unit 9 how was your weekend?. the past indefinite

Unit 9

How was your weekend?

一、教学设计思路

通过任务型教学和小组合作探究的活动 形式， 让学生初步掌握一般过去时（ The Past Indefinite ）的用法，以各种活动促知识的运用，培养学生综合运用语言的能力。

二、教学目的

掌握重点词汇

掌握主要的语言功能

重点词汇： 1 、规则与不规则动词的过去式。 规则动词的过去式： play--- played, clean--- cleaned,

watch---watched, visit--- visited,

study—studied ， practice--- practiced

2 、不规则动词的过去式： am---was, is---was, are--- were,

have--- had , write--- wrote,

go-- - went, do--- did

重点词组 :

go to a place ， visit a person ，

stay at home ， do some reading ，

practice English ， study for … ，

talk show ， on Saturday night ，

on Sunday morning

语言功能•What 引导的特殊疑问句1 ） --What did you do last weekend?

--On Saturday morning I cleaned my

room.

2 ） --What did he do last weekend?

--On Sunday evening he went to the

movies.

•习惯用语 1 ） --How was your weekend?

--It was great.

2 ） It was time to do sth./ for sth.

三、教学目标 1 、知识目标： 理解并掌握动词过去式的构成及其规律。 熟记一些重点的词组和句型。 2 、能力目标： 通过对词汇、词组和句型的记忆，培养学生的记忆

技巧。 学生能够自如的运用一般过去时态来描述一些生活

场景。 3 、情感目标： 通过分享彼此的生活经历来增进人与人之间的了解。

四、教学重点 Words:

•规则动词的过去式： play--- played, clean--- cleaned,

watch---watched, visit--- visited,

practice---practiced, study—studied ，•不规则动词的过去式： am---was, is---was, are---were,

go---went, do---did ， write---wrote

Phrases :

go to a place, visit a person,

stay at home, do some reading,

practice English, study for …,

talk show, on Saturday night,

write a new song, on Sunday morning,

Sentences :

1 ） --What did you do last weekend?

--On Saturday morning I cleaned my room.

2 ） --What did he do last weekend?

--On Sunday evening he went to the movies.

3 ） --How was your weekend?

--It was great.

4 ） It was time to do sth./ for sth.

五、教学难点

• 部分不规则动词过去式的变化；

• 用一般过去时态谈论过去发生的事情。

六、教学方法 任务型教学

交际法

七、教学手段

录音机、计算机、投影仪

Key words:

am/is---was, are--- were, do--- did,

play---played, clean---cleaned,

go----went

Language structure:

--How was your weekend?

--On Saturday morning, I played tennis.

--It’s great!

Teaching content:

Section A : 1a---1c, 3a and 3b

The first period

II. Match the words with the pictures.• do my homework----

• play soccer----

• clean my room---

• go to the beach----

play tennis----

• go to the movies----

What did you do ?

On Saturday morning, I played tennis.

did my

homework

played soccer

cleaned my room

went to the beach

played tennis

went to the movies

I. Explain the meaning of “last weekend” ------ 上周末， give students some examples, I played the guitar on Sunday evening. My mother cleaned the room on Saturday morning.

一般过去时：表示过去某时间的动作或状态。在句中由“主语 + 动词的过去式”表示。

II. 动词过去式的构成：1 ）规则变化加 ---ed （以不发音 e结尾的加

d--- practiced ；以辅音加 y结尾的，把 y去掉 +ied---studied ）

2) 部分不规则变化 am/ is---was, are---were,

do---did, go---went

Pairwork Talk about past events.

went to the supermarket

played the guitar

played tennis

did homework

How was your weekend, Ming?

How was your weekend, Tony?

How was your weekend, Sarah?

It was great! I____.

It was OK. I__. It wasn’t very good . I____.

1. cleaned my room and studied for the math test

2. did my homework and watched TV

3. went to the beach

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Pairwork :

How was your weekend?

It was great.I went to the beach.

did homework

went to the movies

cleaned the room

studied for the math test

Homework:

1. 熟记下列动词及其过去式。

am/ is---was, are---were, play---played, clean-cleaned, do---did, go---went, study---studied

2. 用动词短语正确形式填空。

1) He _________( do nothing) over the weekend.

2) They _______( clean ) the room and then ______(go shopping) on Saturday morning.

3) Last week the old man _________ ( go to the beach) and _________ ( stay there) for a long time.

Key words:

visit---visited, stay—stayed,

practice—practiced, study---studied

Language structure:

--What did you do over the weekend?

--I practiced English.

Teaching content:

1. Section B: 1a and 1b

2. Section A: 2a, 2b, 2C and 4

The second period

Review the phrases.

Jim played the guitar.

It was fun. Jim did his homework.

It was not fun.

Jim studied geography. It was fun.

Sally went to the library. It was not fun.

Listen and finish off the following exercises.

I visited my ____________.

I did my _________.

I studied for the_____ test.

I went to the ______.

I played _______.

Carol

Ben

Emma

grandmother

homework

math

beach

tennis

Pairwork Practice the conversation below.Use the information in the box. visit( a person)

go to( a place)

stay at home

have a party

do some reading

practice English

study for the(math) test

What did you do ?

I ….

What did your friend/ she/ he do?

She/ He ….

Names Activities you guess Activities they do

Jack went to the movies watched TV at home

Task Make a job interview in your group. One is the interviewer, the other three are the interviewees. First guess what he/ she did over the weekend, then interview him/ her.

Homework: Fill in the blanks.

Report:

Last Friday I ____ busy. I ____ to school in

the morning. Then I _____an English class.

I played basketball with my classmates in

PE.Class. I _____ lunch at school. I _____

to the library after school. I _____ TV in

the evening. That was great.

Language structure:

1)--What did he/ she/ they do over the weekend?

--He/ She/ They practiced English.

2)--I didn’t see you last weekend.

3)--It was time to go home.

4)--He went for a walk with Wang Wang.

Teaching content:

Section B: 2a , 2b and self check

The third period

Listen. What did Sally and Jim do over the weekends? Complete the chart.

Sally Jim

cleaned her room

Pairwork:

Talk about what Sally and Jim did over the weekend.

What did Jim do?

He went to the movies.

Self check Difficult sentences:

He went for a walk with Wang Wang.

He sat down and watched Wang Wang play with a friendly black cat.

It was time to go home.

He doesn’t want to do anything.

Read the story about Old Henry. Write a report about how you helped Old Henry last weekend.(50---60words)

Last weekend, I went to visit Old Henry….

Language structure:

1)-- How did kids spend the weekend?

-- I had a busy weekend.

2) It was a little difficult.

3) I saw an interesting talk show.

Teaching content:

Section B: 3a ---3c

The fourth period

Listen to the passage, and write the activities you hear.

did homework or studied

went shopping

went to the library

played computer games

watched a movie

stayed at home

watched TV

visited friends

cleaned their rooms

played sports

According to thephrases, repeat this passage by yourself.

(2)

(5)

Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks.

(6)

(3)

(1)

(4)

Writing

We have different weekends. Sometimes it’s great. Sometimes it’s boring. Now choose one of your weekends and tell us your story.

Topic:

My nice( bad/ busy/ lucky/ terrible...)

weekend

Homework:

2. Write a passage about what your family did last Friday ?

( 介绍一下你家人上周五的生活。 )

1.Fill in the blanks.

Last Wednesday, I ____ up at 8 o’clock. I ___ some bread. After breakfast, I ____ to school by bike. My mother _____ the room in the morning. My father _____ newspaper in the study. In the evening I ____ home, we ____ a big dinner together.