《What were you doing at this time yesterday?》SectionD PPT
第一部分內(nèi)容：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?
Background
基督教的《圣經(jīng)》第一章《創(chuàng)世紀》。 大意是：
上帝the first day 創(chuàng)造了天地，
the second day 創(chuàng)造了水和空氣，
the third day 創(chuàng)造了植物，
the fourth day 創(chuàng)造了日月，
the fifth day 創(chuàng)造了魚、鳥等生物，
the sixth day 牲畜、昆蟲、野獸以及管理這一切的人。
the seventh day休息時，人類為了感謝上帝，紛紛向他朝拜。
此后人類制定歷法時，seven days a week，
the seventh day 休息，但必須朝拜上帝。
這就是“Sunday”的來歷。
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《What were you doing at this time yesterday?》PPT，第二部分內(nèi)容：Read the passage quickly and circle the words below.
spent made had felt
called stopped rested prayed played
Pay attention to these words’ pronunciation.
Read the rest paragraphs and find out the information about one and a half days’ holiday.
one and a half day’s holiday
in the early 1800s the USA
blue Mondays
workers too…to
in 1874 England
Saturday afternoon holiday
the beginning of the weekend
in 1930 America
0ffices were closed
on Saturday afternoon
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《What were you doing at this time yesterday?》PPT，第三部分內(nèi)容：Key points
a two-day weekend 一個兩天的周末
Example:a three-leg table
a seven-day holiday
an eight-year-old girl
a two-floor building
Can you list more ?
Read and Write
in the 1800s 在十九世紀
讀作: in the eighteen hundreds
也可以表達為in the 1800’s
in the1920s (1920’s) 在20世紀20年代
讀作: in the nineteen twenties
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《What were you doing at this time yesterday?》PPT，第四部分內(nèi)容：Work alone
Read 1a again and match the following sentences.
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.
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《What were you doing at this time yesterday?》PPT，第五部分內(nèi)容：Project
1. 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?
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…
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《What were you doing at this time yesterday?》PPT，第六部分內(nèi)容：Grammar
Past Continuous
I _____ ______ a shower at this time yesterday.
Many people ______ _______ together in their warm homes.
________ you playing computer games?
Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
What _______ you ________ at this time yesterday?
I ______ _______ some clothes.
Functions
I agree. / I agree______ you. / I don’t agree.
I think ___. / I don’t think____.
I think it is just ______.
I think he _____ ______ brave.
______ the line, please.
You are quite _______.
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《What were you doing at this time yesterday?》PPT，第七部分內(nèi)容：Homework
收集我國雙休日的歷史。
在班里與同學(xué)交流。
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