人教新目标 (Go for it) 版八年级下册Unit 10 I’ve had this bike for three years.综合与测试教案及反思

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Unit 10 I’ve had this bike for three years.
Section A1 (1a-2d)
教学目标：
知识目标：
掌握本课单词和短语
yard sale, 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。
Step1 Presentation
New words：
yard sale, toy bear, bread maker, scarf, soft toys, board games
Step 2 Pair work
Work on 1a. Show the things at the yard sale. Let the students talk about them in pairs by using the important sentences.
--How long have you had that bike over there?
--I’ve had it for three years! I learned how to ride a bike on it.
Step 3 Listening
1b Listen and check (√) the facts you hear.
Keys: Jeff’s family is having a yard sale.
Amy thinks it’s hard to sell her old things.
You can also give old things away to people in need.
Step 4 Work on 1c
Practice the conversation. Then make conversations about other things in the picture above.
Language points：
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.
The doctor told me not to play computer games anymore.
Step 5 Listening 2a, 2b
Work on 2a. Listen and check (√) the things 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
Work on 2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Keys: book, bear, baby, 10, sweater, dress
More practice. 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.
3. Where can Amy take these things?
A. the children’s home
B. the old people’s home
C. the teachers’ home
Keys: BCA
Step 6 Pair work
Work on 2c. Student A is Amy’s mom, Student B is Amy. Make new conversations according to 2c.
Step 7 2d Role play the conversation
Let the 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 three years
辨析：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.
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.
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 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。
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。
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 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。
3. Amy thinks it’s hard to sell 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。
e.g. It’s important for un to learn English well.
学好英语对于我们来说是很重要的。
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 n. ，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，例如：
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。
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 the bottle.
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”
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。
7. And check out these soft toys and board games for younger kids.
check用作及物动词，意为“检查，审查”，短语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”
Step 8 中考链接
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
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
Keys: CDB
Step 9 Homework
Write a conversation according to 2c

Section A 2 (3a-3c)
教学目标：
知识目标：
掌握本课单词和短语
clear clear out bedroom no longer own railway certain honest truthful to be honest part part with while
能力目标：
能从阅读中获得个人物品的相关信息。
情感目标：
正确处理并充分利用自己的废旧物品。
教学过程：
Step 1 New words
1. bedroom n. 卧室
2. railway n. 铁路；铁道
3. junior adj. 地位 (或职位、级别) 低下的
junior high school 初级中学
e.g. We could give the job to somebody junior.
我们可以把这份工作交给职位较低的人。
4. own v. 拥有；有
e.g. Most households now own at least one car. 大多数家庭现在至少有一辆汽车。
5. truthful adj. 诚实的；老实的
e.g. He was not always truthful.
他并非总是说真话。
Step 2 Fast reading
3a Read the article written by a father for a newspaper. What is his family going to sell at the yard sale?
Keys Son : a train and railway set; the toy monkey
Daughter: certain toys
Father: football shirts
Step 3 Careful reading
Read the passage and choose true (T) or false (F)
1. My daughter is 15 and my boy has already started junior high school.
2. Our house really get smaller.
3. My son was quite sad at first.
4. My daughter felt happy to part with certain toys.
5. I want to give up my football shirts.
Keys: FFTFT
3b Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. Why did they decide to have a yard sale?
Because the father’s children get bigger and their house seems to get smaller.
2. What do they want to do with the money from the sale?
They want to give the money to a children’s home.
3. Why does the son want to keep his train and railway set?
Because he has owned it since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven.
4. How can the old toys be useful again?
They can be sold to the people who need them.
5. Have you ever thought about having a yard sale to sell your things?
What would you do with the money you raise?
Yes, I have. I would give it to the charity
Step 4 Language points
1. We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms.
clear v. 清理；清除
clear out 清理；丢掉
e.g. I’ll clear out that closet for you. 我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。
2. We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use.
no longer 意为“不再；不复”，有时可用 not …any longer 或 not … anymore 替换。如：
He no longer lives here. (= He doesn’t live here anymore/any longer.)
他不再住这儿了。
3. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to part with certain toys.
1) certain adj. 意为“某种；某事；某人”。
e.g. He decided to sell his certain books.
他决定卖掉他的某些书籍。
[拓展] certain形容词，意为“确实的，无疑的”。
常用结构：be certain to do sth. 肯定要做某事
be certain of/about sth. 对某事确定、有把握
be certain of doing sth. 有把握做某事
be certain +从句 一定……
e.g. He felt quite certain of success.
他对成功很有把握。
2) part with 放弃、交出，
part v. 离开， 分开
e.g. Don’t part with your dream.
不要放弃你的梦想。
4. As for me, I did not want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest, I have not played for a while now.
1) as for 至于，关于
e.g. And as for us, we are fortunate.
可对我们来说，我们是幸运的。
2) to be honest意为“说实在的，说实话”，经常单独使用，作插入语，用逗号与句子隔开。类似的表达还有to tell the truth “老实说，说实话”。
e.g. To be honest, she is not an honest girl. 说实话，她不是一个诚实的女孩。
honest 为形容词， 意为“诚实的；老实的”。反义词为dishonest “不诚实的”。
e.g. An honest man does not tell lies.
诚实的人不会说谎。
3) while n. 一段时间，一会儿
while 还可用作连词，引导时间状语从句，意为“当……的时候”，while引导的时间状语从句中的动词必须是延续性动词。
e.g. They chattered away happily for a while. 他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。
He kept in touch with us while he was on vacation.
他在度假期间仍与我们保持联系。
Step 5 phrase practice
Find the words or phrases in the article which can be replaced with the ones below and write them next to the words.
lose– part with kids--_______ truthful--_______ many -- _____
some time--______ even though--_____ quickly--______ older--_____
keys: children to be honest a lot of a while although fast bigger
Step 6 当堂达标
1. My best friend Tom is ____ an honest boy. You can believe him.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
2. – Is Mr. Smith still in Shanghai?
-- Yes, he ____ there for two months.
A. has been B. has gone C. has been to D. has gone to
Step 7 homework
Recite the article. You can use the sentences according to the keys of 3b.
Section A 3 (Grammar focus – 4c)
教学目标：
知识目标
掌握现在完成时的用法
能力目标
正确区分现在完成时与一般过去时
正确运用for 和since的用法
情感目标
正确处理并充分利用自己的废旧物品。
教学过程
Step 1 Group work
出示下面的典型例句，让学生们先自己观察句子结构，对比现在完成时和一般过去时的不同。
1. — How long have you had that bike over there? 那边的那辆自行车你买了多长时间了？
— I’ve had it for three years. 我买了三年了。
2. How long has his son owned the train and railway set? 他的儿子拥有这套轨道火车多长时间了？
He’s owned it since his fourth birthday. 自他四岁生日起，他就拥有了它。
3. Have you ever played football? 你曾经踢过足球吗？
Yes, I did when I was little, but I haven’t played for a while now.
是的，当我很小时就踢过，但是现在我有好长一段时间没有踢了。
Step 2 精讲点拨
现在完成时
表示从过去已经开始持续到现在的动作或状态，可以和表示“从过去某一时刻延续到现在的一段时间状语”连用，如“for + 时间段”、“since + 过去时间点”、“since + 过去时的从句”、“since + 一段时间 + ago”。且for与since引导的时间状语可以相互转换。
e.g. My uncle has worked at this factory for ten years.
= My uncle has worked at this factory since ten year ago.
I’ve lived here since 1990．
自从1990年以来我就住在这里。  
I haven’t seen him for three years.
我三年没有看见他了。 
She’s been at this school since five years ago.  
自从五年前以来她就在这个学校。

歌诀：含有for，since的现在完成时的用法歌诀:
过去的动作或状态，一直持续到现在，for、since把时间带
句中动词的特点
此种用法中表示持续性的动作或状态的动词必须是延续性动词（否定句除外）
1. 这本书我买了5年了。
I have bought the book for five years. ( )
I’ve had the book for five years. ( )
2. 你哥哥参军多长时间了？
How long has your brother joined the army? ( )
How long has your brother been in the army/been a soldier? ( )
非延续性动词和延续性动词之间的转换
1. 转换为相应的延续性动词，用于现在完成时。
borrow — keep buy — have put on — wear
catch a cold — have a cold get to know — know
get to sleep — sleep
2. 转化为“be + 形容词/副词/介词/名词”
begin / start — be on go out — be out close — be closed
open — be open get to/arrive/reach — be (in)
die — be dead leave — be away finish — be over
fall sleep — be asleep join — be in/be a member of
become — be make friends — be friends
come/go — be + 相应的介词短语
Step 3 4a Rewrite the sentences using for or since
1. Jim is in Japan. He arrived there three years ago.
Jim has been in Japan for three years.
2. They are very hungry. Their last meal was ten hours ago.
They have been hungry for ten hours/since ten hours ago.
3. I have a camera. I bought it in 2009.
I have had a camera since 2009.
4. I know Ann. I first met her three years ago.
I have known Ann for three years/since three years ago.
5. Linda is ill. She became ill on Monday.
Linda has been ill since Monday.
Step 4 4b Fill in the blanks with correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. I __________ (never be) to the water park before. I want to _____ (go) next month before the weather gets too cold.
2. They _____________ (never own) any pets, but they ___________ (always want) to have a dog.
3. We ________ (have) a piano since last November. We ______ (buy) it from the Li family when they moved to the US last year.
4. Cathy and Amy __________ (not be) back to their hometown for two years. They _______ (miss) their hometown a lot and hope to visit the place next year.
5. This museum __________ (be) here for over 20 years. It ______ (be) one of the oldest buildings in this small town.
Step 5 Group work
4c Fill in the questions and ask two students. Then complete the chart.
1. Do you have a(n) _______? How long have you had it?
2. Do you own a(n)_______? How long have you owned it?
 
Things
How long
Tony
favorite book basketball
for two years
since he was 10years old
Student 1
 
 
Student 2
 
 
Section B 1 1a～2d
教学目标：
知识目标：
掌握本课单词和短语
search among crayon shame regard.. as count century according to opposite especially memory consider hold
能力目标：
能从阅读中获得自己周围的事物变化的相关信息。
情感目标：
珍惜自己周围事物的变化，感恩社会，汇报社会，关爱他人。
教学过程：
Step 1 Warming up
Talk about your hometown.
Where is your hometown?
Do you like your hometown?
What are some of the special places in your hometown?
Step 2 Group work
1a Check (√) the places or things you can find in your town or city.
____ a museum ____a primary school
____ a bridge ____ a zoo
____ a park ____a hill
____ a library ____ a river
Step 3 Listening
1b Listen and answer the questions
1. Does Martin like Jenny’s hometown?
Yes, he does.
2. Does Jenny still live in her hometown?
No, she doesn’t.
3. What is behind the science museum?
What do people do there on weekends?
A big park. People go there to let their
kids run around and climb the hills
1c Listen again and fill in the chart about the places in Jenny’s hometown.
Place
New or old
How long has it been there?
Town library
 Old

 for hundreds
of years
Science museum
New 
 since last
August
Restaurant down the street
 old
 for as long as
Jenny can
remember
Step 4 group work
1d Talk about your town/city with a partner according to the conversation.
A: My city is lovely.
B: What are some of the special places there?
A: Well, there’s a concert hall there. It’s been around for at least 20 years.
Step 5 Warming up
How often do you visit your hometown?
What are the changes in your hometown?
Step 6 2a careful reading
Answer the questions before you read. Then read the passage to find out your answers are the same as in the passage.
1. Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year?
To search for work in cities
2. How often do you think these people visit their hometowns?
I think they visit their home towns once or twice a year
3. What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages?
Large hospitals and new schools
2b Find expressions in the passage that have the same meanings as these words and phrases.
1. look for search for 5. go back return
2. consider regard 6. changes developments
3. across from opposite 7. area place
4. in one’s opinion according to
Step 7 Exercise
2c Complete the summary with words from the passage. You may need to change the forms of the words.
Many Chinese people these days leave their _________ to work in _______. They usually _____ to their hometown one or two times a ______. Zhong Wei hasn’t been back in close to three years. He has been working in a _____ factory in Wenzhou for the past 13 years
People like him are _________ in how their hometowns are changing. New buildings are often built by the ___________. Zhong Wei thinks these changes are ______ because things need to change in order to become better. But he also thinks some things _________ change, and his hometown is still the place that holds all his childhood_________.
Keys: hometown cities return year crayon
interested government good will never memories
Step 8 Group work
2d Think of changes that happening in your town or city today. Which changes are generally good? Which changes could be seen as bad?
Step 9 Language points
1. Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities.
Search用作不及物动词时，意为“搜索；搜查”。短语search for 意为“搜寻，找寻”。
e.g. He is searching for his sunglasses.
他正在找他的太阳镜。
【拓展】作及物动词，意为“在······搜查”或“搜查”。
e.g. They searched the forest for the lost child.
他们在森林里寻找那个走失的小孩。
2. Among these is Zhang Wei, a 46-year-old husband and father
among 在三者或三者以上之间。
e.g. Tom sits among the students. 汤姆坐在学生之间。
between 在两者之间
e.g. Tom sits between Mary and Frank. 汤姆坐在玛丽和弗兰克之间。
a 46-year-old husband and father意为“一位46岁的丈夫和父亲”，相当于a husband and father of 46years old.
four-year-old 是一个复合形容词，特点“一是数词、名词、形容词之间要用连字符连接，二是数词后的名词用单数形式。
e.g. Tom is a 10-year-old boy.= Tom is a boy of 10 years old. 汤姆是一个10岁的男孩。
Lily is an 8-year-old girl. 莉莉是一个8岁的女孩
【拓展】另一种类似的复合形容词作定语的结构是：数词+连字符+名词，或数词+名词的所有格。
e.g. a two-month holiday=a two months’ holiday 一个为期两个月的假期。
Ten-minute walk/drive/ride=ten minutes’ walk/drive/ride 步行/开车/骑车10分钟的路程
3…It’s a shame, but I just don’t have the time,…
shame 不可数名词，意为“羞耻；羞愧；惭愧” 与a连用，表示“可耻的人或事；可惜（遗憾）的事”。
e.g. He felt no shame for what he had done. 他对自己所做过的事不感到羞愧。
It’s a shame (that) you can’t stay for dinner. 你不能留下来吃晚饭，真遗憾。
【拓展】相关短语：to one’s shame 令人感到羞愧的是 feel shame at …因······而感到羞愧 in shame 羞愧的 have no shame无羞耻心
4. Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have changed.
regard 及物动词，意为“将······认为；把······视为”。常用短语regard…as…意为“将······视为······；把······当做······”，as 为介词，其后接名词或代词。
e.g. I regard you as my best friend. 我把你当做我最好的朋友。
We regard him as our brother. 我们把他当成兄弟看待。
5. Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the mid-20th century.
century可数名词，意为“世纪；百年”，其复数形式为centuries。
e.g. The mid-20th century 意为“20世纪中期”
eighteenth-century writer 18世纪的作家。
A hundred years is a century. 一百年是一个世纪。
6. According to Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change.
according to 意为“依照，按照”，to为介词，后接名词、代词或从句
e.g. He divided them into three groups according to age. 他把他们按年龄分成三组。
7. Most of the children in my time liked to play together under that big tree, especially during the summer holidays.
especially 副词，意为“尤其；特别；格外”，在句中作状语，用于列举某个特例或某事物的特殊性。形容词为especial“特别的，特殊的”。
e.g. Flowers are always welcomed, especially in winter. 鲜花总是受到欢迎，尤其是冬天。
8. consider 动词，意为“考虑”，=think about，后跟名词，代词，动名词，宾语从句或“疑问词+不定式”。
e.g. Please consider my suggestion. 请考虑我的建议。
I am considering changing my job.我正在考虑换份工作。
He has never considered how to solve the problem他从未考虑过如何解决那个问题。
【拓展】在与动词连用时，只能用动名词形式的动词或短语有：
consider “考虑” enjoy “喜爱”
practice“练习” keep （on）“继续（一直）”
mind “介意” finish“完成”
have fun “高兴” feel like “想要”
look forward to “盼望” can’t help “禁不住”
give up “放弃”
歌诀：喜欢错过别介意，完成愉快勤练习，禁不住考虑想放弃
9. in my opinion
in one’s opinion=in the opinion of sb. 意为“依······看”。
e.g. In my opinion, it’s best to make some cards for our teachers.
依我看，最好给我们的老师做些卡片。
10. hold
hold及物动词，意为“拥有；抓住”，过去式和过去分词均为held
e.g. He holds a major share in the company. 他持有该公司的大部分股份。
He is holding a book in her hand. 她手里正拿着一本书。
【拓展】hold用作及物动词，还可意为“举行；主持”，相当于have
e.g. They will hold a meeting to discuss this problem tomorrow.
Step 10 Exercises
单项选择
1. I don’t believe that this ___boy can paint such a nice picture.
A. five years old B. five-years-old C. five-year-old
2. According ____ Mr. Wang, we’ll go on a trip this weekend.
A. in B. that C. who D. what
3. Look! She’s standing ___ the ten children.
A. among B. between C. of D. from
4. --Can you give me some information about vacation trips?
-- Why not _________ going to Hainan Island?
A. consider B. mind C. keep D. think
5. --Did you go to Kenli during the Peach Blossom Festival (桃花节)?
--Yes. The flowers were beautiful. Bees were flying them.
