5 分钟) T:Now, let's move on to 3a. Read the sentences in 3a carefully and notice the words in bold. They are all in the Simple Future Tense. After that, I want you to find more sentences in Section A that use the simple future tense. Underline them in your books. Then, we will share the sentences we find. (Students read and find sentences. After a few minutes) T:Okay, who would like to share the sentences you found? S:“A new sci-fi film is coming out. Teng Fei has already booked the tickets.” “The film starts at 5:15 p.m., and they will meet at the cinema at 5:00 p.m.” T:Good. Are there any other sentences? S:“Peter thinks climate change will be worse in the future.” “Teng Fei believes people will find ways to solve the food problem.” T:Very good. Now, let's translate all the sentences in 3a together. First, “Shall we go to see the sci-fi film?” S:我们去看科幻电影好吗? T:“What will the future be like?” S:未来会是什么样的? T:“There will be more people in cities, but there will be fewer traffic accidents.” S:城市里将会有更多的人,但交通事故将会更少。 T:“Will most people live in outer space?” S:大多数人会生活在太空吗? T:“Yes, they will. / No, they won't.” S:是的,他们会。/ 不,他们不会。 T:“How long will people live?” S:人们会活多久? T:“Well, more people will live to be over 100 years old.” S:嗯,更多的人将会活到 100 多岁。 3b 活动(5分钟) T:Let's continue with 3b. Look at the pictures and the conversations. The first one: “A: The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Shall we meet at 7:15 p.m. outside the theatre? B: Sure, I'll meet you then.” Here, we use “shall” to make a suggestion about the future meeting time. Now, work in pairs. Make up similar conversations according to the pictures. Use the Simple Future Tense. (Students work in pairs to make conversations. The teacher walks around to offer help) T:Okay, stop here. Which pair would like to come to the front and act out your conversation? Pair 1:A: The basketball game starts at 3:00 p.m. Shall we meet at 2:45 p.m. outside the stadium? B: Okay, I'll see you there. T:Very good. Let's give them a big hand. Any other pairs? Pair 2:A: The party is at 8:00 p.m. tonight. Shall we go together at 7:30 p.m.? B: Great, I'll wait for you at the gate. T:Well done. You all did a great job in using the Simple Future Tense in these conversations. 3c 活动(5 分钟) T:Now, it's time for 3c. In this activity, you need to write some predictions about your partner's life in 20 years. Then, make up a conversation. For example, if your partner is good at drawing, you can say “You're really creative and good at drawing. I think you will be a famous artist in 20 years.” And your partner can reply “Well, I don't think so. I think I'll be a software engineer. I love coding and making apps.” Now, start writing your predictions and then have a conversation with your partner. (Students write predictions and have conversations. The teacher moves around to monitor and offer guidance) T:Time's up. Who wants to share your conversation with the class? Pair 3:A: You're so athletic and love sports. I think you will be a great soccer player in 20 years. B: Well, I don't think so. I think I'll be a P.E. teacher. I want to teach kids to love sports. A: Nice! You can make students healthy and happy. B: Yeah. And I'll probably coach a school soccer team in my free time. T:That's an interesting conversation. I can see you really understand how to use the Simple Future Tense to talk about future predictions. Let's have one more pair. Pair 4:A: You're really smart and good at math. I think you will be a math professor in 20 years. B: Well, I don't think so. I think I'll be a banker. I like dealing with money and numbers in business. A: Interesting! You can help people manage their finances. B: Right. And I'll maybe work in an international bank, traveling for business sometimes. T:Very good. You all have very creative ideas about the future. 总结与作业布置(5 分钟) T:Today, we have learned a lot about the Simple Future Tense. We learned its different forms, including affirmative sentences, negative sentences, general questions, and special questions. We also learned how to use it to make predictions and talk about future events. Remember to practice using the Simple Future Tense in your daily life. For homework, I want you to write a short passage about your own future. Use at least five sentences in the Simple Future Tense. You can talk about your future job, your living place, or what you will do in the future. And bring it to class tomorrow to share with your classmates. That's all for today's class. Class is over. Goodbye, class! 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $$