1. I’ve had this bike for three years.
Unit 10
I’ve had this bike for three years.
Section B 3a-Self Check
八年级(下)

2. Let's review! 英汉填空。 现今；现在 彩色铅笔 search shame 搜索 羞耻；羞愧 nowadays crayon数数
依据；按照
century
especially 世纪
尤其；特别
count
according to 童年
几乎；接近
consider
hold
仔细考虑 抓住
childhood
close to

3. Warming up

4. Do you know/remember these things?

7. Book time

8. 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?

10. 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.

11. 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 ______.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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

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

17. 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

18. 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

19. Exersice

20. 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

21. 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

22. 　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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 10. His  father  ______the  Party  since  1978 .
　　 A.  joined   　　　 B.  has joined 
　　C.  was in 　　　　D.  has  been  in
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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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.

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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.

35. Thank You!