Unit12 Life is full of the unexpected.SectionB(2a-2e)(共30张PPT)

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Unit12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section B 2a-2e
Learning Objectives
master the key words and phrases
learn the celebration of April Fool's Day in different countries
try to retell an interesting story you think
愚人节怎么过呢？
不是整别人就是被人整！
How to celebrate April Fool’s Day
Pre-reading
Have you ever played jokes on others, especially
on April Fool's Day Have you even been fooled
by others Tell your story to your partner.
2a
S1: I played a joke on my deskmate on April
Fool's Day. I called him on March 31st last year
and told him we had a math text the next day. So
he stayed up all night studying. Then he found
that we didn't have a text at all.
S2: Last April Fool's Day, when my alarm
went off, I got up, got dressed and went
to school. But when I got there, the school
was empty. I was the only one there. And
then I realized that my brother had fooled
me. He had changed the clock to an hour
earlier.
While-reading
Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
2b
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
1.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.
V.宣布；宣告
不在
2.What did the TV show say that the special water could do
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
2c
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.
数百的；成百上千的
3.Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
基数词+hundred
/thousand/million
用单数形式
且不可与of
连用
hundreds
/thousands/millions
前面不可加具
体的数词，of
不可省略。
后面的
谓语动词
都用复数
[拓展] hundred, thousand, million等词的用法:
◆ There are hundreds of people in the hall.
大厅里有成百上千人。
Which of these stories is the most believable
Which is the least believable Why
adj.可相信的；
可信任的
[拓展]有些动词或名词加形容词后缀-able可构成形容词
常见的有：
enjoy
value
reason
comfort
enjoyable
valuable
reasonable
comfortable
I think… Because…
Would you be fooled by any of these stories
The answers will vary.
When did theses stories happened
Where did them happened
What happened
Find these information in the passage.
Who did it
Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.
When
Where
What
On April 1st
In different countries around the world
Play all kinds of jokes on each other
A reporter
Who
In October, 1938
Orson Welles
A famous TV star
A TV show
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 __________
On April Fool's Day A famous TV star asked his girlfriend _____ The TV star lost ___________
In________ 1938 In________ ________landed on the earth Thousands of people_____
Post-reading
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.
......
Can you retell one of the stories
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).
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
2d
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 called
ended
had lost
told
had rung away
a. the funniest joke
b. the most embarrassing joke
c. the most creative joke
adj.使人害羞的；
令人尴尬的
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
2e
What’s your story
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...
[观察1] By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all off the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
[探究] hoax [h ks] n. 骗局；恶作剧，复数形式hoaxes
Don’t believe that. It’s a hoax.
不要相信那个，它是一个骗局。
[观察2] By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all off the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
[探究] sell out 卖光；是“动词+副词”型短语，后接代词作
宾语时，代词放在sell与out中间。
This kind of books sells well and we have sold them out.
这种书卖得很好，我们已经把它卖完了。
[观察3] In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water.
[探究] discovery n.发现；发觉。还可意为“被发现的事物”
它的动词形式为 discover
The drug is not a new discovery.
这这种药并不是什么新发现。。
[观察4] The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
[探究] cancel v.取消；终止其过去时和过去分词均为 canceled/cancelled
The football match was canceled/cancelled because of the bad weather.
由于糟糕的天气，足球比赛被取消了。
1. 人们相互开各种各样的玩笑。
People ______ all kinds of _____ _____ each other.
2.The ________of new talent in the art world is inspiring.(发现）
3.What he said is so__________that we all believe him.(可信的）
4.The fried chicken made by them tasted delicious and was soon
__________.(卖完）
played
tricks on
discovery
believable
sold out
Exercise
根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1. Huawei has _____today that smartphone sales abroad in 2018
have reached over 200 million units.
A.announced B.found C.advised D.expressed
2. 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
A
D
3. ______visitors came to take photos of Hongyadong during
the vacation.
A.Thousand B.Thousand of
C.Thousands D.Thousands of
4. I can't found my watch anywhere.It has completely____.
A.rung B.flashed C.shut D.disappeared
D
D
1.The story is not_________. (believe)
2.The weather report said it would rain tomorrow.so we _______ the soccer match.(cancel)
3.Mark Twain's stories always have a happy _________(end)
4.one of the most famous _______was broadcast by BBC itself
in 1957!(hoax）
canceled
believable
ending
hoaxes
e用括号里单词的适当形式填空
April Fool’s Day is a celebration
Two funny stories
A sad story
One of the most famous tricks
Summary
April Fool's Day