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Section B (1a-1e)
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
fool, costume, embarrassed, costume party
Key sentences:
1. What happened to Dave on April Fool's Day
2. Well, a friend invited him to a costume party…
3. I realized that my friend had fooled me.
To practice listening skills and know about April Fool’s Day.
Warming-up
Let's watch a video !
Free talk
Have you ever been an April Fool
Have you ever fooled others
n. 傻瓜；愚人；受骗者
v. 愚弄
Background
April Fools’ Day
= April Fool’s Day
= All Fools’ Day
It is celebrated every year on the first day of
April. It has been popular since the 19th century.
The day is not a national holiday in any country,
but it is well known in Europe, Australia, Brazil
and the United States.
On this day, people play jokes and hoaxes on each other. The jokes and their victims are known as
"April fools". Hoax stories may be reported by
the press and other media on this day and
explained later.
1a
Put these words in the correct columns in the chart. Some words can go in more than one column.
fool invite
costume embarrassed
go off call
get dressed empty
show up realize
change clock
tired stay up
n. （特定场合穿的）服装；装束
adj. 窘迫的，害羞的
Presentation
Nouns (people, place, things) Verbs (action words) Adjectives
(description words)
fool
costume
change
clock
call
fool invite
go off call
get dressed
show up
realize change stay up
embarrassed
tired
empty
1b
Tell your partner something that happened to you recently. Use two or more words in 1a.
e.g. Last Friday night, my friend invited me to his birthday party. When I got there, I found it was a costume party. I was the only person who wasn’t wearing a costume. I was really embarrassed.
Pre-listening
Look at the people in the pictures and guess their
feelings.
scared
sleepy
shocked
embarrassed
Let's guess
1c
Let's listen
While-listening
Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fool’s Day. Listen and write each person’s name under the correct picture.
a
b
c
d
Joe
Nick
Dave
1d
Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below Write D for Dave, N for Nick and J for Joe.
1. _______ a costume party
2. _______ alarm went off
3. _______ stayed up all night
4. _______ was tired
5. _______ was really embarrassed
6. _______ the other kids showed up
N
J
J
D
N
化妆舞会
D
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
What happened first His friend________ him to a ________ party.
What happened next When he _____ there,he found that it ________ a costume party. He was the only person _______a costume. He was really ____________.
What he realized His _______ had fooled him.
Dave
invited
costume
got
wasn’t
wearing
embarrassed
friend
Nick
What happened first When his alarm clock _________ , he got up, took a _________ , got _________, and went to _______ .
What happened next When he got to school, the school was _______ . An hour later,the other kids _________ .
What he realized
His _______ had fooled him.
went off
shower
dressed
school
empty
showed up
brother
What happened first
His friend _________ him and told him they had a _________ test the next day.
What happened next By the time he got to math class, he was _____ because he _________ all night ________ .
What he realized
He found that his ______ had fooled him, and they __________ a test at all.
Joe
called
math
tired
stayed up
friend
didn’t have
studying
Listen and read.
Let's read
Nick: Has someone ever tricked you on April Fool’s Day, Dave
Dave: Yes. A friend once invited me to a costume party. When I got there, I found that it wasn’t a costume party. I was the only person wearing a costume, and I was really embarrassed. How about you, Nick
invite sb. to+ (活动) 邀请某人参加某活动
Nick: Well, last April Fool’s Day, when my alarm went off, I got up, took a shower, got dressed, and went to school. But when I got there, the school was empty. I was the only one there. After an hour, the other kids showed up, and I realized that my brother had fooled me.
Dave: He had
(闹钟等)发出响声
赶到；露面
穿衣服
Nick: Uh-huh. He had changed the clock to an hour earlier. What about you, Joe What happened to you on April Fool’s Day
Joe: Well, my friend called me on March 3lst last year and told me we had a math test the next day. By the time I got to math class, I was tired because I had stayed up all night studying. Then I found out that my friend had fooled me. We didn’t have a test at all!
熬夜
1e
Post-listening
Tell April Fool’s Day stories in your group. Use the information in 1c and 1d.
What happened to Dave on April Fool’s Day
Well, a friend invited him to a costume party...
remember
愚人谚语、短语
None is a fool always, every one sometimes.
没有终身的傻瓜，也没有终身不当傻瓜的人。
If wise men play the fool, they do it with a
vengeance.
聪明人做起糊涂事来，那才糊涂透顶。
Play jokes until 12 o'clock.
Don’t carry the joke too far at others.
愚人节 禁忌(taboo)
(愚人不过12点。)
(愚人不能太过分。)
Language points
fool (教材P93 1a)
fool /fu l/ n. 蠢人；傻瓜 v. 愚弄
(1) fool作名词，意为“蠢人；傻瓜”。make a fool of… “欺骗······；愚弄······”，play the fool “扮丑相，装傻”。
Don’t make a fool of her. It’s impolite.
I’m not going to play the fool anymore.
(2) fool 还可作动词，意为“欺骗；愚弄”。
Don’t be fooled by his appearance.
(3) foolish 为形容词，意为“愚蠢的；傻的”。
It is foolish of you to say that.
Exercises
一、单项选择
1. —I was very ______ when I arrived late for the dinner party.
—Why didn’t you get there on time
A. embarrassed B. relaxed C. uncomfortable D. thankful
2. —What’s wrong with you, Eric You look tired.
— I ______ to prepare for the final exam last night.
A. picked up B. woke up
C. put up D. stayed up
A
D
Homework
Preview the passage in Section B 2b.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
