Unit 12 What did you do last weekend?
Section A 1 (1a-2d)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1)掌握以下单词：
camp, lake, beach, badminton, sheep, as, natural, butterfly, visitor, tired, stay, stay up late.
能掌握以下句型：
① — Where did you do last weekend, Lucy?
— I went to summer camp.
② — How was your weekend?
— Pretty good, thanks
③ I worked as a guide at the Natural History Museum.
④ How interesting!
2) 能了解以下语法：Learn to talk about recent past events.
2. 情感态度价值观目标
1. 帮助学生树立合作学习观点。
2. 讲述美好的周末，树立学生享受生活，热爱美好的大自然情感。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) Key vocabulary.
2) Talk about recent past events
2. 教学难点：
1) Talk about recent past events
2) Practice students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Warming-up
Point to the previous Saturday and Sunday on a wall calendar, let the students to tell some things they did last weekend,
Ⅱ. Presentation
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Give the students some pictures and learn some new words.
III. Work on 1a.
1. did my homework __
2. went to the cinema __
3. went boating __
4. camped by the lake __
5. went to the beach __
6. played badminton __
This activity introduces the key vocabulary.
1. Focus attention on the picture. Ask students to tell what they see. Name each activity and ask students to repeat: did my homework, went to the cinema, went boating, camped by the lake, went to the beach, played badminton.
2. Point out the numbered list of activities. Say each one again and ask students to repeat.
3. Then ask students to match each activity with one of the pictures. Say, Write the letter of each activity next to the words. Point out the sample answer.
4. Check the answers.
Ⅲ. Listening
Work on 1b.
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This activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation.
1. Point to the activities in the picture in activity la. Ask students to tell what the person did in each picture. For example, she played badminton, or Lucy went to the cinema. Play the recording the first time. Students only listen.
2. Play the recording a second time. This time say. Listen to the recording and write the days and times Lucy did each thing under the pictures. Point out the sample answer under the picture of Lucy playing badminton; on Saturday morning.
3. Check the answers.
4. Listen again and answer the following questions.
How was Bob’s weekend?
Did Lucy go to the cinema on Sunday?
Ⅳ. Pairwork
Work on 1c
This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.
1. Point to the example conversation. Ask two students to read the dialogue to the class.
2. Say, now work with a partner. Student A, pretend to be Lucy. Student B, ask questions about what Lucy did on different days and times last weekend. Talk about the activities in the picture.
3. Students work in pairs. As they talk, move around the room monitoring their work. Offer language or pronunciation support as needed,
Ⅴ. Listening
Work on 2a.
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1. I visited my (aunt / grandma).
2. I did my (homework / sports).
3. I studied for the (English / math) test.
4. I went to a (farm / beach).
5. I fed some (sheep / cows).
This activity gives students practice in understanding the key vocabulary in spoken conversation.
1. Point to the five sentences and ask a student to read these sentences to the class.
2. Say, You will hear recording of a conversation. The people will talk about some of the activities and people, but they will not talk about others. Please underline the words you hear on the recording.
3. Play the recording the first time. Students only listen.
4. Play the recording a second time. This time, ask students to underline each word that is said on the tape. Point out the sample answer, grandmother.
5. Check the answers.
Ⅵ. Listening
Work on 2b.
Listen again. Write C for Carol, J for Jack or B for Becky next to the statements in 2a.
1. ___ I visited my grandma.
2. ___ I did my homework.
3. ___ I studied for the English test.
4. ___ I went to a farm.
5. ___ I fed some cows.
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This activity provides listening practice using the target language.
1. Call attention to the pictures of Carol, Becky, and Jack and ask students to identify each person by name.
2. Say, Now I will play the recording again. Listen to the students talking about what they did last weekend. Write C for Carol, B for B Becky or J for Jack next to each statement in activity 2a. The first one has been done for you.
3. Play the recording the first time. Students only listen.
4. Play the recording again. Ask students to write a letter in front of each statement to show what each person did.
5. Check the answers.
6. Listen again and complete the table.
Who
Weekend activities
Becky
_______ her grandma, ____ her homework
Carol
________ at home, ________ for the English test
Jack
_____ to a farm, ____ some cows
Ⅶ. Pair work
Work on 2c.
