4. 她要照顾她的小妹妹。　　　　 4. She’s babysitting her sister .

3. 我打算在家里看电视。　　　　 3. I’m watching TV at home .

2. 我打算看望我的姨妈。　　　　 2. I’m visiting my aunt .

1. 我要去野营。　　　　　　　　 1. I’m going camping .

3. How long are you staying ? 　We’re staying for two weeks .

教学步骤　：

Step 1. National Day is coming . We all have a long vacation about 7 days .

　What are you doing for vacation ? Now Let’s talk about future plans .

在这里，我们用到What are you doing for vacation ?

同学们可能会奇怪，“be doing”结构不是现在进行时吗？在这一单元中，用现在进行时代表将要发生的动作，表示对未来的计划和安排，译为“我将要…”，“我打算…”。

eg . What’s she doing for vacation ? 她假期要做什么？

She’s babysitting her sister . 她要看她妹妹。

这是我们进入初中以来第一次接触到将来时。这种用现在进行时表示将来动作的用法，实际上在英语中是很常见的。

Now , answer my question .

“What are you doing for vacation ? ”

You may have lots of answers . Now , translate the following sentences into English , and choose one as your answer .

Of course , you can add more activities if you like .

　Exercise :

2. When are you going ? 　I’m going next week .

1. What are you doing for vacation ? 　I’m spending time with my friends .

2. 用where , when , what , how long 提问的句子。

主要句型：

1. 用现在进行时表示将来。(Present progressive as future)

5.　　 Ask Ss to comment on whether their questions in the previewing stage were answered .

Step 4　 Post-task

SB Page 25 , 3a .

Read the four events and match them to the correct dates .When finished ,ask Ss to swap their book with a partner for correction .

Homework :

Write about an event that you remember well .Give dates and say why you remember it ,and what you were doing at the time when you heard the news .