How long have you

been collecting

shells?

Unit 6

Period 4

snow globes

1.How long has Ellen been collecting

snow globes?

2.How many snow globes does Ellen

have now?

For seven years.

226

3.What does Ellen’s mother say? Why?

4.What snow globes did Ellen get first?

Her mother says she has to stop.

Because they have run out of room to store them.

Birthday cake snow globe.

5.How many globes does it mention in the passage? What are they?

4

Monster snow globe,

birthday cake snow globe,

bears globe and penguins globe.

Dear_____, I want to tell you about my hobby. I collect_______. I’ve been collecting them_________________________________________. Yours, ______

Look at activity 2a on page 47. Write an e-mail message from Bob, Marcia or Liam. Tell about his or her collection. (3b)

Dear Linda, I want to tell you about my hobby. I collect kites. I’ve been collecting them for four years, and I have 123 of them now. I collect them because they are beautiful and interesting. I have a kite with the face of Monkey King, and I have some kites like butterflies.

Sample writing

They are just like real animals in the sky. Every sunny Saturday I’ll go and fly one of them. They bring me so much fun. If you know anyone else who collects them, please tell me. I’d like to make friends with them. Yours, Bob

1.My mom says I have to stop, because

we’ve run out of room to store them.

(1) run out of 是固定短语，意为“用完、用尽”，后面常接表示时间、空间、食物、金钱等的名词作宾语。

e.g.

We’ve run out of all the water in the jar.

ExplanationExplanation

run out

run out 是不及物动词短语，意为“用完”，其主语通常为表示时间、空间、食物、金钱等的名词。如：His pocket money soon ran out.

(2) room n. ( 可数 ) 房间 ( 不可数 ) 空间 , 地方e.g.There’s no room in the room, so you’d

better put the boxes outside.

Do you have _______ ( 空地方 ) for another book in your bag?

room

(3)store n. 商店 ; 贮藏 book store 书店 department store 百货商场

v. 贮存 , 收集 store up grain 储备粮食

2.If you know anyone else who collects them, please tell me.

(1)anyone “ 任何人” , any“ 任何的” ( 用于肯定句 ) 。

(2)else“ 别的 , 其他的” , 形容词 / 副词。 else 作形容词时常用作后置定语 , 即放

在疑问代词 who, what, which 或放在不定代词 something, anything, nothing, anyone, everyone 后面。

else 作副词通常放在疑问副词 when,

where, how 后面。e.g. Who else has any good ideas?

I have something else to tell you.

－ What else do you want?

－ Nothing else.

Where else in China have you been to?

When else can I meet you?

3.I’d like to start a snow globe collector’s

club.

would like to do sth. 想做某事 (would

常缩写为’ d)

start v. 开办、创建

4.By the way, what’s your hobby?

by the way 顺便说 ( 提 ) 一下。 way 指“道路”“方法、途经 , 方式” by the way 意为“顺便说、附带说说” , 在

句中作插入语，用于引出别的话题。如： By the way, do you know where she works?

含 way 的相关短语：on the way 在路上，在途中one one’s way to … 在某人去……的途中in this way 用这种方式in a / one way 在某种意义上，在某方面

3b writing

Dear _____,

I want to tell you about my hobby. I

collect ____. I’ve been collecting them

for four years, and I have 123 of them

now. I collect them because they are

beautiful and interesting.

Linda

kites

I have a kite with the face of Monkey

King, which is a present from China.

And I have some kites like butterflies.

They are just like real animals in the

sky. Every sunny Saturday I’ll go

and fly one of them.

They bring me so much fun. If you

know anyone else who collects them,

please tell me. I’d like to make friends

with them.

Yours,

Bob

1.What is the most common hobby?

2.What is the most unusual hobby?

3.What is the most interesting hobby?

4.What hobby would you like to have?

一 . 根据句意用 for或 since填空。1.It’s ten years ______ we met each other last time. 2.He has taught English ___ 25 years. 3.The Greens have lived on the farm ______ 1990. 4.They have been practicing the guitar ____ two hours.

since

for

since

for

5.- How long have you been a reporter?

- _____ 8 years ago.

6.I haven’t gone for a walk in the park

____ a long time.

7.He’s been collecting stamps ______

he was in primary school.

8.Peter has been to summer camp

____ 3 times.

Since

for

since

for

二 . 根据汉语提示完成下列句子。1.孩子们对玩电脑游戏很感兴趣。 Children are very_________________ computer games. 2.昨天我买了一双运动鞋。 Yesterday I bought ________sports shoes.3.她去过北京两次。 She________ to Beijing twice.

interested in playing

a pair of

has been

4.我买不起这本字典了 , 因为我用完 了钱。 I can’t afford to buy the dictionary,

because I have__________ my money.

5.非常感谢你把这些精美的邮票送 给我。 Thanks a lot for____________ the

beautiful_______.

run out of

sending me

stamps

6.自我 7岁起，我就一直听音乐。 I have been listening to music______

_______________old.

7.你喜欢集邮吗？ Do you like________________?

8.她今天滑冰滑了多长时间了？ How long____________ skating

today?

I was seven years

collecting stamps

has she been

since