Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.Section B (2a－Self Check)课件(共18张PPT)

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Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B (2a－Self Check)
一
学习目标
【知识目标】Important words：discovery；lady；cancel；officer；believable；disappear
Important phrases：take place；play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other；sell out；lose weight；by the end of the day；end up；get married；have a happy ending；fear spread across the whole country
Important sentences：
1. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax，all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
2. By the end of the day，more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.
3. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax，thousands of people had left their homes.
【能力目标】
学会使用背景知识来帮助理解阅读内容；掌握通过找主题句、例证、观点阐释来理清文章结构的方法。
【情感目标】
学会把握愚人节玩笑的度；学会成为一个幽默风趣的人。
二
教学过程
自主学习
根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
1．He ____(宣布) he would marry a French girl next month.
2．The ____(结局) of the novel is very surprising.
3．Because of the heavy rain，the school talent show was ____(取消)．
4．The old man said what the boy said was ____(可信的)．
5．When I rushed out my house，the thief had ____(消失)．
情景导入
1．Do you believe all news from the radio
2．What will happen if the radio tells lies
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
...
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
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
2c
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
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
Because he lost both his girlfriend and his show.
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
Because a reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti
as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
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.
6. Which of these stories is the most believable Which is the least believable Why
I think… Because…
7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories
Yes, I would. Because…
No, I wouldn’t. Because…
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
2d
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
found out
had disappeared
rushed
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
2e
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 ...
a. the funniest joke
b. the most embarrassing joke
c. the most creative joke
Can you remember a lucky or an unlucky day What happened Make some notes about what you remember.
3a
Write a story about your lucky or unlucky day and tell your story to a partner or the class.
3b
My lucky/unlucky day
I will always remember the date…
This was the luckiest/unluckiest day of my life…
When I woke up that morning…
Later that day,…
I couldn’t believe…
Then/After that, …
Finally,…
I think…
What a lucky/an unlucky day!
1. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
Self Check
market
west
accident
officers
missed
lady
unexpected
cancelled
cancel
miss
west
accident
lady
officer
market
unexpected
2. Think of ways to finish the answers.
1. A:Why didn’t you hand in your science homework？
B:Before I could start working on it, ____________________
___________________________________________________.
2. A:Why didn’t you take a shower this morning
B:By the time I got up, _______________________________
___________________________________________________.
3. A:Why did you have to walk home from school
B:By the time I left my school, _________________________.
my baby brother started
crying and I had to look after him as my mother was sick
the school bus had already left
my sister had already gone into the
bathroom and the bus was honking for me to hurry up