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Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 1a-2e
1.When is April Fool’s Day
2.What do people usually do on April Fool’s Day
3.“He is an April Fool.” What does it mean
On April 1st.
People play jokes on each other.
/ People fool each other.
It means he was fooled by others.
play jokes on sb.开某人的玩笑
be fooled by sb. 被某人愚弄
What is the video about
Have you ever fooled others
Have you ever been fooled by others
Let’s talk
How did you feel after you were fooled
What happened to you
No name
Joe
Nick
Dave
a. The boy was very scared because he thought he had met monster.
b. He was tired because he had stayed up studying.
c. The boy finds out that the school is empty .
No other students show up.
d.The boy was the only one wearing a costume.
stay up doing sth.
熬夜做某事
show up 露面，出现
N
J
J
D
N
Tell April Fool’s Day stories in your group. Use the information in 1c and 1d.
What happened to sb.
某人发生了什么事？
1
2
3
4
What is the main idea of each paragrapf
While-reading
An introduction to April Fool’s Day.
Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day.
A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day.
One of the most famous tricks played.
One of the most famous tricks 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.
How many stories are mentioned in this passage What are they
Marriage Trick
aliens
Spaghetti
Special water
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.
1. Read Para 1 carefully and answer the questions.
1. Where does April Fool’s Day take place
2.What do people do on April Fool’s Day
It takes place in different countries around the world.
Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
2. Read para 2 carefully and finish the tasks.
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.
1. How many tricks are mentioned in this paragraph
2. Paragraph 2 : examples
two
First one :
Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti
use up
A reporter
announced
Farmers spaghetti.
So, there would be no more spaghetti.
had stopped growing
People
ran to the supermarkets
to .
buy as much spaghetti
as they could
Result
All of the spaghetti across the country .
had been sold out
spaghetti (意大利面条)
Second one: the discovery of .
2. Paragraph 2 : two examples
special water
lose
weight
in just
four months.
By the end of the day , people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.
more than 10,000
What can you learn from the two examples
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)
B
1.What did the famous TV star ask his his girl to do
2.What did he reply when his girl friend said yes
3.What’s the result
He invited his girlfriend onto his show and asked her to marry him.
“April Fool !”
The TV star lost his girl friend and his show was canceled.
3.Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
4. Do you think it is very funny
What can you learn from the sad story
Maybe we shouldn’t play tricks about love or marriage.
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。
when who what was announced on the radio result
4. Read paragraph 4 aloud. Then fill in the blanks.
In October, 1938
Orson Welles
aliens from Mars had landed on the earth
Thousands of people had left their homes.
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
He described where aliens from Mars had landed and told how they were moving across the United States.
Can we play jokes about things related to (与….有关) safety or crime
We’d better not. If so, the world will be in a panic(处于恐慌中).
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.）
I think the ...is the most/least believable because...
6. Which of these stories is the most believable Which is the least believable Why
listen and repeat
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.
happen/ take place 发生
play trick/jokes on sb捉弄
announce宣布 announcement n.
not...anymore=no more不再，已不
stop doing停止干 stop to do停下来干另一件事
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.
hoax骗局，恶作剧
be sold out被卖光
lose weight减肥
find out查明，弄清
discovery发现，发觉 discover v.
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.
end up doing/as
cancel取消
canceled或cancelled，现在分词为canceling 或cancelling。
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.
one of the最高级+名词复数+V单数 （....之一）
rather than代替，而不是
land on登陆，着陆，take off
make/find it +ajd.+to do/that 从句
hundreds of成百上千的
officer军官，官员
蔓延整个国家
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
1.发生
2.开某人玩笑
3.捉弄某人
4. 在愚人节
5.尽可能地…
6.卖光/被卖光
7.减肥
8.发现；查明
9.以做某事告终
10.与某人结婚
11.在...着陆
12.美国
13.数以百计的人们
14.整个国家
take place/happen
play jokes on sb
play tricks on sb
on April Fool's Day
as...as sb can(could)/possible
sell out/be sold out
lose weight
find out
end up doing sth
marry sb/get married to sb
land on
the United States
hundreds of people
the whole country
take off
根据汉语意思完成下面的句子。
1. 人们相互开各种各样的玩笑。
People ______ all kinds of _____ _____ each other.
2. 她父亲抚养她直到她结婚。
Her father supported her until she _____ ________.
A plane will ______ ______ the airport.
4. 生日晚会什么时候举行？
When will the birthday party ______ ______
5. 这个小男孩想要尽可能多的礼物。
The little boy wants _____ _____ _______ ____ possible.
6. 我下个月底会回来。
I will be back _____ _____ _____ _____ next month.
play
jokes with
got
married
land on
take place
as many presents as
by the end of
7. 这家商店的衬衫都卖光了。
The shop _____ _____ all their shirts.
8. 我穿好衣服吃早餐。
I ___ _______ and had breakfast.
9. 你觉得这里的食物怎么样？
_____ do you _____ _____ the food here
10. 当他问到我这个问题时我恰好读过这篇文章。
I ________ to have read the article when he asked me
about it.
sold out
got dressed
How
feel about
happened
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