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Unit 2 Travelling around
Discovering Useful Structures
The present continuous tense used to express the future meaning
【教材分析】
This teaching period mainly deals with the grammar: The present continuous tense used to express the future meaning. This period carries considerable significance to the cultivation of students’ grammar sense.
The teacher is expected to enable students to master this grammar thoroughly and consolidate the knowledge by doing some exercise of good quality.
【教学目标与核心素养】
Get students to have a good understanding of the basic usages of the present continuous tense used to express the future meaning.
Strengthen students’ great interest in grammar learning.
Instruct students to express their ideas with this grammar correctly.
【教学重难点】
How to enable students to use the grammar item: the present continuous tense used to express the future meaning flexibly both in their spoken English and written English.
【教学过程】
Step 1: 语法自主探究
Listen to a radio and figure out the new uses of “be doing structure” by filling in the blanks:
I’m babysitting on Monday. Would you like to go out on Monday No, sorry, I can Why not I’m babysitting on Monday. Would you like to go out on Tuesday No, sorry, I can’t. Why not I’m doing my laundry on Tuesday. Would you like to go out on Wednesday No, sorry, I can’t. Why not I’m working overtime on Wednesday. Would you like to go out on Thursday No, sorry, I can’t. Why not I’m working out on Thursday. Would you like to go out on Friday No, sorry, I can’t. Why not I’m visiting relatives on Friday. Would you like to go out on the weekend Well maybe! Qs: What’s the lady doing on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday I’m babysitting on Monday. I’m doing my laundry on Tuesday. I’m working overtime on Wednesday. I’m working out on Thursday. I’m visiting relatives on Friday.
Question:以上歌曲中的含有现在进行时的句子有哪些？表示什么意义？
Step 2: 现在进行时表示将来的用法
英语中还可以用现在进行时（be doing ) 表示按计划、安排将要发生的动作。主要用于以下两种情况：
1. 表示位置移动的动词的进行时表将来，如:
go, come, leave, start, begin, arrive, return, move, fly, take off等。
Mary is leaving for Beijing on Friday.
玛丽星期五要动身去北京
My uncle is coming back from abroad next week.
我叔叔下周要从国外回来了。
—Hurry up! The movie is beginning.快点，电影就要开始了。
—Don’t worry. There is still a little time left.不用担心，还有一点时间。
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane is taking off.
女士们，先生们，请系好安全带。飞机就要起飞了。
2. 有些不表示位置移动的动词的进行时也可以表将来，如：
do, get, rent, meet, bring, eat, have, meet, play, see, stay, wear, work, run out等。
What are you doing for the National Day holiday 国庆节假期你计划干什么？
We’re renting a car and driving! 我们要租辆车开车去！
—Are you eating at the park 你们要在公园吃饭吗？
—I’m bringing my own lunch.我自带午餐。
We are having a few guests over tomorrow.明天有几位客人要来。
Food supplies in the flood-stricken area are running out .We must act immediately before there’s none left.灾区的食物快要吃完了，在吃完之前，我们必须立刻行动。
3. 一般将来时的其他几种表达法
初中阶段学习过will/shall do 和 be going to do的形式表示将来意义。高中英语中还可以用be to do 和be about to do 以及一般现在时表示将来意义。
（2）will do（主语为第一人称时可shall）
①将要发生的动作或存在的状态（单纯表将来）。
He will be thirty next year. 明年他就30岁了。
With the development of science and technology, robot cooks will appear in our families in the future. 随着科技的发展，未来机器人厨师会出现在家庭中。
②未经过预先计划或考虑要做的动作（临时决定要做）。
— Excuse me, what time does Flight BA 2793 leave
打扰了，波音2793航班何时起飞？
— Just a minute. I will check it for you. 请稍等，我现在就帮你看一下。
—Ann is in hospital. 安住院了。
—Oh, really I didn’t know. I will go and visit her. 真的吗？我不知道啊，我要去探望她。
（2）be going to do
①表示计划、打算干某事（事先考虑）。
②表示有迹象表明要发生的动作。
We are going to visit the Great Wall with the exchange students this weekend.
周末我们打算和交换生去参观长城。
There is going to be a folk music concert in Beijing Opera Theater next month.
下个月在北京剧院有一场民族音乐会。
Look at the dark clouds. It is going to rain. 看这乌云，要下雨了。
Oh, it’s 8:20. I’m going to be late for my class. 现在是8点20分。我上课要迟到了。
（3）be to do （可以和具体的时间状语连用）
①表示按计划、安排即将发生的动作。
②用于时间、条件状语从句中，表示“如果要……，想要……”。
The examination is to take place next week. 下周要举行考试。
The students are to meet at the school gate tomorrow. 明天学生们将在学校大门口集会。
If you are to succeed, you must work as hard as possible. 如果你想要成功，比必须努力工作。
（4）be about to do （不与具体的时间状语连用） 表示即将要发生的动作。
We are about to start. 我们就要出发了。
The new school year is about to begin. 新学年开学在即。
（5）一般现在时表将来
①表示按时间表规定将要发生的动作。常限于表示位置移动的短暂性动词。
②在时间、条件或让步状语从句中，用一般现在时表将来。
Look at the timetable. Hurry up! Flight 4026 takes off at 18:20.
