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课件网) Unit2 Travelling Around Discovering Useful Structures Travel is the greatest source of true knowledge. Learning objectives In this class, you will understand the use of the present continuous tense to express a future meaning; practice using present continuous tense for future plans. Lead-in Read the following sentences and talk about the use of Present Continuous Tense I am having an English class now. When he is watching TV, his mother is preparing food. -What is he doing -He is listening to music. The Present Continuous Tense tells us what happens right at present and it doesn’t end. The Present Continuous Tense: am/is/are + doing Look at the sentences and think whether the Present Continuous Tense in the sentences has the same meaning as that in last slide. Thinking 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. Preview 阅读下列现在进行时的句子，判断哪些句子表示现在的动作，哪些句子表示将来的动作。 ①We are having an English class now. ②He is leaving for London next week. ③We are coming soon. ④The bird is singing in the tree. ⑤How long are you staying there ⑥Are you starting tomorrow 1．表示现在的句子： 2．表示将来的句子： ①，④ ②，③，⑤，⑥ 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. Read the conversation and underline the structures to express future plans. 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. When and how are these structures used These structures are used to talk about arrangements for events at a later time than now. Summary 一、现在进行时表示将来 1．现在进行时除表示现在正在进行的动作之外，有时还可表示按计划或安排即将发生的动作，常有“意图；安排；打算”的含义，此时所使用的动词多是位移动词，如come，go，start，arrive，leave，stay，return等 1.他们今天下午要来这儿。 They're coming here this afternoon. 2.我就要走了。 I'm going. 3.我准备明天离开。 I'm leaving tomorrow. 2．现在进行时表将来除使用位移动词外，也可使用某些非位移动词，如play，do，have，work，wear，spend，buy，see，meet等。 1.下周日你打算做什么？ What are you doing next Sunday 2.我妈妈不久将给我买一辆自行车。 My mother is buying me a bike soon. 3.他们打算在桂林度过明年暑假。 They are spending their next summer holiday in Guilin. 补全句子： 1. 她今晚将动身去新加坡。 She _____ Singapore tonight. 2. 你什么时候动身去度假？ When _____ for your holiday 3. 下星期天你打算干什么？ What _____ next Sunday 4. 我妈妈不久将给我买辆自行车。 My mother ... ...
