Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section B (2a~2e)课件（48张PPT)

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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B (2a~2e)
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Revision
Retell the stories about April Fool’s Day. (1c)
The key words:
invited, a costume party, found, had fooled,
the only person wearing, embarrassed
Dave
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Retell the stories about April Fool’s Day. (1c)
Nick
The key words:
went off , got dressed, empty, showed up,
had changed,
to an hour earlier
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Retell the stories about April Fool’s Day. (1c)
Joe
The key words:
called had a test,
by the time, had stayed up, found out
2
1
能熟悉并能正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语
能通过阅读文章，了解四个发生在愚人节的有趣的故事
知识梳理
New phrases
1.发生 _______________________
2.当地的超市 _______________________
3.卖光 _______________________
4.减肥 _______________________
5.弄清；查明 _______________________
take place
local supermarkets
sell out
lose weight
find out
New phrases
6.以做某事告终 __________________
7.结婚 __________________
8.取消他的节目 __________________
9.成百上千的;数以百计的 __________________
10.警官 __________________
end up doing sth.
get married
cancel his show
hundreds of
police officers
重点探究
通过阅读文章，了解四个发生在愚人节的有趣的故事
2a 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.
愚人节恶作剧 (tricks)
最著名的玩笑——
1957年4月1日英国BBC播出了这样一条
消息 ：多亏刚过去的温和冬天有效的
控制了面条树虫害，瑞士南部一户农家
的意大利面条喜获大丰收。画面中，一
名女子仔细的将意大利面条从树上摘下
来，把它们放到太阳下晒干。因为在当
时，意大利菜在英国还不常见。许多英
国人并不知道意大利面条是用小麦粉做
成的。上百通电话打到BBC，有人指出
消息错误，有人疑惑不解，甚至有人询
问：怎么自己种意大利面条树呢？
BBC:意大利面条树大丰收
1998年4月1日，麻省理工学院（MIT）的主页上发布了一则爆炸性的消息 ：华纳迪士尼公司将以建立69亿美元的奖学金信托基金的形式买下这所声名显赫的大学。新闻图片上，MIT著名的大圆顶配上了一对米奇的大耳朵。校园将迁往佛罗里达奥兰多市的迪士尼乐园，并将更名为“迪士尼理工学院” 。
（Disney Institute of Technology）
最欢乐的玩笑——
麻省理工学院易主迪士尼
最友爱的玩笑——
2008年BBC摄制组在南极附近拍摄了自然历史系列《进化的奇迹》，里面讲述了阿德利企鹅飞翔的故事，这个飞翔的企鹅的视频成了互联网上观看最多的视频之一。解说员特瑞琼斯解释说，这些企鹅不是挤在一起忍受冬天的严寒，而是飞去几千里以外的南美洲热带雨林享受热带温暖的阳光。
BBC：飞翔的企鹅
最实用的玩笑——
呀！ 你
鞋带
散啦！
你的鞋带散了！
What can you see in the picture
2.What does the passage may talk about
An UFO.
It may talk about the little trick on the April Fool’s Day. Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.
Look at the picture and questions in 2b. Then answer the questions below.
Pre-reading
How many stories are mentioned in this passage
Four.
Read the passage quickly. Then answer the question.
Reading task1
2b Read the passage quickly. Match each paragraph with the main idea.
Reading task2
Para 1
Para 3
Para 4
Para 2
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 Para. 1 carefully and finish the task.
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.
Reading task3
1.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. 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.
Read Para. 2 carefully and finish the task.
Story 1
Reading task4
2.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.
2.Who announced spaghetti trick
A. A farmer B. A reporter
1. What’s spaghetti trick
Farmers stop growing spaghetti.
The price of spaghetti will be high.
3.What’s the result of spaghetti trick
A. Farmers stop growing spaghetti.
B. All of the spaghetti had been sold out
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Story 2
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.What the TV show say the special water could do
2.What happened in the end
This special water would help people lose weight.
More than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.
Read Para.3 carefully and finish the task.
Story 3
Reading task4
3.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.
判断句子正（T）误（F）。
（1）A famous star invited his girlfriend onto his show.
（2）He really wanted to marry his girlfriend but she
refused.
（3）The little joke had a very happy ending.
T
F
F
Read Para.4 carefully and finish the task.
Reading task4
Story 4
4.One of the world's most famous tricks，however，happened in October rather than in 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.
Orson Welles
/' :s n/ /welz/
奥森·威尔斯Orson Welles
是美国集演员、导演、编剧、制片人等多种角色于一身的电影、广播剧天才。1975年，AFI授予威尔斯终身成就奖，他的贡献，令无数后人仰望，奥逊·威尔斯是美国历史上一位罕见的具有重要文化意义的电影、广播剧天才。
( ) Hundreds of people believed the story and fear spread.
