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Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 2a-2e
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Unit 12
Life is full of
the unexpected.
Section B 2a-2e
Unit 12
Life is full of
the unexpected.
Unexepected Gifts-
Unexepected Gifts-
lady
cancel
officer
believable
disapear
Unexepected Gifts-
Unexepected Gifts-
I am a big fool!
Happy Fool!
Happy Fool!
We ___________ each other on Fool's Day.
play tricks on
The history of Fool's Day.
The history of Fool's Day.
April Fool's day is also called All Fools Day.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF
APRIL FOOL'S DAY
It is a time for peole to play tricks or jokes
on family, friends or others
It began around 1582 in France.
Before the reformation of Canlendar, Peolple celebrate New Year from March 25th to April 1st.
When they changed calendar systerms, the new year's day moved from April 1st to January 1st.
However, many people didn't know that for there were no phones, no internet o social medias at that time.
They refused to celebrate new year in April.
As a result, those who knew the new calander systerm began to make fun of those fools who are uninformed.
The tradition of playing jokes on the first day of April spread to other countries.
How do people celebrate April Fools' Day
in different countries
How do people celebrate April Fools' Day
in different countries
说明：原视频1分21秒-1分58秒
While reading
Let's learn more about Fools Day
by reading 2a-2e
Let's learn more about Fools Day
by reading 2a-2e
4.
How many paragraphs
Let's match the main idea.
An introduction to April Fool's Day.
One of the most famous tricks played
Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool's Day.
A sad story that happened on Arpil Fool's Day.
Gernal Introduction
Specific examples/details
Reading skills: Find out the key words
Spaghetti
Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti on April Fool’s Day
A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
998
What did the TV show say the special water could do
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
Read Para 2 and fill in the chart.
Time Places tricks results
On ____________ In ___________ There would be _______________ All of the spaghetti was____________.
The special water would help people_________________________. More than 10000 people___________________________________________________________.
April Fool’s Day
England
no more
spaghetti
sold out
lose weight
had phoned
the TV station
to find out
how to get this water.
What do you think of these tricks
They are funny.
( )What can we infer from para2
A. It was true that a man lost lots of weight becaue of the special water.
B.More than 10,000 people knew how to get the special water.
C. All of the spaghetti around the world was sold out.
D. These two stories were appeared on TV.
D
a reporter in England announced....
a TV show in England repoeted that....
Do all jokes end up being funny
A sad story
who
when
what
a famousr TV star
his girlfriend
On April Fool's Day
beginning
ending
climax(高潮)
Reading skills: The first sentence can activate our knowledge.
Because he made fun of a serious thing so that others may think he was not a good man. So he lost his girlfriend and show.
Why did the TV star's joke have a bad ending
Why did the TV star's joke have a bad ending
Our love.
What kind of things do you think that can't be used to make fun of
What kind of things do you think that can't be used to make fun of
A ______story
famous
who
when
what
beginning
ending
climax(高潮)
Because he made it sound so real.
Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
Time Places tricks results
On ____________ A famous TV star asked his girlfriend________________________ The TV star lost ______________________.
In ________________________ In ___________ ________ landed on the earth Thousands of people ___________________
to marry him
April Fool’s Day
his girlfriend
and show
October,
1938
America
Aliens
had left their homes
1976年愚人节，英国天文学家Patrick Moore说，早上9:47时，一个千载难逢的天文现象就要发生:冥王星会从木星后面经过，导致暂时的重力失调，抵消并消减地球上的万有引力，因此人们能体会到一种奇妙的漂浮感觉。9:47，BBC之声接到无数电话，人们声称感到自己漂浮起来了。一个女人甚至说，她和她的朋友从椅子上飘起来，在房间里荡来荡去。
Do you know other famous jokes played on the April 1st
Discuss:
Which of these stories is the most believable Which is the least believable Why
Group work:
Tell your funny/embrrassing/creative story with the help of mind map.
After reading—Debate
(辩论)
Yes. Because we can learn some foreign culture by celebrating those festivals. Also, it is a good way to experience how to celebrate them.
No. Because we have our own Chinese culture. We should pay more attention to our traditioanl festivals instead of them. What's more, we should have confidence in our Chinese culture
Should we, as Chinese, celebrate the foreign holidays like April Fool's Day Why or why not
Every coin has two sides.
