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Unit12 Life is full of the unexpected.
人教新目标版 九年级上
SectionB 2a-2e
阅读公开课
Learning objectives
掌握词汇：announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out , discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing
能读懂关于愚人节的文章。
通过阅读训练，提高理解关键词和短语的能力。
通过学习，能够让学生了解到国外的愚人节文化以及愚人节的不成文规定。
Warming-up
What kind of jokes do people play
1.When is April Fool’s Day
April 1st.
2.What do people usually do on April Fool’s Day
Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other on April Fool’s Day.
3.“He is an April Fool.” What does it mean
It means he was fooled by others.
How much do you know about April Fool's Day
put up interesting paper on one’s back
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.
put the toothpaste on one’s biscuits
Prediction
1.What can you see in the picture
2.What’s the main idea of this passage
A. The origin of April Fool’ Day.
B. How to celebrate April Fool’ Day.
C. Some tricks of April Fool’ Day.
1. An UFO.
Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.
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.
Fast reading
Skim the passage and anwer.
1.How many tricks are mentioned in this passage
Four ticks.
2.What are these four tricks about
aliens
spaghetti
special water
proposal(求婚)
Reading Tip
1
2
3
4
Introduction
Two funny stories
A sad story
One of the most famous tricks
Funny stories
A sad story
A famous trick
April Fool’s Day
An introduction
para.1
para.4
para.2
para.3
Fast reading
3.The structure of the passage.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
◆ The most famous trick played
◆ Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day.
◆ An introduction to April Fool’s Day
◆ A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day
most famous trick
Examples
introduction
A sad story
Some stories happened on April Fool's Day.
Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
Careful reading
Read Para 1 carefully and finish the task.
1.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.
April Fool’s Day
April 1st
in different countries
play all kinds of tricks and jokes
An introduction about April Fool’s Day.
what
when
where
how
Careful reading
Read para 2 carefully and finish the tasks.
2.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.
Where did it happen
Who played the trick
What was the trick
What was the result
A TV show.
In England.
There would be
_____ _____spaghetti. Because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had ________ _______spaghetti.
Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy__ _____ spaghetti __ ___ _____.
All of the spaghetti ______ ___ _______had been___ ___.
The trick of ______________.
spaghetti
no more
across
the country
sold out
as they could
as
much
stopped growing
Where did it happen
Who played the trick
What was the trick
What was the result
A reporter.
In England.
The special water would help people _____ ________.
More than 10,000 people had _______ the TV station to find out how to get this water.
The trick of ______________.
special water
lose weight
phoned
Both of the two things are __________.
hoaxes
What lesson can you learn from these two tricks
Each coin has two sides.
Think carefully before you act.
C. Where there is a will , there is a way. (有志者事竟成)
Careful reading
Read para3 carefully and finish the tasks.
3.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.
Where did it happen
Who played the trick
What was the trick
What was the result
A famous TV star.
On the star’s show.
He invited his girlfriend onto his show and _____ her ___ ______him.
The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was __________.
The trick of ______________.
proposal
canceled
The lady felt happy and she really wanted to ____ _____. So she agreed, but she was fooled by the star
asked
to marry
get married
Do you think it is very funny
What can you learn from the sad story
How do you like the TV star
No, it’s not funny at all! He had gone too far. (做得太过分了)
He is an inconsiderate (不体谅人的)man and he didn’t care about his girlfriend’s feeling at all.
We should not harm anyone when we play jokes.
Careful reading
Read para4 carefully and finish the tasks.
4.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.
奥森·威尔斯Orson Welles
/' :s n/ /welz/
是美国集演员、导演、编剧、制片人等多种角色于一身的电影、广播剧天才。1975年，AFI授予威尔斯终身成就奖，他的贡献，令无数后人仰望，
奥逊·威尔斯是美国历史上一位罕见的具有重要文化意义的电影、广播剧天才。
Where did it happen
Who played the trick
What was the trick
What was the result
An actor called Orson Wells.
