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3a Think about your favorite thing from childhood which you still have 3a Think about your favorite thing from childhood which you still have. For example, it can be a toy or a book. Then take notes using the questions. 1. How long have you had it? 2. How did you get it? Did someone give it to you? Who? 3. Why do you like it so much? Why is it special? 4. Can you say anything more about it?

3b Write three paragraphs about your favorite thing 3b Write three paragraphs about your favorite thing. Use your notes in 3a to help you. In the first paragraph, introduce your favorite thing. My favorite thing from childhood is _______. I’ve had it for / since ______. ______ gave it to me.

3b Write three paragraphs about your favorite thing 3b Write three paragraphs about your favorite thing. Use your notes in 3a to help you. In the second paragraph, talk about why it is special. I like ______ so much because ______. It’s special to me because _______. I think ______. In the third paragraph, write about a story or memories. ______ has given me many memories. I remember when ______.

Sample 1 My favorite thing from childhood is my teddy bear. I’ve had it since I was five years old. My grandmother gave it to me on my birthday. I like the teddy bear so much because it’s dressed in my favorite color. It’s special to me because my grandmother made it for me. I think I will keep it forever to remind me of my grandmother. The teddy bear has given me many good memories. I remember when I was young and I was scared at night because I didn’t like the dark, I held my teddy bear to feel safe.

Sample 2 My favorite thing from childhood is a toy car. I have had it for 6 years. My father gave it to me when I was five years old. I like it so much because I played with it every day until I went to school. It’s special to me because it was my fifth birthday gift that my father bought.

The toy car has given me many memories The toy car has given me many memories. I remember when I was seven I still played with it. I would never go to bed without it. One day I couldn’t find it after I returned home from school. I asked my parents to help me find it. We looked for it everywhere until my mother found it under my bed.

Self Check 1 Complete the sentences using for or since. I haven’t been to a museum __________ _________ . 2. I haven’t written a letter _____________. 3. I haven’t ridden a bike _________________ _______. since four years ago for five years for more than half a year

4. I haven’t seen a movie __________________. 5. I haven’t played computer games _______ _______. for several months since last term.

2 Complete the conversation. A: Hey Eric, _______ you enjoyed your time in Beijing so far? B: Yes, it ____been great! Everyone is so friendly. A: How long _______ you been in China now? B: Oh, I __________ here _____ about two years now. have has have have been for

A: Wow, that means you haven’t_________ back to the US for two years? B: No, I _______ been back twice _______ moving to China. _______ you been to the US before, Li Juan? A: Yes, I went there once when I _____ 10 years old, but I ______ not been back______ then. been have since Have was have since

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一、单项选择。 　1. Both  his  parents  look  sad. Maybe they  ________what’s  happened  to  him . A. knew  B. have known   C. must know   D. will know 2. He  has  _____ been  to  Shanghai , has  he ? 　 A. already   B. never    C. ever    D. still B B

3. The famous writer _____ one new book in the past two years. A. is writing    B. was writing    C. wrote  D. has written 4. -- Our country  ______ a lot so far . 　-- Yes . I hope it will be even ______ . A. has changed; well   B. changed; good C. has changed; better D. changed; better D C

　5. Zhao Lan ______already  ______in this school for two years . A. was ; studying             B. will ; study 　 C. has ; studied                D. are ; studying 6. We ______ Xiao Li since she was a little girl. A. know   B.  had  known   C. have  known   D.  knew C C

7. Harry Potter is a very nice film .I_______ it twice . 　　A.  will  see      B． have  seen     　　C.  saw　　   D.　see 8. – These farmers have been to the United States. 　– Really ? When _____  there ? 　　 A. will  they  go      B.  did  they  go 　　 C.  do  they  go      D.  have  they  gone B B

9. -- ______ you ___ your  homework  yet ? 　 -- Yes . I _____  it  a  moment  ago . A.  Did ; do ; finished    B.  Have ; done ; finished C.  Have ; done ; have  finished   D.  will ; do ; finish B

10. His  father  ______the  Party  since  1978 . 　　 A.  joined   　　　 B.  has joined  　　C.  was in 　　　　D.  has  been  in 11. -- Do you know him well ? 　 --  Sure .We _________ friends since ten years ago . 　　 A. were    　　　　B. have been  　　C. have become  　 D. have made D B

12.-- How long have you  ____ here ? 　 -- About two months . 　　 A.  been   　　　　 B.  gone     　　C.  come  　　　　D.  arrived 13. Hurry  up! The  play _____ for ten minutes. 　　 A.  has  begun 　　B.  had  begun 　　C.  has  been  on　 D.  began A C

A A D 14. It _____ ten years since he left the army . 　A.  is   B.  has    C.  will    D. was 15. Miss  Green  isn’t  in  the  office . She _____ to  the  library . 　 A.　has  gone 　　　B. went   　C.　will  go 　　　　D.   has  been 16. The students have cleaned the classroom, _____ ? 　 A. so they   　B. don’t they   　 C. have they 　 　D. haven’t they A A D

17. ______ has Mr. White been a member of Greener China since he  _______  to China? How soon, comes     B. How often, got   C. How long, came      D. How far, arrived 18. His uncle  _____ for more than 9 years. 　A. has come here         B. has started to work C. has lived there      D. has left the university C C

二、句型转换。 The old man _______ last year. He _____________ for a year. (die) (动词填空） 2. This factory opened twenty years ago. (同义句转换） This factory ____________ for twenty years. died has been dead has been open

4. Her mother has been a Party member for three years .(同义句) Her mother ________ the Party three years ______ . 5. The Green Family moved to France two years ago.(同义句转换） ______ two years _______ the Green family moved to France. joined ago It is since

5. Miss Gao left an hour ago.(同义句转换） Miss Gao _____ _____ _____ ______ an hour ago. 6. The bus has arrived here. It arrived ten minutes ago.(把两个句子合并成一个句子) ___________________________________ has been away since The bus has been here for ten minutes.

三、翻译下面的句子。 1. 据约翰说, 你上星期在爱丁堡。 ____________ John, you were in Edinburgh last week. 2. 由于所有人都外出度假去了，房子里 很安静。 ____________________________, the house was very quiet. According to With everyone away on holiday

3. 真遗憾你明天就得回美国了。 _______________ you have to go back to America tomorrow. 4. 她站得离壁炉太近了，衣服烧着了。 She was standing ____________ the fireplace and her dress caught fire. 5. 友情给我的心底留下了很深的记忆。 Friendship _______________________ _________. It’s a shame that too close to has left a deep memory in my heart

1. Write a short passage about your favorite thing, use the useful sentences in 3b. 2. Remember the words, phrases and sentences in this unit.

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