(共21张PPT)
Unit 6
Nurturing
nature
Using language
Present perfect continuous
BY MICHELLE
Activity 1
Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
1. Which of these statements are true about sentence (a)
(1) Wild animals started using these passages in the past.
(2) Wild animals used these passages only once.
(3) Wild animals still use these passages now.
2. What is the difference between the expressions in bold in sentences (a) and (b)
They are different in form and meaning. For sentence (a) the form is “have been doing” , while for sentence (b) the form is “have done”. In meaning, the bold part in sentence (a) means the action is continuous from the past; while the bold part in sentence (b) means the action happened once in the past.
1.The train has been racing along steadily since it left Xining.
2.All this time, the song “Sky Railway” has been playing inside my head.
3.The journey has been flying by, ...
4.The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has been attracting people’s admiration for centuries.
5. ... passengers from all over the country have been enjoying these magical landscapes.
Now look for more sentences with the present perfect continuous tense in the reading passage, and summarise its use in your own words.
Grammar: Present perfect continuous
现在完成进行时表示动作从过去某一时间开始一直持续到现在,这个动作可能终止,也可能还在进行。
1. 现在完成进行时的概念
2. 现在完成时的形式
have / has been doing
Grammar: Present perfect continuous
3. 现在完成时和现在完成进行时的区别
1)在不用时间状语的情况下,现在完成进行时的动作不一定已经完成,很可能持续下去, 而现在完成时一般表示动作已经完成。即现在完成进行时强调动作的延续性,而现在完成时强调动作的结果。
a. I have been designing solar racing cars.
我一直在设计太阳能赛车。
b. I have designed five or six different cars.
我已经设计五六辆小汽车了。
Grammar: Present perfect continuous
3. 现在完成时和现在完成进行时的区别
2)现在完成进行时往往表示动作在重复,而现在完成时一般不表示动作的重复。
a. I have been taking part in races for four years.
我这四年一直在参加比赛。
b. How many races have you taken part in
你参加多少场比赛了?
Grammar: Present perfect continuous
3. 现在完成时和现在完成进行时的区别
3)现在完成进行时与所有进行时态一样带有感彩,可使表达显得生动,而现在完成时往往只表明一个事实、一种影响或结果,不带感彩。
What have you been doing You looked fed up.
你一直在干什么呀?你看上去很不高兴。
Grammar: Present perfect continuous
4. 常与现在完成进行时连用的时间状语
现在完成进行时常与表示一段时间的状语连用,例如:all the time, this week, all night, these few days, for … , since … 等。
a. A private detective has been tailing him for several weeks.
一个私人侦探几个星期以来一直在跟踪他。
b. Craig loves outdoor activities — he skis in winter and has been fishing and
hunting since he was a child.
Craig 热爱户外活动。冬天他去滑雪,他从小就开始钓鱼和打猎。
Activity 2
Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
have been hearing
has been making
is moving
have been flying
have been given
have been using
Activity 3
Look at the charts and make sentences using the present perfect continuous tense.
1. The number of trees has been increasing in the last 20 years.
2. Desert areas have been reducing in the last 20 years.
3. Butterfly population has been increasing / has becoming larger and larger in the last 20 years.
Activity 4
Work in pairs. Talk about how the environment where you live has changed.
Use the present perfect continuous tense where appropriate.
Tourism and the environment
Did You Know
Ecotourism is a type of tourism that conserves the environment. It encourages people to be responsible travellers and involves educating them about the natural world. For countries such as Costa Rica , Kenya and Nepal, ecotourism is an important part of the economy. Some ecotourism holidays involve voluntary work, such as planting trees or counting endangered animals.
Activity 5
Listen to the conversation and choose the places mentioned.
a. Australia
d. South Africa
b. Nepal
c. Thailand
Activity 6
Listen again and complete the notes.
hike in the mountains
count
hard work
elephants
lie on the beach
a nice hotel
a one-day bike tour
Activity 7
Complete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.
Persuading others
Compromising
The fact is that…
Wouldn’t you agree that…
I agree, but…
As a compromise, …
Let’s find a compromise.
Let’s meet in the middle.
Activity 8
Complete the passage with the expressions in the box.
1. create opportunities for new businesses
2. help the local economy
3. not eco-friendly
4. disturb the wildlife
5. provide more jobs
6. use up natural resources
7. higher carbon emissions
Activity 9
Complete the boxes with the expressions in Activity 8.
Advantages
Disadvantages
1.attract more tourists
2.create opportunities for new businesses
3.help the local economy
4.provide more jobs
5.raise awareness of local wildlife
6.provide locals with a chance to experience other cultures
1.not eco-friendly
2.disturb the wildlife
3.use up natural resources
4.higher carbon emissions
5.pollute inshore seawater
6.destroy local ecological environment
Now think about more advantages and disadvantages of building the hotel at White Beach.
Activity 10
Work in pairs. Role-play a discussion to reach an agreement that is satisfactory for everyone. Use the expressions in this section.
Now think about how well you approached the problem from different perspectives and reached an agreement.
Student A: You are a hotel operator who wants to build a hotel on some forested land.
Student B: You are a conservationist who wants to protect the wildlife there.
Summarize the usage of Present perfect continuous and do the relevant exercises.
Think about other situation where both sides want to reach an agreement and have a similar conversation.
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