你看看时刻表，快点！4026次航班的起飞时间是下午6点20分。
Jane is in a hurry because the train to the airport leaves in half an hour.
简很匆忙，因为去机场的火车半小时后出发。
We will go for a picnic if it doesn’t rain this Sunday. 如果本周日不下雨，我们将去野餐。
Please tell him the news as soon as he arrives. 他一来，你就告诉他这个消息。Unit 2 Travelling Around
Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
【教材分析】
In this period, the theme is “Travelling Around”. Students will have a general understanding of how to prepare for the trip and make reservations by listening and ultimately can make travel arrangements and reservations.
Listening and speaking consists of two conversations. In the first conversation, Meilin introduced himself to Paul and his uncle and aunt. This part talks about destination countries and necessary preparations for travel abroad, such as: handling passports, applying for visas, booking air tickets, renting cars, etc. In the second dialogue, Paul tells Meilin about his trip to Yunnan with his parents. The plan for Lijiang’s trip talked about the reasons for going to Lijiang, the local weather, the scenic spots planned to visit, and the clothes to be prepared.
In the dialogue, the present continuous tense (be doing) is used to express future plans, such as: “I’m travelling around”; “I’m applying for my visa.” “My parents are taking me...” Listening activities enable students to be familiar with the language structure of expressing future plans, which paves the way for grammar learning in this unit.
The activity theme if “Listening and Talking” is to make a travel plan, which is often encountered in daily life. Students are supposed to learn about how to book tickets by listening to a telephone conversation about booking tickets. Students are also needed to understand reservation process and then can make a telephone reservation
【教学目标与核心素养】
Instruct students to get main facts by listening and motivate them to talk about the topics about how to prepare for the trip and make reservations by listening and ultimately can make travel arrangements and reservations.
Develop students’ sense of cooperative learning and individual thinking capability.
Develop students’ different listening skills to solve different listening comprehensive problems.
Help students to understand how to use the structures “the present continuous tense (be doing) is used to express future plans.
【教学重难点】
Teach students how to focus on key words, not on single words or grammar.
Prompt Ss to talk about the related topics, such as how to prepare for the trip and make a travel plan.
【教学过程】
Part 1: Listening and Speaking
Lead in
The teacher is advised to talk with their students about the places that they want to travel most both at home and abroad: boys and girls, if you have a chance to travel around the world, where will you go After their small talk, the teacher can move on by finishing the following listening task:
Before travelling, what do we need to prepare for the trip
After finishing the task above, the teacher is expected to play conversation 1 which is about Paul and Meilin’s conversation about coming holiday and after finishing listening for the first time, the students need to solve the following task.
1. Circle the two places Meilin is going to for holiday.
A. Germany. B. England. C. Iceland. D. France.
2. How is she going to get there
A. By sea. B. By air. C. By train.
3. How is she planning to get around after she arrives
A. By car. B. By train. C. On foot.
Listening tip:
Focus on key words： Do not try to catch every word in a conversation. Instead, listen for key words and phrases. You should focus on getting the main idea, not on single words or grammar.
After finishing the task above, the teacher is expected to play conversation 2 which is about where and why Paul is visiting with his family and after finishing listening, the students need to solve the following task.
Listen to Conversation 2. Then answer the following questions:
1. Where is Paul’s family going over the holiday
2. Why are they going there
After finishing the task above, the teacher is expected to play conversation 3 which contains the whole conversation and solve the following task.
Fill in the table below:
Travel preparations
Meilin Paul
Finally, after finishing the task above, the teacher is expected to instruct students to work in groups to finish the following project:
Speaking Project
Work in pairs. Choose a travel destination and discuss how to prepare for the trip
Part 2: Listening and Talking:
The teacher is advised to talk with their new students about the related topic: Boys and girls, do you know how to make reservations for a trip Let’s listen and find out:
Play the listening and answer the following questions:
1. What are the two speakers talking about
2. What is the relationship between the two speakers
Listen again and complete the table with the words you hear.
Making reservations
Opening:
A _________________ can I help you B _________________ to buy a plane ticket…
Talking about time
A _________________ are you travelling B: On the 23rd of December.
Talking about what you prefer:
There are two fights...Which____________ Would _________________ travel business class or economy ________________book a return this time The 9:30 fight, please. _______to travel business class. No，_______________I’m taking the train back.
