How long have you been …?

( 表示做某事多少时间了 )

I have been … for…

eg. How long have you been skating?

I have been skating for two years.

hobby( 爱好 )

Listening

Listen and tell us: • How many names do you hear?• What are they talking about?

Alison

Sam

Victor

Celia

skatinglikes

Listen and answer the questions:

• How long has Alison been skating?• How long has Victor been skating?

Alison has been skating for five hours.

Victor has been skating for five hours.

Yaoming is playing basketball.

2003-2006

Yaoming has been playing basketball

for three years.

How long has Yaoming been playing basketball?

How long has she been skating?

1999-2006

She has been skating for seven years.

关颖珊

She is skating.滑冰

an hour

How long has he been playing computer games?

He has been playing computer games for an hour .

He is playing computer games.

Name Hobby Years Name Hobby Years

Tom skating 2 Mary swimming 3

Jack collecting stamps

4 John playing basketball

2

1. How long has Tom been skating?

He has been skating for two years.

2. How long has Jack been collecting stamps?

He has been collecting stamps for four years.

4. How long has Mary been swimming?

She has been swimming for three years.

5. How long has John been playing basketball?He has been playing basketball for two years.

Name Hobby Years Name Hobby Years

Tom skating 2 Mary swimming 3

Jack collecting stamps

4 John playing basketball

2

I running 3 years

I skating 1 year

I swimming 2 years

I playing basketball 3 years

I collecting dolls 5 years

I collecting stamps 4 years

Kobe playing soccer 4 years

Andy collecting stamps 3 years

Dave reading 2 years

Tom skating 2 years

Jack playing basketball 5 years

Tim swimming I year

Interview

What’s your name? Nancy

How old are you? thirteen

Where are you from? England

What do you like doing? skating

Why do you like it? Because it’s fun.

How long have you been___? seven years

Do your parents support you?

Yes.

What’s the difficult? I don’t have enough money.

Report

I have a new friend. Her name is Nancy. She is thirteen. She is from England. She likes skating. And she has been skating for seven years. Her parents support her very much. But she said: “I don’t have enough time to practice.”

Homework:

Write a small introduction about your new friend using the new sentence we learn today.