1. Point to the example conversation. Ask two students to read the dialogue to the class.
2. Say, Now work with a partner. Student A, ask questions about what, who or where, Student B answers. Students work in pairs.
Ⅷ. Reading
1. Learn some new words.
2. Ask Ss to look at conversation in 2d. Then Ss read the dialogue by themselves and find the answer to these questions:
1) How was Lisa’s weekend?
2) Where did Lisa work as a guide?
3) What did she do there?
4) Why is Paul tired now?
3. Ss work in pairs and role-play the conversations.
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Paul: Hi, Lisa. How____ your weekend?
Lisa: Great. Thanks.
Paul: What ____you do?
Lisa: I worked ____a guide at the Natural History Museum.
Paul: Really? How__________!
Lisa: Yeah, it was fun. They have a butterfly house _____ over 200 ______of butterflies! I told the visitors about them and their living habits. Did you have a good weekend?
Paul: Yeah, it was good, but I’m ________tired now. I ________ late to watch the soccer game.
IX. Language points
1. sheep是名词, 意为“绵羊”。它是单复数同形的单词, 当它作主语时谓语动词的单复数形式要根据它在句中的意思来确定。类似的单词还有deer (鹿), Chinese (中国人)等。例如：
Look, there are three sheep eating grass under the tree.
看! 树下有三只羊在吃草。
2. I worked as a guide at the Natural History Museum.
我在自然历史博物馆里做导游的工作。
句中的as是介词，意为“作为；当作”。如：
My sister works as a nurse in a hospital.
我妹妹在一家医院当护士。
【运用】
将下面的句子翻译成英语。
她在一所初中当老师。
3. How interesting! 多么有趣啊！
这是一个感叹句，句子结构为：
How + 形容词或副词 + （主语 + 谓语）！ 例如：
How interesting the book is!
那本书太有趣了！
4. They have a butterfly house with over 200 kinds of butterflies!
它们(指博物馆)有一个200多种蝴蝶的蝴蝶馆。
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句中的with是介词，意为“有；带有”。如：
Who is the girl with long blonde hair?
那位金色长发的女孩是谁？
with在句中常做伴随状语。
The boy with a book is my brother.
(主语应为boy，而非book)
句中的kind是名词，意为“种；类”，是可数名词。如：
There are three kinds of fruits on the table.
桌子上有三种水果。
【链接】与kind有关的短语有：
与kind有关的短语有：
a kind of 一种；某种(不明确的东西)
kind of 有点
any kinds of 许多种类的…
different kinds of 不同种类的…
the same kind of 同一种类的..
all kinds of 各种各样的…
【运用】将下列句子翻译成汉语。
(1) It is a kind of animal with long ears and small eyes.
(2) There are five kinds of flowers in the garden.
(3) My uncle bought a house with a big garden.
5. I stayed up late to watch the soccer game.
我熬夜看足球赛了。
stay up 意为“熬夜；深夜不眠” 。例如：
Don’t stay up late. It’s bad for your health.
不要熬夜，这对你的健康不好。
Let’s stay up to see the New Year.
咱们别睡觉，迎接新年的到来吧。
X. Exercises
看图补全对话。
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— Hi, Li Lei. _____ ____ your weekend?
— Not bad. I _____ ___ the farm, and ____ some ______.
— Really? Sounds ___________.
— What did you do, Wu Lin?
— Well. I _____ ________ with my friends in the afternoon. And I _______ ___ late to do my __________ last night.
Homework
背诵并理解动词过去时规则：
"一改、二多、三少、四刚刚好"，即有规则的一般过去时的动词，
一改，以"y"结尾，把"y"去掉改为"i"再加"ed"，如："study" → "studied"；
二多，重读闭音节，双写末尾辅音字母再加"ed"，如："stop“ → "stopped"；
三少，以不发音"e"字母结尾的动词，可直接加上"d", 如："live" → "lived"；
四刚刚好，就是直接加上"ed "，如："work“ → "worked" 。
Section A 2 (Grammar Focus-3c)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 掌握以下单词：away, mouse, baby, shout ,shout at, woof, language.
