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课件网) Grammar and usage Future continuous tense Unit 4 Living with technology Lead-in What is a drone Also known as a UAV, it refers to an unmanned aerial vehicle. Find the sentences using the future continuous tense. A Exploring the rules Today I’ll be speaking to you about drones, ... ... before long many people will be using drones to deliver daily supplies like food and drink. ..., we will be entering the age of personal flying vehicles. ..., we’ll all be interacting with drones on a daily basis. will +be doing 将来进行时表示将来某个特定时刻正在进行的动作，或者是一个惯例或安排的结果。 We use the future continuous tense to talk about an action that will be in progress at a particular moment in the future or a future action that is the result of a routine or an arrangement. We also use the future continoustense to express (1)_____ (predictions/ warnings) . The verb form of the future continuous tense is “(2)_____ ”. predictions will be doing Working out the rules Working out the rules Go through the grammar notes on page 116 in the reference book and find time adverbials (时间状语) and the usages of future continuous tense. Tell the usages of future continuous tense! 1.The professor will be talking about how to protect the endangered animal in the conference at this time tomorrow. 2.From tomorrow to June 17, he will be traveling along the Yangtze River. 3.The weather report says that it will be rainning when we arrive in London. 4.According to the schedule, Toby will be traveling in the Sahara Desert on 30th June. 5.When will we be meeting again a.将来某个时间段或时间点正在进行的动作。 c.表示按计划和安排要发生的动作。 d.委婉地询问对方的未来计划。 b.表示对将来的预测。 将来进行时(Future continuous tense)VS 一般将来时(Simple future tense) a.What will you be doing tomorrow b.What will you do tomorrow 1.将来进行时委婉地询问对方的未来计划，比用一般将来时听起来更有礼貌。 a.Mary won’t pay this bill. b.Mary won’t be paying this bill. 2.将来进行时表示纯粹将来，而一般将来时含主观意愿。 a.We’ll fly to Morocco, in northern Africa soon. b.We’ll be flying to Morocco, in northern Africa on Friday evening. 3.将来进行时表示将来某个时刻正在进行的动作，而一般将来时只是对将来事情的一般陈述。 玛丽不肯付这笔钱。 不会由玛丽来付钱。 Applying the rules B 1 1. Celine: Lisa is a smart engineer. I feel proud to see the contributions she _____ to the company. Jack: So do I. I also believe we _____ more of them in the next few years. has made will be seeing 2. Sam: _____the science exhibition next month Amy: Yes. You know I’m a technology enthusiast and I _____ it. Will you be visiting am looking forward to 3. Alice: I _____ a talk on artificial intelligence from 2 to 3 p.m. tomorrow. I really feel nervous. Simon: Take it easy. You _____ preparations and your audience will be impressed. will be giving have been making Applying the rules B 2 Finish B2 on page 49 and then fill in the following table. Finish B2 ... ...
