八年级英语上册教学课件-Unit_3-Our_Hobbies-Topic_3-Section_C.ppt

* What were you doing from seven to nine 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 something about the weekend? 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. a holy day one and a half days’ holiday ( weekend ) a two-day weekend A Short History of the Weekend Read the passage quickly and circle the words below. spent rested prayed played 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 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 . 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 ? 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 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 193