2) 继续练习一般过去时态
能掌握以下句型：
— What did you do last weekend?
— I did my homework.
— Who visited her grandma?
— Becky did.
— Where did she go last weekend?
— She went to a farm.
— Who did she go with?
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— She went with her classmates.
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
1. 提高学生独立学习能力。
2. 培养学生动手能力与想像能力。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) Key vocabulary, 特殊疑问句练习。
2) Talk about recent past events
2. 教学难点：
Talk about recent past events
Practice students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision
1. Greet students.
2. Check the homework
Ⅱ. Grammar focus.
1. Complete the sentences.
① 上个周末你做什么了？_____________________
② 我做作业了。___________________
我们去划船了。___________________
③ 谁去探望了她的奶奶？ ____________________
是蓓基？___________________
④ 上个周末她去了哪里? ___________________
她去了农场。 _______________________
⑤ 她和谁一起去的？ ____________________
她和她的同学们一起去的。 _____________________________
2. Check the answers.
3. Give Ss seven more time to remember the sentences.
III. Grammar
一般过去时态的特殊疑问句
1. 含有be动词的一般过去时的特殊疑问句
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疑问词+was/were + 主语+ 其它？
e.g. 上个周末你过得怎么样？
_______ _______ your last weekend?
昨天下午他们在哪里？
_______ _____ they yesterday afternoon?
昨天你为什么迟到了?
_____ _____ you late yesterday?
疑问词(作主语) + was/were ++ 其它？
e.g. 昨天晚上谁在教室里？
____ ____ in the classroom last night?
2. 含有实义动词的一般过去时的特殊疑问句
疑问词+did+主语+动词原形+其它？
e.g. 昨天他做了什么事情？
_____ ____ he do yesterday?
上个周末她参观了什么地方？
______ ____ she _____ last weekend?
你和谁一起去的动物园？
____ ____ you go to the zoo _____?
他们什么时候到达北京的？
_____ ____ they arrive in Beijing?
3. Exercises
对下列句子中的划线部分提问。
1) I got up at nine yesterday morning.
_____ ______ you get up yesterday morning?
2) I did my homework last night.
______ ______ you _______ last night?
3) They went to the supermarket last Sunday.
______ _______ they go last Sunday?
4) My last weekend was kind of boring.
______ _____ your last weekend?
5) Linda took a walk with her parents after dinner.
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_____ ____ Linda take a walk with after dinner?
IV. Practice
1. Look at 3a. Tell Ss to fill in the blanks with who, what, where or how. Make the students finish the sentences by themselves.
1) A: ______ did you do last weekend?
B: I played badminton on Saturday.
A: Sounds fun! _____ did you play with?
B: I played with my father. He’s really good!
2) A: _____ was your weekend?
B: It was great! I had so much fun!
A: _______ did you go?
B: The weather was beautiful, so I went to the beach with my parents.
3) A: ______ did Jim lose?
B: He lost his keys. He often loses things.
A: That’s too bad. ______ did he lose them?
B: I heard it was yesterday.
2. Check the answers.
3. Say, Now practice asking and answering questions like this about what the people did last weekend. Practice in pairs
Help students find partners. Then say, first read the dialogue together. Both students read both parts.
Ⅳ. Practice
1. Look at 3b. Tell Ss to complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. Pay attention to the right sentence structure. Ss work by themselves.
say be climb see run away
A family of mice were in the kitchen on Saturday morning when they _____ a big cat. Baby Mouse _______ afraid and ______ onto his father’s back.
Father Mouse shouted at the cat, “Woof, woof!” The cat quickly _______. “Wow, Dad, you’re good!” ______ Baby Mouse. “Well, son, that’s why it’s important to learn a second language,” answered Father Mouse.
2. Check the answers.
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3. Ask several students tell the story in front of the class.
