1. Unit 6
How long have you been collecting shells?
By Qi Wenhui

2. I have been teaching English
I started teaching English in 1994.
I am still teaching English now.
How long have I been teaching English?
for over 12 years.
I have been teaching English
since 1994.

3. How long has he been teaching math?
*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.
30 years ago.
since
he was 20 years old.

4. How long has she been reading ? She has been reading for 2 hours.
She has been reading since
2 hours ago.
2 hours

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

6. How long have they been playing soccer?
45 minutes
How long have they been playing soccer?
for 45 minutes.
They have been playing soccer
since 45
minutes ago.

7. How long have they been swimming?
They have been swimming
for an hour.
since an hour ago.
an hour

8. How long has he been drawing a picture?
15 minutes
How long has he been drawing a picture?
He has been drawing a picture
for 15 minutes.
since 15 minutes ago.

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

10. How long has Miss Li been teaching Chinese?
1975: be born
2001~2006:teach Chinese
How long has Miss Li been teaching Chinese?
She has been teaching Chinese for 5 years.
She has been teaching Chinese since 2001.
She has been teaching Chinese since 5 years ago.

11. Wang Lei 1990 : be born 1999~now: learn English
How long has Wang Lei been learning English?
She has been learning English since1999.
She has been learning English for 7 years.
She has been learning English since 7 years ago.
She has been learning English since she was nine.

12. How long did Deng Yaping play table tennis ?
1973: be born
1978 ~ 1997: play table tennis
How long did Deng Yaping play table tennis ?
She played table tennis for 19 years.

13. Survey: How long have you and your family been …? (V-ing)
Who
How long I
I have been teaching English for 11 years.
my father
My mother
Report: My feiend xxx has been…for/since…. His/Her father has been… for/since….
His/ Her mother has been… for/since….

14. 1a GROUPWORK Make a survey, interview your classmates
1a GROUPWORK Make a survey, interview your classmates. Ask them what sports they play .
What sport do you play?
When did you start swimming?
How long have you been skating?
Name
Sport
When started
How long
Li Ying
basketball
10 years old
5 years

15. 1b Listen. A report is talking to the participants in a skating marathon. Fill in the below.
How long?
Alison
I’ve been skating for five hours.
Sam
I skated for four hours.
Victor
Celia
I’ve been skating for five hours.
I skated for two hours.

16. 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.

17. Listening — 2a & 2b √ √ √ √ Answers Questions __ 1. How long did you
skate today?
__ 2. How long have you
been skating today?
__ 3. Was this your first
skating marathon?
__ 4. Do you skate every
day?
__ 5. When did you get your
first pair of skates?
__ 6. How long have you
been skating?
No, I skated in a marathon last
year.
b. Yes, I do.
c. For six hours.
d. Since I was 7
years old. √ √ √

18. 2c Pairwork: After - class survey
1.How long have you been wearing glasses?
2.How long have you been living in the city?
3.How long have you been studying English?
4.How long have you been having a cold?
5.How long have you been doing sports in the morning?
6.How long have you been getting so fat?
7.How long have you been buying the car?

19. I have been skating for five hours.
时态－现在完成进行时
（一）
构成形式：
have / has been + Ving
have / has是助动词
been是be的过去分词
表示从过去开始一直持续到现在的动作，
并有可能持续下去．

20. started playing basketball He started playing basketball in 1989.
Yao Ming’s sports life
1980
was born
1989
started playing basketball
2006
plays
17 years
has been playing
He started playing basketball in 1989.
He has been playing basketball since 1989.
He has been playing basketball for 17 years.

21. Deng Yaping played table tennis for 19 years.
started playing table tennis
stopped playing
1997
played table tennis
1978
2006
Deng Yaping played table tennis for 19 years.
started playing basketball
has been playing basketball
1989
2006
Yao Ming has been playing basketball for 17 years.

22. How long have you been skating?
Grammar focus
How long have you been skating?
I’ve been skating since nine o’clock.
I’ve been skating for five hours.
How long did you skate?
I skated for two hours.

23. 用for和since填空 Have a try since They have been learning Chinese _____
they came to China.
2. I haven’t seen her _____ a long time.
3. He has been living here _____ 2001.
4. She has been doing her homework ____
two hours.
5. It’s 5 years _____ we left school.
6. – How long has Mary been a teacher?
– _____ two years ago.
for
since
for
since
Since

24. Reading – Section A 3a 1. Why are students skating?
2. How much does each student raise for every hour they skate?
3. How long has the skating marathon been going?
4. Who was the first to start?
5. How long has he been skating?
6. How long have Sam and Lu Ning been skating?
7. Who was the last one?
8. When did he start?
How long has he been skating?
To raise money for charity.
Ten yuan.
For five hours.
Alison was the first to start.
He has been skating for five hours.
They have been skating for four hours.
Li Chen was the last one.
He started an hour ago.
He has been skating for an hour.

