Unit 8 Fashion
Grammar
Teaching aims:
Learn the use of the present continuous tense.
Step 1. Presentation
Present the new words and expressions:
write to, wait for, look for, lie
Step 2. Grammar
一、现在进行时肯定句和否定句的构成：
肯定句: 主语+ am/ is /are + v.-ing ...
肯定句: 主语+ am/ is / are not + v.-ing ...
I am not eating.
You/ We/ They are not eating.
He/ She/ It is not eating.
二、动词ing形式的构成：
Exercise 1: Complete Part A on Page 97.
三、现在进行时一般疑问句的构成及回答：
I am eating.
→ Am I eating?
Yes, I am. / No, I am not. (或 No, I’m not.)
You/ We/ They are eating.
→ Are you/ we/ they eating?
Yes, we/you/ they are. No, we/ you/ they are not (或用缩写aren’t)
He/ She/ It is eating.
→ Is he/ she/ it eating?
Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it is not. (或用缩写isn’t)
规律：将be 动词移到主语前面。
注意：肯定回答时主语be动词不能缩写，否定回答时be动词和not可以用完全形式也可以用缩写。
Exercise 2: Complete Part B on Page 98.
四、现在进行时可以表示说话时正在进行或发生的动作，也可表示当前一段时间内的活动或现阶段正在进行的动作。如:
We are waiting for you here.
Tom is making a model plane all the afternoon.
We are working hard this term.
五、如果句子中带有鲜明的时间状语, 如: now, 或带有Look, Listen 等暗示词, 或有表示现在的上下文语境时，我们常用现在进行时。如:
My mum is cooking dinner now.
Listen! Our teacher is singing a song.
--- Where is your father?
--- Oh, he is cleaning his car.
注意：
有些动词一般不用进行时。 如: know, understand, love, like, want, hope, hear, see等。
Complete Exercise 3.
