Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected Section B 2 (2a-2e) 课件(共27张PPT)

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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 2 (2a-2e)
人教版九年级
1. To learn new words, phrases and sentences:
announce, spaghetti, hoax, discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing, sell out, play tricks on sb., end up
(1) Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
(2) Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
(3) By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
2. To understand the stories of fooling others.
3. To predict the content of a passage using background knowledge.
Language Goal
Happy April Fool’s Day
What do people do on April Fool’s Day
Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other on April Fool’s Day.
They spread hoaxes.
n.闹剧；恶作剧
Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool’s Day Have you ever been fooled by others
2a
Please read the passage in 2b and get the general idea of the article.
Fast-reading
The general idea of the article is about 　　　　.
A. the stories about jokes and tricks
B. the celebration on April Fool’s Day
C. how to become famous on April
Fool’s Day
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.
2b
A
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.
Read the passage quickly. Match each paragraph with the main idea.
2b
Reading strategy(阅读策略):
Carefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can
help you guess the main idea of each passage.
Fast-reading
Introduction
Two funny stories
A sad story
One of the most famous tricks
2b
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
The Structure of the passage
2b
Read Para. 1 and find the answers.
1. Where does April Fool’s Day take place
2. When does it happen
3. What do people do on that day
April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in di erent 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.
In different countries around the world.
On April 1st every year.
Many people play all kinds of tricks
and jokes on each other.
请标出此段落所有定语从句
1. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. 愚人节是每年的四月一日，在这一天，人们互相捉弄，开各种玩笑。
play tricks on sb. 意为“捉弄某人”，
play jokes on sb.则是“对某人开玩笑 ”的意思
It's impolite to laugh at, stare at or play _____ on
disabled people.
A. fun B. jokes C. tricks D. parts
C
Language points
Language points
2. take place和happen 的区别：
(1) happen 表示偶然的没有预料到的事情的发生
take place 表示必然发生或经过布置、策划后进行的事情
An accident happened in that street.
Great changes have taken place in my hometown.
(2) 表示某人发生了什么事情要用 sth. happen(s) to sb.
例如：What happened to her （她出什么事了？）
(3) 某人碰巧做某事 sb. happen to do sth.
I happened to meet him in the park yesterday.
(4) 两者皆不用于被动语态。
Read Para. 2 and get the information about the two tricks.
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.
Spaghetti Trick
When
Who
Where
What
Result
宣告[ 'na ns]
骗局；恶作剧[h ks]
卖完
1. Why did the supermarkets run
out of spaghetti on April Fool’s Day
2c
2b
Because a reporter announced that there
would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti
farmers in Italy had stopped growing
spaghetti.
3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much
spaghetti as they could. 很多人跑到当地的超市抢购尽可能多的意大利面条。
as + adj./adv. + as sb. can / could 相当于as + adj./adv. + as possible，意为“尽可能地……”，在句中作状语。
e.g. We must do everything as well as we can.
= We must do everything as well as possible.
Please come as early as you can.
= Please come as early as possible.
请尽早来。
Language points
Read Para. 2 and get the information about the two tricks.
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.
Lose weight
water Trick
When
Who
Where
What
Result
发现；发觉[d s`k v ri]
2. What did the TV show say
the special water could do
2c
It was said that the special water
would help people lose weight.
2b
Read Para. 3 and find the answers.
4. What happened at last
2. What did he ask her to do
3. Did the joke have a happy ending
1. Who invited his girlfriend onto his show
1. A famous TV star.
2. He asked her to marry him.
Marriage Trick
2b
3. No, it didn’t.
取消
['k nsl]
4. He lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
3. Why did the TV star’s joke
have a bad ending
2c
Because he lost both his girlfriend
and his show.
What can we learn from the story
Sometimes playing tricks on others may do harm, we should learn to respect.
John is going to marry Jane.
Jane is going to get married to John.
4. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married.
marry v. “嫁，娶，结婚”
⑴ marry sb. 表示“嫁给某人”、“娶了某人”或“和某人结婚”
⑵ get/be married to sb.
get married和marry都指结婚的动作，不能与for+时间段连用；
be married 表示状态，可用于现在完成时中，和for +时间段连用。
She had ______________ for 8 years.
been married
Language points
5. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
1）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.
每回她试着和她丈夫争辩，她总是以流泪结束。
2）end up sth. 表示“结束某事”。
e.g. The scientist ended up his speech at last.
那个科学家最后结束了演讲。
3）end up with sth. （以……）结束
e.g. The students began with speaking English, but ended up with speaking Chinese. 同学们以说英语开始，却以说汉语结束。
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
Read Para. 4 and get the information about Alien Trick.
When
Who
Where
What
Result
Alien
Alien Trick
2b
Why
Time Place Who Trick Result
On ______ ___________ In England A _______ 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 A famous TV star asked his girlfriend _____________. The TV star lost _____________.
In ________, 1983 In _______ An actor _______ ________ 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
Aliens
had
left their homes
reporter
Orson
Wells
Fill in the blanks and retell the passage.
2b
Tricks and jokes can bring people not only happiness but also problems, even they may hurt others or ourselves!
Sweet tips
We’d better not play such jokes or tricks on others, especially in public!!! We should also pay attention to acting properly and finding a balance when playing tricks and jokes.
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 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.
had appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had rung away
2d
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
a. the funniest joke
b. the most embarrassing joke
c. the most creative joke
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, my classmates even my teachers all said to me “hello”. I didn’t know the reason then, later I knew why. What about you
A: One April Fool’s Day, my deskmate told me that my head teacher asked me to his office. I was very surprised and afraid. I didn’t know what had happened. But when I came into the teachers’ office, my head teacher said, “I think you have been fooled by your deskmate.” ...
Exercises
play
got
land
jokes with
married
on
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 _____
________.
3. 一架飞机将降落在机场。
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.
Exercises
take place
as many presents as
by the end of
Exercises
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. 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
happened
1. Review the new words and expressions you’ve
learned today.
2. Preview the new words and expressions.
3. Preview 3a-3b on page 95-96.