25. Check the answers: 3a Alison 5 hours Sam 4 hours Lu Ning 4 hours
Name
Has been skating for
Alison
5 hours
Sam
4 hours
Lu Ning
4 hours
Li Chen
1 hour

26. Answers to 3b
9am
10am
11am
12am
1pm
2pm
Sam
Alison
Li Chen
Lu Ning

27. 4 Groupwork Name Sport When started How long Ye Lan Tennis
A: Ye Lan, what sport do you play?
B: Tennis. A: When did you start?
B: When I was eleven.
A: So how long have you been playing?
B: Three and a half years.
Name
Sport
When started
How long
Ye Lan
Tennis
11 years old
Three and a half years

28. Section B My hobby

29. I collect I would like to collect
1a Would you like to collect any of these things? Fill in the chart. Add other things you collect.
I collect
I would like to collect
kites
stamps 风筝 邮票
coins 钱币
dolls
shells
envelopes
1b PAIRWORK Tell your partner what you collect and what you would like to collect. Say why.
A: I collect shells because they are beautiful. I’d like to collect stamps because they are interesting.

30. Section B—2a,2b What How long How many Bob kites Liam 22 35 20 Marcia
since he was 10 years old
Marcia
Liam 22
stuffed
animals
for
five hours 35
since
Last year
theater and
movie tickets 20

31. 2c PAIRWORK Ask and answer questions about Bob, Marcia, and Liam.
A: What does Bob collect?
B: He collects kites.
A: How long has he been collecting kites?
B: He’s been collecting kites since he was
ten years old.

32. 3a Snow globes

33. send sb sth = send sth to sb 送给某人某物 monster n. 怪物；妖怪
3a Read the following message. Then draw lines to match the snow globes with their descriptions.
n. 球状物；球体
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.
send sb sth = send sth to sb 送给某人某物
monster n. 怪物；妖怪
store v. 储存
run out of 用完；用尽

34. 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?
Love,
Ellen
cake n. 蛋糕
particularly adv. 独特地；显著地，特别地
anyone pron. 任何人
start v. 发起；开办
collector n. 收藏家
by the way 顺便；附带说说

35. 3b Look at activity 2a on page 47
3b Look at activity 2a on page 47. Write an message from Bob, Marcia or Liam. Tell about his or her collection.
Dear , I want to tell you about my hobby. I collect I’ve been collecting them
Linda
kites
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, 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

36. 4a GROUPWORK Go around the class and make a list of everyone’s hobby
4a GROUPWORK Go around the class and make a list of everyone’s hobby. Find out how long they’ve been doing their hobby.
Name
Hobby
How long
More information
Wen Li
flying kites
for 2 years
in the park
A: What’s your hobby, B: I like flying kites.
Wen Li?
A: How long have you B: For about two years.
been doing that?
A: Where do you fly them? B: In the park.

37. 4b Groupwork & report Name Hobby How long More information(why,
when,where,how often…)
Discuss the questions: What is the most common hobby?
What is the most interesting hobby?
What is the most unusual hobby?
What hobby would you like to have?

38. Self check: raise know collecting ran out of store
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

39. 2 Read the ad. Then write a letter to apply for the job.
Writer wanted
The school newspaper needs a writer. We will give you free topics to different things. To get the job, please answer these four questions:
1. How long have you been listening to music videos?
2. How long have you been watching English movies?
3. How long have you been watching sports?
4. How long have you been writing in English?
writer n. 作家；作者
topic n. 话题；主题

40. Dear Editor,
I am interested in the writer job. I have been listening to music videos since I was seven years old. I have
Yours sincerely,
Bob
been watching English movies since two years ago. I have been watching sports for about five years. And I have been writing in English since I love writing. And I hope I can be a writer for our school newspaper.
be interested in 对…感兴趣

41. I’ve been studying history in China.
Reading:
I’ve been studying history in China.

42. 1. How many Chinese dynasties can you think of?
2. How many famous characters from Chinese history can you think of? Make a list.
3. Can you think of famous characters from the history of other countries? Make a list.

43. 3a Scan the text for information to complete the sentences below.
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.
two years
in Russian style
Song Emperor
Australian
western
Chinese history
living

44. I’ve been studying history in China.
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 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.
capital n. 省会；首都
European adj. 欧洲的
influence n. 影响
Russian adj. 俄罗斯(人)的
be in…style 具有…的风格

45. 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.
Jewish adj. 犹太人的；
Jew n. 犹太人
It is + 形容词+for sb to do sth 对于某人而言，做某事很…
more than 比…多;多于…( =over)
thousand n. 一千
emperor n. 皇帝

46. 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. 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.
foreigner n. 外国人
for a foreigner like me 对于象我这样的外国人来说
the more…, the more… 越…越…

47. Although I live quite far from Beijing, I’m certain I will be here for the Olympic Games in 2008!
quite adv. 相当；十分
certain adj. 确实的；无疑的be certain 确信…，肯定…=be sure
the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会