1、PAGE PAGE 5Unit 2 Living with technologyGrammar and UsageI. Learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to:1. master the form of the future continuous tense; 2. understand the distinctions between the future continuous tense and the simple future tense; 3. learn to use the fut

2、ure continuous tense in different situations;4. write a short article using the future continuous tense.II. Key competence focus1. Master the form of the future continuous tense; 2. Use the future continuous tense in different situations.III. Predicted area of difficulty1. Know the distinctions betw

3、een the future continuous tense and the simple future tense; 2. Write a short article using the future continuous tenseIV. Teaching proceduresT greets the class.T: Class begins, boys and girls! Good morning/afternoon!Step 1 Revising the simple future tense and the present and past continuous tenseT:

4、 Read the four sentences and fill in the blanks with their proper forms.1. The speaker _ (analyse) the problem step by step in tomorrows lecture.Answers:1. will analyse2. He predicts that the government _ (finance) the building of the new roads.2. will finance3. Right now the group _ (urge) scientis

5、ts to work out plans to send humans to Mars.3. is urging4. The fire _ (threat) the residents, so the government urged them to leave.4. was threateningT: The tense in the first two sentences is future. So the answers are “will analyse, will finance”. Of course, you can replace them with “is going to,

6、 be to, etc.”, which are other forms of simple future tense. So the form of the simple future is “will/shall/be going to/be to/ be about to + v (root form)”.T: There are signal words “Right now” in sentence 3, so the tense is present continuous. Its form is “is/am/are + present participle”. The righ

7、t answer is “is urging”. The second part of sentence 4 “the government urged them to leave” suggests that the action happened in the past and the fire “was threatening” the residents. So the tense in sentence 4 is past continuous tense. Its form is “was/were + present participle”.【設計意圖：將來進行時是一種合成時態，

8、包括進行時和將來時，利用本單元詞匯analyse, finance, urge, threaten結合進行時和將來時導入新課，一舉兩得。】Step 2 Exploring the rules of the future continuous tenseT asks Ss to go through the text in A P48.T: Open your books at page 48 and read through the text. And then find out the sentences in future continuous tense. T asks some stu

9、dents to pick out relevant sentences.Answers: 1. Today Ill be speaking to you about drones, also known as UAVs.2. It can be predicted that before long many people will be using drones to deliver daily supplies like food and drink.3. We can assume that with improved technology in passenger drones, we

10、 will be entering the age of personal flying vehicles.4. Whatever happens, well all be interacting with drones on a daily basis.【設計意圖：利用AP48篇章語境導發現新知識，導入將來進行時的用法，在理解課文的同時自然引入語法知識。】Step 3 Working out the rulesT asks Ss to work out the form of future continuous tense.T: Look through the four sentences

11、 in the text. Find out the usage and the common form of them.T: We use the future continuous tense to talk about a future action that will be in progress over a period of time to come or a future action which is the result of a routine or arrangement. We also use the future continuous tense to expre

12、ss _. T: The right answer is “predictions”.T: We form the future continuous tense by using “_ + verb-ing from”.T: The right answer is “will be”.T: Do keep the form of future continuous tense in mind: “will/be going to + be + present participle”. For example:We will be monitoring the situation on the

13、 ground in the next week.【設計意圖：此節旨在通過課文中四個句子，讓學生總結將來進行時的結構。】Step 4 Understand the differences between simple future tense and the future continuous tenseT: There are some differences between the future continuous tense and the simple future tense.1. T shows the following example: We will be meeting

14、at the airport this time tomorrow.T: The signal words “this time” are the certain point in time and “tomorrow” suggests that the action will happen in the future. The simple future tense cant be used here. T: The future continuous tense indicates an action that will occur at a certain point in time

15、in the future.2. T shows the following examples: 1) I hope it wont rain tomorrow.2) Its raining again. I hope it wont still be raining tomorrow.T: The first sentence means it will rain tomorrow, and the second sentence emphasizes that it should not continue to rain tomorrow.T: The general future ten

16、se indicates an action or situation that will occur in the future, while the future continuous tense emphasizes the continuation of the action.3. T shows the following examples:1) When will you finish the report? (Direct inquiry)2) When will you be seeing Mr. Jackson? (More politeness)T: The first s

17、entence is a direct inquiry, something like a boss to his employee. The second sentence seems to be asking someone politely.T: The future continuous tense is more euphemistic, while the general future tense indicates the speakers intention directly.【設計意圖：這一步驟是本節課的難點，通過實例和講解讓學生明白一般將來時和將來進行時的區別。如果此處學生

18、仍有疑問，可結合觀看微課講解。】Step 4 Applying the rules1 T: Complete the conversations with the correct expressions in the brackets in B1.Answers: B1 1. (a) has made (b) will be seeing2. (a) Will you be visiting (b) am looking forward to3. (a) will be giving (b) have been making 2. T: Fill in the blanks with the

19、correct expressions in the box in B2.Answers: B2 1. will be flying 2. will be getting 3. are taking off 4. will be using 5. are developing3. B3 T: Write down your prediction about technological development using the future continuous tense. Sample answers:I predict that in 50 years time, everyone wi

20、ll be riding in self-flying cars.I predict that in the future children will be studying at home using virtual reality headsets.【設計意圖：這個環節是運用將來進行時，教材中B1B2B3設計步步提高，恰好用于將來進行時的升級訓練。】Step 5 B3 P47 Writing T: In lesson 2, the author quotes Steph Hawkings warning, “The development of full artificial intell

21、igence could spell the end of the human race.” Its an effective way to support his/her ideas. T: Heres your homework. Write a short article to predict AI machines in the future. T: Use quotes from famous people to support your idea and use the future continuous tense as much as possible.【設計意圖：這個環節是將來進行在篇章中的運用，也為課外作業做準備。設計的練習是將第二課的B3和第三課的B3整合，話題關于對未來智能機器人的觀點，將名人名言和將來進行時整合進來。】V. Homework1. To revise the usage of the future continuous tense, watch the micro video: The Future continuous Tense. (Optional)2. Finish off writing B