Other information
_________________your name, sir Robert Williams.
Payment
_________________________to pay By credit card.
Talking project
Work in groups.
Imagine you are making plans for the holiday. Choose one of the situations below and role-play a phone call with a partner.
Booking air tickets Booking a hotel room Booking a table for dinnerUnit 2 Travelling Around
Reading for Writing
【教材分析】
The theme of this section is how to write to a friend about a travel plan. This section introduces the most fascinating place in China, Xi’an, from the perspective of Richard, a foreign student. The terracotta warriors and horses here
It is a treasure of Chinese culture, known as the “Eight Wonders of the World”. It is loved and respected by the people of the world. Students in China should
At the same time, through writing activities, students explore and think about valuable tourism resources at home and abroad, and its cultural connotation.
The first text introduces the author’s travel plan for Xi’an in the form of email. The author uses the present Progressive tense to express future plans and arrangements, such as the main purpose of travel, key landscapes, other scenic spots and travel safety.
The language of this text is relaxed and casual, and it is the communication between young friends, and it is used some impressive expressions as follows:
“It is an amazing sight, and I can’t wait to go.”
“Terracotta Army is almost unbelievable.” “It’s amazing to think of that.”
The second text is a propaganda page about Terracotta Warriors and Horses, introducing the basic situation of Terracotta Warriors and Horses, in order to provide students with information about the brigade.
【教学目标与核心素养】
1. Get students to have a good understanding of how to write an impressive travel plan
2. Enable students to use some writing skills flexibly.
3. Develop students’ writing and cooperating abilities.
4. Strengthen students’ great interest in writing discourses.
【教学重难点】
Guide students to write a concise, coherent and structured e-mail, introducing their own travel plans
Guide students to properly convey emotions using the proper language.
【教学过程】
Step 1: Lead in
Begin the class with the lead-in questions: how to write to your friend an impressive travel plan What kinds of aspects should be included It is strongly recommended that the teacher should ask students to discuss the topic freely with their partners and brainstorm some ideas concerning the topic. In this way, students can come up with more ideas and avoid being nervous at the beginning of the class.
Step 2: Read to discover details
The teacher is expected to ask students to read Richard’s email to his friend and the brochure that he found silently and then request students to solve the task below.
Study the organization and language features by summarizing the email:
Paragraph 1: main purpose for the trip
Paragraph 2: other plans for the trip
Paragraph 3: transport
Paragraph 4: final thoughts
Tip: In this step, what should be highlighted is that the teacher ought to give students proper time to read individually, silently and think independently. There is no need for them to discuss the detailed questions. In this way, students can develop their individual logical thinking ability and promote their skills of finding details.
Step 3: Read to find out the words and phrases used to express emotion in the email
After finishing the task above, the teacher moves on the following task:
Underline the words and phrases used to express emotion in the email. Then complete the sentences below.
It is amazing sight.]
It is ____________ I am amazed.
It’s almost unbelievable.
I can’t _______________.
It’s hard_________________
It’s an _____________________ story.
Step 4: Use what you have learnt to write a travel plan.
1. Pretend you are Xiao Li and reply to Richard’s email.
2. Exchange drafts.
Assess each other’s work according to the checklist.
Is there a clear purpose for the trip
Does each paragraph have a clear main idea
Does the writer use the present continuous tense for future plans
Does the writer use commas, stops, and question marks correctly
Are all the words spelt correctly
Are all the proper nouns capitalized
Revise your draft according to your partner’s comments.
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Step 5: The summary of how to write a travel plan.
旅游计划是一种常见的应用文写作。旅游可分为观光游、文化游、美食游及探险游等不同类型，因此旅游计划也要根据不同的旅游目的进行设计。常规的旅游计划需要明确以下几个方面的问题:
Travel plan
When will you leave for？
Where is your destination
How will you get there
What will you do there
How long will you there
Is there a clear purpose for the trip
为了提升旅行计划的层级，还需注意以下几个方面的问题:
1. 每段是否有明确清晰的主题;
2. 用一般现在时代替一般将来时:
3. 用更高级的形容词词汇。例如:表达“好”时，不要总用“nice”,我们还可以用“smart, clean, excellent, exciting, beautiful, wonderful, clever, famous, grand”等表达更具有指向性的同汇:
4. 用更高级的动词词汇。比如:我们可以用“seem stand, lie .get stay, remain, look . sound, become . keep, grow”等代替"be";
5. 所有“专有名词”要大写:
6. 文章最后要有适当的总结性语言。
[常用高级句式]
place of interest名胜古迹
tourist attractions旅游景点
historic sites 历史遗迹
Must- see attractions必看景点
go on a holiday/take a vacation去度假
check in登记人住check out结账退房
enjoy the scenery of nature欣赏自然美景
go sightseeing观光
feel like doing sth.想要做某事

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