Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected Section B 1a-2e 课件(共61张PPT)

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Section B 1a-2e
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Mid –Autumn Day
What festivals are they
Warming up
Children’s Day
National Day
Spring Festival
Father’s Day
Mother’s Day
April Fool’s Day
Have you ever fooled others
Have you ever been fooled by others
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.
April Fools’ Day
= April Fool’s Day
= All Fools’ Day
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.
Objectives
To learn to use new words and expressions:
fool, costume, embarrassed, costume,
party, announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out,
discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable,
disappear, embarrassing
To know about the April Fool’s Day.
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
1a
Nouns
(people, places, things） Verbs
(action words) Adjectives
(description words)
fool fool embarrassed
invite, go off
call, get dressed
show up
realize, change
stay up
costume
call
change
clock
empty
tired
Tell your partner about something that
happened to you recently. Use two or more words in 1a.
Last Friday night my friend invited me to watch some videos. We stayed up really late. On Saturday I was exhausted.
1b
We cleaned our house last Sunday. Mother
emptied a room to put things away, but father
did not show up until afternoon …
A sample version
Last weekend, my friend Tina invited me to her costume
party. I got dressed and showed up on time. I met many
friends that I had not seen for a long time. They asked me
to sing a song, but I am not good at singing. So I felt
embarrassed at first, but then I told them a funny story
which made everyone laugh. We stayed up fairly late. I
got up late the next morning and I was a little exhausted.
No name
Joe
Nick
Dave
Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fool’s Day. Listen and write each person’s name under the correct picture.
1c
1.______ a costume party
2.______ my alarm went off
3.______ stayed up all night
4. ______ was tired
5. ______ really embarrassed
6. ______ the other kids showed up
Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below Write “D” (for Dave), “N” (for Nick) and “J” (for Joe).
1d
N
J
J
D
N
D
A: What happened to Dave on April Fool’s Day
B: Well, a friend invited him to a costume party, ….
Tell April Fool’s Day stories in your group. Use the information in 1c and 1d.
1e
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
搞怪愚人节
老师叫你马上
去他办公室！
对噢，老师
让我通知你
作业重写！
今天是愚人节
学校说要补课
我才不会上当呢！
深思熟虑……
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
2b
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 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
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.
Language points
fool
n. 傻瓜；愚人；受骗者
e.g. People always think I’m a fool, and I dare say
they’re right.
人们总认为我是个傻瓜，想必他们是对的。
vt. 愚弄，欺骗；
e.g. He was fooled by his friend on April Fool’s Day.
愚人节那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。
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。
sell out 卖完；售完；出售
e.g. The next day the books were sold out.
第二天书就卖断货了。
discovery n. 发现，发觉；（剧情的）发展；被发现的事物；
e.g. He knows that he had made a real discovery.
他知道他已经发现了一件真正的珍品。
The other kids showed up.
show up 露面，到场；（使）看得见
e.g. We waited until five o’clock, but he did not
show up.
我们一直等到了5点，但是他始终没有露面。
Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
end up (doing sth.) 以……结束；最终成为；最后
处于
e.g. Every time she tried to argue with her
husband, she ended up crying her eyes out.
每回她试着和她丈夫争辩，她总是以流泪结束。
end up sth. 表示“结束某事”。
e.g. The scientist ended up his speech at last.
那个科学家最后结束了演讲。
end up with sth. （以……）结束
e.g. The students began with speaking English,
but ended up with speaking Chinese.
同学们以说英语开始， 却以说汉语结束。
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。
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。
What can you see in the picture
2.What does the passage may talk about
A UFO.
It may talk about the little trick on the April Fool’s Day. Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.
Look at the picture and questions in 2b. Then answer the questions below.
Read the article again and fill in the blanks.
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 10000 people ________________________
April
no more
spaghetti
sold out
Fool’s Day
England
lose weight
went to the TV station
to get the water
Fool’s Day
Time Place Trick Result
On April Fool’s Day A famous TV star asked his girlfriend __________ The TV star lost ____________
In ________, 1983 In _______ ________
landed on the earth Thousands of people ______ ____________
October
America
to get married
his girlfriend
Aliens
had
left their homes
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day
Because a reporter announced that there would be no
more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had
stopped growing spaghetti.
What did the TV show say that the special water could do
It was said that the special water would help people
lose weight.
2c
Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
Because he lost both his girlfriend and his show.
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens
from Mars landing on the earth
It was in October 1938.
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
Because Orson Welles made it sound so real that
hundreds of people believed the story.
Which of these stories is the most believable
Which is the least believable Why
I think…
Because…
Would you be fooled by any of these stories
Yes, I would. Because…
No, I wouldn’t. Because…
April Fool’s Day
When: On April 1st
What: Many people play all kinds of tricks and
jokes on each other.
Funny stories
A sad story
A famous trick
Close the book and complete the blanks.
Funny stories
One hoax is about spaghetti. A reporter said the Italian farmers had ____________________.
Another is about special water. They said the water could help people _____________.
stopped growing it
lose weight
A famous TV star made a joke on ________________, and as a result, he lost her and his show was canceled.
A sad story
his girlfriend
It happened in ______________.
The actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. Many people believed him and _________________.
A famous trick
October
left their homes
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.
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
2d
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 called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
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 ...
2e
I. 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1. He is such a (fool) man. He often makes
the same mistake again and again.
2. The situation was so (embarrass).
I really wanted to leave the house.
Exercises
foolish
embarrassing
3. Scientists have made many important
(discover).
4. The plane seemed to (appear)
suddenly. Nobody could find it.
5. What he said seemed quite (believe)
and all of his friends believed him.
discoveries
disappear
believable
1. 那家书店有各种各样的书和杂志。
There are _____________ books and magazines
in the bookstore.
2. 广场上有数百人正在等他。
There are ____________________ waiting for
him in the square.
all kinds of
hundreds of people
II. 根据汉语提示完成句子。
3. 如果你不想结局像他一样，请改正你的缺点。
If you don’t want to _________ like him, please
correct your shortcomings.
4. 他们打算下个月结婚。
They are going to ______________ next month.
5. 截止到上月底，我们已经学了2,000个单词了。
_______________ last month, we had already
learned 2,000 words.
get married
By the end of
end up
6. 记者刚刚结束了他的报道。
The reporter has just __________________.
7. 聚会以一曲舞蹈结束。
The party ______________ a dance.
8. 他做了很多工作，结果什么也没得到。
He did much work, but he _____________
nothing.
ended up his report
ended up with
ended up getting
9. 他的故事听起来太真实了，以至于我们都相信了它。
His story sounded ____________ we all believed it.
10. 到警察宣布这是一个恶作剧时，数千人已经离开了
他们的家。
____________ the police announced that it was a
hoax, thousands of people _________ their homes.
so real that
By the time
had left
—Tu Youyou received the Nobel Prize for
her _____ of artemisinin(青蒿素).
— And she was the first Chinese who won
the prize in science.
A. design B. thought
C. invention D. discovery
D
III. 单项选择。
2. The movie is ______ wonderful ______ I want to
see it again.
A. too; to B. so; that C. as; as D. so; as
3. Write it _______ possible and try not to make
any mistakes.
A. as careful as B. as carefully as
C. more careful D. less careful
B
B
（四川成都中考）
The manager will be so busy next month, that he has to c__________ a few unimportant meetings.
中考链接
ancel
1.Make a conversation like section B 2c
2.Interview two Ss and write down their
interesting stories that happened on
April Fool’s Day.
Homework