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1、Unit 3 Our Hobbies,Topic 3,What were you doing at this time yesterday?,Section D,北山中学初二级英语组,Were having English class,What are you doing now?,We were having class,What were you doing at this time yesterday?,What was he doing?,He was swimming.,at this time last Sunday,What were they doing?,They were

2、drawing.,At 10 oclock yesterday,What were they doing?,They were walking a pet dog.,10a.m.11a.m.last Saturday,The Past Continuous Tense (过去进行时),基本结构:,was were,doing,+,Sb+,表示在过去某一时刻或一段时间 正在进行的动作。,2.构成:,was/were +doing,否定式:,was/were not +doing,疑问式:,Was/Were doing?,3.标志词时间状语：,at this time yesterday (las

3、t night/Sunday/week) at+点钟+yesterday (last night ) at that time/moment,1.意义:,was not = wasnt,were not = werent,Grammar,Past Continuous,was taking,were getting,Were,were,doing,was washing,Functions,with,so,so,so-so,is very,Hold,right,Its .,What day is it today?,.,How many days are there in a week? 2.

4、 How many days are there in a weekend?,.,Do you know anything about the weekday and 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，人类为感谢上帝，纷纷向他朝拜。 此后

5、人类制定历法时，seven days a week，(一周七天） the seventh day 休息，但必须朝拜上帝。 这就是“Sunday”的来历。,Background,Lets read the passage About the History of the Weekend on page 77,A Short History of the Weekend,视频1-P77,1,1. What did people do on Sundays before 1800? 2. When did English workers stop working in 1874? 3.When di

6、d American workers have a two-day weekend?,Listen、read and answer,a holy day,one and a half days holiday ( weekend ),a two-day weekend,A Short History of the Weekend,视频1-P77,1,Listen and read the passage and complete it with the correct expressions.,felt too tired to work were closed all day rested

7、and prayed made Saturday afternoon a holiday,The answers : C A D B,录音1-P77,a holy day,When : Where： Who : What :,before 1800,at church,many people,rest and pray,Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.,one and a half days holiday,in the early 1800s the USA,in 1874 England,in 1930 America,blue Monday

8、s workers 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,Loo

9、k at the information about the two-day weekend and try to retell it and then check .,1. 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,Key points,2. In the early 1800s, in the 1800s 在19世纪 e.g. in the 1960s 在20世纪60年代 in the early/l

10、ate 1700s 在18世纪早/晚期 before 1800 1800年以前 in 1800 在1800年 by 1930 到1930年,in the 1800s 在十九世纪 读作: in the eighteen hundreds 也可以表达为in the 1800s,in the1920s (1920s) 在20世纪20年代 读作: in the nineteen twenties,Read and Write,in the 1790s in the 1350s in the 1420s in the 1980s,in the 1970s in the 1480s in the 1670

11、s in the 1720s,Read and Write,3. In the U.S.A., workers called them “blue Mondays”. blue Mondays 不能译为“蓝色星期一”, 要译为“忧郁的星期一”。Blue的含义除“蓝色”外, 还有“沮丧的, 忧郁的”意思, 英语中表颜色的词有的还表示其他含义。 e.g. black tea 红茶 green house 温室 a Red Man 印弟安人 a gray day 阴天 white elephant 笨蛋,4. To solve the problem of “blue Mondays”, solve

12、 the problem 解决问题 answer the question 回答问题 e.g. Its important to solve water problem. His question is hard to answer.,5. At one oclock everyone stopped working. stop to do sth. 表示停下正在做的事而去 做另一件事。 stop doing sth. 表示停止正做的事。 e.g. He stopped smoking. 他停止(不再)吸烟。 He stopped to smoke. 他停下(手中的工作)来吸烟。,5. Thi

13、s was the beginning of the idea of the weekend in England. beginning 开始, 开端, 起源。是动词begin的动名词形式。要表示“的开始”常用the beginning of。 e.g. make a good beginning 做出良好开端 at the beginning of the month 在月初,Read 1a again and match the following sentences.,Work alone,1. Before 1800, people 2. In the early 1800s, man

14、y workers 3. In 1874, 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 the

15、n they didnt 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 1800s,play games,have fun,solve the problem,stop doing sth.,the beginning of,by 1930,be closed,two-day weekend,Task,Did you have a good time last

16、Sunday? What were you doing at different times? Write a passage about it. The following words and phrases may help you.,Surveying Sunday Activities,Project,Survey your classmates about their activities on Sundays. The following questions may help you. 1) What do you usually do on Sundays? 2) What we

17、re you doing at 10:00 a.m. last Sunday?,Surveying Sunday Activities,Project,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 ,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 g