(共18张PPT)
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Period 3
Language goal: talk about stories about April Fool’s Day
Have you ever fooled others
Have you ever been fooled by others
How did you feel after you were fooled
angry
happy
embarrassed
Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fool’s Day. Listen and write each person’s name under the correct picture.
Joe
Nick
Dave
1c
Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below
Write D for Dave, N for Nick and J for Joe.
1. ______ a costume party
2. ______ my alarm went off
3. ______ stayed up all night
4. ______ was tired
5. ______ was really embarrassed
6. ______ the other kids showed up
D
N
J
J
D
N
1d
One of the most famous tricks played
para.1
Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day
para.2
An introduction to April Fool’s Day
para.3
A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day
para.4
Read the passage. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
The first sentence
in each paragraph
can help.
How many tricks are mentioned
4
What are they
What’s the structure(结构) of the passage
①
②
③
④
①
②
③
④
①
②
③
④
Read para.1 to answer the questions.
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.
1. What is April
Fool’s Day
2. When is April
Fool’s Day
3. How do peole
celebrate it
Careful-reading
Careful-reading
Trick
There would be ______
spaghetti because the ______ in Italy had ______ ________ spaghetti.
Response(反应)
Many people ran to their ______
_______________
to buy_______ spaghetti _________.
Result
All of the spaghetti _____________
had been_______.
Read Para. 2 carefully and finish the mind map.
The trick of _________.
Where_________
Who_________
in England
a reporter
spaghetti
no more
local
supermarkets
as much
as they could
across the country
sold out
On April Fool’s Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because 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.
farmers
stopped growing
The trick of_________.
special water
Where__________
Who ___________
Trick
The special water would help people
___ ______.
Result
By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people ___________ the TV station to find out ___________________.
lose weight
had phoned
how to get this water
a TV show
in England
When hearing jokes, we should think twice.
Careful-reading
Read Para. 2 carefully and fill in the blanks.
...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.
funny/unbelievable jokes
Read para. 3 carefully and finish the mind map.
Careful-reading
The trick of ________.
proposal
Who______________
Where______________
on his show
a famous TV star
Trick
He invited his girlfriend onto his show and _____ her ___ ______him.
Response(反应)
The lady felt______ and she really wanted to ____ _____. but he replied,__________.
Result
The TV star ____ his girlfriend and his show was __________.
asked
to marry
happy
get married
“April Fool!”
lost
canceled
We shouldn’t hurt others’ feelings when we play tricks.
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.
embarrassing joke
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.
Read Para. 4 carefully and finish the mind map.
Careful-reading
One of the world’s most famous tricks: ______.
aliens
Who ________
When _________
an actor,
Orson Welles.
in October,
1938
Trick
Orson Welles __________ on his radio program that ____ from ____had ______ on the earth.
Response (反应)
_____________ across the whole country.
Result
Thousands of people
_______ their homes.
announced
Mars
aliens
landed
Fear spread
had left
frightening/scary joke
Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
Deep-thinking
He made it sound so real.
He described where they had landed.
And he also told how they were moving across the United States.
Because he was famous,everybody believes him.
We should think carefully and have our own ideas about the world.
发生
和…开玩笑
尽某人所能…
4.卖光
5....的发现
6.减肥
7.以…而告终
8.娶/嫁某人
9.而不是
10.在地球上降落
11.让它听起来如此真实
12.恐惧在整个国家蔓延
take place
play jokes/tricks on…
as… as sb. can
sell out…
the discovery of...
lose weight
end up doing…
marry sb.
rather than
land on the earth
make it sound real
fear spread across the whole country
Summary
get / be married to sb.
spread-spread-spread
Read the passage together and 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.
appeared
rushed
2. By the time people ________ (find out) the story was not
true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets____________(disappear).
found out
had disappeared
3. By the time the day _____ (end), more than 10,000 people
_________ (call) the TV station to ask about the special water.
ended
had called
4. By the time the show _____ (end), the TV star _______ (lose)
his girl friend.
ended
had lost
Feedback
5. By the time police officers ____ (tell) the country that the story
was a hoax, many people _________ (run away) from their homes.
told
had run away
When we play jokes on someone，
don't hurt others’ feelings.
01
don't bring bad influence to the society.
02
everything is done on the basis that everyone is happy.
03
hoaxes/jokes
funny jokes
embarrassing jokes
frightening jokes
creative jokes
Group work
Work in groups and share your stories that are funny,
embarrassing, frightening or creative. Then make it a report or act it out.
Assignments(共4张PPT)
为了更好地弘扬中华优秀传统文化，你校英文报正在开展征文活动，要求同学们谈谈对成语“塞翁失马，焉知非福（A loss is a blessing in disguise)”的理解。请你根据下面的提示，用英语写一篇短文并投稿。
提示：1. Talk about how you understand the Chinese idiom;
2. Share one of your experiences.
要求：1. 内容须包括提示中的要点，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 语言表达要准确，语意要通顺，至少使用2句过去完成时；
3. 词数100左右，开头已给出，但不计入总词数。
Do you know the Chinese idiom "A loss is a blessing in disguise" It means something bad can lead to something good.
_______________________________________________
六、One possible version:
Do you know the Chinese idiom “A loss is a blessing in disguise" It means something bad can lead to something good.
In Grade 7, I really wanted to join the basketball club. I had prepared a lot before I tried out for the interview. But unluckily, I didn't make the team. At first, I was very upset. However, it led me to join the traditional Chinese painting club. There I found my hidden talent for painting. I worked hard to improve my painting skills. I even won first prize in the last painting competition. I realized that not making the basketball team had unexpectedly made me discover my love for traditional Chinese painting.
Sometimes missing one thing can open doors to greater chances.
生活就像一盒巧克力，你永远不知道下一颗是什么味道，每一天的生活都充满了不确定性。这一天可能是幸运的，也可能是倒霉的；这一天可能是快乐的，也可能是悲伤的。请你以“My Day” 为题写一篇100词左右的英语短文，描述你的一天。
写作要点：
1.事情发生的时间；
2.事情的经过；（至少两句过去完成时）
3.你的感受。
My Lucky Day
December 20th, 2023 was the luckiest day of my life.
When I woke up that morning, the sky was very dark. I rushed to the bus station and took the early bus as usual. By the time I got to school, the bell had rung. Later that day, as I was waiting in line for lunch, I suddenly realized that I had left my school ID card at home. One good thing was that my classmate Amy shared her lunch with me, which made me feel so lucky and warm.
I learned that it's important to take good care of my things. At the same time, we should give others a helping hand when they are in need so that we can bring them luck.
I think that is the best day I've ever had. What a lucky day!
