(共18张PPT)
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B
Reading
announce
spaghetti
hoax
sell out
discovery
lady
v. 宣布;宣告
n. 意大利面
n. 骗局;恶作剧
卖光
n. 发现;发觉
n. 女士;女子
Words Review
Words Review
Four.
Task 1 Listen to the passage . Then answer the question.
How many stories are mentioned in this passage
L2-3 around the world= all over the world
(遍及)全世界
L4-5 play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other
对某人各种各样恶作剧和开玩笑
L7 announce v.宣布 no more 没有更多
L8 Italy n.意大利 grow spaghetti 种意大利面
L9 as much... as 和……一样多
Task 2 Read the passage quickly. Then underline the new words and phrases:
Task 3 Read 2b and match
http://www.
Story 1
Story 2
What are the stories about
Outline of Para. 2 .
Spaghetti
Special water
http://www.
1.What did the reporter in England announce
2.What did people do after they heard the news
3.What’s the result of the trick
Task 4 Read the story 1 and answer the questions .
There would be no more spaghetti because the
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.
Trick
Response
反应
Result
A famous star asked his girlfriend to marry him.
Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanks.
Trick
Time
Place
Result
on April Fool's day
a show
The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
Watch the video and answer the question.
The September 11 attacks in New York.
Which event is
mentioned in the video
How much do you know about September 11 attacks
Location:
Date:
Target:
Death:
Non-fatal injurie:
Manhattan, New York
September 11, 2001
World Trade Center; The Pentagon
2996
6000+
September 11 attacks were
made by human beings.
“9·11事件”又称“911恐怖袭击事件”、“美国911事件”等,指的是美国东部时间2001年9月11日上午(北京时间9月11日晚上)恐怖分子劫持的4架民航客机撞击美国纽约世界贸易中心和华盛顿五角大楼的历史事件。包括美国纽约地标性建筑世界贸易中心双塔在内的6座建筑被完全摧毁,其它23座高层建筑遭到破坏,美国国防部总部所在地五角大楼也遭到袭击。
911事件
How much do you know about
2011 Christchurch Earthquake
Date:
Magnitude:
(震级)
Epicenter:
(震中)
Casualties:
(伤亡人员)
February 2011
6.3
near Lyttelton(利特尔顿),
Canterbury(坎特伯雷),
New Zealand
185 deaths
1500-2000 injuries
Read the passage and finish the tasks.
Some disasters are caused
by the forces of nature.
2·22新西兰克莱斯特彻奇地震
2011年2月22日中午12时51分,新西兰第二大城市克莱斯特彻奇发生里氏6.3级强烈地震,震源深度距离地表仅有4公里。新西兰警方表示,地震共造成182人遇难,成为新西兰80年来死伤最为惨重的地震。
1. There was a strange noise coming from the room ________(在上面).
2. They are lucky to be ______(活着) after
the terrible accident.
3. The lady lives three _______(街区) away
from the center of the city.
4. Children are not allowed to ________ (燃烧) dead leaves in the park.
Ⅰ. 根据句意及汉语提示,写出下列单词。
above
alive
blocks
burn
1.电话响的时候,我正要给你打电话。(be about to)
I was about to call you when the phone rang.
2. 你应该同其他的孩子们站成一排。(in line
with)
You should stand in line with other children.
3. 有时候,不好的事情也可以成为好事情。(turn into)
Sometimes bad things can turn into something good.
II. 根据括号中所给提示词,将下列句子翻译成英语。
http://www.
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Read Para. 4 and find the answers.
Time
Trick
Response
Result
In October,1938.
Orson Wells announced that Aliens from Mars had landed on the earth.
Hundreds of people believed the story, and
fear spread across the whole country.
Thousands
of people
had left
their homes.
Do all the jokes and tricks happen only on April Fool’s Day
1. What do the four stories talk about
2. Can you tell a joke to others
homework:
Thanks for listening!