Ⅴ. Language points
1. mouse 意为“老鼠”，复数形式为“mice”。 如：
他们看到了两只老鼠。
They saw two mice.
2. Father Mouse shouted at the cat…
shout at “冲......大声叫嚷”，后面要跟人或事物。如：
不要朝孩子们大声喊叫。
Don’t _________the children.
注意: shout at sb. 与 shout to sb. 的区别。
shout at sb. 多指因生气或愤怒“冲某人大声吼叫，嚷嚷”；
shout to sb. 一般是指“对某人大声叫喊”，目的是让别人听见。例如：
Could you stop shouting ____the children?
别对孩子们嚷嚷了，好吗？
There was so much noise that I had to shout ____ her.
太吵了，我不得不冲她大声叫喊。
3. …that’s why it’s important to learn a second language.
language 意为“语言”，是可数名词。如：
英语、汉语、法语是三种不同的语言。
English, Chinese and French are three different___________.
VI. Work on 3c
This activity provides oral practice using target language.
Ask a student to draw two pictures about his or her last weekend on the blackboard.
Class members guess the correct past tense sentences. Then write wh- words on the
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board (who, what, where, when, why, how) and encourage students to ask follow-up
questions.
VII. Practice
1. 根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。
language, tired, visit, natural, sheep, baby
1. I felt ________ after that long walk.
2. How many _________ can you speak?
3. Be quiet, please! There are two ________ sleeping in the room.
4. My grandfather raised (饲养) ________ two years ago.
5. It’s ________ for mice to be afraid of cats.
6. The festival brings lots of ________ to the town every year.
2. Look at the pictures, and read the
conversation then fill in the blanks.
A: How ____ your last weekend?
B: It was great.
A: _______ did you go?
B: I went to the _____.
A: _____ did you go _____?
B: I went with my classmate.
A: ______ did you do there?
B: We _____ ________ and _____ some photos.
3. 从方框中选择恰当的单词，并用其正确形式填空。
say look get walk ask have
Mr. Jones went to the mountains for a holiday. He ________ to the train station and ____ on the train on Sunday morning.
He ____ a new hat. He often put his head out of the window to _____ at the mountains. But the wind pulled his hat off. He quickly threw his old bag out of the window. Some
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people ______ “Why?”. He ____, “There’s no name and address on my hat, but there’s my name and address on my bag.”
4. 对下列句子中的划线部分提问。
1. Helen washed her clothes yesterday afternoon.
___________ Helen ______ yesterday afternoon?
2. Mike cleaned the room with Tom this morning.
____________ the room with Tom this morning?
3. They went to the village last month.
_______________ they go last month?
4. Susan joined the club two weeks ago.
______________ Susan join the club?
5. Our school trip was great.
______________ your school trip?
Homework
1. Remember the sentences in the Grammar Focus.
2. Think of six interesting things you did in the last month. Then write them down in English.
Section B 1 (1a-2c)
一、教学目标
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词： fly, kite, fly a kite.
2) 能掌握以下句型：
—Did you go anything interesting last weekend?
—Not really, but I visited my sister.
—My sister finished high school two weeks ago.
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
帮助学生对动物惧怕心理，鼓励学生学习自然知识。
教育学生合理安排作息时间，健康生活。
二、教学重难点
教学重点：
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1) Key vocabulary, 一般过去时态一般疑问句练习。
2) Talk about recent past events
教学难点：
Talk about recent past events
Practice students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Revision
Let Ss describe what they did on their last weekend.
Ⅱ. Presentation
Work on 1a.
1. sang and played the guitar __
2. studied for a test __
3. had dinner with friends __
4. went to the library __
5. flew a kite __
6. swam in a swimming pool __
1. Call attention to the pictures. Ask students to point to and use the past tense to describe as many of the activities as possible.
2. Point to the numbered activities described in the list. Name the activities and ask students to repeat each one,
3. After that, ask students to match each numbered phrase with a picture by writing the letter of each picture in the blank in front of the correct phrase. As students
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work, move around the room answering questions as needed.
