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

3. Free talk: Do you like learning English? When did you start learning English? Are you still learning English? How long have you been learning English?

4. shells collect shells 收集贝壳 marathon

5. skate a pair of skates She is skating. She is a skater.

6. New Words collect 收集 shell 贝壳 marathon 马拉松 skate 滑冰 skater 溜冰者 pair 一双，一对 a pair of skates 一双滑冰鞋 since 自从

7. I started teaching English in 2000. I am still teaching English now. How long have I been teaching English? I have been teaching English for 9 years. since 2000. since: (prep) 自..... 以来

8. How long has she been skating? 1999-2009 She has been skating for ten years. 关颖珊 She is skating. 滑冰

9. 2 hours How long has she been reading ? She has been reading for 2 hours. since2 hours ago.

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

11. 15 minutes How long has he been drawing a picture? He has been drawing a picture for 15 minutes. since 15 minutes ago.

12. Yaoming is playing basketball. 2003-2009 Yaoming has been playing basketball for six years. How long has Yaoming been playing basketball ? since six years ago.

13. 成龙（ Jackie Chan ） 1954:b e born 1961~now: act He has been acting for 48 years. How long has Jackie Chan been acting? He has been acting since he was 7 years old. He has been acting since 1961.

14. Miss Li 1975: be born 2001~2009:teach Chinese How long has Miss Li been teaching Chinese? She has been teaching Chinese for 8 years. She has been teaching Chinese since 2001. She has been teaching Chinese since 7years ago.

15. Find the rules 1. I have been teaching English since 1999. 3. He has been reading since 2 hours ago. 4. They have been swimming for an hour. 2. She has been skating for ten years. 5. He has been acting since he was 7 years old.

16. 当我们谈论动作从过去某一时间开始一直延续到现在, 并且有可能持续下去时，我们常常用以下句型来表示 : for + 一段时间 have / has been + doing sth + since + 过去的时间点 since + 从句 ( 一般过去时 ) have / has 是助动词, been 是 be 的过去分词 eg. How long have you been swimming? I have been swimming for 3 years. How long has she been skating? She has been skating since nine o’clock. (The Present Perfect Progressive Tense)

17. 用 for 和 since 填空 1.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. since for since for since Since

18. 1b Listen. A report is talking to the participants in a skating marathon. Fill in the chart 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.

19. A:How long have you been playing the piano? B:I’ve been playing the piano for an hour. Linda/30 minutes Tom/45 minutes Alice /4 hours Alan / 3 hours 2 years 1 hour

20. 2a Listen to the interview with the skating marathon winner and check the questions you hear. QuestionsAnswer __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? a.No,I skated in a Marathon last year. b.Yes,I do. c.For six hours. d.Since I was seven years old. √ √ √ √ 2b Listen again.Draw lines to match the questions with answers in activity 2a.

21. Imagine you are the running marathon winner, a reporter is talking to you. Please make a conversation. You can start the conversation like this: A: How long did you run today? B:I… 想象你现在是马拉松跑的冠军，一个记者采访你，请编一个对话。 Useful expressions: Was this your first running marathon? Do you run every day? When did you start running? How long have you been running?

22. Yao Ming’s sports life 1980 was born 1989 started playing basketball has bee n playing 20 years He started playing basketball in 1989. He has been playing basketball since 1989. He has been playing basketball for 20 years. 2009 plays

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

24. 1978 1997 2009 started playing table tennisStopped playing 19892009 has been playing basketball started playing basketball How long did Deng Yaping play table tennis? She played table tennis for 19 years. How long has Yao Ming been playing basketball? He has been playing basketball for 20 years. played table tennis

25. Who is great !

26. 选择填空： 1.( ) How long ____you _____ last year? A. did/sleep B. have/been sleeping C. were/sleeping 2.( ) When ____he____ class today? A. did/start B.is/start C.has/been starting 3.( ) How long ____you____? I have been swimming for an hour. A. have/swum B. have/ been swimming C. did/swim 4. ( ) I have been learning English since I___ seven years old. A. am B. was C. have been 5.( ) Thank you for______ to me. A. write B. writing C. wrote A A B B B

27. Write three sentences with the structure. “I have been doing………for / since….”