(课件网) UNIT 2 TRAVELLING AROUND Discovering Useful Structures Grammar Look at the sentences. What do you think the tense in the sentences expresses Activity 1 · I’m travelling around Europe for two weeks with my aunt and uncle. ·We’re renting a car and driving! · My parents are taking me to Hong Kong during the October holiday. In every example sentence，the present continuous tense is used to talk about a future plan. Talk about your future plans Read the conversation and underline verbs in the present continuous tense. Discuss with a partner when and how these verbs are used. Activity 2 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 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. Read the conversation and underline verbs in the present continuous tense. Discuss with a partner when and how these verbs are used. Activity 2 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 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. These verbs are used to talk about arrangements for events at a later time than now. Read the sentences and tick those that express future plans. Rewrite them in the present continuous tense. Activity 3 1 I’ve just booked my air ticket! I’ll visit my grandparents in December. 2 Gary might visit China next year，but he’s still not sure. 3 Kate has been invited to a meeting in Iceland. She will apply for a visa soon. 4 Could you help me with this box，please I’m afraid I’m going to drop it. 5 A：Hey，are you free for dinner tonight B：I’m sorry，no. I’ll have dinner with my cousins tonight. Read the sentences and tick those that express future plans. Rewrite them in the present continuous tense. Activity 3 1 I’ve just booked my air ticket! I’ll visit my grandparents in December. 2 Gary might visit China next year，but he’s still not sure. 3 Kate has been invited to a meeting in Iceland. She will apply for a visa soon. 4 Could you help me with this box，please I’m afraid I’m going to drop it. 5 A：Hey，are you free for dinner tonight B：I’m sorry，no. I’ll have dinner with my cousins tonight. Read the sentences and tick those that express future plan ... ...
