Unit3OurhobbiesSectionCneeds1periodThemainactivitiesare2aand2b.Teachingaimsanddemands:1Learntheoriginoftheweekend.2Enablethestudentstotalkabouthowtospendtheweekends.Teachingprocedure:Step1Review1Discuss.Thetopicis:Whatdoyoudoinyoursparetime?2Collecttheactivitieswhichthestudentsliketodointheirsparetime.Writethemdownontheblackboard.Maybethefollowingareconcluded:Playfootball/basketball,listentomusic,collectstamps,doshopping/readingetc.Step2Presentation1Fastreadingin2b.2Chooseoneofthetopicsin2btomakeadiscussion.Forexample:A:WhatareyougoingtodothisSunday?B:I’mgoingtotheSportsCenter.A:Whatcanyoudothere?B:Icanplaybasketball.Whynotcomewithme?A:OK,I’dliketo.3Practiceinpairs,usingtheactivitiesasthetopicsinStep1.Step3Consolidation1Read2bagain.Learnthewaytoexpresssimplyandclearly.2Complete2caccordingto2b.Step4Practice1Listenandread1a,thenmasterthefollowing:1)Before1800,manypeoplespentonedayaweekatchurch.2)Intheearly1800s,Sundaywasthe“holyday”.3)In1874,SaturdayafternoonbecameaholidayinEngland.4)By1930,mostAmericanofficeswereclosedonSaturdayafternoon.5)By1940,officesandfactoriesintheUSwereclosedonSaturday,andthetwo-dayweekendbegan.2Complete1aaccordingto1b.Step5ProjectClassactivitiesin3.Readtherhymeandanswerthefollowing:Howarepeopleonweekdays?Howlongdostudentsgotoschool?3)Howareweonthetwo-dayweekends?4)Howdowerelax?5)Howdoyoulikethisrhyme?Carryouttheactivityin3.Talkwithyourpartnerabouthowtheydecidetospendtheirweekend.Writea50~60_wordpassage.