A. in B. among C. between D. through
6. Nowadays millions of Chinese leave the countryside to_______ for the work in cities.
A. looked B. search C. find D. see
7. Mr. Jack ______ China for several years.
A. has been to B. has come to C. has been in D. came to
Step 11 homework
Write something about changes that are happening in your hometown.
Section B 2 (3a-Self-check)
教学目标：
知识目标：
复习本单元所学单词和短语
必记单词
sweet honest shame century memory hold soft search regard especially memory consider hold
常考短语
how long not…anymore a bit check out no longer to be honest according to millions of at first
经典句型
1. How long have you had that bike over there?
I’ve had it for three years!
2. Jim has been in Japan for three days.
3. I used to return home at least once a year, but I haven’t been back for almost three years now.
能力目标：
能写一篇关于自己身边事物变化的文章。
情感目标：
珍惜自己周围事物的变化，感恩社会，汇报社会，关爱他人。
教学过程：
Step 1 Summary
一、必记单词
Let students read and spell the words in groups.
sweet 甜的，含糖的 soft 软的，柔软的 honest 诚实的；老实的 search 搜查；搜索 shame 羞耻；羞愧；惭愧 regard 将······认为 century 百年，世纪
especially 尤其；特别；格外 memory 记忆；回忆 consider 注视；仔细考虑
hold 拥有；抓住
二、常考短语
Let the students say them in groups, then make examples in pairs.
1. how long 多久，多长时间
2. have a yard sale 举行庭院拍卖会
3. give away 捐赠；赠送
4. not … any more 不再……
5. Welcome to … 欢迎到……
6. a bit 一点儿，稍微
7. board game 棋类游戏
8. check out 察看；观察
9. a bread maker 面包机
10. grow up 长大
11. clear out 收拾，整理
12. a lot of 许多
13. no longer 不再；不复
14. at first 起初
15. for example 例如
16. a rain and railway set 一套轨道火车
17. as for…至于……
18. give up 放弃
19. to be honest 说实在的
20. at least 至少
21. on weekends 在周末
22. once or twice year 一年一两次
23. millions of 数百万的
24. search for 寻找
25. according to 依据；按照
26. across from 在……的对面
27. in one’s opinion 依……看
28. in order to 为了
三、经典句型
Let the students make new sentences in pairs.
1. It is +adj. (+for sb.) +to do sth. (对某人来说)做某事是……
2. want to do sth. 想要做某事
3. love doing sth. 喜欢做某事
4. decide to do sth. 决定做某事
5. have been in + 地点 在某处待了多久
6. hope to do sth. 希望做某事
7. one of + the+ 形容词最高级+可数名词复数 最······之一
8. used to do sth. 过去常做某事
9. need to do sth. 需要做某事
Step 2 Group work
3a Think about your favorite things 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?
Step 3 Writing
Write three paragraphs about your favorite thing. Use your notes in 3a to help you.
In the first paragraph, introduce your favorite thing.
In the second paragraph, talk about why it is special.
In the third paragraph, write about a story or memories.
My favorite thing
写作指导
useful sentences:
My favorite thing from childhood is _______________. I’ve had it for/since ___________. _______________ gave it to me.
I like ____________so much because _______________________.It’s special to me because______________. I think _______________________.
____________________ has given me many memories. I remember when _________________.

参考范文
My favorite thing
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.
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.
Step 4 达标练习
Self-check
1. Complete the sentences using for or since.
1. I haven’t been to a museum …
2. I haven’t written a letter …
3. I haven’t ridden a bike …
4. I haven’t seen a movie …
5. I haven’t played computer games…
Answer: 1. for two years/since two years ago
2. since I was ten years ago
3. for five years
4. since 2010
5. for one year
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.
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.
Answer: have; has; have; have been; for; been; have; after; Have; was; have; since
Exercise:
单项选择
1. —Jackie Chan has donated ______ dollars to charity.
—He is an example to us all.
A. thousand B. thousands
C. thousand of D. thousands of
2. --Can you give me some information about vacation trips?
-- Why not _________ going to Hainan Island?
A. consider B. mind C. keep D. think
3. --Did you go to Kenli during the Peach Blossom Festival (桃花节)?
--Yes. The flowers were beautiful. Bees were flying them.
A. in B. among C. between D. through
4. Nowadays millions of Chinese leave the countryside to_______ for the work in cities.
A. looked B. search C. find D. see
5. Mr. Jack ______ China for several years.
A. has been to B. has come to
C. has been in D. came to
Answer: DABBC
Step 5 Homework
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.