4. Check the answers.
Ⅲ. Thinking
Work on 1b.
This activity provides reading practice using the target language.
Draw a happy face or an unhappy face under each picture.
Ⅳ. Listening
Work on 1c.
Sally
Jim
did her homework
This activity provides listening and writing practice using the target language.
1. Say, now you are going to hear a conversation between Jim and Sally. They are talking about what they did last weekend. Listen to the conversation and write what each person did.
2. Play the recording the first time. Students only listen.
3. Point out the sample answer, did her homework.
4. Play the recording again. Ss listen and check their answers.
5. Listen again. Answer the questions.
Was Sally quite busy?
Did Jim have fun at school this morning? why?
Ⅴ. Pairwork
Work on 1d.
This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.
1. Call attention to the example in speech bubbles. Ask a pair of students to read the dialogue to the class.
2. Say, now practice talking about what Jim and Sally did last weekend. Practice in pairs. Use the dialogue as an example.
3. Help students find partners. Then say. First read the dialogue together. Read
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both parts. Then make your own dialogues like that one. Tell what Sally and Jim did last weekend.
4. Ask pairs of students to present their dialogues to the class.
Ⅵ. Pairwork
Work on 1e.
This activity provides open-ended oral practice using the target language.
1. Point out the example in speech bubbles. Ask two students to read the dialogue to the class.
2. Ask some pairs to present their real-life conversations to the class.
Ⅶ. Thinking
Work on 2a.
This activity provides writing and oral practice using the target language. Show some photos of animals on the screen. Ask the class to answer the questions.
1. What kind of animal are you afraid of?
2. Why?
3. Make a list. Ask students to say the words by themselves.
Ⅷ. Reading
Work on 2b.
This activity provides reading practice using the target language.
1. Fast reading
Read the article and tick the right pictures.
2. Careful reading
Read the article and find the answers to the questions on 71.
1) How was Lisa’s weekend?
2) Where did Lisa and her family go last weekend?
3) How did Lisa feel when she saw the snake?
4) What did Lisa and her sister do?
5) What did their parents do? Why did they do that?
6) What lesson did Lisa learn from the weekend?
3. Check the answers.
4. Close the book and complete the blanks.
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Ⅸ. Reading
Work on 2c
Read the instructions again, put the phrases in order according to the passage then use then to retell the story.
___ snake went into the forest
___ put up our tents and cooked food
___ learned a useful lesson
___ saw a snake and shouted to parents for help
___ snakes can’t hear but can feel things moving
___ my dad jumped up and down in his tent
___ took a bus to a small village in India
___ told stories under the moon, then went to sleep
1. Ask the student to read the story in 2b again, put the sentences in order.
2. Check the answer.
3. Ask the students retell the story using the phrases.
X. Language points
1. My sister finished high school two weeks ago.
two weeks ago “两星期前”，一段时间 + ago意为“多长时间之前”，是表达过去的时间。它常与一般过去时连用。一般过去时的标志性词汇：（ago / last
year / yesterday/ the day before yesterday/ just now/in+过去的时间）如：
三天前，我们参观了自然历史博物馆。
We visited the Natural History Museum three days ago.
【辨析】before 意为“在……之前”，
其后可以跟一个时间的点, 表示“在某个时间点之前”,
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但不一定用于一般过去时态。如：
我常在七点钟前去上学。
I usually go to school before seven.
此外, before也可以单独用, 意为“以前”, 可用于一般过去时态中。如：
以前我不知道那件事情。
I didn’t know that before.
2. There we put up our tents and ...
put up 意为“搭起；举起”。如：
让我们将帐篷搭起来吧。
Let’s put up the tent.
如果你有什么问题，请举起手来。
If you have any questions, please put up your hands.
3. I was so tired that I went to sleep early.
句中so ... that ... 的意思是“如此……
以至于……”。如：
He is so young that he can’t look after himself.
