1. Lesson 3 Clean Machines
Period 2: Grammar

2. Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous
Grammar
Present Perfect
and
Present Perfect Continuous

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.
______________________
______________________
_______________
________________________
________________

6. 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!
_____________________
____________
___________________
___________________
__________________
_____________________

7. 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!

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

9. 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. 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.)

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

20. 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.)

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

22. 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?

23. 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.

24. 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.

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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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.

29. 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.

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

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

32. 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…

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

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