Section B 2a-2e 课件+嵌入视频 Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected（人教版九年级全册）

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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 2a-2e
Warm up
Some jokes
To learn the new words and phrases
announce spaghetti hoax discovery lady cancel
officer believable disappear embarrassing sell out
To learn some famous tricks or jokes all over the world happened on April Fool’s Day.
To grasp(掌握) and improve the reading skills.
Learning objects
Research
announce v. 宣告；宣布 其后常加名词或that从句
announcement n.
discovery n. 发现 the discovery of... ...的发现
discover v. believable → unbelievable in believe
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
(1). On April 1st.
(1). People play jokes/tricks on each other.
(2). People play games together.
(1). It means he was fooled by others.
(2). On May 1st.
(2). It means he is a fool.
Background Knowledge
Interaction
April Fool's Day is a traditional day to play jokes on others. No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have started in France. In the 16th century, people celebrated New Year's Day from March 25 to April 1. In the mid-1560s King Charles IX changed it from March 25 to January 1. But some people still celebrated it on April 1, so others called them April Fools (四月愚人). (Origin起源)
2b
Listen to the passage quickly. Then match
each paragraph with the main idea.
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
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Scanning
The passage mainly talks about ________.
the origin of April Fool’s Day
the tradition of April Fool’s Day
some stories about famous tricks and jokes on April Fool’s Day
Main idea
Reading skill:
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.
Arrange the structure of the passage
general introduction
stories about tricks
April Fool’s Day
where
when
what
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.1
Careful reading
Read Para. 1 and underline the information below.
1.Where does April Fool’s Day take place
It takes place in different countries around the world.
2.When does April Fool’s Day happen
It happens on April 1st.
3.What do people do on that day
People play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
_________________
____________(who) ____________(where) announced _______________________________ (what) because
_____________________________________________
(cause). _______________________________________
____________________________________(result)
Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks.
The first trick
the spaghetti trick
A reporter
in England
there would be no more spaghetti
the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing it.
Many people run to...buy...as...asthey could.
By the time...all of the spaghetti...sold out.
意大利面条
____________________
the special water trick
The second trick
who ________________
where ________________
what __________________________________
__________________________________
result__________________________________
__________________________________
A TV show
In England
reported the discovery of special water that could help people lose weight.
By the end of the day, more than 10000 people had phoned the TV station…
Read the Para. 3 and choose the best choice.
1. What does the Para. 3 talk about
A. A funny trick by a famous TV star.
B. A trick which led to the failure of a TV show.
C. The proposing (求婚) trick on April Fool’s Day.
2. What does the phrase “April Fool!” mean
A. It means the lady was fooled by the TV star
on April Fool’s Day.
B. It means the lady was a fool on the show.
C. It means the lady was foolish indeed.
Read again and complete the passage according to your comprehension.
On April Fool’s Day, a famous TV star _______ his girlfriend who wanted to get ________ to his show. Then he played a joke on her. The little joke was a really great ________ for her and it had a _______ ending — the TV star ____ his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
invited
married
surprise
terrible
lost
Read the Para. 4 and judge true(T) or false(F).
____ The alien trick happened in April.
____ Orson Welles announced the aliens from Mars
would land on the earth.
____ The fear of aliens spread across the whole country.
____ All the people in the United States believe the story.
____ The story was announced as a hoax by police officers.
F
F
T
T
F
in October
had landed
Many people
Read again and number them in order.
( ) Hundreds of people believed the story and fear
spread.
( ) Thousands of people had left their homes.
( ) Police officers announced the story was a hoax.
( ) A radio program announced that aliens from
Mars had landed on the earth.
1
2
3
4
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 supermarkets.
appeared
rushed
2. By the time people ________ (find out) the story was not
true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets____________(disappear).
found out
had disappeared
3. By the time the day _____ (end), more than 10,000 people
_________ (call) the TV station to ask about the special water.
ended
had called
4. By the time the show _____ (end), the TV star _______ (lose)
his girl friend.
ended
had lost
5. By the time police officers ____ (tell) the country that the story
was a hoax, many people _________ (run away) from their homes.
told
had run away
Feedback
2d
发生
和…开玩笑
尽某人所能…
4.卖光
5.以…而告终
6.（和某人）结婚
7.而不是
8.在地球上降落
9.恐惧在整个国家蔓延
take place
play jokes on…
as… as sb. could
sell out…
end up doing…
get / be married to sb.
rather than
land on the earth
fear spread across the whole country
Summary
=as...(adj./adv.) as possible
sell-sold-sold
marry sb.
spread-spread
general introduction
stories about tricks
April Fool’s Day
where
when
what
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.1
spaghetti trick & special water trick
proposing trick
alien trick
Mindmap
Retell the passage
Para. 1: An introduction to April Fool’s Day .
a celebration→on April 1st→play all kinds of tricks and jokes.
Para. 2: Two funny stories
a story about spaghetti
a story about special water
a reporter→no more spaghetti→people ran to buy →had been sold out
a TV show→the discovery of special water →help lose weight →had phoned the TV station →find out how to get this water
Para. 3: A sad story
a TV star: invited his girlfriend →asked her to marry him
the lady: happy→wanted to get married→April Fool
lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled
Para. 4: One of the most famous tricks
happened in October→aliens had landed on the earth →people believed →fear spread across the country →people had left their homes
Retelling
Homework
MX Lesson 4
Read and remember the key words, phrases and sentences.
Try to retell the passage with your partner.
1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool's Day
A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti because spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
2. What did the TV show say the special water could do
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight and that one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just four months.
3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
Because he lost both his girlfriend and his show.
2c
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
In October, 1938.
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
Because he 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 the first is the most believable because it’s possible that
farmers in Italy stop growing spaghetti. And the second is the least
believable because there’s no water like this on the earth.
7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories
Yes, I would. / No, I wouldn’t.