Unit 2 Wish you were hereGrammar and usage (1)learning goals:After the period, the students will1. get a clear idea of what the future continuous tense is like and how to use it correctly. 2. improve student’s knowledge of the future tenseLeaning important and difficult points:3. students will improve student’s knowledge of the future tenseLearning methods: The observing-----study----concluding methodlearning steps:Step 1 Warming upTell a story of a tortoise and a snail with the pictures shown on the screen. Talk with the whole class about the different forms of the simple future tense that are used in it.The simple future tense is expressed by:a. will/shall do.b. be going to do.c. be about to do. d. be to do.e. be doing.f. do/ does. Step 2 Revision & Lead-inFrom the reading passage in this unit, we’ve learned that Toby and Colin are going to have an adventure in Africa. Do you still remember their plans for the holiday? Help the Ss to recall like this:1. They’ll be flying to Morocco in Northern Africa.2. They’ll be traveling by camel with the local guides.3. They’ll be walking every day for two weeks.Ask the Ss to guess what tense is used in these sentences and write down “Future continuous tense” on the blackboard.Step 3 Presentation 1. Show the following sentence on the screen and explain it with the picture:Toby will be climbing in the Himalayas all next week.According to the example above, help the Ss to understand that the future continuous tense is often used to talk about something that will be in progress * over a period of time in the future * at a certain time in the future2. Show the following sentences on the screen and get the whole class to compare them wit...
