4. It has been raining cats and dogs since yesterday.

5. Name:Jay Hobby:writing songs He has been writing songs since 1995. He has been writing songs for 11 years. 1995 Job:singer He started writing songs in 1995. He does this now.

6. Name:Liu Xiang 1997 He has been singing since 1997. He has been singing for 9 years. Hobby:singing He started singing in 1997. He sings sometimes now.

7. Jack likes cooking. He is cooking now. He started to do this 4 hours ago. Jack ___________________ for 4 hours. has been cooking

8. My brother drives. He started to this in 1988. My brother ______________ since 1988. has been driving

9. Xiao Xin swims every day. He began to swim when he was 3 years old. Xiao Xin ______________________ since he was 3 years old. has been swimming

10. Peter is painting. She started two hours ago. Peter _______________ since two hours ago. has been painting

11. ( 一 ) 时态 --- 现在完成进行时 have / has 是助动词 been 是 be 的过去分词 表示从过去开始一直持续到现在的动作， 并有可能持续下去． 构成形式： have / has been + V- ing Task 1: conclusion 总结

12. 当我们谈论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时，我们常常用以下句型来表示 : for + 一段时间 have / has been + doing sth + since + 过去的时间点 since + 一段时间 + ago since + 从句 ( 一般过去时 ) eg. I have been swimming for 3 years. She has been skating since nine o’clock. 现在完成进行时

13. 现在完成进行时 :have/ has been+doing. 表示动作持续了多久．并仍在进行中, 常与 for, since 等词连用. 过去时 : did ( 动词过去式 ). 表示过去发生的事, 常 与表示过去的时间状语连用. e.g. 1. I watched TV for three hours. 2. I have been watching TV for three hours. 我看了三小时的电视. （我现在没有看电视了） 我看了三小时的电视．（我现在仍然在看电视）

14. 用 for 和 since 填空 1.They have been learning Chinese _____ they came to China. 2. I haven’t seen her _____ a long time. 3. He has been living here _____ 2001. 4. She has been doing her homework ____ two hours. 5. It’s 5 years _____ we left school. 6. – How long has Mary been a teacher? – _____ two years ago. since for since for since Since

15. How long has Yao Ming been playing basketball? 1980:b e born 1989 ~now: basketball player He started playing basketball in 1989. He has been playing basketball since 1989. He has been playing basketball for 17 years. He has been playing basketball since he was 9 years old. Task 2: Guessing game: Who is he?

16. 1954:b e born 1961~now: act He has been acting for 45 years. How long has Jackie Chan been acting? He has been acting since he was 7 years old. He has been acting since 1961. He started acting in 1961.

17. A: How long has Li Ying’ai been cooking? Task 3: Pair work B: She has been cooking since 1997. cooking since 1997 for 9 years reading since 1983 for 23 years drawing since 1995 for 11 years for 9 years.

18. learning English since 1987 for 19 years eating ice creams since 1975 for 31 years smoking since 1986 for 20 years A: How long has … been …? B: He has been … since … for …

19. Interview your classmates or the teachers. Ask them what hobbies they have and fill in the chart. What is your hobby? When did you start it? How long have you been…? Alan likes playing football. He started it 3 years ago. He has been playing chess for three years… Task 4: NameHobbyWhenHow long Alanplaying chess 3 years agofor 3 years

20. 1.Henry is hot and sweaty ( 流汗的） because… 2.Laura and Jack are upset because … 3.Mark gets mad because… Task 5: Try to make as many sentences as you can, and the group which has the most is the winner.

21. 1b Listen. A reporter is talking to the participants in a skating marathon. Fill in the chart below. How long? Alison Sam Victor Celia I’ve been skating for five hours. I skated for four hours. I’ve been skating for five hours. I skated for two hours. skate v. 滑冰 marathon n. 马拉松

22. name job nationality appearance hobby how long how many Jacky Chen is a …, he is from… He is tall… He likes… He has been… Now, he has…watches. Task 6: writing. Jacky Chen movie star China tall, a bit fat with small eyes and big nose. collecting watches for 26 years hundreds of