What were you doing at this time yesterday?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 anything about the weekend?基督教的圣经第一章创世纪。 大意是：上帝the first day 创造了天地，the second day 创造了水和空气，the third day 创造了植物，the fourth day 创造了日月，the fifth day 创造了鱼、鸟等生物，the sixth day 牲畜、昆虫、野兽以及管理这一切的人。the seventh day休息时，人类为了感谢上帝，纷纷向他 朝拜。此后人类制定历法时，seven days a week，the seventh day 休息，但必须朝拜上帝。 这就是“Sunday”的来历。a holy dayone and a half days holiday( weekend )a two-day weekendA Short History of the Weekend视频1-P771Listen and read the passage and complete it with the correct expressions.A. felt too tired to work B. were closed all day C. rested and prayed D. made Saturday afternoon a holidayThe answers :C A D B录音1-P77Read the passage quickly and circle the words below.spentrestedprayedplayedhad feltcalledmadestoppedPay attention to these words pronunciation.a holy dayWhen : Where：Who :What :before 1800at churchmany peoplerest and prayRead Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.Retell Paragraph 1 according to the information above.one and a half days holidayin the early 1800s the USAin 1874 Englandin 1930 Americablue Mondays workers tootoSaturday afternoon holiday the beginning of the weekend0ffices were closed on Saturday afternoonRead the rest paragraphs and find out the information about one and a half days holiday. the two-day weekendby 1940 in the USAfactories and officeswere closedall day on SaturdaysLook at the 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 Example: a three-leg tablea seven-day holidayan eight-year-old girla two-floor buildingCan you list more ?in the 1800s 在十九世纪读作: in the eighteen hundreds也可以表达为in the 1800sin the1920s (1920s) 在20世纪20年代 读作: in the nineteen twentiesin the 1790s in the 1350sin the 1420sin the 1980sin the 1970sin the 1480sin the 1670sin the 1720sRead 1a again and match the following sentences.Work alone1. 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 workersa. 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 work on Monday mornings because they felt too tired. c e d b aRead the passage again and find out the phrases.at churchin the early 1800splay gameshave funsolve the problemstop doing sth.the beginning ofby 1930be closedtwo-day weekendDid you have a good time last Sunday? What were you doing at different times? Write a passage about it. The following words and phrases may help you.ActivityFeelingwatch a movie wash ones clothesplay basketballvisit friends happyexcitedtired You can write like this :Last Sunday I was very busy. I got up at 7:00 a.m When Jim called me after breakfast, 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 helped 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 Activities1.Survey your classmates about their activities on Sundays. The following questions may help you.1) What do you usually do on Sundays?2) What were you doing at 10:00 a.m. last Sunday?Surveying Sunday Activities2. 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 wasGrammarPast ContinuousI _ _ a 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 takingwere gettingWereweredoing was washingI 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 _.Functionswithsososo-sois veryHoldright收集我国双休日的历史。 在班里与同学交流。