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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B
2a-2e
To master some new words and phrases: announce,
spaghetti, hoax, sell out, discovery, lady, cancel, officer,
believable, disappear, embarrassing.
To understand some difficult sentences.
To develop the reading skills.
To know about the harm caused by jokes and develop the
good behaviors.
Objectives
Review
go off
stay up
get dressed
show up
costume party
（闹钟）响
熬夜
穿着打扮
露面，出现
化装舞会
Dave’s friend ________ him to a costume party. When he _____there, he found that he was the only person ________ a costume. His friend _______ him. He was really ______________.
Nick got up when his alarm clock __________. But he arrived at school, he found it was _______. The other kids ____________after an hour. He realized that his brother ____________ him.
On March 31, Joe’s friend told him they ___________ a math test the next day. By the time he _____to math class, he was _______ because he ______________ all night studying. Then he found out his friend _____________ him. There was no math test at all!
invited
got
wearing
fooled
embarrassed
would have
got
tired
had stayed up
had fooled
went off
empty
showed up
had fooled
Fill in the blanks according to 1d.
announce
spaghetti
hoax
sell out
discovery
lady
v. 宣布；宣告
n. 意大利面
n. 骗局；恶作剧
卖光
n. 发现；发觉
n. 女士；女子
New words
cancel
officer
believable
disappear
embarrassing
v. 取消；终止
n. 军官；官员
adj. 可相信的；可信任的
v. 消失；不见
adj. 使人害羞的
Lead-in
How many countries are mentioned in the video
How do the people celebrate the festival in these countries
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
How many stories are mentioned in this passage
Four.
Scan the passage. Then answer the question.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
C. An introduction to
April Fool’s Day
B. Two funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day
A. One of the most famous
tricks played
D. A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day
Read and match
Reading strategy:
The first sentence in each paragraph
can help you.
2b
April Fool’s Day
1. Where does April Fool’s Day take place
2. When does it happen
3. What do people do on that day
Read Para.1 and find the answers.
Careful reading
Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
It happens on April 1st every year.
April Fool’s Day takes place in different countries around the world.
1.愚人节
2.发生
3.开某人的玩笑
4.捉弄某人
5.各种各样的
April Fool’s Day
take place/ happen
play a joke/jokes on sb
play a trick/tricks on sb
all kinds of
1.What did the reporter in England announce
2.What did people do after they heard the news
3.What’s the result of the trick
Read the joke 1 and answer the questions.
There would be no more spaghetti because the 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.
Trick
Response
Result
It had been sold out across the country
result
farmers in Italy had stopped growing it
why
in England
where
announced that there would be no more spaghetti
what
a reporter
who
Let me tell you a hoax that happened in England.
Read the story 2 and fill in the blanks.
Trick
Result
The _____________ would help
people___________.
By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people ___________ the TV station to find out _____
______________.
special water
lose weight
had phoned
how to
get this water
How do you feel about these
two stories
6.不再
7.尽可能地
8.卖光
9.减肥
no more/ not … any more
as … as possible/ one can/could
sell out
lose weight
A famous star asked his
girlfriend to marry him.
Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanks.
Trick
Time
Place
Result
ji
on April Fool's day
his show
The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
What do you think of the famous star
end up doing sth. =？
invite sb onto the show
ask sb. to marry sb.
Marry sb.
get married to sb
have a happy ending
his show was canceled
以做某事而结束
邀请某人参加节目
向某人求婚
与某人结婚
与某人结婚
有一个高兴的结局
他的节目被取消了
关 键 词 二
。
。
。
。
Read Para. 4 and fill in the blanks.
Time
Trick
Response
Result
In October,1938.
Orson Wells announced that Aliens from Mars had landed on the earth.
Hundreds of people believed the story, and
fear spread across the whole country.
Thousands of people had left their homes.
Do all the jokes and tricks happen only on April Fool’s Day
发生
卖完
以做某事而结束
结婚
停止做…
减肥
几百
Pay attention to the following underlined parts.
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 Wells tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Wells
6. Which of these stories is the most believable Which is the least believable
7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
2c
1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day
A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
Check your answers.
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 said that the special water would help people lose weight.
He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
It was in October 1938.
Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
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
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.
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 supermarket.
By the time people _________(find out) the story was not true, all spaghetti in the supermarkets _______________ (disappear).
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
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
2d
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class.
The class will vote for:
Example: 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 story
a. the funniest joke
b. the most embarrassing joke
c. the most creative joke
2e
‘Toothpaste’ Oreo
牙膏味奥利奥
Chicken Hamburger
鸡肉汉堡
Your shoelaces are untied 你鞋带开了
Teacher called you
老师喊你去办公室
___________________________.
___________________________.
____________________________.
______________________________.
When did it happen
What happened
What's your reaction
How did the day end
Time/Place
Trick
Response
Result
Share your jokes and tricks.
Life is full of the unexpected.
Let’s accept it, enjoy it
and challenge it!
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。
But,
April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
愚人节是一个世界上许多不同国家都会庆祝的节日。
Language points
fool n. 傻瓜；愚人；受骗者
vt. 愚弄，欺骗； 。
1) People always think I’m a fool.
