Lesson 67 The weekend 周末

Listen to the tape then answer this question. What are the Johnsons going to do at the weekend?
听录音，然后回答问题。约翰逊夫妇周末准备做什么？

课文朗读：

MRS.JOHNSON: Hello.
Were you at the butcher's?
MRS.WILLIAMS:Yes. I was.
Were you at the butcher's, too?
MRS.JOHNSON: No, I wasn't.
I was at the greengrocer's.
How's Jimmy today?
MRS.WILLIAMS:He's very well, thank you.
MRS.JOHNSON: Was he absent from school
last week?
MRS.WILLIAMS:Yes, he was.
He was absent on Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday and Tuesday.
How are you all keeping?
MRS.JOHNSON: Very well, thank you.
We're going to spend
three days in the country.
We're going to stay at my
mother's for the weekend.
MRS.WILLIAMS:Friday, Saturday and Sunday
in the country!
Aren't you lucky!

New Word and expressions 生词和短语

greengrocer n. 蔬菜水果零售商

absent adj. 缺席的

Monday n. 星期一

Tuesday n. 星期二

Wednesday n. 星期三

Thursday n. 星期四

keep v. （身体健康）处于（状况）

spend v. 度过

weekend n. 周末

Friday n. 星期五

Saturday n. 星期六

Sunday n. 星期日

country n. 乡村

lucky adj. 幸运的

参考译文

约翰逊夫人：您好。刚才您在肉店里吗？
威廉斯夫人：是的，我在肉店里。
您也在肉店里吗？
约翰逊夫人：不， 我不是。
我在蔬菜水果店里。
吉米今天怎么样？
威廉斯夫人：他很好，谢谢您。
约翰逊夫人：上星期他没上学吧？
威廉斯夫人：是的，他没上学。他星期一、
星期二、星期三和星期四没
去上学。你们身体都好吗？
约翰逊夫人：很好，谢谢您。我们打算到
乡下去三三，在我母亲家度
周末。
威廉斯夫人：星期五、星期六和星期日在乡下
过！你们真幸运啊

Exercise:

Fill in the blanks with "was" or "were".用"was"或“were”填空

1. It ______ cold on Monday.

2. I__________ at school on Friday.

3. What ____ the weather like on Wednesday?

4. John and Paul _______very busy last week.

5. The woman ________ at the hairdresser's on Wednesday.

6. My dog ___________ not well on Tuesday.

7. ________ you at home on Saturday?

8. Susan______ in the country for the weekend.

9. I________ at my teacher's with my friend on Thursday.

10. Where _______ you at about two thirty on Monday.

Lesson 68 What's the time?

New words and expressions

church n. 教堂 baker n.面包师傅

dairy n.乳品店 grocer n. 食品杂货商

Exercises：

A. Complete these sentences using the where necessary.

1. I was at _____church on Sunday.

2. I was at _______office on Monday.

3. My son was at _____ school on Tuesday.

4.My wife was at ______ butcher's on Wednesday.

5. She was at ______ grocer's on Thursday.

6. My daughter was in _________ coundtry on Friday.

7. I was at ____home on Saturday.

B. Write questions and answers using he/she and at/on

Example:

he/church/Sunday

When was he at church?

He was at church on Sunday.

1.Tom/ the hairdresser's /Thursday

2.Mrs. Jones / the bucher's / Wednesday

3.he/ home / Sunday

4.Penny/ the baker's / Friday

5. Mrs Williams/ the grocer's / Monday

6. Nicola/ the office/Tuesday

C.Answer the questions, using the cues given according to the example.

1. Where were you at one o'clock on April 5th?(at school)

I was at shcool.

2. Where was Emma at four o'clock on December 15th? (in her office)

3. Where were you at the weekend?

( in the country)

4. Where was Sam on Monday?

(in hospital)

5. Where was our teacher on Thursday? (in Beijing)

II. Answer the questions, using the cues given according to the example.

1. When were you at the dairy?

(On Saturday)

I was at the dairy on Saturday.

2. When was Tom at the baker's ?( at about five)

3. When was my brother at the grocer's ?

(at about ten)

4.When was Jane at the stationer's？

（at about four)

5.When were you at the greengrocer's?(at nine)