2. Yard sale

3. Guess and fast answering( 抢答 ) 1.When do people usually have yard sales? A.On weekdays B.On weekends 2.Why are the sales called"yard sale"? A. They sell at their yard B.Sounds good

4. Guess and fast answering( 抢答 ) 3.What kind of things do people sell in a yard sale? A. Something they don't need any more. B. Something they think important. 4.Why do people like to buy things in a yard sale? A.Because the things are very cheep. B.Because the things they can't buy in other place.

5. We are having a yard sale,let's talk about the things we will sell.

6. lamp old books cup A:How long have you had the lamp? B:I have had it for 3 years. =I have had it since 3 years ago. 3 yearsI was 2 years old 5 years

7. magazine capvase How long have you had the …? I have had …for …years. I have had …since …years ago. 3 months 1 year 13 years ago

8. sweater dressscarf How long …? I have had … I was a childLast month 3 years

9. Read the article written by a father for a newspaper. What is his family going to sell at the yard sale? Son: Daughter: Father: 3a a train and railway set ， the toy monkey certain toys football shirts

10. 1. Why did they decide to have a yard sale? 2. What do they want to do with the money from the sale? Because the father’s children get bigger and their house seems to get smaller. They want to give the money to a children’s home. 3b Read the article again and answer the questions.

11. 3. Why does the son want to keep his train and railway set? 4. How can the old toys be useful again? Because he has owned it since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven. They can be sold to the people who need them. 可以被卖掉

12. 5. Have you ever thought about having a yard sale to sell your things? What would you do with the money you raise? Yes, I have. I would give it to the charity. 你会怎样处理你筹集的钱？

13. Match the words or phrases in the article with the ones below, lose— part with kids— _______ truthful— __________ many— ________ some time— ______ even though— _______ quickly— ______ older— ______ children honest a lot of although fast biggera while 3c

14. 初中 长得很快 显得越来越小

15. 清理；丢掉 拥有一套轨道火车 不再

16. part with 放弃 (=give up) 、交出， e.g. Don’t part with your dream. 不要放弃你的梦想。 =to tell the truth 说实话 交出某些玩具 for some time

18. 清理；丢掉

19. =to tell the truth

20. 4a Rewrite the sentences using for or since. 1. Jim is in Japan. He arrived there three days ago. 2. They are very hungry. Their last meal was ten hours ago. They haven’t eaten for ten hours/since ten hours ago. Jim has been in Japan for three years.

21. 3. I have a camera. I bought it in 2009. 4. I know Anna. I first met her three years ago. 5. Linda is ill. She became ill on Monday. I have had a camera since 2009. I have known Ann for three years/ since three years ago. Linda has been ill since Monday.

22. 4b Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. I _______________ (never be) to the water park before. I want to _____ (go) next month before the weather gets too cold. 2. They _________________ (never own) any pets, but they ___________ (always want) to have a dog. have never been go have never owned always want

23. 3. We _________ (have) a piano since last November. We _______ (buy) it from the Li family when they moved to the US last year. 4. Cathy and Amy ____________ (not be) back to their hometown for two years. They ______ (miss) their hometown a lot and hope to visit the place next year. have had bought haven’t been miss very much

24. 5. This museum _________ (be) here for over 20 years. It _____ (be) one of the oldest buildings in this small town. has been is

25. 1. — Jim is a(n) ______ young man. — That's true. He always tells the truth. A. friendly B. shy C. honest D. lively 2. — Look! Some people are running the red lights. — We should wait ______ others are breaking the rule. (2013 宁波 ) A. if B. unless C. although D. because 一、单项选择。

26. 1. She _______ this book for nearly three weeks. A. has borrowed B. has lent C. has bought D. has kept 2. Ten years has passed ____ the CCTV event People Who Moved China took place in 2002. A. when B. while C. before D. since √ √