1. Unit 6 How long have you been collecting shells?
Period 1

2. What time did you go to bed last night?
When did you get up this morning?
How long did you sleep last night?
I slept for … hours last night.

3. When did you start class today?
How long have you been in class today?
I ’ve been in class for …….
=have been

4. What are they doing?
They are having a skating Marathon.

5. --How long has Alison been skating?
--She has been skating for five hours.
Alison

6. How long did you skate ?
Sam
I skated for four hours.

7. I’ve been skating for five hours.
参与者
1b Listen. A reporter is talking to the participants in a skating marathon. Fill in the below.
How long?
Alison
I’ve been skating for five hours.
Sam
I skated for four hours.
Victor
Celia
How long have you been skating?
How long did you skate?
I’ve been skating for five hours.
I skated for two hours.

8. I’ve been skating for five hours.
Celia
I skated for two hours.
Sam
I skated for four hours.
Alison
Victor
I’ve been skating for five hours.

9. 1c PAIRWORK
Ask and answer questions about the people in the picture.
A: How long has Alison been skating?
B: She’s been skating for five hours.
A: How long did Sam skate?
B: He skated for four hours.

10. Why are these students skating?

11. Why are these students skating?
Read 3a and answer
Why are these students skating?
They are skating to raise money for charity.
How much does each student raise for every
hour they skate?
Ten yuan.
How long has the skating marathon been going?
For five hours.

12. 3a Read the passage and then complete the table.
Name
Has been skating for
Alison
5 hours
Sam
4 hours
Lu Ning
4 hours
Li Chen
1 hour

13. 3a Read the passage and then complete the table.
I’m talking to you from the Hilltop School Skating Marathon. Here, students are skating to raise money for charity. For every hour they skate, each student raises ten yuan for charity. The skating marathon has been going for five hours now, and several skaters are still skating. Alison was the first one to start, and has been skating for the whole five hours. Next is Sam, and he has been skating for four hours. Lu Ning has been skating for four hours too, and Li Chen just started an hour ago.
Hilltop School 山顶学校
several adj. 几个的
raise v. 筹集
skater n. 溜冰者

14. Grammar Focus How long have you been skating?
I’ve been skating for five hours.
How long did you skate?
I skated for two hours.
你已经溜冰溜了多久？
我已经溜了5个小时。
have / has been + doing sth +
for +一段时间
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

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

16. When did Yao Ming start playing basketball?
1980:be born
1989~now: play basketball
When did Yao Ming start playing basketball?
He started in 1989.
How long has Yao Ming been playing basketball?
He has been playing basketball for 21 years.

17. Homework 1. Read 3a 2. Copy 3a once 3. 作业本2－１８页
４.在作业本2上写４个今天学的主题问句，　了解老师