Unit 2 Wish you were here (Module 2)【考点释析】1. Well, now we’ re ready to go! We’ re going to visit so many exciting places and do lots of astonishing things. We’ll go to Africa first. I can’t wait. Have you been there? （P22）① ready adj. 有准备的，准备完毕的；甘心的，情愿的The new house is ready for occupation. 新屋可以居住了。 He is always ready enough to help us. 他随时都准备来帮助我们。【拓展】1) be ready to do sth = be likely / about to do something 可能或将要做某事 She is ready to resign. 她就要辞职了。2) make/get ready for sth （为…）做好准备 All of us have made ready for the 85th anniversary of the founding of our school.② be going to do 多用于口语中，常表示打算要做某事，或有迹象表明将要发生、可能会发生某事。I am going to buy a new coat this winter. （打算）Look at the cloud! It’s going to rain. （有迹象表明将要）【注意】be going to do 可以用在条件状语从句中表示将来，而 will 不能。例如：If you are going to attend the meeting, you’d better leave now.【拓展】“将来”知多少？① be + 动词不定式1）表示安排或计划好了的即将发生的动作。例如：The highway is to be opened in May.2）用来表示征求意见，多用于第一人称疑问句中。例如：What am I to say if they ask me the question?Are we to hand in the composition after class?3）表示命令、警告、劝告等。例如：You are to give up smoking.（命令式劝告）You are to be punished if you do that again.（警告）4）表示可能或一定会发生某种情况。例如：I am sure he is to succeed next time.② be about to do 表示即将发生的动作，意为“正要、正准备、马上就要”，后面一般不跟表示将来的时间状语。例如：We are about to have lunch when there is a knock at the door.③ 一般现在时表将来：某些不及物动词如 come，go，leave，arrive，fly，return 等以及be，begin，start，open，close，end，stop 等，常用一般现在时表示安排或计划好的将来动...