( ) Thousands of people left their homes.
( ) The aliens from Mars landed on the earth.
( ) Police officers announced the story was a hoax.
( ) A radio program announced the news.
Read and number them in order.
2
5
1
4
3
Story Time Country Trick Ending
1
2
3
4
Read the whole passage
again and complete the chart.
April Fool’s Day
April Fool’s Day
______, 1938
April Fool’s Day
October
England
England
America
There would be no more _________.
All of the spaghetti was ________.
The special water would help people __________.
More than 10,000 people called to _____.
A famous TV star asked his girlfriend to __________.
The TV star lost _____________ and his show ____________.
The ____ from Mars landed on the earth.
Thousands of people _____ ___________.
spaghetti
sold out
lose weight
get it
marry him
his girlfriend
was canceled
aliens
left
their homes
Reading task4
2c Read the passage carefully and answer these questions.
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
3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars
landing on the earth
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
6. Which of these stories is the most believable Which is
the least believable Why
7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories
It was in October 1938.
Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people
believed the story.
I think the story of a famous TV star is the most believable. The story of aliens from Mars is the least believable. Because the TV star proposed to his girlfriend was normal, but people never see any aliens on the earth.
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
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 called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
2e 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
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…
小组展示
1 组
2 组
3 组
4 组
活动小结
通过以上的活动，我们完成了相关阅读任务，了解了四个发生在愚人节有趣的故事。其Trick分别是：
story 1:__________________________________;
story 2:__________________________________________;
story 3:__________________________________________;
story 4:___________________________________;
There would be no more spaghetti
The special water would help people lose weight
A famous TV star asked his girlfriend to marry him
The aliens from Mars landed on the earth.
重点单词/短语
“火眼金睛”
观察下列的单词/短语/句型，找出文中的相关句子并翻译。
announce
end up
discovery
marry
sell out
hoax
show up
重点探究
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.
announce作及物动词，意为“宣布；述说；声称” 侧重预报人们所关心或感兴趣的事情,尤指新闻之类的消息。
e.g. Our manager announced that he would take charge of it.
我们经理宣布说他将负责此事。
By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
(1)hoax作动词，意为“欺骗；戏弄”。
e.g. They hoax him out of his money. 他们骗去他的钱。
(2) hoax作可数名词，意为“骗局；恶作剧”
e.g. They were the victims of a cruel hoax.
他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
(2) sell out 卖完；售完；出售
e.g. The next day the bookshops sold out.
第二天书店就卖断了货。
discovery n. 发现，发觉；
（剧情的）发展；被发现的事物
e.g. He knows that he had made a real discovery.
他知道他已经发现了一件真正的珍品。
marry v. “嫁，娶，结婚”
e.g. Henry didn’t marry until he was over fifty．
亨利直到过了50岁才结婚。
(1) marry sb. 表示“嫁给某人”、“娶了某 人”
或“和某人结婚”
(2) get/be married to sb.
e.g. John is going to marry Jane.
约翰要和简结婚了。
The other kids showed up.
show up 露面，到场;（使）看得见
e.g. We waited until five o’clock, but he did not show up.
我们一直等到了5点，但是他始终没有露面。
Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
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。
【拓展】
(1) 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。
(2) 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。
“连连看”
宣布；述说；声称
(以…...)结束；最终成为
露面，到场;（使）看得见
卖完；售完；出售
骗局；恶作剧
发现，发觉
嫁，娶，结婚
announce
end up
discovery
marry
sell out
hoax
show up
“你点我说”
announce
You will be ready to announce a decision in your life.
hoax
……
小组展示
1 组
2 组
3 组
4 组
活动小结
通过以上的活动，我们可以知道，announce意为
1.________________;''骗局；恶作剧''英文表达为2._____;
''发现,发觉''的英文表达为3._________; sell out意为4.___________;''嫁,娶,结婚''的英文表达为5.______；''(以...)结束；最终成为''的英文表达为6._______；''露面，到场;（使）看得见''的英文表达为是7._________。
end up
discovery
marry
hoax
show up
宣布；述说；声称
卖完;售完
课堂总结
重要单词：
announce v. 宣布;述说;声称
hoax v. 欺骗；戏弄
n. 骗局；恶作剧
discovery n. 发现，发觉
marry v. 嫁，娶，结婚
重要短语：
sell out 卖完；售完；出售
show up 露面，到场
end up (doing sth.)（以…）结束；最终成为；最后处于
Unit 12 Section B (2a~2e)