Unit2DiscoveringusefulStructuresLearningobjective:1.Totalkaboutthefutureplans2.TolearntousethePresentContinuousTenseforfutureplans3.TocreatepropersituationstousePresentContinuousTense(PCT)forfutureStep1Byfar,we’vegottoknowseveralgrammaticalTenses,suchasSimplePresent,SimplePastandPresentContinuous.ReadthefollowingsentencestoreviewtheusageofPCT1.IamhavinganEnglishclassnow.2.WhenheiswatchingTV,hismotherispreparingfood.3.-Whatishedoing?-Heislisteningtomusic.Inthesesentences,thePCTtellsuswhatishappeningrightnowandit’sanon-goingactionthathasn’tcometoanend.Nowpleaselookatthefollowingsentences.DoyouthinkthePCTinthesesentencesstillsharethesamemeaningwiththeformerones?1.I’mtravellingaroundEuropefortwoweekswithmyauntanduncle.2.We’rerentingacaranddriving.3.MyparentsaretakingmetoHongKongduringtheOctoberholiday.I’dliketoofferyousomehints.Actually,someofthesentencesarechosenfromtheconversationbetweenPaulandMeilin.Doyoustillrememberthemainideaoftheirconversation?Yes,itdiscussesfutureplans.Likewise,thePCTinthesesentencesarenolongerreferringtoanongoingaction.Instead,ittalksabouttheplansinthefuture.Ingeneral,thePCThastwousages.Firstly,itshowsanongoingaction.Secondly,itshowsafutureplan.Step2Tohaveabetterunderstandingofthesecondusage,let’sreadtheconversationintask2(p.28).PleaseunderlinethePresentContinuousTensewhichshowsafutureplan.Amy:Hello,Jeremy!Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?Jeremy:Hi,Amy!SomefriendsandIaregoingtothatnewwaterparkonSaturday.Doyouwanttojoinus?Amy:Sure,I’dloveto!Whattimeandwhere?Jeremy:We’remeetingat10:00amatthebusstopnearourschool.Amy:Howaboutlunch?Areyoueatingthereatthewaterpark?Jeremy:Well,I’mbringingmyownlunch.Ithinksomeoftheothersareeatingatthepark,butthefoodthereisreallyexpensive.Inthisdialogue,everyPCTshowsanactioninthefuture,whichthespeakerhasalreadyplannedtodobeforetheconversationhappens.Inaddition,pleasepayattentiontothetimeclueofthePCTsentences.CanyousummarizetheconditionsofthefutureplanusageofPCT?Here’sthesummaryofPCTshowingfutureplans:英語(yǔ)中可以用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)(bedoing)表示計(jì)劃安排好要采取的行動(dòng)或要做的事情注意：在使用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)表示將來的句子中，除非上下文意思清楚，通常都需要時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)。ThefollowingsentenceswillhelpyouunderstandthisusageofPCT:WhatareyoudoingfortheNationalholiday?Samistakingadvancedliteraturenextterm.Areyoumeetingyourcoachthisweekend?FinishExercise1onworkbook(p.78)tostrengthentheunderstandingofPCTshowingfutureplans.Step3Comparison:bedoingVS.begoingtoVS.willdobedoing:更強(qiáng)調(diào)事先計(jì)劃好的安排、確定要做的事情；除非上下文意思清楚，通常需要時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)提示；詢問人們未來的計(jì)劃begoingtodo:表示說話者的打算和意圖還可表示根據(jù)當(dāng)前情況作出的預(yù)言willdo:更強(qiáng)調(diào)個(gè)人意愿和瞬間的決定。Willdo說話時(shí)的打算；個(gè)人意愿There’snomilkinthefridge.I’llbuysomewhenIgototheshops.begoingto說話前的打算Iknowthere’snomilk.I’mgoingtogetsome.It’sonmyshoppinglist.根據(jù)目前情況作出的預(yù)言Lookatthedarkclouds!It’sgoingtorain!Bedoing說話前的打算；一般需要時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)提示詢問人們未來的計(jì)劃Areyoudoinganythinginterestingthisweekend?

We’rehavingapartyonSaturday.FinishExercise3Readthesentencesandtickthosethatexpressthefutureplans.Rewritetheminthepresentcontinuoustense.FinishExercise3onworkbook(p.79)tounderstandthedifferencebetweenwilldoandPCT.Step4Discussweekendplanswithapartner,basedontheweatherreportbelow.Sample:A:WhatareyoudoingSaturdaymorning?B:Well,it’sgoingtobesunnyinthemorningandnotverywindy,soI’mhavingapicnicwithmyfriends.Firstly,havestudentsmakeascheduleforSaturdayandSundaybasedupontheweather.Makesurethateverypartofeachdayisc