Unit 10

I’ve had this bike for three years.

Do you know?

1a Look at the things at the yard sale. Do you have any of these things at home? How long have you had them?

Language

Goal:

Talk about

possessions and

things around

you.

1b Listen and check ( ) the facts you hear.✓

____ Jeff’s family is having a yard sale.

____ Amy thinks its 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.

✓✓

✓

Amy ： You have some great things at this yard sale, Jeff.Jeff ： Thanks, Amy. Our family has collected so many things over the years, but we don’t use them anymore.Amy: But isn’t it hard to sell some of your things? There are many things I’ve had since I was

a child. I don’t think I could sell them.Jeff: Yes, its hard to say goodbye to certain things.Amy: By the way, how long have you had that bike over there?

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Jeff: I’ve had it for three years! I learned how to ride a bike on it.Amy: Old things really bring back sweet memories. But it’s true that we may never use some of these things again.Jeff: Yes, like old toys or books you’ve already read. You can sell those, or you can also give them away to kids or people who need them.Amy: Oh! How much is this book?Jeff ： You can have it for 75 cents.

1c Practice the conversation. Then make conversations about other things in the picture above.

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.

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 toy ______ since she was a _______.3. Amy’s mom has had the old bread maker

for more than ______ years,4. Amy can give away the _______ and ______

because they do not fit her anymore.

book

beara baby

tensweater dress

Mom: Lets look through this box of old things and decide what to give away.Amy ： I think I want to keep this book. I’ve had it for three years. Even though I’ve already read it twice, it’s still my favorite book. But we can give away the magazine.Mom: What about these soft toys?Amy: I want to keep the bear because I’ve had it since I was a baby. It has special meaning to me because Grandma gave it to me.

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I’ll give away the lion and tiger.Mom: OK. And this old bread maker of mine can go, too. I’ve had it for more than 10 years. Aunt Taylor bought a new one for me last week.Amy: That’s great. We can still have homemade bread. And I can give away this sweater and dress, too. They don’t fit me anymore. But I want to keep the hat and scarf for ice skating.Mom: Great. You can take these things to the children’s home tomorrow then.

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.

2c Student A is Amy's mom. Student B is Amy. Make conversations.

2d Role-play the conversation.

Linda: Welcome to the 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 couple

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.

Linda: Perfect! We always need toys and

clothes.

Amy: One last thing is a bread maker. My

moms had it for a long time but it still

works.

Linda: Thanks so much!

3a Read the article written by a father for a newspaper. What is his family going to sell at the yard sale?

My children are growing up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in junior high school. As they get bigger our house seems to get smaller. So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale and give the money to a children’s home.

We have already cleared out a lot of things

from our bedrooms. We have decided to each

sell five things that we no longer use. My son

was quite sad at first. Although he has not

played with his old toys for a long time, he

still wanted to keep them. For example, he has

owned a train and railway set since his fourth

birthday, and he played with it almost every

week until he was about seven. And he did not

want to lose his toy monkey, either.

He slept next to the monkey every night when

he was a child. My daughter was more

understanding, although she also felt sad to

part with certain toys.

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. I am

getting older, too!

3b Read the article again and answer the questions.1. Why did they decide to have a yard sale?

2. What do they want to do with the money from

the sale?

3. Why does the son want to keep his train and

railway set?

4. How can the old toys be useful again?

5. Have you ever thought about having a yard

sale to sell your things? What would you do

with the money you raise?

1.Why did they decide to have a yard sale?

2. What do they want to do with the money from

the sale?

3. Why does the son want to keep his train and

railway set?

As their children get bigger their house seems to get smaller.

They want to gave the money to a children’s home.

Because he has owned the train and railway set 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?

5. Have you ever thought about having a yard

sale to sell your things? What would you do with

the money you raise?

They can give away the old toys to people in need or sell them for money.

Students’ answers.

3c Find the words or phrases in the article which can be replaced with the ones below and write them next to the words.

lose — ________ kids — ________

truthful — __________ many — ________

some time— ________ even though — _______

quickly— ______ older — ______

part with children

to be honest a lot of

for a while although

fast bigger

1. Look at the things at the yard sale.

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 y

ard sale ，也可译作“庭院拍卖会”。

Language points

庭院售卖的物品种类繁多，应有尽有，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，且价钱合理公道，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。

副词 anymore 亦可写作 any more ，常用于否定句的末尾，意思是“再（不）； ( 不）再”。not ••• anymore 相当于 not ••• any longer ，

2. Because I don’t read it anymore.

因为我不再看它了。

例如：You can have it, for I don’t need it anymore.

