九年级英语下册 Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected Section B (2a-2e) 课件(共27张PPT)

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UNIT 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B (2a–2e)
学科素养
1. 语言能力：
（1）能够掌握课时内重要词汇和短语：announce, spaghetti, hoax;(2) 能够
正确使用过去完成时以及用by the time, when, before 引导的时间状语从句。
2. 文化意识：
能够学习、理解西方节日的由来及背后的意义，增强跨文化意识。
3. 思维品质：
以愚人节活动为依托，引导学生思考适度愚人带来快乐，不能造成伤害；培养学生的逻辑思维能力和批判性、创新性思维。
4. 学习能力：
通过细读梳理文章脉络，能形成思维导图，并能借助思维导图复述文章4个小故
事，发展说的语言技能。通过对文章的学习，学生能根据上下文推测单词和短
语的意思，发展英语阅读理解的能力。
立德树人
了解多元文化，培养跨文化意识。
Lead-in
April Fool’s Day又称All Fools’ Day。日期为4月1日，是从19世纪开始在西方兴起并流行的民间娱乐性节日，并非法定节日，但其社会影响力却十分巨大。愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开玩笑，用假话捉弄对方。
据说愚人节这天玩笑只能开到中午12点之前，这是约定俗成的严格规定，过了钟点还开玩笑的人会立刻碰钉子，称为比被他取笑的人还要大的傻瓜。
It happens on _________every year.
April 1st
What do you know about April Fool’s Day
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.
2b
Read the passage quickly. What’s the main idea of the passage
Pre-reading
The passage tells us ____________________________
_____________________________
__________________________________________________________
an introduction to April Fool’s Day and stories that happened on this day and one of the world’s most famous tricks.
Match each paragraph with the main idea.
While-reading
Para. 1 A. One of the most famous tricks played.
Para. 2 B. Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day.
Para. 3 C. An introduction to April Fool’s Day.
Para. 4 D. A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day
Fast reading
2b
Read Para. 1 carefully and complete the mind map.
2b
While-reading
An___________ ______to April Fool’s Day
It takes place
in ______________
around the world.

It happens on
_________ every year.
Many people play ______________________________
on each other.

introdution
different countries
April 1st
all kinds of tricks and jokes
Read Para. 2 carefully and complete the chart.
2b
While-reading
Time Place Trick Result
On ______ ________ In England There would be _____________ _____________ All of the spaghetti was ________.
On ________ In ______ The special water would help people ___________ More than 10000 people __________ ______ ___ _____
April
Fool’s Day
Fool’s Day
no more
spaghetti
sold out
England
lose weight
went to the TV station to get the water
Where did it happen
Who played the trick
What was the trick
What was the result
A famous TV star.
On the star’s show.
He invited his girlfriend onto his show and _____ her ___ ______him.
The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was __________.
The trick of ______________.
proposal
canceled
The lady felt happy and she really wanted to ____ _____. So she agreed, but she was fooled by the star.
asked
to marry
get married
Read Para. 3 and fill the blanks.
2b
Do you think it is very funny
What can you learn from the sad story
How do you like the TV star
No, it’s not funny at all! He had gone too far(做得太过分了).
He is an inconsiderate (不体谅人的)man and he didn’t care about his girlfriend’s feeling at all.
We should not harm anyone when we play jokes.
Read Para. 4 and answer the questions.
While-reading
1. Do all the jokes and tricks happen only on April Fool’s
Day
2. When did the most famous joke happen
No.
In October, 1938.
3.What was announced on the radio
Aliens from Mars had landed on the earth.
2b
Where did it happen
Who played the trick
What was the trick
What was the result
An actor called Orson Welles.
In America.
Thousands of people had left their homes.
The trick of ______________.
aliens
Orson Welles __________ on his radio program that aliens from _____ had ________ ___the earth.
announced
Mars
landed on
Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country.
What does “ it ” refer to
Can we play jokes about things related to (与……有关) safety or crime (犯罪)
He described where aliens from Mars had landed and told how they were moving across the United States.
We’d better not. If so, the world will be in a panic(处于恐慌中).
Read the passage again and fill in the chart.
Time Place Trick Result
On _____ ________ In England There would be ____________. All of the spaghetti was_____________.
On _____ ________ In _______ The special water would help people ____________. More than 10,000 people ________________________________________________.
On April Fool’s Day A famous TV star asked his girlfriend _______________. The TV star lost ______________ and his show _________________.
In_______, 1938 In _______ _______________ landed on the earth. Thousands of people _____________________.
April
Fool’s Day
no spaghetti
sold out
April
Fool’s Day
England
lose weight
phoned the TV station to find out how to get the water
to marry him
his girlfriend
was canceled
October
the US
Aliens from Mars
left their homes
2b
Read the passage carefully and answer these questions.
While-reading
1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti on 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
4. 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.
He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
It was in October 1938.
2c
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 Free to talk.
Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
I think the story of a famous movie star is the most believable. The story of aliens from Mars is the least believable. Because the movie star is living with people. People never see any aliens on the earth.
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).
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
girl friend.
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
2d
Careful reading
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.
take place 发生，进行
play tricks/ jokes on sb. 捉弄某人; 开某人的玩笑
sth. + happen +时间/地点，意为“某时/某地发生了某事”
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.
announce v.宣布；宣告。名词形式announcement
no more 不再
sell out 卖光
as much as sb. could 意为“尽可能地……”，在句中作状语。
by the time引导的时间状语从句，从句若为一般过去时，主句常用过去完成时。

