1、 What were you doing at this time yesterday? LeadLead- -in questions:in questions: 1. How many days are there in a week? 2. How many days are there in a weekend? 3. Do you know anything about the weekend? 基督教的基督教的圣经圣经第一章第一章创世纪创世纪。 大意是：大意是： 上帝上帝the first day the first day 创造了天地，创造了天地， the second day
2、the second day 创造了水和空气，创造了水和空气， the third day the third day 创造了植物，创造了植物， the fourth day the fourth day 创造了日月，创造了日月， the fifth day the fifth day 创造了鱼、鸟等生物，创造了鱼、鸟等生物， the sixth day the sixth day 牲畜、昆虫、野兽以及管理这一切的人牲畜、昆虫、野兽以及管理这一切的人。 the seventh daythe seventh day休息时，人类为了感谢上帝，纷纷向他休息时，人类为了感谢上帝，纷纷向他 朝拜。朝拜。
3、 此后人类制定历法时，此后人类制定历法时，seven days a weekseven days a week， the seventh day the seventh day 休息，但必须朝拜上帝。休息，但必须朝拜上帝。 这就是“这就是“Sunday”Sunday”的来历。的来历。 a holy day one and a half days holiday ( weekend ) a two-day weekend A Short History of the Weekend 1 Listen and read the passage and complete it with the co
4、rrect expressions. A. felt too tired to work B. were closed all day C. rested and prayed D. made Saturday afternoon a holiday The answers :The answers : C A D B Read the passage quickly and circle the words below. spent rested prayed played had felt called made stopped Pay attention to these words p
5、ronunciation. a holy day When : Where： Who : What : before 1800 at church many people rest and pray Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks. Retell Paragraph 1 according to the information above. one and a half days holiday in the early 1800s the USA in 1874 England in 1930 America blue Mondays work
6、ers tooto Saturday afternoon holiday the beginning of the weekend 0ffices were closed on Saturday afternoon Read the rest paragraphs and find out the information about one and a half days holiday. the two-day weekend by 1940 in the USA factories and offices were closed all day on Saturdays Look at t
7、he information about the two-day weekend and try to retell it and then check . a two-day weekend 一个两天的周末一个两天的周末 Example: a three-leg table a seven-day holiday an eight-year-old girl a two-floor building Can you list more ? in the 1800s 在十九世纪在十九世纪 读作读作: in the eighteen hundreds 也可以表达为也可以表达为in the 180
8、0s in the1920s (1920s) 在在20世纪世纪20年代年代 读作读作: in the nineteen twenties in the 1790s in the 1350s in the 1420s in the 1980s in the 1970s in the 1480s in the 1670s in the 1720s Read 1a again and match the following sentences. Work alone 1. Before 1800, people 2. In the early 1800s, many workers 3. In 18
9、74, English workers 4. By 1930, most American workers 5. After 1940, American workers a. had a two-day weekend. b. didnt work on Saturday afternoons. c. rested and prayed on the “holy day”. d. stopped working at one oclock on Saturday afternoons. e. played games on Sundays, and then they didnt go to
10、 work on Monday mornings because they felt too tired. c e d b a Read the passage again and find out the phrases. at church in the early 1800s play games have fun solve the problem stop doing sth. the beginning of by 1930 be closed two-day weekend Did you have a good time last Sunday? What were you d
11、oing at different times? Write a passage about it. The following words and phrases may help you. Activity Feeling watch a movie wash ones clothes play basketball visit friends happy excited tired You can write like this : Last Sunday I was very busy. I got up at 7:00 a.m When Jim called me after bre
12、akfast, I was doing my homework. He wanted me to play with him. We played basketball happily from 10:00 to 12:OO. In the afternoon, I was washing my clothes from 2:00 to 2:30. From 3:00 to 4:00 I was reading comics. At 4:30 I went with my parents to see my grandparents. After we got back home, I hel
13、ped my mother do the cooking. After supper, we all went out for a walk, and then we were watching TV from 8:00 to 9:00. When I went to bed, I felt very tired. But I was happy. Surveying Sunday Activities 1. Survey your classmates about their activities on Sundays. The following questions may help yo
14、u. 1) What do you usually do on Sundays? 2) What were you doing at 10:00 a.m. last Sunday? Surveying Sunday Activities 2. Work in groups and play a chain game. A: What were you doing at that time last Sunday, B ? B: I was watching TV. What were you doing, C ? C: I was Grammar Past Continuous I _ _ a
15、 shower at this time yesterday. Many people _ _ together in their warm homes. _ you playing computer games? Yes, I was. / No, I wasnt. What _ you _ at this time yesterday? I _ _ some clothes. was taking were getting Were were doing was washing I agree. / I agree_ you. / I dont agree. I think _. / I dont think_. I think it is just _. I think he _ _ brave. _ the line, please. You are quite _. Functions with so so so-so is very Hold right 收集我国双休日的历史。在班里与收集我国双休日的历史。在班里与 同学交流。同学交流。