In America.
Thousands of people had left their homes.
The trick of ______________.
aliens
Orson Welles __________ on his radio program that aliens from _____ had ________ ___the earth.
announced
Mars
landed on
Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country.
What does “ it ” refer to
Can we play jokes about things related to (与….有关) safety or crime (犯罪)
He described where aliens from Mars had landed and told how they were moving across the United States.
We’d better not. If so, the world will be in a panic(处于恐慌中).
What can you learn from the story
Don’t play tricks on the safety of a country. It is very important for everyone.
（不要拿一个国家的安危开玩笑，安全对于每个人来说是非常重要的。）
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
A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as 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.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
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
It was in October 1938.
Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
I think the story of a famous movie star is the most believable. The story of aliens from Mars is the least believable. Because the movie star is living with people. People never see any aliens on the earth.
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 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。
例：The sports meeting will take place in our school.
运动会将在我校举行。
I happened to be in the lab that day. 那天我碰巧在实验室。
Language points
2. 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.)（以……）结束；最终成为；最后处于
end up sth. 表示“结束某事”。
end up with sth. （以……）结束
1.记者刚刚结束了他的报道。
The reporter has just _________________.
2. 聚会以一曲舞蹈结束。
The party ______________ a dance.
3. 他们做了很多工作，结果什么也没得到。
They did much work, but they ________________ nothing.
ended up his report
ended up with
ended up getting
3. He asked her to marry him. 他向她求婚。
marry v. “结婚；嫁；娶”
(1) marry sb. 表示 “和某人结婚”
(2) get married to sb. 意为“与某人结婚”，该短语表示动作，不能与一段时间连用。
(3) be married to sb. 意为“与某人结婚”，表示状态，可以和表示一段时间的状语连用。
例：她去年嫁给了约翰。
She _________ John last year.
= She _______________John last year.
= She ___________________John for one year.
married
got married to
has been married to
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).
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.
appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
had called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
ended
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
Check the phrases
发生
当地的超市
卖光
减肥
弄清；查明
以做某事告终
结婚
取消他的节目
成百上千的；数以百计的
成千上万的；数以千计的
警官
take place
local supermarkets
sell out
lose weight
find out
end up doing sth.
get married
cancel his show
hundreds of
thousands of
police officers
Phrases summary
Complete the blanks and try to retell.
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 ____________
____________
In ________, 1983 In _______ ________ landed on the earth Thousands of people ______ _____________
Fool’s Day
April
no more
spaghetti
sold out
Fool’s Day
April
England
lose weight
phoned the TV station to get the water
October
America
to marry him
his girlfriend
and his show
Aliens
had
left their homes
Summay
Let’s tell the tricks.
The Four Tricks
Spaghetti
trick
Special water
marriage
trick
Alien
trick
Retelling time
no more spaghetti
stop growing spaghetti
run to the local supermarkets
be sold out
special water
help people lose weight
phone the TV station
TV star
ask girlfriend to marry him
joke
lose
Orson Welles
aliens from the Mars
land
sound so real
hoax
left their home
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 ...
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
Example
I was very glad to eat it first. Then I felt strange. It tasted special. What was it I looked at my little brother. He laughed loudly and said nothing.
Later that day, I knew he put toothpaste (牙膏) into the Oreo. I couldn’t believe I was fooled by him. I brushed my teeth again. After that, my brother gave me a box of Oreo, and said “Happy April Fool’s Day.” Finally I was happy to get these delicious biscuits.
I think I had a happy and lucky day.
What a lucky day!
What should we be careful about while playing tricks
Don’t use insulting words.
Don’t make fun of people’ s weakness. For example, if somebody is too fat or too short…
Don’t go beyond the morals.
Don’t break the law……
Cautions
Futher thinking
The harm to any person’s trick is wrong; we should learn how to respect.
伤害到任何一个人的恶作剧都是错误的，我们应该懂得尊重。
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