1. Different people have different hobbies.
A: 1.What’s your hobby? Why?
2.What are you interested in? Why?
3.What do you like / love / enjoy doing? Why?
B: 1. My hobby is --- (playing ping-pong ball ),
2. I am interested in --- (dancing, singing),
3. I like / love / enjoy --- (swimming),
because it’s interesting and exciting, and
it’s good for health, too.
A: When did you start it?
B: I started it three years ago.
I started it when I was five years old.
I started it in 1998.

2. A: How long have you been ---(skating, fishing)?
A: Do you like doing these things?
B: Yes, I do. I like very much.
surf the Internet 上网 listen to MP3 听MP3
watch movies 看电影 read novels 看小说
play basketball 打蓝球 play soccer 踢足球
play games 玩游戏 fish 钓鱼 swim 游泳
play cards 打牌 take photos照相
skate　滑冰 copy homework 抄作业
collect stamps 集邮 collect shells收集贝壳
A: When did you start ---?
B: Well, I started --- three years ago.
/when I was eight years old.
/in 1999.
A: How long have you been ---(skating, fishing)?
B: I have been ---(skating) for three years.
I’ve been --- since I was eight years old
I’ve been --- since 1999.

3. How long have you been collecting shells?
Unit 6
How long have you been collecting shells?
New words:
1. collect v. 收集
collect shells 收集贝壳 collect stamps 集邮
collect old things收集旧物
like collecting things喜欢收集东西
2. skate 滑冰 like skating 喜欢滑冰
3. been (be的过去分词)
　sb have / has been doing sth
I have been skating for five hours.
She has been collecting shells since 1995.
4. for + 一段时间; since ago / 1995
since + 过去时的句子

4. skating marathon 滑冰马拉松 A: Alison, how long have you been skating?
Section A 1 a Questions:
1. How long did you sleep last night?
2. When did you start class today?
3. How long have you been in class today?
I slept for --- hours last night.
We started / began class at --- (8:00) today.
I / We have been in class for --- hours today.
skating marathon 滑冰马拉松
A: Alison, how long have you been skating?
B: I’ve been skating for five hours.

5. C B C Section A 1b Listen and choose.
( )1. How long has Alison been staking?
A. For two hours B. For four hours
C. For five hours
( )2. When did Victor start skating?
A. At five o’clock B. At nine o’clock
C. At four o’clock
( )3. Who skated for two hours?
A. Sam B. Alison C. Celia C B C

6. Listen again and fill in the chart.
Name
How long?
Alison
Sam
I skated for four hours.
Victor
Celia
I’ve been skating for five hours.
I’ve been skating for five hours.
I skated for two hours.
Make conversations:
A: How long has --- been skating?
B: --- has been skating for ---.
A: How long did --- skate?
B: --- skated for ---

7. Make a survey and report
name
What do you like doing?
How long have you been ---?
Dave
collecting stamps
for 8 years
Report:
Dave likes collecting stamps. He’s been collecting
stamps for 8 years. ---

8. 现在完成进行时：表示某动作从过去开始，一直
延续到现在经历了多长时间。此时态包含现在进
行时的含义，也包含现在完成时的含义。
谓语：
have / has been doing sth for / since ---
I’ve been studying English for two years.
I’ve been studying English since two years ago.
He has been collecting shells since he was ten.

9. B C B C B Exercises: 一、选择填空
( )1. I’ve been skating __ three hours today.
A. about B. for C. since
( )2. We’ve been studying English __ two
years ago.
A. for B. from C. since
( )3. She started skating __ 9 o’clock.
A. for B. at C. since
( )4. Sam __ collecting shells for five years.
A. is B. started C. has been
( )5. How long have you __ today?
A. swimming B. been swimming
C. started swimming B C B C B

10. 二、完成句子 6. 你上网多久了? 7. 我上网三小时了。 8. 你什么时候开始集邮的？ 9. 我五年前开始集邮的。
10. 他收集贝壳十年了。
How long have you been surfing the Internet?
I’ve been surfing the Internet for three hours.
When did you start collecting stamps?
I started collecting stamps five years ago.
He has been collecting shells for ten years.

