(共26张PPT)
Unit 3
Festivals and customs
Grammar
How to describe future actions
shall/will do
be going to do
be to do
be about to do
be doing
将来的状态
will do
当下决定
It will be Christmas soon.
I will answer the door.
I hope it will be warm tomorrow.
主观意愿
(1)表现在打算或计划将来要做的事(预先考虑)
be going to do
(2)表根据某种迹象认为在将来要发生的事(常指自然现象)
I am going to write to Henry this evening.
Look at the dark clouds! It is going to rain in the afternoon.
(2) 表示说话人的职责、命令、义务;
All the questions are to be answered at once.
No one is to leave this room without permission.
be to do
(3) 表示注定要发生的事情。
Your plan is to be a failure.
(1) 表示预先安排好的计划或约定
The line is to be opened to traffic next week.
这条线路将于下周通车。
所有的问题都要立即回答。
未经允许,任何人不得离开这个房间。
你的计划注定会失败。
I was just about to go out when a friend called me.
The show was about to begin as I took my place.
be about to do
正要做某事,即将要做某事 常与when连用
我正要出去,这时一个朋友打电话给我。
当我上场时,表演正要开始。
go,come,leave,arrive,take off 等少数表位移的动词可用现在进行时表示即将要发生的情况。
He is arriving tomorrow morning about 7.30.
The plane is taking off. Please fasten your seat belt.
他明天早上七点半左右到。
飞机将要起飞。请系好安全带。
Exploring the rules
We use future in the past to describe an action (1) _____________ (in the future/in the past) from the perspective of some point (2) _____________ (in the future/in the past).
in the future
in the past
Present
Future in the past
Past
Future
过去将来时
用法
常用于主句谓语动词为过去时态的宾语从句中。
时间状语
the next day (month/ year),the following day(month/year),soon等。
意义
过去某个时间看来将要发生的动作或存在的状态。
shall/will do
be going to do
be to do
be about to do
be doing
Future in the past 过去将来时
would/should do
was/were going to do
was/were to do
was/were about to do
was/were doing
用法1
(1) would+动词原形,表示从过去某时看来将要发生的动作或存在状态,还表示主观意愿的将来。
例:1. He said he would come to see me.
2. He promised to his father he would not give up.
过去将来时的构成(1)
否定式: would后面加not
他说他会来看我。
他向他父亲保证他不会放弃。
用法2
(2) was/ were + going to +动词原形,常表示根据计划或安排即将发生的事。
例:1. She said she was going to start off at once.
2. It seemed as if it was going to rain.
过去将来时的构成(2)
还可表示根据某种迹象来看,很可能或即将发生的事情。
她说她马上就出发。
看来天要下雨了。
用法3
(3) was/were about to +动词原形,表示“正要、即将”
表示说话的瞬间就会发生的动作。
1. I felt something terrible was about to happen.
2. He said that the train was about to leave.
过去将来时的构成(3)
我觉得有可怕的事情要发生了
他说火车就要开了。
3.I was about to leave the house when a postman came
我正要离开家,这时邮递员来了
用法4
(4) was/were to +动词原形,表示过去某时间内计划/打算或一定要进行的动作。
过去将来时的构成(4)
据报道,要再建一座桥。
她说她放学后要打扫教室。
2. She said she was to clean the classroom after school.
1. It was reported that another bridge was to be built.
Read the story again, find the sentences that use future in the past and fill in the box of Part A on page 34 .
1. And the next day would be Christmas.
2. If she was to buy a nice gift for her husband Jim, she would need more money.
3. ... she was going to sell her hair.
4. ... she would buy Jim a perfect gift.
5. Would Jim still think she was pretty
6. She was about to find out.
Read the story on page 34 and
answer the questions.
1. When did this story happen
The day before Christmas.
2. What gift did Della prepare for her
husband
A simple but beautiful watch chain for his gold watch.
A Exploring the rules
1. earn v.
1) 挣得,赚得,挣钱
He earns about $40,000 a year.
She earned a/her living as a part-time waitress.
She must earn a fortune.
His victory in the match earned him $50,000.
2) 获利
Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.
她一定挣了一大笔钱。
earn a/one's living 谋生
他在比赛中的胜利使他赢得了5万美元。
你的钱在高利率的账户里会获利更多。
1. earn v.
3) 博得,赢得
His ability earned him a place in the team.
As a teacher, she had earned the respect of her students.
他的能力为他在队中赢得了一席之地。
作为教师,她赢得了学生的尊敬。
2. hunt v.
As a child, I learned to hunt and fish.
She is still hunting for a new job.
Police are hunting (for) an escaped criminal.
(人)打猎;(动物)猎食
搜寻;寻找
追踪;追捕
3. pass down
使世代相传;流传
Old people pass down tradition to the younger generation.
Our traditional culture should be passed down from generation to generation.
我们的传统文化应该代代相传。
老年人把传统传给年轻一代。
His mother passed away last year.
He felt sick and dizzy and then passed out.
Can you pass these pictures around for everyone to look at, please
He passed by a breakfast shop as he went home.
This means that people going inside must pass through at least two doors.
Pass the book on to me when you’ve finished with it.
传阅
去世
经过,路过
晕倒
穿过;经过
转交,传给
1. Paul: I (a) __________ (visited/was about to visit)the museum with my friends last weekend. What about you
Emily: I(b) ______________ (saw/was going to see)a documentary film about the Spring Festival with Joanna on Saturday, but she didn't feel well. So I just stayed at home.
visited
was going to see
B Applying the rules
B1
Complete the conversations with the correct expressions in the brackets.
2. Alex: We(a) _________________ (are going to hand in/were going to hand in) our report on festivals around the world next Monday.
Colin: Yes, but I(b) _______________ (wasn't to start/haven't started) it yet.
Alex: You told me you(c) ________________ (would work on/worked on) it all day yesterday.
Colin: Oh, I (d) ________________ (was about
to start/would start) when my cousin
(e) __________(would come/came) over.
are going to hand in
haven't started
would work on
was about to start
came
Jim was shopping for a gift for his wife Della. The next day (1)__________ Christmas. With an income of twenty dollars per week, life was hard for the couple, but Jim wanted to buy a perfect gift for Della. He thought of the beautiful set of combs on show in one of the shop windows on Broadway.
Below is a story about Jim's gift for plete the story with the correct verbs in the box below, using future in the past. Some verbs can be used more than once.
make think be sell
would be
B2
Della had wanted those combs for so long. Tomorrow, Jim decided, he (2)____________
________________ Della's dream come true.
Jim looked at the gold watch that had been his father's and his grandfather's. He and Della owned two things which they were both very proud of. One was Jim's gold watch, and the other was Della's beautiful hair. Jim already knew what he had to do: he (3) _______________________his watch.
make/would make
would sell/was going to sell
was going to
That afternoon, Jim sold the watch, went to the shop for the combs and returned home with a package in his pocket. He was sure that they (4) __________________________ the most wonderful gift for Della. Jim was excited about what she (5) _______________
_________________when she saw her gift the next day.
would be/were going to be
think/would think
was going to