(共21张PPT)
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Reading(2a-2b)
1.When is April Fool’s Day
2.What do people usually do on April Fool’s Day
3.“He is an April Fool.” What does it mean
On April 1st.
People play jokes on each other.
/ People fool each other.
It means he was fooled by others.
play jokes on sb.开某人的玩笑
be fooled by sb. 被某人愚弄
What is the video about
Pre-reading
No name
Joe
Nick
Dave
a. The boy was very scared because he thought he had met monster.
b. He was tired because he had stayed up studying.
c. The boy finds out that the school is empty . No other students show up.
d.The boy was the only one wearing a costume.
Pre-reading
Dave
His friend________ him to a ________party.
First
invited
costume
When he________ there, he found that it________ a costume party. He was the only person ________a costume. He was really ____________.
Next
got
wasn’t
wearing
embarrassed
His ________had fooled him.
Finally
friend
Pre-reading
Listen and fill
What happened to him
Nick
When his alarm clock_________ , he got up, took a _________ , got _________, and went to ________ .
First
went off
shower
When he got to school, the school was _________ . An hour later, other kids _________ .
Next
His _________ had fooled him. He _____________ the clock to an hour earlier.
Finally
dressed
school
empty
show up
brother
had changed
Pre-reading
Listen and fill
What happened to him
Joe
His friend _________ him and told him they had a _________ test the next day.
First
called
math
By the time he got to math class; he was _________ because he ___________ all night _________ .
Next
He found that his _________ had fooled him, they _________ a test at all.
Finally
tired
had stayed up
friend
didn’t have
studying
Pre-reading
Listen and fill
What happened to him
1
2
3
4
What is the main idea of each paragraph
An introduction to April Fool’s Day.
Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day.
A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day.
One of the most famous tricks played.
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.
While-reading
How many stories are mentioned in this passage What are they
Marriage Trick
aliens
Spaghetti
Special water
While-reading
While-reading
Story time Place Trick Result
Spaghetti On _____________ In England There would be ________________ All of the spaghetti was __________.
Special water On _____________ In ___________ This water would help people __________ More than 10,000people ________________
Marriage Trick On April Fool's Day A famous TV star asked his girlfriend __________ The TV star lost __
________________
aliens in _________,1938 In ______________ _________________ landed on the earth. Thousands of people _________________
April Fool's Day
October
England
the United States
no more spaghetti
sold out
phoned to get this water.
his girlfriend
had left their homes.
lose weight
to marry him
Aliens from Mars
Read and fill
April Fool's Day
While-reading
What does “it" refer to
What do you think of Orson Welles' behavior ls it fun
Marriage trick
Aliens landed on the earth
Special water
Which of these stories is the most believable Which is the least believable Why
Post-reading
No more spaghetti
“It is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.”
Think carefully before we act.
We should not harm anyone when we play jokes.
Don't play jokes about safety.
Do you think we can play all kinds of tricks and jokes
What can we learn from these four stories
Post-reading
Have you ever fooled others
Have you ever been fooled by others
How did you feel after you were fooled
What happened to you
Post-reading
Write your story
Language points
Post-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.
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.
happen/ take place 发生
play trick/jokes on sb捉弄
announce宣布 announcement n.
not...anymore=no more不再，已不
stop doing停止干 stop to do停下来干另一件事
By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. 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.
hoax骗局，恶作剧
be sold out被卖光
lose weight减肥
find out查明，弄清
discovery发现，发觉 discover v.
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/as
cancel取消
canceled或cancelled，现在分词为canceling 或cancelling。
One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than 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最高级+名词复数+V单数 （....之一）
rather than代替，而不是
land on登陆，着陆，take off
make/find it +ajd.+to do/that 从句
hundreds of成百上千的
officer军官，官员
蔓延整个国家
1.发生
2.开某人玩笑
3.捉弄某人
4. 在愚人节
5.尽可能地…
6.卖光/被卖光
7.减肥
8.发现；查明
9.以做某事告终
10.与某人结婚
11.在...着陆
12.美国
13.数以百计的人们
14.整个国家
take place/happen
play jokes on sb
play tricks on sb
on April Fool's Day
as...as sb can(could)/possible
sell out/be sold out
lose weight
find out
end up doing sth
marry sb/get married to sb
land on
the United States
hundreds of people
the whole country
take off
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
appear
v. 出现
disappearance
n. 消失
disappear
v. 消失；不见
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 lost
told
had run away
ended
had called