11. A B B C Section A 2a & 2b Listen and choose:
( )1. What did Alison win?
A. The skating marathon.
B. The running marathon.
C. The swimming marathon.
( )2. How long did Alison skate today?
A. For five hours B. For six hours
C. For seven hours
( )3. When did she start skating?
A. Today B. Last year C. Yesterday
( )4. How long has she been skating?
A. For six hours B. Since last year
C. Since she was seven years old A B B C

12. Congratulations on sth / on doing sth 祝贺你---
Section A 2a & 2b
New words:
1. congratulations祝贺,庆贺
Congratulations on sth / on doing sth
祝贺你---
Congratulations on your happy marriage!
祝贺你喜结良缘!
Congratulations on winning the skating marathon!
祝贺你赢得滑冰马拉松冠军！
2. Excellent出色的;杰出的;优秀的
　Of course she is an excellent doctor.
当然她是位杰出的医生。
He is excellent in English.
他的英语非常好。

13. 2b. Listen again and match.
2a. Listen and circle.
2b. Listen again and match.
Questions
Answers
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
1. c
3. a
4. b
6. d

14. A: How long did you skate? B: I skated for ---(two hours).
Grammar:
A: How long did you skate?
B: I skated for ---(two hours).
此文句用来询问
过去做某事多久了。
A: How long have you been skating?
B: I’ve been skating ---
(for two hours / five years.)
(since 9 o’clock / )
(since two years ago.)
(since I was --- years old.)
此问句是用来询问
过去开始做的某事
延续到期现在多久了，
并包含目前还在做此事。

15. A、B B C 3a. New words: 1. raise v. 筹集(款) raise money for --- 为---筹款
They raised much money for school last month.
上月他们为学校筹集了很多钱。
2. each. 每个(指二个和二个以上的人或物当中的每个)
every 每个(指三个和三个以上的人或物当中的每个)
1). ____ student in our class likes skating.
A. Each B. Every C. Both D. All
2).There are many trees on __ side of the road.
A. every B. each C. both D. all
3). There are some buildings on __ sides of the
road. A. every B. each C. both D. all
A、B B C

16. 3. several 几个( = some, a few)
There are several buildings next to the park.
4. whole 整个、全部　(近义词: all)
the whole --- the whole class 全体同学
　　　　　　　　 the whole family
the whole five hours
all (the) all (the) students
all the boys / girls
all of --- all of the students
all of them / us
all of my friends

17. 3a. Listen and choose. B C B ( )1. Why are the students skating?
A. To keep healthy
B. To raise money for charity
C. Just for fun
( )2. How much does each student raise
every houir?
A. 5 yuan B. 9 yuan C. 10 yuan
( )3. ___ has been skating for the whole
5 hours.
A. Sam B. Alison C. Lu Ning B C B

18. 3a. Listen again and fill in the chart.
name
--- has been skating for ---
Alison
5 hours
Sam
four hours
Lu Ning
four hours
Li Chen
an hour
Report: Several students are taking part in
the skating marathon. The skating marathon
has been going for five hours. Alison has been
skating for the whole five hours. ---

19. Read the passage and fill in the chart. It’s
2 pm now. Write down the names under the
Right time.
9 am
10 am
11 am
12 am
1 pm
2 pm
Sam
Alison
Li Chen
Lu Ning
Ask and answer:
A: When did --- start skating?
B: --- started skating at ---.
A: How long has --- been skating?
B: --- has been skating for ---.

20. Read loudly and answer:
1. Where is the reporter? What is she doing?
2. What are the students doing? Why?
3. How much does each student raise every hour?
4. How long has the skating marathon been going?
5. How long have Alison, Sam, Lu Ning and Li Chen
been skating?
The reporter is talking about the skating marathon
from / at the Hilltop School.
The students are skating to raise money for charity.
Each student raises 10 yuan every hour.
The skating marathon has been going for five hours.
Alison has been skating for 5 hours.
Sam and Lu Ning have been skating for four hours.
Li Chen has been skating for only one hour.

21. Section A 4 Make an interview.
Name
What sport do you play?
When did you start?
How long have you been playing?
Ye Lan
tennis
11 years old
three and a half years
three and a half years = three years and a half
三年半
Report: Ye Lan plays tennis. She started playing it
when she was 11 years old. She has been playing it
for three and a half years. ---