Unit 3
Travel journal
Learning about language
Seem
Seem + adj
Everything seems easy.
2. Seem + n
He seemed an honest man.
3. Seems like + n/ving
It seems like years since I saw you last time.
4. Seems + to do
It seems to rain.
Grammar
The Present Continuous Tense：
expressing futurity
现在进行时主要表示现在或目前正在进行的动作，除此之外，还可以表示将来。现在进行时表将来时常有“意图”“安排”或“打算”的含义。
一、表示将来发生的动作或情况
时间状语：tomorrow , next year, next time, in an hour, in the future, when he comes (主将从现)

1、will/ shall + V原
I will be seven years old next year.

二、be going to + V原
表示主语现在打算在最近或以后将要做什么，这种打算往往是事先考虑的。
My brother is going to learn English next year.
表示根据已有迹象，非常可能，即将发生的事
Look at the black clouds, it is going to rain.
I’m afraid I am going to have a bad cold. (客观迹象)
三、 be doing 表将来
go , come, leave, start, begin. run, Leave, stay, do, take 等瞬间动词，这种用法表示安排好的，一般不会更改的即将发生的动作
I’m doing my experiment tomorrow.
She’s leaving early tomorrow morning.
四、在时间或条件状语从句中，可用一般现在时或现在完成时来代替将来时（主将从现）
If he has sold/sells his newspapers, he’ll go home.
As soon as I come back home, I will call you.
You will see him when you come to my office tomorrow.
五、 一般现在时表将来：在主句中，表示按计划安排，时间表等严格执行的行为

The sports meet takes place on October 18.
Hurry up! It’s 7:40, the train leaves at eight from this station.
六、be about to do 表示客观要发生的事情，马上就要发生，一般不再与将来的时间状语连用
We are about to leave.
七、be to do 表示按计划中的约定或职责，义务，要求必须去做的事或即将发生的动作
The president is to visit China next week.
The meeting is to take place early tomorrow.
now
be about to, be going to, be to do
be about to
be to do
be going to do
Discovering useful words and expressions
1 Find the correct words or expressions from the text for each sentence.
1 He is so stubborn that no one can
________ him to do anything.
2 A __________ person always tries to
finish the job, no matter how hard it is.
persuade
determined
3 My grandpa _________ fishing and
sometimes he fishes all day in the river.
4 Liu Xiaoding is a good teacher and
__________ his students very much.
5 I _______ the red dress to the green
one because it fits me better.
is fond of
cares about
prefer
6 The concert went like clockwork because Li Pei had _________ it so well.
7 I wanted to pay the train ____, but my friend insisted. Finally I ________.
8 She persuaded all of us to ______ to work instead of taking the bus.
organized
fare
gave in
cycle
I really enjoyed my school field trip in geography two months ago. We saw so many beautiful things: a ________ that flowed like a river of ice through a _______ that cut the mountains into two parts.
glacier
valley
3 Complete this passage with some of the following words.
rapids glacier mountain delta plain valley waterfall bank
We also discovered a river that was falling off the mountain and became a wonderful _________. This was even more exciting to see than the _______ where the water seemed to boil. Later we followed the river to a quieter ______and finally into a _____ and the sea.
delta
plain
rapids
waterfall
Thank you~\(≧▽≦)/~