I like … What’s your hobby?

I like skating. I took skating lessons last winter vacation. These are my new skates.

Huang Siyang was born: 1998 skate: 2005~now He has been skating for 2 years. How long has my brother been skating? He has been skating since he was 7 years old. He has been skating since 2005.

成龙（ Jackie Chan ） was born: 1954 act: 1961~ now He has been acting for 45 years. How long has Jackie Chan been acting? He has been acting since he was 7 years old. He has been acting since 1961.

Mrs. Yang be born: 1965 teach Chinese: 1988~ now How long has Mrs. Yang been teaching Chinese? She has been teaching Chinese for 18 years. She has been teaching Chinese since 18 years ago. She has been teaching Chinese since 1988.

Tracey was born: 1981 learn English: 1994~ now How long has Tracey been learning English? She has been learning English since She has been learning English for 12 years. She has been learning English since she was 13. She has been learning English since 12 years ago.

Please say out how long you and your family have been doing something. Practice WhoHow long mom She has been teaching English for 15 years.

How long have you been …ing … ？ When did you start …ing…?

1b Listen. A report is talking to the participants in a skating marathon. Fill in the below. How long? AlisonI’ve been skating for five hours. SamI skated for four hours. Victor Celia I’ve been skating for five hours. I skated for two hours.

2a Listen to the interview with the skating marathon winner and check the questions you hear. QuestionsAnswers 1. How long did you skate today? a. No, I skated in a marathon last year. 2. How long have you been skating today? b. Yes, I do. 3. Was this your first skating marathon? c. For six hours. 4. Do you skate every day? 5. When did you get your first pair of skates? d. Since I was seven years old. 6. How long have you been skating?

stamp I collect stamps because they are interesting.

telephone card I like collecting telephone cards because they are interesting.

I collect coins because they are valuable. coin

toy I like to collect toys because they are lovely.

I like to collect kites because they are beautiful. kite

book I collect books because they are useful.

shell I collect shells because they are beautiful.

1. 抄写, 翻译并默写下列句子： How long have you been collecting stamps? I’ve been collecting stamps for 12 years. I’ve been collecting stamps since 12 years ago. I’ve been collecting stamps since I was 13 years old. I’ve been collecting stamps since 1994.

1. 抄写, 翻译并默写下列句子： When did he start skating? He started skating in How long did she skate? She skated for two hours. 2. 用 How long have you been doing…? 造 句，并用两种方法回答。 （两组）

for whole raise to skate still has I’m talking you from the Hilltop School Skating Marathon. Here, students are skating to raise money for charity. For every hour they, each student ten yuan for charity. The skating marathon been going for five hours now, and several skaters are skating. Alison was the first one to start, and has been skating for the five hours. Next is Sam, and he has been skating four hours. Lu Ning has been skating for four hours too, and Li Chen just started an hour ago. to skateraises has still whole for

Name Has been skating for Alison Sam Lu Ning Li Chen 5 hours 4 hours 1 hour Read the passage and then complete the table.

WhatHow longHow many Bob Marcia Liam kites stuffed animals theater and movie tickets since he was ten years old for five years since last year a. Listen. What do Bob, Marcia, and Liam collect? Fill in the chart under “What”. 2b. Listen again. How long have they been collecting these things? How many do they have?

Dear Jack, Thanks for sending me the snow globe of the monster. I love it. In fact I think it’s probably my favorite. I’ve been collecting snow globes for seven years, and now I have 226 of them. My mom says I have to stop, because we’ve run out of room to store them. They’re all around our apartment. I even store them in boxes under my bed. The first one I ever got was a birthday cake snow globe on my seventh birthday. I particularly love globes with animals. I have a big one with bears in it, and another one with penguins. If you know anyone else who collects them, please tell me. I’d like to start a snow globe collectors’ club. By the way, what’s your hobby?snow globe Ellen Love, 怪物，妖怪 用尽，缺乏 顺便问一下 贮藏，存储 especially

snow globe 内有雪花的球型玻璃器 （装饰品）

1. How long has Leo been staying in China? 2. What did he think of Harbin? 3. Were there a lot of Jewish coming to China many years ago? He has been staying in China for 2 years. He thinks that Harbin is an interesting city with a very colorful history. Yes, there were.

5. When did he start learning Chinese history? 6. Does Leo think that Chinese history is hard to understand? 4. When did the first Jews come to Keifeng? When China was in Song Dynasty. He started learning Chinese history when he heard that he was going to work in China. No, he doesn’t.

My name is Leo. I’m from Australia, and I’ve been teaching in China for two years. I teach in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province. This is really an interesting city with a very colorful history. There is some European influence in the city, and some of the old buildings in Harbin are in Russian style.European influence I’ve been studying history in China. 有着非常丰富的历史 欧洲化影响 俄罗斯风格

Since I came to China, I’ve been learning a lot about my family history. Although I’m Australian, my family is Jewish. So it was very interesting for me to learn that a lot of Jews came to live in Harbin many years ago. My parents were so surprised when I told them about this in China. In fact, the first Jews probably came to Kaifeng more than a thousand years ago, and were welcomed by the Song Emperor.Jews 事实上，最早的犹太人可能一千多年前就来到了开 封，他们受到了宋朝皇帝的热情欢迎。 很多年前就有很多犹太人来到哈尔滨居住，这对我 来说了解这一历史是非常有趣的。

When I lived in Australia, I studied history at school but we usually studied Australian or western history. However, when I heard that I was going to work in China, I started studying Chinese history. I’ve been studying for over two years now. My friends in Australia said that Chinese history was very hard to understand, but I don’t really agree. 然而，当我听说我将在中国工作的时 候，我开始学习中国历史。

I think if you study hard, you’ll be able to understand any culture. For a foreigner like me, the more I learn about Chinese history, the more I enjoy living in China. I really enjoy my time in China. Although I live quite far from Beijing, I’m certain I will be here for the Olympic Games in 2008! 对于一个象我这样的外国人来说，了解中国历 史越多，我越喜欢住在中国。

1. Leo has been teaching in China for. 2. Some of the old buildings in Harbin are. 3. The welcomed the first Jews to China. 4. In Australia, students usually study and history. 5. The more Leo learns about, the more he enjoys in China. tow years in Russian style Song Emperor Australian western Chinese history living

SELF CHECK Fill in the blanks with the words given. Then make your own sentences with the words. collectrun out ofknowstoreraise 1. Our class is organizing a talent show to money for charity. 2. I need extra English lessons. Do you a good English teacher? 3. My hobby is old coins. 4. I didn’t finish writing my test because I time. 5. During the winter I my summer clothes in bags under my bed. raise know collecting ran out of store

European buildings 欧洲风格的建筑物

Jew 犹太人