Unit10I’vehadthisbikeforthreeyears.1aLookatthethingsattheyardsale.Doyouhaveanyofthesethingsathome?Howlonghaveyouhadthem?LanguageGoal:Talkaboutpossessionsandthingsaroundyou.1bListenandcheck(✓)thefactsyouhear.____Jeff’sfamilyishavingayardsale.____Amythinksitshardtosellheroldthings.____Jeffhashadhisbikeformorethan10years.____Amywantstokeepheroldthingsbecausetheybringbacksweetmemories.____Youcanalsogiveoldthingsawaytopeopleinneed.✓✓✓1cPracticetheconversation.Thenmakeconversationsaboutotherthingsinthepictureabove.A:Thisisareallyoldbook.B:Yes,I’vehaditforsevenyears.I’vereaditthreetimes.A:Whyareyousellingit?B:BecauseIdon’treaditanymore.A:Howmuchisit?B:Youcanhaveitfor75cents.2aListenandcheck(✓)thethingsAmy'sfamilyaregivingawayandcirclethethingstheyarekeeping.bookmagazinetoybeartoyliontoytigerbreadmakersweaterdresshatscarf✓✓✓✓✓✓2bListenagainandfillintheblanks.1.Amyhashadherfavorite_____forthreeyears.2.Amyhashadthetoy______sinceshewasa_______.3.Amy’smomhashadtheoldbreadmakerformorethan______years,4.Amycangiveawaythe_______and______becausetheydonotfitheranymore.bookbearababytensweaterdressA:Amy,canwegiveawaythesesofttoys?B:Mom,Iwanttokeepthebear.A:Why?It’ssoold.B:BecauseI’vehaditsinceIwasababy.2cStudentAisAmy'smom.StudentBisAmy.Makeconversations.2dRole-playtheconversation.Linda:WelcometotheSunshineHomeforChildren.I’mLinda.Amy:Hi,I’mAmy.Ihavesomethingsforthekids.I’vehadthismagazineforacoupleofmonths.Thestoriesinsidemaybeabitold,buttheyrestillinteresting.Linda:Great!Manychildrenherelovereading.Amy:Andcheckoutthesesofttoysandboardgamesforyoungerkids.I’vehadthemsinceIwasachild.There’salsoasweaterandadress.Linda:Perfect!Wealwaysneedtoysandclothes.Amy:Onelastthingisabreadmaker.Mymomshaditforalongtimebutitstillworks.Linda:Thankssomuch!3aReadthearticlewrittenbyafatherforanewspaper.Whatishisfamilygoingtosellattheyardsale?Mychildrenaregrowingupfast.Mydaughteris16andmyboyisalreadyinjuniorhighschool.Astheygetbiggerourhouseseemstogetsmaller.Sowewanttosellsomeofourthingsinayardsaleandgivethemoneytoachildren’shome.Wehavealreadyclearedoutalotofthingsfromourbedrooms.Wehavedecidedtoeachsellfivethingsthatwenolongeruse.Mysonwasquitesadatfirst.Althoughhehasnotplayedwithhisoldtoysforalongtime,hestillwantedtokeepthem.Forexample,hehasownedatrainandrailwaysetsincehisfourthbirthday,andheplayedwithitalmosteveryweekuntilhewasaboutseven.Andhedidnotwanttolosehistoymonkey,either.Hesleptnexttothemonkeyeverynightwhenhewasachild.Mydaughterwasmoreunderstanding,althoughshealsofeltsadtopartwithcertaintoys.Asforme,Ididnotwanttogiveupmyfootballshirts,but,tobehonest,Ihavenotplayedforawhilenow.Iamgettingolder,too!3bReadthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.1.Whydidtheydecidetohaveayardsale?2.Whatdotheywanttodowiththemoneyfromthesale?3.Whydoesthesonwanttokeephistrainandrailwayset?4.Howcantheoldtoysbeusefulagain?5.Haveyoueverthoughtabouthavingayardsaletosellyourthings?Whatwouldyoudowiththemoneyyouraise?1.Whydidtheydecidetohaveayardsale?2.Whatdotheywanttodowiththemoneyfromthesale?3.Whydoesthesonwanttokeephistrainandrailwayset?Astheirchildrengetbiggertheirhouseseemstogetsmaller.Theywanttogavethemoneytoachildren’shome.Becausehehasownedthetrainandrailwaysetsincehisfourthbirthday,andheplayedwithitalmosteveryweekuntilhewasaboutseven.4.Howcantheoldtoysbeusefulagain?5.Haveyoueverthoughtabouthavingayardsaletosellyourthings?Whatwouldyoudowiththemoneyyouraise?Theycangiveawaytheoldtoystopeopleinneedorsellthemformoney.Students’answers.3cFindthewordsorphrasesinthearticlewhichcanbereplacedwiththeonesbelowandwritethemnexttothewords.lose—________kids—________truthful—__________many—________sometime—________eventhough—_______quickly—______older—______partwithchildrentobehonestalotofforawhilealthoughfastbigger1.Lookatthethingsattheyardsale.yardsale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yardsale,也可译作“庭院拍卖会”。Languagepoints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yardsale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anymore,常用于否定句的末尾,意思是“再(不);(不)再”。not•••anymore相当于not•••anylonger,2.BecauseIdon’treaditanymore.因为我不再看它了。例如:Youcanhaveit,forIdon’tneeditanymore.你可以把它拿走,因为我不再需要它了。Thedoctortoldmenottoplaycomputergamesanymore.大夫叫我别再玩电脑游戏了。3.BecauseI’vehaditsinceIwasababy.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’vehadthesesofttoyssinceIwasachild.我还是个孩子的时候就有这些毛绒玩具了。Sincethatunfortunateaccidentlastweek,Ihaven'tbeensleepingatallwell.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’vehadthismagazineforacoupleofmonths.这本杂志我买了几个月了。1)acoupleof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:•Youhavetowaitforacoupleofhoursfortheclothestodrycompletely.你得等上一两个小时让这些衣服完全干燥。•Look!Thereareacoupleofboyswaitingforyouatthedoor.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:Jeffhashadhisbikeformorethan10years.杰夫已经拥有他的自行车超过10年了。5.Wehavedecidedtoeachsellfivethingsthatwenolongeruse.我们决定每人出售五件不再使用的物品。(1)此句中wenolongeruse是由that引导的定语从句,修饰前面的名词fivethings。(2)句中nolonger的意思是“不再;不复”