What were you doing at this time yesterday? 四中 宋瑞红

基督教的《圣经》第一章《创世纪》。 大意是： 上帝第一天创造了天地， 第二天创造了水和空气， 第三天创造了植物， 第四天创造了日月， 第五天创造了鱼、鸟等生物， 第六天牲畜、昆虫、野兽以及管理这一切的人。 第七天休息时，人类为感谢上帝，纷纷向他朝拜。 此后人类制定历法时，每七天一个周期， 第七天休息，但必须朝拜上帝。 这就是 “ 礼拜天 ” 的来历.

In the 1800s 在十九世纪 读作 in the eighteen hundreds 也可以表达为 in the 1800’s In the1920s (1920’s) 在 20 世纪 20 年代 读作 in the nineteen twenties.

in the 1790s in the 1350s in the 1420s in the 1980s in the 1970’s in the 1480’s in the 1670’s in the 1720’s

a holy day one and a half days’ holiday ( weekend ) a two-day weekend A Short History of the Weekend 影片 影片

Read the passage quickly and circle the words below. spent rested prayedplayed had felt called made stopped Pay attention to these words’ pronunciation.

a holy day When : Where ： Who : What : before 1800 at church many people rest and pray Read the Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks. Retell Paragraph 1 according to the information above.

one and a half day’s holiday in the early 1800s in the early 1800s the U.S.A. In 1874 England in 1930 America blue Mondays workers too…to 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 U.S.A. factories and offices were closed all day on Saturdays Look at the information about the two-day weekend and try to retell it and then check.

1b Read 1a again and match the following sentences. Work alone 1. Before 1800, people 2. In the early 1800s, many workers 3. In 1874, English workers 4. By 1930, most American workers 5. After 1940, American workers a. had a two-day weekend. b. didn’t work on Saturday afternoons. c. rested and prayed on the “holy day”. d. stopped working at one o’clock on Saturday afternoons. e. played games on Sundays, and then they didn’t go to 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 1800splay games have funsolve the problem stop doing sth. the beginning ofby 1930be closed Two-day weekend

You can begin like this: Kangkang had a happy day last Sunday. At 6:30 in the morning, he was running...

I know something about weekend.weekend I can retell someone’s activitiesactivities with the past continuous tense. I know some phrasesphrases.

How did you spend last Sunday? Did you have a good time? What were you doing at different times last Sunday? Write a passage about it.

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Lead-in questions: 1. How many days are there in a week? 2. How many days are there in a weekend? 3. Do you know something about the weekend?

1. What do you often do at the weekend? 2. What did you do last weekend? 3. What were you doing from 8:00—9:00 P.M. last Sunday? Discuss the following questions.

Work alone How did Kangkang spend last Sunday? Say something about it. 6:30 a.m.8:00 a.m.9:50 a.m. 11:30 a.m.2:20 p.m.8:15 p.m.

a two-day weekend 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 ?