人教新目标版英语九年级全Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.Section B 2a-2e课件（17张PPT无素材）

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Section B 2a—2e
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
第4课时
1. When is April Fool’s Day
2. What do people usually do on April Fool’s Day
3. “He is an April Fool.” What does it mean
Work in pairs and talk about April Fool’s Day.
Warming-up
Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on Aril Fool’s Day
Have you ever been fooled by others
Pre-reading
Discuss in class
April Fool’s Day is a traditional day to play jokes on others. No one knows how this holiday began, but it was thought to begin in France.
fool sb. 愚弄
play jokes on sb. 开某人玩笑
Pre-reading
Let’s learn
2b Read the passage and match each paragraph with the main idea.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
▲ One of the most famous trick played
▲ Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day
▲ An introduction to April Fool’s Day
▲ A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day
While-reading
2c Read the passage again and answer these 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
A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti because spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
While-reading
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
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
It was in October 1938.
Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
While-reading
I think the first is the most believable because it’s possible that farmers in Italy stop growing spaghetti. And the second is the least believable because there’s no water like this on the earth.
Yes, I would. / No, I wouldn’t.
Post-reading
Fill and retell
about spaghetti
this water would help lose weight
asked her to marry him
aliens had landed on the earth
the story was a hoax
1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
愚人节是发生在世界各国的一个庆祝节日。
【详解】take place 意为“发生”
【应用】1919年，中国发生了五四运动。
In 1919, the May 4th Movement ___________ in China.
took place
Post-reading
Language points
2. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds
of tricks and jokes on each other.
这个节日在每年的4月1日，是人们互相捉弄或者开玩笑的日子。
【详解】play a trick on sb. 意为“捉弄某人”
【应用】有时男生会开老师的玩笑。
Sometimes the boys would _____________on the teachers.
play a trick
Post-reading
3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
很多人跑到当地超市，尽可能多买意大利面条。
【详解】as … as sb. can/could 意为“尽可能……”
【应用】我想要尽快见你。
I’d like to see you ________________.
as soon as I can
Post-reading
【详解】end up doing sth. 意为“结果是……”
【应用】我必须善于利用空闲的时间，否则生命将会在无所事事中告终。
I must make good use of my spare time, or I end up _________ nothing.
doing
4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
许多愚人节玩笑的结果不好笑。
Post-reading
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).
2d Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
Post-reading
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 girl friend.
5. By the time police officers _____ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many
people ____________ (run away) from their homes.
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
2e Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
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 …
Post-reading
a. the funniest joke
b. the most embarrassing joke
c. the most creative joke
1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries
around the world.
2. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play
all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti
as they could.
4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
Summary
Write your own funny stories according to 2e.
Homework
Goodbye!