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Period 2 A sample lesson plan for Learning about Language (The Present Continuous Tense for future action) Introduction In this period students will be helped to do “Discovering useful words and expression” exercises first. Then they will be offered help with their learning of the present continuous tense for future action. To end they will be asked to write plans for travel.

Objectives ■

To help students learn about the Present Continuous Tense for futurity ■

To help students discover and use some useful words and expressions

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To help students write travel plans Procedures

1. Warming up by discovering useful words and expressions Hello everyone. After reading the passage, we have got to know the usage of the words and expressions, but we should do more practice. Now turn to page 20 to find the correct words and expressions from the passage to finish the sentences. You are given two minutes to finish them and discuss with your partners. Two minutes later, check in pairs and then check with the whole class. 2. Reading and finding

Good, you have mastered these words and expressions. Let’s

turn to page 17 and look at the questions in Warming up. Underline the verbs in the questions, and pay attention to the verb forms and do some explanations by yourselves. 3. Studying the futurity use of the preset continuous tense We can see that the verbs are all used in the “-ing”

form. They are “the

present continuous tense”, but they express future actions or plans. The Present Continuous Tense may be used to denote an action that can be pre-planned or prearranged instead of the future indefinite in colloquial English. But please note that, not all verbs can be used in the “-ing” form to express future actions. Such verbs as come, go, leave, fly, walk, ride, drive, stay, meet, die, see, have, arrive etc. are mainly used in the “-ing” form to express future actions.

4. Going over the read ready used materials

About the

present continuous tense for future actions or plans

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be + v.-ing与表示将来的时间连用，表示不久的将来，含义是“预定要做”。（这种结构中常用动作动词或去向动词：go, come, leave, start, arrive, travel, fly等，不适用于状态动词）

I’m leaving for Beijing this Friday.

My friends came over last night, and they are coming over this evening, too.

We are going to Laoshan this May Day holiday. We had an English class this morning, and we are having another English class tomorrow. We took six subjects last term, and we are taking seven subjects next term. I have arrived in Beijing. I’m visiting the Great Wall tomorrow morning. After class we are playing football on the playground. We are flying to Shanghai next Friday. 5. Looking back

高考单选题中的“时态”

1. The house belongs to my aunt but she_____ here any more. (2006全国I) A. hasn’t lived

B.

didn’t live

C.

hadn’t lived

D.

doesn’t live

2.John, a friend of mine, who got married only last week, spent ＄3,000 more than he _____for the wedding. (2006全国卷II）

A. will plan B. has planned C. would plan D. had planned

3. The water _____ cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercise. (2006全国I) A. was felt B. is felt C. felt D. feels

4.Mary, _____ here—everybody else, stay where you are. (2006全国I) A. come B. comes C. to come D. coming

5. Eliza remembers everything exactly as if it_____ yesterday. (2006全国I) A. was happening B. happens C. has happened D. happened

6. It is often said that ______ teachers have _____ very busy life. (2005 北京) A. /;/

B. /; a

C. the ;/

D. the; a

7.—Are you still busy? —Yes, I _____ my work, and it won’t take long.

(2005 浙江) A. just finish

B. am just finishing

C. have just finished

D. am just going to finish 8. The film ___ quite early, so we ____ to the bookstore after that.

（2005

重庆）

A.

finished; are going

B. finished; go

C. finishes; are going

D. finishes; go

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Keys: 1-5 DDCAD;6-8 BBC 6. Closing down by writing a travel plan

Suppose you are planning a holiday trip. Write a short passage about your plan. You must pay great attention to the tense. The following questions can help you. Where are you going for your holiday? Who are you going with? How are you getting there?

What are you doing there? Where are you staying? What are taking with you? When are you returning? Visiting Hong Kong during festive times Hong Kong is also a city of festivities. A number of special festivals take place over the year that are great to witness and participate in. The Chinese (Lunar) New Year is an important festival that occurs towards spring time. Then there is the Spring Lantern Festival of beautiful lanterns. For best enjoying this, a visit to the Victoria Park of Hong Kong Island is recommended. The Mid Autumn Festival as celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth Chinese lunar month is another festival of significance that can be witnessed. This is also called the lantern festival as decorative lanterns are made use of to add gaiety and brightness. Moon cakes that contain various fillings are eaten.

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