7period 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
一、to help students learn about the present continuous tense for futurity
二、to help students discover and use some useful words and expressions
三、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.
