Grammar教学设计(第一课时)

Module 1 Life in the Future

GRAMMAR 教学设计

Grammar—The future continuous ■Goals

●To learn to use the future continuous ■Procedures

Step 1: Learning about Future Continuous

Future continuous tense describes an ongoing or continuous action that will take place in the future.

This tense is formed by using will be or shall be with the verb form ending in ing (i.e. a present participle) or subject + shall/will be + present participle (i.e. the -ing form of the verb)

e.g. China will be completing work on the Three Gorges Damn by the year 2010.

When your plane arrives tonight, I will be waiting for you.

Note: No Future in Time Clauses

Like all future forms, the Future Continuous cannot be used in clauses beginning with “when”, “while”, “before”, “after”, “by the time”, “as soon as”, “if” and “unless”. In this lesson, all verbs in Time Clauses are italicized. e.g. While I am finishing my homework, she is going to make dinner. Correct

While I will be finishing my homework, she is going to make dinner. Not Correct

Step 2: Making sentences with Future Continuous

I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight. I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives.

While I am working, Steve will make dinner. (NOTICE “am working” because of “while.”)

I am going to be staying at the Madison Hotel, if anything happens and you need to contact me.

He will be studying at the library tonight, so he will not see Jennifer when she arrives. NOTE: No future tenses can be used in Time Clauses

therefore you must say “While I am working... .” See the warning at the top of the page.

Tonight at 6 p.m., I am going to be eating dinner.

At midnight tonight, we will still be driving through the desert.

Tonight at 6 p.m., I am going to eat dinner. I am going to start eating at 6 p.m. Tonight at 6 p.m., I am going to be eating dinner. I am going to start earlier and I will be in the process of eating dinner at 6 p.m. . I am going to be studying while he is making dinner.

While Ellen is reading, Tim will be watching television.

Tonight, they will be eating dinner, discussing their plans, and having a good time.

When I arrive at the party everybody is going to be celebrating. Some will be dancing. Others are going to be talking. A few people will be eating pizza and several people are going to be drinking

beer. They always do the same thing. Li Hong will be being at my house when you arrive. Not Correct Li Hong will be at my house when you arrive. Correct Step 4: Absorb information concerning National College Entrance Examination 1. Let’ s keep to the point or we _______ any decisions.（全国2004）

A. will never reach

B. have never reached C. never reach

D. never reached 2.—What’s that terrible noise?

—The neighbors _______ for a party. （北京2004）

A. have prepared

B. are preparing C. prepare

D. will prepare

3.—You’ve left the light on.

—Oh, so I have. ____and turn it off. (全国2000) A. I’ll go

B. I’ve gone C. I go

D. I’m going

4. ---____ leave at the end of this month. (2006北京)

---I don’t think you should do that until ____ another job.

A. I’m going to; you’d found

B. I’m going to; you’ve found

C. I’ll; you’ll find

D. I’ll; you’d find

5. ---Your job ___ open for your return. (2006北京)

---Thanks.

A. will be kept

B. will keep

C. had kept

D. had been kept

6. ---Mr. Gordon asked me to remind you of the meeting this afternoon. Don’t you forget it! (2006重庆)

---OK, I ____.

A. won’t

B. don’t

C. will

D. do

7. Look at the timetable. Hurry up! Flight 4026 ____ off at 18:20. (2006四川)

A. takes

B. took

C. will be taken

D. has taken

8. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane ____. (2006福建)

A. takes off

B. is taking off

C. has taken off

D. took off

Keys：1-5 ABABA 6-8 AAB