How long have you been collecting shells? Unit 6

Period 4

snow globes

1.How long has Ellen been collecting snow globes? 2.How many snow globes does Ellen have now? For seven years. 226

3.What does Ellen’s mother say? Why? 4.What snow globes did Ellen get first? Her mother says she has to stop. Because they have run out of room to store them. Birthday cake snow globe.

5.How many globes does it mention in the passage? What are they? 4 Monster snow globe, birthday cake snow globe, bears globe and penguins globe.

Dear_____, I want to tell you about my hobby. I collect_______. I’ve been collecting them______________________________ ___________. Yours, ______ Look at activity 2a on page 47. Write an message from Bob, Marcia or Liam. Tell about his or her collection. (3b)

Dear Linda, I want to tell you about my hobby. I collect kites. I’ve been collecting them for four years, and I have 123 of them now. I collect them because they are beautiful and interesting. I have a kite with the face of Monkey King, and I have some kites like butterflies. Sample writing

They are just like real animals in the sky. Every sunny Saturday I’ll go and fly one of them. They bring me so much fun. If you know anyone else who collects them, please tell me. I’d like to make friends with them. Yours, Bob

1.My mom says I have to stop, because we’ve run out of room to store them. (1) run out of 是固定短语，意为 “ 用完、 用尽 ” ，后面常接表示时间、空间、食 物、金钱等的名词作宾语。 e.g. We’ve run out of all the water in the jar. Explanation

run out run out 是不及物动词短语，意为 “ 用完 ” ， 其主语通常为表示时间、空间、食物、 金钱等的名词。如： His pocket money soon ran out.

(2) room n. ( 可数 ) 房间 ( 不可数 ) 空间, 地方 e.g.There’s no room in the room, so you’d better put the boxes outside. Do you have _______ ( 空地方 ) for another book in your bag? room

(3)store n. 商店 ; 贮藏 book store 书店 department store 百货商场 v. 贮存, 收集 store up grain 储备粮食

2.If you know anyone else who collects them, please tell me. (1)anyone “ 任何人 ”, any“ 任何的 ”( 用于肯 定句 ) 。 (2)else“ 别的, 其他的 ”, 形容词 / 副词。 else 作形容词时常用作后置定语, 即放在 疑问代词 who, what, which 或放在不定代 词 something, anything, nothing, anyone, everyone 后面。

else 作副词通常放在疑问副词 when, where, how 后面。 e.g. Who else has any good ideas? I have something else to tell you. － What else do you want? － Nothing else. Where else in China have you been to? When else can I meet you?

3.I’d like to start a snow globe collector’s club. would like to do sth. 想做某事 (would 常 缩写为 ’d) start v. 开办、创建

4.By the way, what’s your hobby? by the way 顺便说 ( 提 ) 一下。 way 指 “ 道路 ”“ 方法、途经, 方式 ” by the way 意为 “ 顺便说、附带说说 ”, 在句 中作插入语，用于引出别的话题。如： By the way, do you know where she works?

含 way 的相关短语： on the way 在路上，在途中 one one’s way to … 在某人去 …… 的途中 in this way 用这种方式 in a / one way 在某种意义上，在某方面

3b writing Dear _____, I want to tell you about my hobby. I collect ____. I’ve been collecting them for four years, and I have 123 of them now. I collect them because they are beautiful and interesting. Linda kites

I have a kite with the face of Monkey King, which is a present from China. And I have some kites like butterflies. They are just like real animals in the sky. Every sunny Saturday I’ll go and fly one of them.

They bring me so much fun. If you know anyone else who collects them, please tell me. I’d like to make friends with them. Yours, Bob

1.What is the most common hobby? 2.What is the most unusual hobby? 3.What is the most interesting hobby? 4.What hobby would you like to have?

一. 根据句意用 for 或 since 填空。 1.It’s ten years ______ we met each other last time. 2.He has taught English ___ 25 years. 3.The Greens have lived on the farm ______ They have been practicing the guitar ____ two hours. since for since for

5.- How long have you been a reporter? - _____ 8 years ago. 6.I haven’t gone for a walk in the park ____ a long time. 7.He’s been collecting stamps ______ he was in primary school. 8.Peter has been to summer camp ____ 3 times. Since for since for

二. 根据汉语提示完成下列句子。 1. 孩子们对玩电脑游戏很感兴趣。 Children are very_________________ computer games. 2. 昨天我买了一双运动鞋。 Yesterday I bought ________sports shoes. 3. 她去过北京两次。 She________ to Beijing twice. interested in playing a pair of has been

4. 我买不起这本字典了, 因为我用完 了钱。 I can’t afford to buy the dictionary, because I have__________ my money. 5. 非常感谢你把这些精美的邮票送 给我。 Thanks a lot for____________ the beautiful_______. run out of sending me stamps

6. 自我 7 岁起，我就一直听音乐。 I have been listening to music______ _______________old. 7. 你喜欢集邮吗？ Do you like________________? 8. 她今天滑冰滑了多长时间了？ How long____________ skating today? I was seven years collecting stamps has she been since