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Unit12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 1a-1e
Learning Objectives
By the end of this class, you will be able to:
learn something about April Fool’s Day;
tell your partner about something that happened to you recently;
read and translate the listening material correctly.
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...开某人的玩笑
be fooled by被某人愚弄
We often fool people on ___________________.
April Fool’s Day
Lead-in
Have you ever fooled others
Have you ever been fooled by others
Have you ever been an April Fool
How did you feel after you were fooled
angry
surprised
embarrassed
fool invite
costume embarrassed
go off call
get dressed empty
show up realize
change clock
tired stay up
Put these words in the correct columns in the chart. Some words can go in more than one column.
1a
costume
n. （特定场合穿的）服装；装束
get dressed 打扮起来
embarrassed adj. 窘迫的，害羞的
stay up(late)熬夜
go off发出声音
show up出现，露面
fool
costume
go off
get dressed
show up
change
tired
invite
embarrassed
call
empty
realize
clock
stay up
Nouns (people, places, things) Verbs (action words) Adjectives
(description words)
fool
fool
costume
go off
get dressed
show up
change
change
tired
invite
embarassed
call
call
empty
empty
realize
clock
stay up
Put these words in the correct columns in the chart. Some words can go in more than one column.
1a
Tell your partner about something that happened to you recently. Use two or more words in 1a.
1b
Last Friday night, my friend invited me to his birthday party…
e.g. Last Friday night, my friend invited me to his birthday party. When I got there, I found it was a costume party. I was the only person who wasn’t wearing a costume. I was really embarrassed.
Look at the people in the pictures and guess their feelings.
scared
sleepy
shocked
embarrassed
Let's guess
Pre-listening
What happened to them
Try to describe the pictures.
The boy is fooled by another boy who wears a monster mask.
The boy stays up studying.
The boy finds out that the school is empty . No other students show up.
A boy wears a costume to the party while others don’t.
a
b
c
d
Joe
Nick
Dave
No name
1c
Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fool’s Day. Listen and write each person’s name under the correct picture.
从题干中获得听力对话大意
听力对话涉及多个人物时，注意听取“呼语”，“人名和称谓”对识别人物起到重要的作用。
1. ______ a costume party
2. ______ my alarm went off
3. ______ stayed up all night
4. ______ was tired
5. ______ was really embarrassed
6. ______ the other kids showed up
D
N
J
J
D
N
Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below Write D for Dave, N for Nick and J for Joe.
1d
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
His friend________ him to a ________party.
When he________ there, he found that it________ a costume party. He was the only person ________a costume. He was really ____________.
His ________had fooled him
First
Next
Finally
invited
costume
got
wasn’t
wearing
embarrassed
friend
Dave
When his alarm clock_________ , he got up, took a _________ , got _________, and went to _________ .
When he got to school, the school was _________ . An hour later, other kids _________ .
His _________ had fooled him. He ___________ the clock to an hour earlier.
First
Next
Finally
went off
shower
dressed
school
empty
showed up
brother
had changed
Nick
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
His friend _________ him and told him they had a _________ test the next day.
By the time he got to math class; he was ______because he___________
all night _________ .
He found that his _________ had fooled him, they _________ a test at all.
First
Next
Finally
called
math
tired
had stayed up
studying
friend
didn’t have
Joe
Nick: Has someone ever tricked you on April Fool’s Day, Dave
Dave: Yes. A friend once invited me to a costume party. When I got there, I found that it wasn’t a costume party. I was the only person wearing a costume, and I was really embarrassed.
How about you, Nick
Nick: Well, last April Fool’s Day, when my alarm went off, I got up, took a shower, got dressed, and went to school. But when I got there, the school was empty. I was the only one there. After an hour, the other kids showed up, and I realized that my brother had fooled me.
Dave: He had
Nick: Uh-huh. He had changed the clock to an hour earlier.
What about you, Joe What happened to you on April Fool’s Day
Joe: Well, my friend called me on March 3lst last year and told me we had a math test the next day. By the time I got to math class, I was tired because I had stayed up all night studying. Then I found out that my friend had fooled me. We didn’t have a test at all!
