Unit 4 Humour
Lesson 1 What’s so funny 教学设计2
(Teaching objectives & Core Competencies and Values for students)
辨识3则股数的3种进行时态:现在完成时、过去完成时、将来进行时
总结归纳3种进行时态的特点,分析比较3种时态在形式和功能上的差异
在不同语境中正确得体的使用3种进行时态实现交际目的
(Teaching focuses)
1. Lead the students to actively think and talk about the stories.
2. Develop students’ reading comprehension and analyze the textual structure as well as linguistic features of the passage .
(Teaching procedures)
Step 1 Students complete the summary of the three funny stories and answer the following questions about Grock
Activity 1
Why was Grock feeling very down
Activity 2
What will he be doing in the United States
① ________________________________________.
② ___________________________________________.
③ _______________________________________________________.
Step 2
Activity 1
Students discuss in pairs what tense is used in each sentence and summarise the form of each continuous tense
Everything had been going wrong for him
I’ve been having a bit of a crisis
I’ve been doing a lot of work
I will be working in the United States for three months
Step 3
Students find more examples of continuous tenses from the three stories
Step 4
Activity 1
Students analyze the usage of the present perfect continuous tense by answering the following questions
Does Grock have a crisis for a long time
When did he start to have a crisis Any exact point
Did he work a lot for a long time in the recent past before he visited the doctor
What’s the consequence of his doing so much work
Will he remain in crisis
Step 5
Activity 1
Students analyse the usage of the past perfect continuous tense by answering the following questions:
Did he feel depressed for a long time before he went to see the doctor
When did he start to feel that way Any exact point
Would this state end very soon
Did he wait for a long time before he was finally called in When did he begin to wait Any exact point
Step 6
Activity 1
Students read three more sentences of the future continuous tense and discuss its function by answering the following questions
When do these activities happen
Will they last for some time in the future
Step 7 Students summarise the differences of three continuous tenses in form and meaning
Step 8
Activity 1
Students use the cues in brackets and the present perfect continuous to explain the situations
A girl has healthy-looking skin(swim a lot)
A dog looks happy
His ear aches
Their clothes are muddy
A woman is walking out of the park, sweating
Step 9
Activity 1
Students use the cues in brackets and the past perfect continuous to explain the situations
A girl had healthy-looking skin(swim a lot)
A dog looked happy
His ear ached
Their clothes were muddy
A woman was walking out of the park, sweating
Step 10
Students work in pairs. Make up two dialogues, one in the present perfect continuous and one in the past perfect continuous
Step 11 Assignment
Creating a funny story using three continuous tenses