人们总认为我是个傻瓜。
2) 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。
take place 发生；进行；举行；产生(有预谋的)
happen v. 发生，碰巧(偶然的)
e.g. Many changes have taken place in my hometown these years.
这些年我的家乡发生了很大的变化。
The car accident happened on a rainy day.
那次交通事故发生在一个雨天。
词条 意思 例句
take place 事先计划或预料到的事情发生；举行 The next meeting will take place on Thursday.
happen 偶然或出乎意料发生的事情 It’s impossible to predict (预测) what will happen next.
come about 发生；产生，事情已发生，不知原因，疑问句或否定句 Can you tell me how the thing came about
break out 突然发生；爆发。战争、灾难、疾病或争吵 World War Ⅱ broke out in 1939.
come about, happen, take place, break out
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) Look at your clothes. What _____________ to you on your way here
2) Everyone in our school doesn’t know how the thing _____________.
3) Great changes have _____________ in the small city since I came here.
4) The flu usually _____________ in spring.
happened
came about
taken place
breaks out
2. ..., all the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
sell out 卖完；售完；出售
on sale 出售，打折销售
1) The next day the bookshops sold out.
第二天书店就卖断了货。
2) Football games often sell out well in advance.
足球比赛的门票常常提前销售一空。
3. …a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because…
英国的一位记者宣称，……以后将不再有意大利面条了。
no more 不再。常放在be动词、助动词、情态动词之后，实义动词之前。=not...any more。
e.g. He no more lives here.
=He doesn’t live here any more. (翻译)
他不再在这里居住了。
4. … a TV show reported the discovery of a special water. 一个电视节目报道说发现了一种特殊的水。
discovery n. 发现，发觉；（剧情的）
发展；被发现的事物
discover v. 发现
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。
Who first discovered the truth that the earth goes round the sun
是谁第一个发现了地球绕着太阳转？
5. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
许多愚人节玩笑的结局并不那么有趣。
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.
每次她试着和她丈夫争辩，她总是以流泪结束。
end up sth. 结束某事
end up with sth. 以……结束
e.g. The scientist ended up his speech at last.
The students began with speaking English, but ended up with speaking Chinese. (翻译)
那个科学家最后结束了演讲。
同学们以说英语开始，却以说汉语结束。
【拓展】
【语境应用】完成句子。
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
marry v. “嫁，娶，结婚”
e.g. Henry didn’t marry until he was over fifty．
亨利直到过了50岁才结婚。
(1) marry sb. 表示“嫁给某人”、“娶了某
人”或“和某人结婚”
(2) get/be married to sb.
e.g. John is going to marry Jane.
约翰要和简结婚了。
6. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married. 这个女士非常高兴，因为她真的想要
7. One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April.
然而，世界上最出名的恶作剧之一却发生在十月而不是四月。
rather than 而不是。常连接两个并列的成分。
e.g. Molly likes rice rather than noodles.
To our surprise, the rich man goes to work on foot rather than by car.
【拓展】
rather than与prefer to 连用时：prefer to do sth. rather than do/doing/to do sth. 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事，与would rather do sth. than do sth.结构同义。
e.g. The weather is cold. Susan prefers to stay at home rather than travel/traveling/to travel.
= The weather is cold. Susan would rather stay at home than travel.
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) Ann依赖于她爸爸而不是她妈妈。
2) 今天下午我们去游泳而不是去购物。
3) Kevin宁愿步行去那儿而不愿坐公交车去。
Ann depends on her father rather than her mother.
We will go swimming rather than go shopping this afternoon.
Kevin prefers to walk there rather than go/going/to go there by bus. /
Kevin would rather walk there than go there by bus.
1. The two _______(lady) usually talk about their children in the evening.
2. Oh, here comes a police_________(office). Let's ask him for help.
3. They organized a dinner party in___________ (celebrate)
of their victory.
4. All the children shouted happily when Mr. Chen _________ (announce) the good news.
5. The_________(discover) of gold in this small village made all the villagers rich overnight.
ladies
officer
celebration
announced
discovery
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
Exercises
根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
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
Funny stories
A sad story
A famous trick
An introduction
para.1
para.4
para.2
para.3
April Fool’s Day
Funny stories
Summary
1.愚人节
2.发生
3.开某人的玩笑
4.捉弄某人
5.各种各样的
April Fool’s Day
take place/ happen
play a joke/jokes on sb
play a trick/tricks on sb
all kinds of
6.不再
7.尽可能地
8.卖光
9.减肥
no more/ not … any more
as … as possible/ one can/could
sell out
lose weight
end up doing sth. =？
invite sb onto the show
ask sb. to marry sb.
Marry sb.
get married to sb
have a happy ending
his show was canceled
以做某事而结束
邀请某人参加节目
向某人求婚
与某人结婚
与某人结婚
有一个高兴的结局
他的节目被取消了
Homework
1. 复述课文中的几个故事。
2. 对家人进行调查， 看他们在生活或工作中有没有被人愚弄或是否愚弄过别人，写篇短文，和大家分享。
The unexpected is sometimes a chance.