How about you, Nick
Nick: Well, last April Fool’s Day, when my alarm went off, I got up, took a shower, got dressed, and went to school. But when I got there, the school was empty. I was the only one there. After an hour, the other kids showed up, and I realized that my brother had fooled me.
Dave: He had
Nick: Uh-huh. He had changed the clock to an hour earlier.
(闹钟等)发出响声
赶到；露面
穿衣服
Tell April Fool’s Day stories in your group. Use the information in 1c and 1d.
1e
What happened to Dave on April Fool’s Day
Well, a friend invited him to a costume party …
......
......
Dave
Nick
Joe
在愚人节，你愚弄过别人或被别人愚弄过吗？把你的经历讲给小组成员听吧。可参考下面的问题：
Have you ever fooled someone or have been fooled by someone
How did you feel when someone fooled you
What did he or she do when you fooled him/her
Do you think it is good to fool someone
When Where Who What How
Discussion
remember
愚人谚语、短语
None is a fool always, every one sometimes.
没有终身的傻瓜，也没有终身不当傻瓜的人。
If wise men play the fool, they do it with a
vengeance.
聪明人做起糊涂事来，那才糊涂透顶。
Play jokes until 12 o'clock.
Don’t carry the joke too far at others.
愚人节 禁忌(taboo)
(愚人不过12点。)
(愚人不能太过分。)
fool n. 傻瓜；愚人；受骗者 ；vt. 愚弄，欺骗；
He isn't a fool.他不是一个傻瓜。
He ___________ by his friend on April Fool’s Day.
愚人节那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。
Don't ______ your parents.不要欺骗你的父母。
Don’t be such a fool! 别这么傻了。
make a fool of … 取笑；捉弄
fool的形容词形式为foolish，意为“傻的；愚蠢的”，强调不聪明的。
It was very foolish of you to park the car near the bus stop.
你真愚蠢，竟然把车停在公共汽车站附近。
was fooled
fool
1.get dressed为动词短语，意为“打扮起来”，相当于be dressed或dress up。
如果后面有表示“衣服/颜色”的名词做宾语时，需用介词in，即“get/be dressed in+衣服/颜色”。
例：小女孩走进卧室打扮起来。
The little girl went to the bedroom to .
我妈妈穿着黑色的衣服。
My mother black.
get dressed
is dressed in
【拓展】get dressed与be dressed (in)
get dressed
be dressed (in)
表示“穿”的动作
表示“穿”的状态
He’s getting dressed.
He’s dressed in grey.
2.embarrassed adj. 窘迫的; 害羞的；尴尬的
She looked a bit ______________.
她看起来有点尴尬。
embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的，令人为难的。
That was an ______________situation for her.
那种情形让她难堪。
embarrassed
embarrassing
注意：
通常情况下，-ing形式表示“令人……的”；-ed形式表示“（人）感到……的”。embarrass 动词，意为“使窘迫”。embarrassed常用于描述人，通常作表语。embarrassing常用于描述事物，作定语或表语。
3. stay up意为“熬夜”，为不及物动词短语。
例：他经常熬夜玩电脑游戏。
He often stays up to play computer games.
stay up doing sth. 意为“熬夜做某事”。
例：她熬夜看书，直到午夜。
She stayed up reading until midnight.
【拓展】与stay相关的常见短语：
stay in
stay at home
stay out
stay with sb.
待在家里;不外出
待在家里
待在户外
与某人待在一起
一、用所给词的适当形式填空
1.There is nothing in the box. It’s ________ (full).
2. He invited me _____ (go) for a picnic, but I had no time.
3. How __________(fool) she is !
4. She took a quick shower and got ________ (dress).
5. What happened to you ________ (recent), Lucy
empty
to go
foolish
dressed
recently
Exercise
二、根据汉语提示完成句子，每空一词。
1. I left for the train station when my alarm clock ________
(发出响声).
2. Don't ________(熬夜) too late. Or you will feel tired in class.
3. Mike didn't ________ ____(露面) until 2:00 in the afternoon.
4. The ________ _____(化妆舞会) was exciting. Everyone had a lot of fun.
5. After Jack __________(穿好衣服)，he went out with a camera.
went off
stay up
show up
costume party
got dressed
