Unit12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section B 1a-2e 课件(共33张PPT，含内嵌音频) 人教版九年级英语全册

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Let’s watch a video and fill in the blanks.
The date in this video was ________________. It was a day called ___________________. Leonard _________________________ Sheldon.
April 1st
April Fool’s Day
played a trick on / fooled
What do you know about April Fool’s Day
Let’s watch a video about April Fool’s Day.
April Fool’s Day falls on ___________ every year. It is commonly said to come from __________ in 1564. The celebrations of this day in different countries are slightly ____________ but have the similar theme that is ________________________ on each other.
April 1st
France
different
playing tricks or jokes
fool
costume
go off
get dressed
show up
change
tired
invite
embarrassed
call
empty
realize
clock
stay up
nouns verbs adjectives
fool
fool
embarrassed
costume, call, change, clock
invite, go off, call, get dressed, empty, show up, realize, change, stay up
empty, tired
fool /fu l/
n. 笨蛋 v. 欺骗；愚弄
costume / k stju m/
n. (特定场合穿的)服装；装束
embarrassed / m b r st/
adj. 尴尬的
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.
Someone wore a ____________ and __________________ a monster. He _________ the man. The man felt _________.
costume
dressed up as
scared
scared
He ___________________ to study. There might be a ________ tomorrow.
stayed up late
test
He went to school, but the school was __________. He was the only one there.
empty
The man went to a _______, but he was the only one who wore a __________. He might feel _____________.
party
costume
embarrassed
Joe
Nick
Dave
_____ a costume party
_____ my alarm went off
_____ Stayed up all night
4. _______ was tired
5. _______ was really embarrassed
6. _______ the other kids showed up
D
N
J
J
D
N
Nick: Has someone ever __________ you on April Fool’s Day, Dave
Dave: Yes. A friend once __________ me to a ___________ party. When I got there, I found that it wasn’t a costume party. I was the only person ____________ a costume, and I was really _______________.
tricked
invited
costume
wearing
embarrassed
Dave: How about you, Nick
Nick: Well, last April Fool’s Day, when my alarm ___________, I got up, took a shower, ______________, and went to school. But when I got there, the school was ________. I was the only one there. After an hour, the other kids ______________, and I realized that my brother _____________ me.
Dave: He had
Nick: Uh-huh. He had changed the clock to an hour __________.
went off
got dressed
empty
showed up
had fooled
earlier
Nick: What about you, Joe What _________________ you on April Fool’s Day
Joe: Well, my friend called me on March 31st last year and told me we _______________ the next day. By the time I got to math class, I was tired because I __________________ all night studying. Then I _______________ my friend had fooled me. We didn’t have a test at all.
happened to
had a math test
had stayed up
found out
Dave’s friend ________ him to a costume party. When he _______ there, he found that he was the only person _________ a costume. His friend ___________ him. He was really ______________.
Nick got up when his alarm clock __________. But when he arrived at school, he found it was _______. The other kids ____________ after an hour. He realized that his brother ____________ him.
On March 31, Joe’s friend told him they ___________ a math test the next day. By the time he _____ to math class, he was _______ because he ______________ all night studying. Then he found out his friend _____________ him. There was no math test at all!
invited
got
wearing
had fooled
embarrassed
would have
got
tired
had stayed up
went off
empty
showed up
had fooled
had fooled
A: What happened to Dave on April’s Fool’s Day
B: Well, a friend invited him to a costume party …
Have you ever fooled others
Have you ever been fooled by others
How did you feel when you were fooled by others
Did the person that you fooled like your trick
Let’s read a passage to learn more about April Fool’s Day.
The passage is talking about ___________________.
The first or the last paragraph can give us some information about the topic of the passage.
April Fool’s Day
a UFO
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
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.
What is the structure of this passage
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
What When Where How
April Fool’s Day
On April 1st every year
In different countries
Play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other
How many tricks are mentioned in paragraph 2 to 4 What are they
_________ tricks are mentioned. They are tricks about ___________, _______________, _____________ and _____________.
Four
spaghetti
special water
a proposal
aliens
The trick of _______________
When: __________ Where: in ___________ Who: a ____________
Trick A reporter in England _____________ that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti __________ in Italy _____________ growing spaghetti.
Response Many people ran to their ___________________ to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
Result By the time people realized that the story was a _________, all of the spaghetti across the country had been _________.
spaghetti
announced
farmers
had stopped
local supermarkets
hoax
sold out
April 1st
England
reporter
The trick of _______________
When: __________ Where: in ___________ Who: a ____________
Trick A TV show in England reported the ___________ of special water. They said this water would help people ______________ and one customer had already _______ a lot of weight in just four months.
Result By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people ______________ the TV station to ____________ how to get this water.
special water
April 1st
England
TV show
discovery
lose weight
lost
had phoned
find out
The two tricks seemed _________ because there was nothing terrible happened.
funny
Are all the tricks funny
The trick of _______________
When: ____________ Who: a _________________
Trick The TV star ___________ his girlfriend onto his show. He asked her to ___________ him.
Response The lady was so happy because she really wanted to ________________. When she said yes, he _________, “April Fool!”
Result The little joke didn’t have a very __________________. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was _________.
a proposal
April 1st
famous TV star
invited
marry
get married
replied
happy ending
canceled
Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
He didn’t care about his girlfriend’s feelings.
He had gone too far. (他太过分了)。
Marriage is an important thing in one person’s life. We shouldn’t joke about it.
Everyone needs to be respected.
The trick of _______________
When: in _____________ Where: in ________ Who: an _________
Trick Orson Welles ____________ on his radio program that aliens from Mars ____________ on the earth. He ____________ where they had landed and told how they were _________________ the United States.
Response He made it sound so _______ that _______________ people believed the story, and fear __________ across the whole country.
Result By the time ______________ announced that the story was a ________, thousands of people ____________ their homes.
aliens
October, 1938
the US
actor
announced
had landed
described
moving across
real
hundreds of
spread
police officers
hoax
had left
Orson Welles
What does “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to
Where aliens from Mars had landed and how they were moving across the United States.
Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
Because he made it so real.
Because he is famous and has great influence.
As public figures, you should pay more attention to your words and actions.
Besides, don’t play tricks on the safety of a country.
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. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
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.
It was in October 1938.
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).
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.
appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
When
Where
Who
Response
Trick
Result
Choose one of the tricks in this passage and retell it
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…
What can you learn from these stories of April Fool’s Day
Funny tricks won’t hurt others. If it does, it’s not funny.
You shouldn’t play tricks on the safety of a country.
You shouldn’t go so far.
Don’t make fun of people’s weakness.
Public figures should pay more attention to your words and actions.