人教版九年级英语全册Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected_ Section B(2a－2e)课件(共44张PPT，内嵌视频)

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Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Learning goals
1. Words: announce, spaghetti, hoax, discovery, lady, cancel,
officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing
3. Reading strategy: using background knowledge
2. Useful expressions: sell out, run out of, run away from, land on, no more, play jokes/tricks on, take place
Warming up
April Fools’ Day
2a 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.
2b 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
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.
2c Read the passage again 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
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
2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.
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
2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.
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.
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play tricks/ jokes on sb. 捉弄某人; 开某人的玩笑
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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。
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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
2d Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
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
appear
v. 出现
disappearance
n. 消失
disappear
v. 消失；不见
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
2d Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
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.
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.
Retell one story and share it with your partner.
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
2e 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…
Language points
marry
marry为动词，意为“嫁，娶；与……结婚”， marry常用于以下结构：
（1）A marry B意为“A与B结婚；A娶/嫁给B”。
Jane is going to marry John.
（2）A and B get married=A and B are married
=A be/get married to B，意为“A和B结婚”。
Lucy and Leo got married last week.
（3）marry A to B意为“把A嫁给B或给A娶B”。
He married his son to a rich girl.
Language points
【拓展】marry为短暂性动词，在肯定句中不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。
be married是系表结构，表示状态，可以和表示一段时间的状语连用。
Language points
sell out 卖完；售光
This kind of shoes are sold out.
The books you ask for are all sold out.
Language points
announce v.宣布；宣告
A reporter announced the news yesterday.
The government announced that people can’t drive after drinking.
announce侧重于“宣告”人们所关心或感兴趣的事情，尤其指新闻之类的消息，其后可以接名词或that从句作宾语。
Language points
【活学活用】
他们将于10月份宣布获奖者。
They _______________ the winner in October.
will announce
Language points
officer n.军官；官员
By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.
officer的同根词:
office n.办公室；事务所；official adj.官方的；正式的；公务的。
【搭配】常见搭配：
post office邮局；police office警察局。
Language points
believable adj.可相信的；可信任的
Which is the least believable
believable的动词形式是believe，意为“相信，认为”;believe in表示“信任”。
【活学活用】
I think the story is ___________ (believe). Because it was announced by the government.
believable
Language points
Wells made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story and fear spread across the whole country.
Wells讲述这个新闻起来如此的真实，以致成百上千的人都相信了这个故事，进而引发了全国性的恐慌。
so…that在此引导结果状语从句，so后面应加一个形容词或副词，意为“如此……至于……”。
This book is so interesting that everyone in our class wants to read it.（so+形容词）
He ran so fast that I couldn’t catch up with him.（so+副词）
【拓展】so…that, too…to do sth.,enough to do sth.这三个句型可互换使用。
Language points
It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
4月1日，是很多人相互开各种各样的玩笑的一天。
（1）when引导的定语从句，修饰先行词a day, when在定语从句中作时间状语。
I will never forget the day when I went to school for the first time.
（2）play all kinds of tricks and jokes意为“开各种各样的玩笑”。
Don’t play tricks or jokes on other people.
Language points
【活学活用】
1.单项选择
I can’t forget the time _________ the earthquake happened in Wenchuan.
A. when B. which C. where D. what
2.根据汉语意思完成句子
孩子们总是耍花招戏弄他们的老师。
The kids are always ________________ their teacher.
A
playing tricks on
Language points
Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
许多人跑到当地的超市里尽可能多地抢购意大利面条。
as…as sb. can/could=as…as possible 意为“尽可能……”。as…as…的基本意思是“和……一样”，中间一般接形容词或副词原级。
Language points
【活学活用】
1.单项选择
—I think English is as__________ as math.
—I agree with you.
A.more interesting B.most interesting C.the most interesting D.interesting
2.根据汉语意思完成句子
（1）请你尽可能早点儿来这儿。
Please come here _________________________.
=Please come here _________________________.
(2)吉姆和他爸爸一样高。
Jim is _________________________.
as early as you can
as early as possible
D
as tall as his father
Language points
The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married.
这位女士是如此高兴，因为她确实想结婚。
get married意为“结婚”，与be married同义，但get married强调动作，be married强调状态。get/be married to sb.表示“与某人结婚”。
She got married to a rich man ten years ago.
We have been married for eight years.
Language points
【活学活用】
(1)Catherine got married_________a policeman twenty years ago.
A. with B. for C. to
(2)He _________for ten years.
A. has been married B. married
C. got married D. has married
C
A
announce
spaghetti
hoax
embarrassing
cancel
disappear
discovery
believable
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Summary
Words
Useful expressions
announce, spaghetti, hoax, discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing
sell out, run out of, run away from, land on, no more, play jokes/tricks on, take place
Reading strategies
using background knowledge
Exercises
根据汉语或首字母提示写单词
1. It is not a lack(缺乏)of beauty of life. It is our lack of _________ (发现).
2. After about ten minutes, the rainbow ___________ (消失) slowly.
3. L and gentlemen, welcome to our art festival.
4. We c the sports meeting because of the bad weather last week.
5. Do you think the story is ___________ (可相信的)
discovery
disappeared
adies
anceled
believable
Exercises
选择合适的词(组)并用其适当形式填空
1. The party _________ singing a birthday song. Everyone at the party sent him their best wishes.
2. After news of the donation was spread, all Hongxing Erke’s products ______________ within a few days.
3. Mr. Brown and his wife ______________ 20 years ago. They love each other all the time.
4. Maybe paper money _______________ in the soon future. You see, WeChat or Alipay for shopping is so convenient.
5. He thought the news was _____________ because the numbers and the names in the report sounded real.
get married, believe, sell out, end up, disappear
ended up
were sold out
will disappear
believable
got married
Exercises
根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 他们喜欢相互开玩笑。
They like to ________ ________ ________ each other.
2. 他解释说他们用光了所有的水。
He explained that they _________ _________ _________ of all the water.
3. 那个男孩想要尽可能多的礼物。
The boy wanted _________ many gifts _______ ________.
4. 当遇到尴尬情况时, 你是怎么处理的
What would / will you do when ___________ ___________ happens to you
play jokes on
had run out
as as possible
something embarrassing
Homework
Try to retell the passage by yourself.
Write your funny story.