No matter the festivals are at home or abroad, they are the treasure of human beings. We should show our repect.
After reading--Exercise
found out
appeared
rushed
had disappeared
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had run
Useful expressions
1. a costume party
2. stay up all night
3. take place in different countries around the world
4. play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other
5. across the country
6. sell out
一次化妆舞会
2. 整晚熬夜
3. 发生在世界上的不同国家
4. 相互搞各种恶作剧和开各种玩笑
5. 遍及全国
6. 卖完
7.减肥
7. lose weight
8.结局不那么有趣
9. 有一个很完美的结局
10. 在他的广播节目中
11. 着陆地球
12. 穿越美国
13. 害怕在全国传播
14. 逃离他们的家园
11. land on the earth
8. end up being not very funny
9. have a very happy ending
10. on his radio program
14. run away from their homes
12. move across the United Stated
13. fear spread across the whole country
Language points
① cn. 傻瓜，蠢人 make a fool of sb. 作弄/愚弄某人
②vt. 愚弄，欺骗 fool sb. (n/pron) fool sb. into doing sth. 欺骗某人做某事
习语： fool around/ fool about 瞎胡闹，无所事事
③ foolish adj. 愚蠢的，荒谬的，可笑的
foolishly adv. 愚蠢地
It’s foolish of sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做某事很愚蠢。
1.fool
a. You’ll be one of the biggest ________ in the world.
b. You are a_________ to have refused the good job.
c. He often ________ a ___________ _______ others in class. (作弄别人)
d. The old woman ____________ (fool) by the young man on the street yesterday.
e. ________ __________ __________ during working times. (别胡闹)
f. I ___________________(fool) into _________________(believe) their promises.
g. 做出那样的一个决定，你真愚蠢。
It’s ___________ (fool) _______ you ____________(make) such a decision.
= You are ____________ ___________ _____________ such a decision.
fools
fool
make fool of
was fooled
Don’t fool around/about
was fooled believing
foolish of to make
foolish to make
2. embarrass
① embarrassed adj. 感到难堪的，不安的， 修饰人，作表语
be embarrassed with/at sth. 对…...感到窘迫
② embarrassing adj. 令人难堪的，让人不安的， 修饰物，
作表语或定语
③ embarrassment un. 困窘，尴尬
cn. 让人难堪的人或事
①take place 发生，举行，指某事按规律、计划发生或进行，主语常是 “会议，活动，运动”
②happen发生，碰巧， 指某个事件偶然发生,主语常是事件，事故
(1) sth. happens to sb. 某人发生了某事
(2)sth. happens +时间/地点 “某时/某地发生了某事
(3)sb. happens to do sth. = It happens that + 从句. 某人碰巧做某事
③happen和take place都是不及物动词和短暂性动词,都不能用于被动语态和跟时间段连用
3. take place 与happen 的区别
a. Great changes _____________________ in our hometown in the last few years.
b. A car accident __________ ________ him last Sunday.
c. I happened _____________(see) him on my way home.
= It _____________ that I __________ him on my way home.
d. It happened that she was out when we called.
= She __________ _______ ________ out when we called.
e. The Olympics _________________ every four years.
A. take place B. are taken place C. happen D. are happened
have taken place
happened to
to see
happened saw
happened to be
A
① vt.嫁娶，与…结婚 marry sb. 娶某人，嫁给某人，与某人结婚
vi. 结婚
②marry sb. to sb.把某人嫁给某人,让某人娶某人
③get married 结婚
get married to sb. 与某人结婚 表示动作，不能跟时间段
be married to sb. 与某人结婚 表示状态，能跟时间段
4. marry
a. Lucy and Mike ____________________(marry) for three years.
b. He _______________ his daughter ___________ a rich man. (把…嫁给)
c. Mary ______ a doctor in August, 2012.
A. married with B. married C. was married D. got married
d. After ten years’ love, the couple ___________ last month.
A. were married B. got married C. were married with D. got married with
e. —Who did the man ___________ last month —A girl from Beijing.
A. marry B. married C. marry with D. marry to
f. Tom ______ for five years.
A. married B. got married C. was married D. has been married
have been married
married to
B
B
C
D
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