a holy dayone and a half days’ holiday ( weekend )a two-day weekendA Short History of the WeekendRead 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 the Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.Retell Paragraph 1 according to the information above.one and a half day’s holidayin the early 1800s the U.S.A.In 1874 Englandin 1930 Americablue Mondaysworkers too…toSaturday afternoon holidaythe 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 U.S.A.factories and officeswere closedall 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 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 1800’sIn the1920s (1920’s) 在 20 世纪 20 年代 读作 in the nineteen twenties.in the 1790s in the 1350sin the 1420sin the 1980sin the 1970’sin the 1480’sin the 1670’sin the 1720’s1bRead 1a again and match the following sentences.Work alone1. Before 1800, people2. In the early 1800s, many workers3. In 1874, English workers4. By 1930, most American workers5. After 1940, American workersa. 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 felt too tired to work on Monday mornings. cedbaRead 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 weekend
