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Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
学习目标
Key sentences & phrases:
announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out , discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing
Key sentences:
1.By the time people realized that the story was a hoax,all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
2.By the end of the day,more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.
To learn the reading skill and know more about April Fool’s Day.
Let's watch a video !
Warming-up
What day is April 1st？
What can people do on April Fool’s Day
What kind of jokes can we play on April Fool’s Day
Free talk
In 16th-century France, the start of the new year was observed on April First. It was celebrated in much the same way as it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January First.
Background
There were some people, however, who hadn't heard or didn't believe the change in the date, so they continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April First. Others played tricks on them and called them April fools.
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2a
Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool’s Day Have you ever been fooled by others Tell your story to your partner
put up interesting paper on one’s back
Pre-reading
put different materials into the Cola
put the toothpaste on one’s biscuits
On April Fool’s Day, we can play different kinds of jokes, but we’d better not play jokes about love, marriage or things related to safety or crime.
The reporters should also be responsible for what they said.
Jokes help us relax ourselves and we may not use them to hurt others.
remember
While-reading
2b
Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
Paragraph 1 One of the most famous trick played
Paragraph 2 Examples of funny stories that
happened on April Fool’s Day
Paragraph 3 An introduction to April Fool’s Day
Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened on
April Fool’s Day
Reading Strategy
USING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE
Carefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can activate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about.
April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
One April Fool’s Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the
play tricks/ jokes on sb. 捉弄某人; 开某人的玩笑
发生；举行
v.宣布；宣告
不再
n.意大利面条
spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as
much spaghetti as they could.
By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. They said this water would help
卖光
by the time引导的时间状语从句,从句若为一般过去时,主句常用过去完成时。
people lose weight and that one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just four months. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.
Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool’s Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady
and连接的并列的宾语从句
第一个宾语从句省略了that, 第二个宾语从句that不可省略
最终成为；最终处于
n.女士；女子
was so happy because she really wanted to get married. However, when she said yes, he replied, “April Fool!” That little joke didn’t have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that
v.取消；终止
aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.
着陆；降落于
Read the passage again and fill in the chart.
Time Place Trick Result
On _____ _______ In England There would be ____________. All of the spaghetti was____________.
On _____ __________ In _______ The special water would help people ____________. More than 10,000 people ____________________________________________________.
April
Fool’s Day
April
Fool’s Day
England
no spaghetti
sold out
lose weight
phoned the TV station to find out how to get the water
Time Place Trick Result
On April Fool’s Day A famous TV star asked his girlfriend _______________. The TV star lost ______________ and his show ______________.
In_______, 1938 In ______ _______________ landed on the earth. Thousands of people ______________.
to marry him
his girlfriend
was canceled
October
the US
Aliens from Mars
left their homes
2c
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day
2. What did the TV show say the special water could do
3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
用尽；耗尽
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
6. Which of these stories is the most believable Which is the least believable Why
7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories
adj. 可相信的；可信任的
A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti because spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day
2. What did the TV show say the special water could do
3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
It was in October 1938.
Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
6. Which of these stories is the most believable Which is the least believable Why
7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories
2d
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. After the spaghetti story ________ (appear) in the news, everyone________(rush) to the supermarkets.
2. By the time people __________ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets _______________(disappear).
appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
appear
v. 出现
disappearance
n. 消失
disappear
v. 消失；不见
3. By the time the day _______ (end), more than 10,000 people____________ (call) the TV station to ask about the special water.
4. By the time the show ________ (end), the TV star ___________(lose) his girlfriend.
5. By the time police officers _______ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _______________ (run away) from their homes.
ended
had lost
told
had run away
ended
had called
2e
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
Post-reading
a. the funniest joke
b. the most embarrassing joke
c. the most creative joke
A: What’s your story
B: Well, last year, on the first day of school, my sister put a piece of paper on my back that said “Please say hello.” All morning at school…
Do you like April Fool's Day
Hope we will be happy every day.
Language points
1. In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. (教材P94 2b)
discovery 作名词，可意为“发现；发觉”，还可意 为“被发现的事物 (或真相、人)”。
The discovery of new talent in the art world is inspiring.
The drug is not a new discovery — it’s been known about for years.
2. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. (教材P94 2b)
cancel / k nsl/ v. 取消；终止
cancel此处用作及物动词，其过去式和过去分词均为canceled或cancelled，现在分词为canceling 或cancelling。
The match was canceled/ cancelled because of the bad weather.
3. Which of these stories is the most believable (教材P95 2c)
believable /b li v bl/ adj. 可相信的；可信任的
believable作形容词，由动词believe去e再加形容词后缀-able构成。
believe
v. 相信；认定
believable adj. 可相信的；可信任的
belief
n. 信念
unbelievable
adj. 难以置信的
Exercises
一、根据汉语或首字母提示写出单词
1. Her explanation certainly sounds (可相信的).
2. The manager will be so busy next month that he has to c a few unimportant meetings.
3. Few people realized the importance of this d_________.
believable
ancel
iscovery
二、单项选择
1. The concert is so wonderful that all the tickets are ______ within two hours.
A. cut out B. put out C. taken out D. sold out
2. —The Chinese scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize.
—Her _______ has saved millions of lives across the world.
A. victory B. story C. discovery D. industry
D
C
三、根据汉语意思完成句子
1.机不可失，时不再来。
Time or opportunity lost will return .
no
more
2.他已经用完了自己的钱。
He has his money.
run
out
of
3.他常常对同班同学搞恶作剧。
He often his classmates.
plays
jokes/tricks
on
Homework
1. Read and recite the new words and phrases .
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