他如此小以至于不能照顾自己。
【运用】将下面的句子翻译成英语。
他如此忙以至于没有吃午饭。
4. My dad started to jump up and down in their tent.
start 作动词, 可意为“开始；着手”。常用结构为start to do sth.和start doing sth. (开始做某事)。如：
I started to do / doing my homework at 5:30.
我五点半开始做作业的。
【运用】
将下面的句子翻译成英语。
你昨天什么时候开始做晚饭的？
5. This woke the snake up and it moved into the forest near the lake.
wake up 意为“唤醒”, 后面可以跟名词或代词; 跟名词时可以放在wake up的后面或中间; 但是如果跟代词的话应放于 wake up的中间。如：
早上你常什么时候醒来？
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When do you usually wake up?
不要如此大声说话, 你会将他们吵醒。
Don’t speak so loud. You’ll wake them up.
XI. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意及所给汉语提示，完成英语句子。
1. Laura _________________ (放风筝) in the park last Friday.
2. My sister is _________________ (备考) these days.
3. I ______________________________ (和我的朋友们吃晚餐) every weekend.
4. Lisa _________________ (去图书馆) with her brother two days ago.
5. Did they __________________________ (在游泳池游泳) yesterday?
II. 选词填空。
ago tent surprise moon scared move start into
1. She went ____ the kitchen to cook some food.
2. The ______ circles (围绕) the earth every 28 days.
3. They came to visit China two days ____.
4. Do you know how to put up a ____?
5. She got a great _________ when she got a new bike.
6. My grandparents _______ to the countryside last year.
7. She _______ to learn English when she was ten.
8. She was really ______ to cross the rope way (索道).
Homework
1. 熟读2b中的短文, 并试着复述短文。
2. 复习并总结短文中出现的词组及句型；并用下列词组或句型造句。
1) high school 2) put up
3) so … that … 4) get a surprise
Section B 2 (3a-Self Check)
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 复习一般过去时态的用法及动词的过去式。能正确叙述过去发生的事情。
2) 通过不同形式的练习题来练习谈论过去发生的事件。
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3) 学会谈论自己节假日的活动。
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
1) 能积极主动学习，合作学习。
2) 温故知新,养成复习总结习惯。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 复习一般过去时态的用法及动词的过去式。
2) 通过不同形式的练习来熟练运用所学的知识。
2. 教学难点：
正确判断时态，能对一般过去时态熟练运用，描述过去的事件。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Warming-up and revision
1. Watch a video.
2. Retell the article in 2b.
Ⅱ. Writing
Work on 3a.
I had a busy weekend. On Saturday morning, I cleaned my room. In the afternoon, I _________. It was a little difficult. On Saturday night, I stayed at home and _______ cook dinner. On Sunday morning, I _______. I read a book about history. Then in the afternoon, I _______ with my friends. On Sunday night, I ________. I saw an interesting talk show.
This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language.
1. Point out the pictures and ask students to describe what they see.
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2. Then complete the passage.
3. Check the answers.
Work on 3b.
Write about what you did last weekend.
Give Ss some instructions and sentences.
III. Self Check 1
1) ______ out with friends
2) ______ for a walk
3) ______ apples
4) ______ photos
5) fly a ______
6) milk a _____
7) camp ____ the lake
8) study _____ a test
1. Review the phrases in this unit, complete the phrases in self check 1.Ask students do the exercise by themselves, then check the answer.
2. Use the phrases to make some sentences in recent past events.
IV. Self Check 2
A: I had a school trip last week.
B: Really. __________________ (go)?
A: I visited the fire station.
B: _______________________ (go with)?
A: I went with my classmates.
B: __________________ (do)?
A: We watched the firefighters worked. What an interesting job they have!
B: _________________ (learn anything)?
A: Sure. We learned how to call the fire station and what to do when there is a fire.
This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language.
1. Make the students complete the conversation. Move around the room monitoring progress and giving language support as needed.
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2. Check the answers.
3. Ask two students to perform the dialogue to the class.
Homework
1. 总结已经学习过的文体活动类的词组。
2. 假如上个周末，你们学校组织了一次旅行活动。请写一则小作文来叙述你的
旅行情况。
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