Unit10 I’ve had this bike for three years.
Section A1 (1a-2d)
学习目标：samantha mumba
★知识目标：
掌握本课单词和短语
yardsale, sweet, soft toy, bear maker, scarf, board game, check out
★能力目标：
能听懂谈论人们拥有某物多长时间的话题，能熟练运用since, for 谈论自己的个人物品。
★情感目标：
正确处理并充分利用自己的废旧物品。insteadof
Step1 Prentation
Newwords：
yard sale, toy bear, bread maker,scarf, soft toys, board games
Step 2 Pair work
Workon 1a. Show the things atthe yard sale. Let the students talk about them in pairs by using the importantntences.
--How long have you had that bike overthere?
--I’ve had it for three years! Ilearned how to ride a bike on it.
Step 3 Listening
1bListen and check (√) the facts you hear.
Keys:Jeff’s family is having a yard sale.
Amy thinks it’s hard to ll her old things.
我是单词王
You can also give old things away to peoplein need.
Step 4 Work on 1clcl
Practicethe conversation. Then make conversations about other things in the pictureabove.
Languagepoints：
not…anymore再也（不）；（不）再。相当于not …any longer
e.g.You can have it, for I don’t need it anymore.
Thedoctor told me not to play computer games anymore.
Step 5 Listening 2a, 2b
Workon 2a. Listen and check (√) thethings Amy’s family are giving away and circle the things they are keeping.
Keys:giving away: magazine, toy lion, toy tiger, bread maker, dress
Keeping: book, toy bear, hat, scarf
Workon 2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Keys:book, bear, baby, 10, sweater, dress
Morepractice. Listen again and choo thecorrect answers.
1. Amy wants to give away the _____.object
A. book B. magazine C. bear D. hat
2. Why does the bear has special meaning to Amy?
A. Becauher father bought it for her.
B. Becauher Grandpa bought for her.
C. Becauher Grandma bought for her.
3. Where can Amy take the things?
A. thechildren’s home
B. the oldpeople’s home
C. theteachers’ home
Keys: BCA
Step 6 Pair work
Workon 2c. Student A is Amy’s mom,Student B is Amy. Make new conversations according to 2c.
Step 7 2d Role play theconversation
Letthe students read 2d, then role play the conversations in pairs.
Step 8 Language points
1.--How long have you had that bike there?
--I have had it for threeyears
辨析：how long, howsoon, 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 youworked in Beijing?
--For five years.
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. Libe 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 youexerci?
--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 fromhere to your school?
--Three kilometers.
辨析：for 与since
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 thiscity 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。
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 sinceI came to China. 自从我到中国以来已经两年了。
Shehas worked here for five years. =She has worked here since five years ago.天津月嫂培训学校
她在这儿工作5年了。
2.Jeff’s family is having a yard sale.
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 salein the market.
小鸡在市场上出售。
I’msorry, it’s not for sale.
抱歉，它不出售。
3.Amy thinks it’s hard to ll her old things.
艾米认为卖掉她的旧东西很难。
It’s+adj. (+for sb.) to do sth. 意为“（对某人来说）做某事时……的”，it 是形式主语，真正主语是后面的动词不定式。
swap是什么意思
e.g. It’s important for unto learn English well.final
学好英语对于我们来说是很重要的。
4. Amy wants to keep her old things becau theybring 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。
memoryn. ，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。
herryacouple 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，例如：
Youhave 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。
6.The stories inside may be a bit old, but they’re still interesting.
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 thebottle.
瓶子里有点儿水。
not a bit =not at all 意为“一点也不”
not a little =very 意为“非常”cove
e,g. She is not a bit happy. 她一点儿也不快乐。
He is not a little tired.=He is verytired. 他非常累。
