1.　　　 Read the instructions and have Ss know what to do .

2.　　　 Correct the answers .

　　 SB Page 44 , 1c .In pairs ,get the students to ask and answer .Then ask some pairs to say their conversations to the class.

　　 SB Page 45 , 2a & 2b .

1.　　　 Play the recording and get Ss to fill in the chart .

3.　　　 Ask the class each question and call on several different students to answer .

　　 Step 3　 While-task

　　 SB Page 44 , 1b .

2.　　　 Have Ss work in groups of four .

1.　　　 Ask a student to read the three questions ,and answer the questions as example like this: I started class at 9:00 .I slept for ten hours . I have been skating for five hours/ I have been skating since five years ago .

2.　　　 现在完成进行时的用法以及与现在进行时和过去进行时的区别。

　　 Teaching aids: teaching cards , pictures , a tape recorder .

　　 Period　 1

　　 Teaching procedures :

　　 Step 1　 Leading in

　　 Ask one of the students the question: Liu Ziyang, when did you study English ?Help the student answer: I studied English in 2003.Say,in this unit we’re going to talk about how long we’ve been doing things .Then ask :Liu Ziyang, how long have you been studying English ?Help him to answer : I have been studying English since 2003./I have been studying English for two years .Get Ss to repeat .

　　 Repeat the activity with other students .

　　 Step 2　 Pre-task

　　 SB Page 44 , 1a .

1.　　　 Words and expression in this unit .

5.　　　 谈论人们的业余爱好。

　　 Important and difficult points:

4.　　　 谈论人们做某事持续多长时间。