Unit 3 Travel journal

Grammar

The Great Wall

I am going to…

by ship/boat/sea by plane/ air at the airport

by trainby car I am going there by…

2 表示交通方式、行程安排的动词，例如 fly, walk, ride, drive, take (a bus, a boat, a

taxi) 等的现在进行时也经常用于表示将来。

1 现在进行时代替将来时，表示最近按计划或安排打算要进行的动作，这类动词通常是短时间动作，限于少数动词，常见的有： go, get to, arrive, come, leave, start, sleep, stay, return, play, do, have, take, work, wear, wait, spend, see, see off, travel, visit, meet .

小结

1 He will write you a letter next week. 他下个星期给你写信。 ( 将要发生动作 )

2 I shall be sixteen years old next month.　 下个月我将十六岁了。（自然趋势）

3 be going to + 动词原形，表示“就要……”，“打算……”或将要发生的事。We’re not going to have any classes next week.

4 一般现在时表示将来时(1) 按规定预计要发生的未来动作 , 仅限于动词 come, go, leave, move, start, return, arrive, begin, stay, finish 等动词 . The plane takes off at 10:10. That is, it’s leaving in ten minutes.

(2) 用在状语从句中用一般现在时代替将来时。 If you do that again, I’ll hit you.

一般将来时小结

1. The Browns ________ (go) to the

North China by train next week.

They __________ (stay) in Beijing

for a week. They ________

(travel) to Xi’an. They __________

(get) there by air.

are going

are staying

are traveling

are getting

练一练学案）

2 . A: ___you ______this evening? (work)B. No. We ___ _____an English party, don’t you know? (have) A: Yes, I do. And we __ ______(give) some performances( 表演） at the party. What __you______? (do)B: I ___ ______a boat in the lake with my classmates. (take)

2 . A: Are you working this evening? B. No. We are having an English party, don’t you know? A: Yes, I do. And we are giving some performances at the party. What are you doing? B: I am taking a boat in the lake with my classmates.

Use the Present Continuous Tense for Future Actions

When are you getting there?

Where are you going?

Where are you staying …?

How much are you spending on it?

What are you taking with you for the party?

How long are you staying in…?

What are you doing there?

Who are you inviting ?

When are you coming back?...

We are having a Christmas party.

go, get to, arrive, come, leave, invite, start, sleep, stay, return, play, do, have, take a boat, work, wear, wait, spend, see, see off, visit, meet etc.

Plan for the Christmas Party in groups.

Let’s see which group is the most creative.

1 I’m sitting on a rock near the river with

my friends.我和我的朋友们正坐在河边的一块岩石上。 ( 正在进行）

2 Right now it is the summer vacation and I’m helping my dad on the farm.现在是暑假，我在农场帮我爸爸干活。（阶段进行）

3 She’s always changing her mind.她老是改变主意。（厌烦）（感情色彩）

4 Mother is taking us home to see my grandma on Sunday.星期天母亲将带我们回老家看我祖母。（按计划或安排将要做的事）现在进行时小结

1. --- What are you going to do this afternoon?

--- I’m going to the cinema with some

friends. The film ___ quite early, so we ___

to the bookstore after that.

A. finished; are going

B. finished; go

C. finishes; are going

D. finishes; go

附高考题

2 Because the shop___________, all the T-shirts

are sold at half price.(2004 年 )

A. has closed down B. closed down

C. is closing down D. had had closed down

C

3. --- You’ve left the light on.

---Oh, I have. ___ and turn it off.

A. I go B. I’ve gone

C. I’ll go D. I’m going 　　　

4. Selecting a mobile phone for

personal use is no easy task because

technology ____ so rapidly.

A. will change

B. has changed

C. will have changed

D. is changing 　　　

5. --- Can I join the club, Dad?

--- You can when you ___ a bit old.

A. get B. will get

C. are getting D. will have got

6. He_______ of how he can do more for the people. A. had always thought             B. is always thinking C. has always been thought         D. thinking always

7. I’ve won a holiday for two weeks to Florida. I______ my mum.(NMET2001)

A am taking B. have taken

C. take D. will have taken

Homework

• Make up a dialogue with your partner about the future plans. Exercise3 on P57.

• Finish the exercises on P21 and P57 in your book.