Lesson 3 Clean Machines Period 2: Grammar

Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous Grammar Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

In today’s class, you are going to Review the interview Compare the Present Perfect Tense and the Present Perfect Continuous Tense Learn about the Present Perfect Continuous Tense Practice using the Present Perfect Tense and the Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Review Underline the sentences which contain the Present Perfect Tense and the Present Perfect Continuous Tense in the text. Finish Ex. 5 on Page 41.

Fill in the blanks according to the interview. Marie Logan, who has been interested in cars since kindergarten, has been designing solar racing cars for a long time. She has designed five or six different cars so far. She has been taking part in races for about four years. And she has taken part in six races. ______________________ ______________________ _______________ ________________________ ________________

Recently, he has been building a new car with a team from Queensland University. They have done a lot of work but they haven’t finished yet. Meanwhile, she has been writing a book about solar cars. So far, she has only written the first few chapters. Marie Logan has been working hard because he wants people to have a good impression of solar cars! _____________________ ____________ ___________________ ___________________ __________________ _____________________

Work out the tenses used just now. Tell which is PPT and which is PPCT. Marie Logan, who has been interested in cars since kindergarten, has been designing solar racing cars for a long time. She has designed five or six different cars so far. She has been taking part in races for about four years. And she has taken part in six races. Recently, he has been building a new car with a team from Queensland University. They have done a lot of work but they haven’t finished yet. Meanwhile, she has been writing a book about solar cars. So far, she has only written the first few chapters. Marie Logan has been working hard because he wants people to have a good impression of solar cars!

Review the structure of the two tenses has/have been doing (the Present Perfect Continuous Tense) has/have done (the Present Perfect Tense)

Which of the two tenses talks about A) activities that are still going on? B) achievements or finished action? has/have been doing (现在完成进行时) has/have done (现在完成时)

Grammar Practice 1 Complete the sentences according to the pictures and situations given.

has been listening to music She _______________________. listen to music has been listening to music She _______________________. (She is still doing that now.)

She _______________________. listen to music has listened to music She _______________________. (She has just finished doing that.)

The doctors ________________ on the patient. operate have been operating The doctors ________________ on the patient. (The operation is still going on.)

She ___________ on the patient successfully. operate has operated She ___________ on the patient successfully. (The operation is completed.)

She _________________all day. shop (v.) has been shopping She _________________all day. (She is still buying things in the store.)

She ______________for a lot of Christmas presents. shop (v.) has shopped She ______________for a lot of Christmas presents. (She has already bought the things.)

The Greens__________________ for twenty years. live in London have been living in London The Greens__________________ for twenty years. (They are still there.)

Mr. Black and Mr. Robinson ___________________________ talk on the telephone Mr. Black and Mr. Robinson ___________________________ for half an hour. have been talking on the telephone (They haven’t finished talking.)

play basketball has been playing basketball Ted _______________________ with his friends all morning.

My uncle ____________________ since he learned to drive. work as a taxi driver has been working as a taxi driver My uncle ____________________ since he learned to drive. (He is still a taxi driver now.)

Grammar Practice 2 Which sentence, a or b fits each situation best?(p41 Ex.7)

1.You want to find out why someone is late. a) What have you been doing? b) What have you done? a) What have you been doing?

2. You want to talk about your success in your training program. a) I’ve been running today. b) I’ve run three miles today. b) I’ve run three miles today.

3. You want to complain about your garage. a) They’ve been repairing my car for over a week. b) They’ve repaired my car. They’ve been repairing my car for over a week.

Grammar Practice 3 Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.(p41 Ex.8)

Mike: At last! Where ______ (be) you? I ______(wait) for an hour. Helen: Sorry, I ______ (talk) to an old friend. I ____( not see) her for years. And imagine, we met in the middle of the street, just like that. Mike: What _____ she _____(do) since you last saw her? have you been have been waiting ’ve been talking haven’t seen has she been doing

Helen: She ______(work) for a computer company but she wants to change her job. She ______ (not get on ) well with her boss recently. Mike: There is a vacancy in my office for a computer analyst. She _____ (have) any interesting offers yet? ’s been working hasn’t been getting on Has she had

Helen: I don’t think so. She _______ (not look) for a long time. She just ____ (start). Mike: Then tell her about this offer. She might be interested. hasn’t been looking has just started.

Grammar Practice 4 Work in groups. Talk about what you (or your school/family) have been doing or have done about the 2008 Olympic Games.

Words and Expressions Prepare for… Ride a bike Study English Expect the torch Clean…

Report to the class: Name have done have been doing Student A Student B Student C Student D

Sample patterns In our group, all of us have done something or have been doing something about or for the 2008 Olympic Games. For example, Jason has been learning English very hard as a volunteer… In addition, Jack has bought some of the tickets of the matches…

Evaluation Activities (How many activities are mentioned) Excellent Good So-so >5 3~5 <2 Grammar (Is the grammar correct? ) Pronunciation/Fluency (Does the speaker give the report fluently with a beautiful pronunciation?)

Assignment Finish the exercises on P82 Write a passage about the things you have done or have been doing for the Olympic Games.