你可以把它拿走，因为我不再需要它了。 The doctor told me not to play computer ga

mes anymore.

大夫叫我别再玩电脑游戏了。

3. Because I’ve had it since I was a baby.

因为我还是个婴儿的时候就拥有它了。

since( 自从……）常常引导短语或从句，用于现在完成时的句子中。since 引出从句 时，从句中一般使用过去时。

再如：I’ve had these soft toys since I was a child.

我还是个孩子的时候就有这些毛绒玩具了。 Since that unfortunate accident last week, I

haven't been sleeping at all well.

自从上 周发生了那次不幸的事故之后，我一直睡得很不好。

4. I’ve had this magazine for a couple of months.

这本杂志我买 了几个月 了。

1 ） a couple of 有两种意思：其一，表示具体的数量“两个”，指两个相同的人或物体；其二，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干燥。•Look! There are a couple of boys waiting for

you at the door.

瞧 ! 门 口有两三个男 孩正在等你。

2 ）介词 for 也常用在现在完成时的句子中，

后面引出表示时间的词或短语，说明某 种

情况已经持续了一段时间。再如：

Jeff has had his bike for more than 10 years.

杰夫已经拥有他的自行车超过 10 年了。

5. We have decided to each sell five things that

we no longer use.

我们决定每人出 售五件不再使用的物品。

(1) 此句中 we no longer use 是由 that 引导的定 语从句，修饰前面的名词 five things 。(2) 句中 no longer 的意思是“不再；不复”，有时可用 not... any longer 或 not... anymore

替换。再如：

He no longer lives here.

(= He doesn't live here anymore / any longer.)

他不再住这 儿了。3) each 在句中对 we 进行限定，表示“ ( 两个或 两个以上的人或物中）各自；每个”。 再如：My sister and I each have an English-Chinese

dictionary.

我和姐姐各有一本英汉词典。

to be honest 是英语口语中一个常用表达，表示“说实话；老实说”。英语中类似的 表达还有： to be frank, 意思是“坦率地说”。例如：To be honest, I don’t like him very much.老实说，我不太喜欢他。To be perfectly frank, I think that’s a crazy idea.坦白相告，我认为那是个荒唐的主意。

6.…but, to be honest, I have not played for a while now. 但是 , 说实在的 , 现在我已经有一段时间没玩了。

1. I’ve already had dinner.

2. He has just finished his homework.

3. Mum’s cooked the dinner.

4. Susan’s learned English at school.

Have you already had dinner?

Has he just finished his homework?

Has mum cooked the dinner?

Has Susan learned English at school?

一 把下列句子改为一般疑问句。

二 选用 for 和 since 填空 :

1.We haven’t seen each other ______ a long time.

2.His father has been in the factory ______ 10 years ago.

3.The film has been on ______ 20 minutes.

4.Mr Green has worked here ______ he came to China.

5.His grandparents have been dead ______ several years.

6. It’s five years _______ we met last time

for

since

for

since

for

since

三 动词填空：

1._____ you ________(clean) the room?

Yes, we __________(do) that already.

When _______ you ______(do) it?

We _______(do) it an hour ago.

2.______ he ______(see) this film yet? Yes.

When _____ he _____(see) it?

He ______ it last week.

3. How many times _____you ______( come) here?

Once.

Have cleaned

have done

did do

did

Has seen

did see

saw

have come

4. I __________ (read) the novel twice. It’s interesting.

5. She ___________ (go) to Pairs, hasn’t she? Yes.

How ______ she _______(go) there?

She _______(go) there by air.

6. So far, many countries ______________(develop)

their software programs.

7.Mr Chen ______(give) up smoking last year.

8.______ you ever _______(ride) a horse? Never.

9.He ________( keep) the book since two days ago.

have read

has gone

did go

went

have developed

gave

Have ridden

has kept

Homework

Have you ever thought about having a yard

sale to sell your things? What would you do

with the money you raise? Discuss with your

classmates.