Unit 8 I've had this bike for three years.
Section A 1
1a-2d
New words
Yard sale
庭院旧货出售
这是国外的一种风俗，也是一种独特的售货方式。人们利用周末，将家中搁置不用的物件，放在自家庭院中廉价出售，因而被称作
yard sale
，也可译作“家庭拍卖会”。
庭院售卖的物品种类繁多，大到家具，电器，小到玩具，衣物和鞋帽。这些物品虽多数为二手家什，但也有全新的物品，且价格合理公道，
甚至还可讨价还价。正是这种低廉，
公道的价格及买家淘宝和碰大运的心
理，使得
yard sale
广受欢迎，逐渐演
变成一种独特的文化现象。
toy bear
玩具熊
bread maker
面包机
scarf
n.
围巾
复数为：
scarves
soft toys
毛绒玩具
board games
棋类游戏
1a
Look at the things at the
yard sale
.
Do you have any of these things
at home? How long
have
you
had
them?
Pairwork
toy tiger
toy lion
toy bear
Do you have them at home?
How long have you had the …?
I have had …
for …years./since …years ago.
for+
时间段；
since+
过去的时间点，是现在完成时的标志词。
lamp
old books
cup
How long have you had the …?
I have had
…for …years./since …years ago.
magazine
cap
vase
How long have you had the …?
I have had
…for …years./since …years ago
.
sweater
dress
scarf
How long have you had the …?
I have had
…for …years./since …years ago.
1b
Listen and check (
√
) the facts you hear.
_____ Jeff’s family is having a yard sale.
_____ Amy thinks it’s hard to sell her old things.
_____ Jeff has had his bike for more than 10
years.
_____ Amy wants to keep her old things because
they bring back sweet memories.
_____ You can also give old things away to people
in need.
√
√
√
Listening
1c
Practice the conversation. Then make conversations about other things in the picture on page 73.
A: This is a really old book.
B: Yes, I’ve had it for seven years. I’ve
read it three times.
A: Why are you selling it?
B: Because I
don’t
read it
anymore
.
A: How much is it?
B: You can have it for 75 cents.
anymore
也可写作
any more,
常用于否定句末尾
,
表示“再也
(
不
); (
不
)
再”。相当于
not …any longer
。
e.g. You can have it, for I
don’t
need it
anymore
.
The doctor told me
not
to play
computer games
anymore
.
2a
Listen and check ( ) the things Amy’s family are giving away and circle the things they are keeping.
book magazine toy bear toy lion
toy tiger bread maker sweater
dress hat scarf
2b
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
1. Amy has had her favorite ______ for
three years.
2. Amy has had the boy _____ since she
was a ______.
3. Amy’s mom has had the old bread for
more than _____ years.
4. Amy can give away the _______ and
______ because they do not fit her
anymore.
book
bear
baby
10
sweater
dress
Listen again and choose the correct answers.
1. Amy wants to give away the _____.
A. book B. magazine C. bear D. hat
2. Why does the bear has special meaning to
Amy?
A. Because her father bought it for her.
B. Because her Grandpa bought for her.
C. Because her Grandma bought for her.
B
C
3. Where can Amy take these things?
A. the children’s home
B. the old people’s home
C. the teachers’ home
A
2c
Students A is Amy’s mom. Student B is Amy. Make conversations.
A: Amy, can we give away these soft toys?
B: Mom, I want to keep the bear.
A: Why? It’s so old.
B: Because I’ve had it since I was a baby.
Pairwork
Linda: Welcome to Sunshine Home for
Children. I’m Linda.
Amy: Hi, I’m Amy. I have some things for the
kids. I’ve had this magazine for a coupe
of months. The stories inside may be a bit
old, but they’re still interesting.
Linda: Great! Many children here love reading.
Amy: And check out these soft toys and board
games for younger kids. I’ve had them
since I was a child. There’s also a sweater
and a dress.
2d
Role-play the conversation.
Linda: Perfect! We always need toys and
clothes.
Amy: One last thing is a bread maker.
My mom’s had it for a long time
but it still works.
Linda: Thanks so much!
how long, how soon, how often, how far
How long
多久
,
多长
(
时间
)
。对时间段提
问
,
如
: for+
时间段；
since+
过去的时间点。
e.g. --
How long
have you worked in Beijing?
