2. How long have you been collecting shells? Unit 6

3. I am an English teacher. I am still teaching English now. I started teaching English in 2001. I have been teaching English for 9 years. since 2001. 9 years ago. 自从，自 ------ 以来

4. Learning aims: 1. Master the new words. 2. Master the following phrases: skate in marathon, a pair of skates, be interested in, collect shells 3. Learn to use “have/has been doing sth. to make sentences.

5. *He started teaching math when he was 20 years old. He is 50 years old now and he is still teaching math. How long has he been teaching math? He has been teaching math for 30 years. since 30 years ago. he was 20 years old.

6. Yao Ming’s sports life 1980 was born 1989 started playing basketball has been playing 21 years He started playing basketball in 1989. He has been playing basketball since 1989. He has been playing basketball for 21 years. 2010 plays

7. When did you study English?In which year? Are you studying English now? How long have you been studying English? I have been studying English for ___ years. since ___. ___ years ago.

8. I started collecting shells in 2000. How long have you been collecting shells? I have been collecting shells for 10 years. I have been collecting shells since 2000. I have been collecting shells since 10 years ago.

9. How long have you been doing…? I’ve been doing … for + 时间段 since + 时间点 Language Goal: Talk about

10. half an hour How long has he been playing computer games? He has been _____ computer games for __________. since __________. playing half an hour half an hour ago

11. 15 minutes How long has he been drawing a picture? He _____ _____ _____ a picture _____ _____ _____. _____ _____ _____ _____. hasbeendrawing for15 minutes since 15minutesago

12. What is he doing now? 1 hour How long has he been doing Chinese Kong Fu ? He has been doing Chinese Kong Fu for 1 hour. He has been doing Chinese Kong Fu since 1 hour ago.

13. 1b Listen and finish the form. How long? Alison Sam Victor Celia I’ve been skating for five hours. I skated for four hours. I’ve been skating for five hours. I skated for two hours. Who is skating now?

14. 1c Pairwork (Ask and answer questions about the people in the picture.) A: How long has Alison been skating? B: She’s been skating for five hours. A: How long did Sam skate? B: He skated for four hours.

15. Pairwork Make a survey, interview your deskmates. Ask them what sports they play. What sport do you play? When did you start ……? How long have you been ……? NameSportWhen started How long Liu Shuaibasketball19979 years

16. 1. 现在完成进行时 : 表示从过去开始一 直持续到现在的工作, 这个动作可能刚 结束, 也可能还要继续下去, 常与 for two hours, since 1998, all this morning, these few days 等表示一段时间的状语连用。 Explanation

18. 翻译句子 : 1. 他们已工作两小时了。 They have been working for two hours 2. 从 6 点起他们一直在跑. They have been running since six o’clock. 3. 自从 4 岁起我就一直学英语。 I’ve been studying English since I was 4 years old.

19. 4. 雨下了多久了？ How long has it been raining? 5. 我学英语学了 4 年了. They have been running since six o’clock. 6. 他住在长沙有 14 年了. He has been living in Changsha for 14 years