(共17张PPT)
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected!
Period 5 Reading
人教版Go for it 九年级下
The History of April Fool’s Day
People play tricks/jokes on each other.
Lead in
Free talk
Have you ever fooled others
Have you ever been fooled by others
Have you been an April Fool
How did you feel when you were fooled
skimming
How many stories are mentioned in this passage
Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Story 4
4 stories.
Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
Paragraph 1 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
skimming
1
When does April Fool’s Day take place
2
Where does April Fool’s Day take place
3
What do people do on April Fool’s Day
Para1.
April Fool’s Day is a celebration that… . It happens on… and is a day when people… .
An introduction to April Fool’s Day
Scanning
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day
What did the TV show say that the special water could do
Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
Careful reading
Because a reporter announced there would be no more spaghetti so people ran to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
It can help people lose weight .
Because his girlfriend really wanted to get married with him and he just played a joke on her.
In October in 1938.
Because he made it sound so real.
Post reading
Story Time Place Trick Result
1 On________ In England There would be_________ All of the spaghetti was_________
2 On________ In________ The special water would help peole______ More than 10,000 people_______
3 On April Fool’s Day A famous TV star asked his girlfriend___________ The TV star lost_________
4 In_______, 1938 In________ ___________ landed on the earth Thousands of people_________
April Fool’s Day
no spaghetti
sold out
April Fool’s Day
England
lose weight
hoped to get this water.
to marry him
his girlfriend and his show was cancelled.
October
the United States
Aliens from Mars
left their homes
Which of these stories is the most believable Why
Which is the least believable
Funny stories
Sad story
the most famous trick
the most believable story, telling more detailed information
Further thinking
Would you be fooled by any of these stories Why or why not
What can you learn from these stories
It’s common to play tricks on April Fool’s Day, but try not to hurt others’ feelings.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
After the spaghetti story__________(appear) in the news, everyone __________(rush) to the supermarkets.
By the time people_____________ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets ________________ (disappear).
By the time the day ___________ (end), more than 10,000 people ___________ (call) the TV station to ask about the special water.
By the time the show _________ (end), the TV star __________ (lose) his girlfriend.
By the time police officers ___________ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people ________________ (run away).
appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
ended
had called
ended
had lost
called
had ran away
practice
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
the funniest joke
the most embarrassing joke
the most creative joke
You can use words and structures below:
As I was…, … .
By the time/When/Before I… , …had… .
I was about to… when… .
announce; hoax; discovery;
take place, play tricks/jokes on; sell out; end up
sharing
A fool always finds a greater fool than himself．
傻瓜总爱装聪明。
A man may talk like a wise man and act like a fool．
说得头头是道，也许干得乱七八糟。
Fortune favors fools．
傻人有傻福。
No fool 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。
Let’s learn!
1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes
place in different countries around the world.
愚人节一种发生在世界上不同国家的庆祝活动。
take place 意为“发生；进行；举行；产生”。
Language points
take place 通常指事先计划或预料到的事情发生， 还可表示“举行”的意思。
happen 常指具体的事情发生，特指那些偶然或出乎意料发生的事情，后接不定式，表示“碰巧；恰好”之意。
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. 愚人节是每年的四月一日，在这一天，人们互相捉弄开各种玩笑。
play tricks on sb. 意为“捉弄某人”，而play jokes on sb.则是“对某人开玩笑 ”的意思。
3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets
to buy as much spaghetti as they could. 很多
人跑到当地的超市抢购尽可能多的意大利面条。
as +形容词/副词的原级+ as sb. can / could 相当于as + 形容词/副词原级+ as possible，意为“尽可能地……”，在句中作状语。
例： We must do everything as well as we can.
= We must do everything as well as possible.
我们要尽量做好每一件事。
4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.许多愚人节笑话可能以不是很有趣而告终。
end up doing sth.意为“以 ...... 结束，以 ...... 告终”。
例：I must make good use of my spare time,
or I will end up doing nothing.
我必须充分利用空闲的时间,否则我的生
命将会在无所事事中告终。
5. He asked her to marry him. 他向她求婚。
marry sb. 意为“嫁/娶某人”。
get married to sb. 意为“嫁/娶某人;与某人结婚”，为短暂性词组。
be married to sb. 意为“嫁/娶某人；与某人结婚”，是延续性词组。
例： She married John last year.
= She got married to John last year.
= She has been married to John for one year.
她去年嫁给了John。
6. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles
announced on his radio program that aliens
from Mars had landed on the earth. 在1938年
的那个月，演员奥森.威尔斯在他的广播节目
中宣布火星人已经登陆地球。
land on 意为“着陆；降落于”，反义词组为
“take off ”, 意为“起飞”。
例：Be careful! The plane is going to land on the
airport.
小心点！飞机马上要降落于飞机场了。
Homework
Level A:
1.Finish exercise in exercise book;
2. Recite new words and new structures and
the passage.
3. Write down your funny stories.
Level B:
1.Finish exercise in exercise book;
2. Recite new words and new structures and read
the passage.
3. Try to tell your funny stories to your partners.