--For five years.
1. --
How long
have you had that bike there?
-- I have had it
for
three years.
Language points
How soon
多久以后。对“
in+
时间段提问
,
常
用于一般将来时”
,
其答语常用“
in+
时间段”。
e.g. --
How soon
will Mr. Li be back?
--In a week.
How often
多久一次
,
对频率提问
,
其答语
为
: once (twice/…)+
时间段
, always, usually
等。
e.g. --
How often
do you exercise?
--Once a day.
How far
多远，对距离提问，其答语是
表距离的内容。
e.g. --
How far
is it from here to your
school?
--Three kilometers.
for
其后只能接表示“一段时间”的名词性短
语，可用于多种时态，表示动作或状态持
续时间段长短。
e.g. I have lived in this city
for
five years.
我在这座城市居住了
5
年了。
He usually sleeps
for
twelve hours
every day.
他通常每天睡
12
个小时。
for
与
since
since
其后接表示“时间点”的短语或从句（过
去时），也可以接“一段时间
+ago”
，常用于完
成时态；还用于句型：“
It is +
时间段
+since+
一般过去时的句子”
,
表示过去某个时间发生
并持续到说话时的动作或状态。
e.g. It is two years
since
I came to China.
自从我到中国以来已经两年了。
She has worked here
for
five years.=She
has worked here
since
five years ago.
她在这儿工作
5
年了。
sale
用作名词，意为“出售，销售”。
on
sale
意为“出售，上市”；
for sale
意为“待
售，供出售”，尤指从主人手里出售。
e.g. Chickens are on
sale
in the market.
小鸡在市场上出售。
I’m sorry, it’s not for
sale.
抱歉，它不出售。
2. Jeff’s family is having a yard
sale
.
It’s +
adj
. (+for sb.) to do sth.
意为“（对某
人来说）做某事是
……
的”，
it
是形式主
语，真正主语是后面的动词不定式。
e.g.
It’s important for us to learn
English
well.
学好英语对于我们来说是很重要的。
3. Amy thinks
it’s hard to sell her old things
.
艾米认为卖掉她的旧东西很难。
4. Amy wants to keep her old things because they bring back sweet
memories
.
艾米想保留她的旧东西，因为它们勾起她的甜蜜回忆。
memory
作名词意为“记忆；回忆”，复数形式为
memories
，动词为
memorize
，意为“记忆，背诵”。
e.g. She has a good
memory
.
她记忆力好。
5. I’ve had this magazine for
a couple of
months.
这本杂志我买了几个月了。
a couple of
表示具体的数量“两个”，指两个相同的人或物体
;
表示数量不定的“少数几个”，作这种虚指的用法时，具体意思往往视上下文和具体的语境而决定。
e.g. You have to wait for
a couple of
hours for the clothes to dry completely.
你得等上一两个小时让这些衣服完全晾干。
a bit
意为“一点儿
,
稍微”
,
修饰形容词
或副词
,
相当于
a little; a bit of +
不可
数名词
, a little
直接加不可数名词。
e.g. There is
a bit of/a little
water in
the bottle.
瓶子里有点儿水。
6. The stories inside may be
a bit
old, but
they’re still interesting.
not a bit =not at all
意为“一点也不”
not a little =very
意为“非常”
e.g. She is
not a bit
happy.
她一点儿也不快乐。
He is
not a little
tired.
=He is very tired.
他非常累。
check
用作及物动词
,
意为“检查
,
审查”
;
check out
意为“察看，观察”。
e.g. If you finish it,
check
it by yourself first.
如果你完成了，就自己先检查一下。
Check out
all the books for children.
察看一下所有的儿童书籍。
check
还可用作名词，意为“支票
,
账单”。
7. And
check out
these soft toys and board
games for younger kids.
1. -- __ have you been married?
-- For twenty years.
A. How far B. How often
C. How long D. How soon
2. If you sit in a chair ____ a long time, your back may begin to hurt.
A. at B. in C. on D. for
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C
D
3. -- I often have hamburgers for lunch.
-- You’d better not. It’s bad for you ____
too much junk food.
A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. ate
B
Write a conversation according to 2c.
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