Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 2a-2d教案
【教学目标】
1. 理解并掌握本课重点词汇和短语：announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out, discovery, cancel等。
2. 通过完成有关快速阅读和细节阅读的任务，帮助学生理解语篇内容的同时，提高学生的阅读技能。
3. 继续在语境中加深对一般过去时和过去完成时的掌握。
4. 了解愚人节的外国习俗。
【教学重点及难点】
重点：
1. 熟练掌握本课重点词汇和短语。
2. 通过阅读，理解有关愚人节和恶作剧的故事。
难点：在语境中加深对一般过去时和过去完成时的掌握。
【教学过程】
【课堂导入】
Step 1 Warming-up
1.Let's watch a video ! （Some funny plots）
2. Talk about April Fool’s Day
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
3. Watch a video and learn about how April Fool’s Day comes from.
【设计意图】通过观看视频和自由谈论，帮助学生做好语言的预热。
【课堂活动】
Step 2 Pre-reading
1. Discuss in class: Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on Aril Fool’s Day Have you ever been fooled by others
2. Learn some new words and phrases.
【设计意图】介绍愚人节的习俗，为下一步的阅读做准备。
Step 3 Work on 2b
Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with the main idea.
Step 4 Work on 2c
1. Read the passage carefully 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
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
2.Read the passage again and fill in the chart.
3. Read the passage and understand difficult sentences and words.
【设计意图】带着任务阅读文章，增强阅读的目的性。
Step 5 Work on 2d
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
Step 6 Work on 2e
1. Think about their own funny stories, then tell them to the whole class.
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…
Step 7 Language points
1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
take place 意为“发生”。
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.
play a trick on sb. 意为“捉弄某人”。
3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
as … as sb. can/could 意为“尽可能……”。
4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
end up doing sth. 意为“结果是……”。
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。
【设计意图】系统学习并掌握本课重要语言点。
Step 7 Summary
【课堂小结】
1.Key sentences & phrases:
announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out , discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing
2.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.
3.We have learnt the reading skill and know more about April Fool’s Day.
【课堂训练】
PPT(共42张PPT)
英语（人教版）
九年级全册
English
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected
Section B 2a-2e
Let's watch a video !
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课堂导入
1.When is April Fool’s Day
April 1st.
2.What do people usually do on April Fool’s Day
People play jokes on each other.
3.“He is an April Fool.” What does it mean
It means he was fooled by others.
April Fool’s Day
Let's watch a video !
Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on Aril Fool’s Day
Have you ever been fooled by others
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
Let’s learn
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.
2a
老师叫你马上去他办公室。
哈哈，我刚去过老师办公室啊。
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课堂活动
Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
Paragraph 1 One of the most famous tricks 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
2b
Read the first and last sentences of each paragraph.
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.
运用背景知识
认真阅读每一段的首句可以激活你自己关于这一话题的知识，并且帮助你猜测整篇文章的内容。
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 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 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 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 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.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
2c
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
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
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
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 ________________________________________________.
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 _____________________.
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
to marry him
his girlfriend
was canceled
October
the US
Aliens from Mars
left their homes
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.
难词/难句理解
1
2
play tricks/ jokes on sb. 捉弄某人; 开某人的玩笑
(
)
(
句子①中that takes place in different countries around the world是由关系代词that引导的定语从句，修饰前面的先行词a celebration。
句子②中when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other是由关系副词when引导的定语从句，修饰表示时间的先行词 a day。
)
take place 发生，进行
One April Fool’s Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the 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.
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4
announce v.宣布；宣告
spaghetti n.意大利面条
主语
谓语
宾语从句
because引导的原因状语从句
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。
sell out 卖光
no more 不再
In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. They said this water would help 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.
5
6
主句
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
by+ 表示过去时间的短语+过去完成时的句子
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 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.
7
because引导的原因状语从句
主句
end up doing最终成为；最终处于
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 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.
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9
宾语从句
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。
land on着陆；降落于
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
2d
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
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
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 spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
Post-reading
Listen and read.
Listen and read.
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 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 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.
Listen and read.
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 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.
Listen and read.
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
2e
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…
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 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
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. Dave was really embarrassed
embarrassed adj. 局促不安的；为难的；尴尬的；窘迫的
e.g. He looked a bit embarrassed.
他看起来有点尴尬。
embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的，
令人为难的
e.g. That was an embarrassing situation for me.
那种情形让我难堪。
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课堂小结
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.
We have learnt the reading skill and know more about April Fool’s Day.
一、用所给词的正确形式填空
1.Girls like reading stories with happy ________(end).
2.“There may be life on the moon” is an important ___________ (discover).
3.In public, _______(lady) should get help of gentlemen.
4.The kind of toys were ______(sell) out yesterday.
5.Many April Fool’s jokes may end up _______(be) not very funny.
ending
discovery
ladies
sold
being
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课堂训练
二、根据汉语提示填词
1.Our meeting was __________（取消）.
2.By the time the police ________（官员） got there, the
thief had run away.
3.All people have _____________（消失）.
4.On April Fool’s Day, people play _______（玩笑） on each other.
5.When did he get ___________（结婚）to the girl
cancelled
officers
disappeared
jokes
married
三、单项选择
( )1.The boats take different routs, but they all____ in the same place.
A. give up B. clear up C. end up D. make up
( )2.The 18th Jiangsu Provincial Games will ________September. Many
students want to be volunteers.
A. take place B. take part C. take action D. take care
( )3.She _______ for ten years and now she has a lovely daughter.
A. married B. has been married C. got married D. has got married
( )4.If it isn’t fine this weekend, our spring field trip _____.
A.is cancelled B. was cancelled C. will be cancelled
( )5.—Did you catch what the teacher said
— No, she spoke so fast ______ I couldn’t hear her very clearly.
A. which B. that C. when D. since
C
A
B
C
B
四、根据汉语意思完成句子（每空一词）
1.机不可失， 时不再来。
Time or opportunity lost will return .
no
more
2.他们回避了这个问题， 希望它会自行消失。
They the problem, hoping that it would disappear on its own.
3.他已经用完了自己的钱。
He has his money.
ran
away
from
run
out
of
4.他常常对同班同学搞恶作剧。
He often his classmates.
6.如果你尽可能多地练习英语，你的英语水平不久就会提高。
If you practice English , you will improve it soon.
5.一架飞机将降落在机场。
A plane will the airport.
plays
jokes/tricks
on
land
on
as
much
you
can
as
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