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.
减肥
弄清，查明
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.
end up doing 最终成为；最终处于
marry sb. 意为“嫁/娶某人”。get married to sb. 意为“嫁/娶某人;与某人结婚”，为短暂性词组。
have a very happy ending 有一个非常开心的结局
canceled 取消
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.
one of the +形容词最高级+名词复数
rather than 而不是
on his radio program 在广播里
land v. 着陆
Post-reading
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
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…
a. the funniest joke
b. the most embarrassing joke
c. the most creative joke
2e
April Fool’s Day
Mind map
introduction
takes place in…
play tricks and jokes on …
It happens on…
There would be … because …
…ran to… to buy…
By the time…, had been …
Spaghetti
…would help …
By the end of…, had phoned …
Special Water
funny stories
A sad story
…invited … and asked…
“April Fool !”
… lost …and … canceled….
…believed…and…spread…
…had landed… .
…had left….
famous trick
In October,1938
Orson Welles
Life is full of the unexpected
Exercises
一、用所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. A lot of __________ (lady) were doing exercise in the park when I
got there, including my grandmother.
2. I __________（invite）to the birthday party.
3. The costume party was __________（excite). Everyone had a lot
of fun.
4. Let’s go and see what is __________（happen）over there.
5. Wow! It’s _____________ (believe) that he climbed to the 14th
floor without stopping.
ladies
was invited
exciting
happening
unbelievable
二、根据汉语意思完成句子。
6. 近四十年来，中国发生了巨大的变化。
Great changes ______________________ in China in the recent forty years.
7. 按照传统，孩子们在四月一号会捣乱戏弄别人。
By tradition, children ______________________ others on April 1st.
8. 努力尽可能多地关注你的技能和天赋。
Try to focus on your skills and talents ______________________．
9. 他的书如此受欢迎，以至于在一个月内都卖光了。
His books were so popular that they _____________ in a month.
10. 这个男孩太粗心，以至于他在考试中犯了一个大错误。
The boy was ______________________ he made a big mistake in the exam.
have　taken　place
play　tricks　on
as much as you can　
were sold out　
so careless that　
April Fool’s Day
Words

●It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
●By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country have been sold out.
●Wells made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country.


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.
announce, spaghetti, hoax,discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing

Sentence structures

Reading strategy

Phrases

sell out, end up doing, by the time, take place, play jokes on sb., lose weight, get married, rather than
Summary