Unit 10
I’ve had this
bike for three years.
Section A
1a
Do you have any of these things at home?
How long have you had them?
building blocks
 a hoop
peg-top
 children's bike
    What are you going to do with them?
donate to someone
keep them
sell them to others
yard     n.
yard sale            sweet   adj.
memory   n.
cent    n.
toy    n.
bear    n.
maker   n.
院子
庭院拍卖会
甜蜜的；甜的；含糖的
记忆；回忆
分；分币
玩具
熊
生产者；制订者
New Words
bread maker
scarf    n.
soft   adj.
soft toy
check   v. ＆ n.
check out
board   n.
board game
面包机
围巾；披巾；头巾
软的；柔软的
软体玩具；布绒玩具
检查；审查
察看；观察
板；木板
棋类游戏
    What is a yard sale?
It’s a sale of household belongings, typically held outdoors at the home of the seller.
Listen and check (√) the facts you hear.
1b
____ Jeff’s family is having a yard sale.
____ Amy thinks it’s 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.
√
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 _______.
book
bear
baby
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.
ten
sweater
dress
2c
Make conversations.
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.
2d
Role-play the conversation.
How do you feel about those toys you played with when you were young? Where are they now?
3a
Read the article written by a father for a newspaper. What is his family going to sell at the yard sale?
They are going to sell old toys and football shirts at the yard sale.
Read the article again and answer the questions.
3b
1. Why did they decide to have a yard
sale?



2. What do they want to do with the
money from the sale?
They decided to have a yard sale because they have too many things in the house and don’t seem to have enough space.
They want to give the money to a children’s home.
3. Why does the son want to keep his train and railway set?




4. How can the old toys be useful again?

He wants to keep his train and railway set because he has had it since his fourth birthday and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven.
Old toys can bring joy to children who don’t have the money to buy toys.
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 the money I raise to my favorite animal shelter to help the animals there.
Language points
part with 为一个短语动词，表示“不情愿地与……分手，将之送给或卖给他人”。例如：
Paul was unwilling to part with his valuable stamp collection.
  保罗不愿意卖掉他那些珍藏的邮票。
She took the computer game from Jack, who parted with it unwillingly.
她从杰克的手中接过电脑游戏，杰克不情愿地将它放手。
I took the book, thanked her, and told her I would never part with it.
我接过书，谢过她，并告诉她我不会把这本书再送给别人。
  part在这里是动词，意思是“分离；离开”
He gave me the letter and we parted.  
   他给了我那封信，我们就告别了。
She tried to part the two fighting dogs.
   她设法把两条打架的狗分开。
lose- _________           kids- _________
truthful- _______         many-_______      some time- ________
even though-_________ 
quickly- ____________
older- ______________
part with
children
honest
a lot of
a while
although
fast
growing up
Find the words or phrases in the article which can be replaced with the ones below and write them next to the words.
3c
4a
Rewrite the sentences using for or since.
1. Jim is in Japan. He arrived there three days ago.

2. They are very hungry. Their last meal was ten hours ago.

3. I have a camera. I bought it in 2009.

Jim has been in Japan for three days.
They have not eaten for ten hours.
I have had a camera since 2009.
4. I know Ann. I first met her three years ago.


5. Linda is ill. She became ill on Monday.


I have known Anna for three years.
Linda has been ill since Monday.
4b
Fill in the blanks with the 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.
have never been
go
have never owned
have always wanted
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.
have had
have not been/haven’t been
bought
miss
5. This museum ________ (be) here for over 20 years. It _______ (be) one of the oldest buildings in this small town.
has been
is
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?