(共25张PPT)
Unit 7
Life is full of the unexpected.
SectionB(2a-2e)
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Lead-in
Western festivals(西方节日)
Thanksgiving Day (the 4th Thursday in November)
Christmas(Dec. 25th)
Mother’s Day (the second Sunday in May)
Father’s Day (the third Sunday in June)
Lead-in
Enjoy and answer questions.
What festival:
Where did it start:
When did it start:
April Fool’s Day
In France
In 1582
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Pre-reading
1. What is the passage mainly about ( according to the first sentences)
A UFO
Tricks on April Fool’s Day
2. How many paragraphs
①
③
②
④
Four
Prediction
Pre-reading
①
③
②
④
One of the most famous tricks ----trick of aliens
Two funny tricks on April Fool’s Day---spaghetti and special water
An introduction to April Fool’s Day
A sad trick on April Fool’s Day----trick of proposal(求婚)
Read quickly and match the main ideas.
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①
③
②
④
What’s the structure of the passage
Trick of spaghetti
Trick of special water
Trick of proposal(求婚)
Trick of aliens
Introduction
A
C
B
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Careful Reading
P1. 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.
play tricks on sb. 捉弄某人
play jokes on sb. 开某人的玩笑
when
what
how
____________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
On April 1st
Playing all kinds of tricks and jokes
A celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
Read para. 1 carefully and fill in the blanks.
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P2. 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.
The trick of ___________
spaghetti
April Fool’s Day
A reporter
In England
no more
had stopped
local supermarkets
as much as they could
hoax
had been sold out
Read para. 2-1 carefully and finish the mind-map.
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P2. 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.
April Fool’s Day
A TV show
In England
discovery
lose weight
more than
had phoned
Read para. 2-2 carefully finish the mind-map.
The trick of ___________
Special water
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We can learn that (we should)…
think carefully before acting.( 三思而后行)
think in a rational(理性地) way.
Rumors stop with the wise.(流言止于智者)
Something similar happened around us. Do you believe it
Many Chinese people hoarded salt (囤积,抢购食盐) after Japan began discharging radioactive wastewater(核污染水排放) in 2023.
It is said that salt can prevent nuclear radiation.(据说盐可以阻止核辐射)
Rumors(谣言)
Deep thinking
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P3. 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.
v. 取消,终止
The sad trick of ___________
proposal(求婚)
When did the joke happen
2. What did the famous star do
3. What’s the result of his joke
On April Fool’s Day
He invited asked her to marry him He replied “April Fool” when…
He lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
Read para. 3 carefully and answer questions.
Deep thinking: Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
Because he hurt people’s feelings. We should respect others.
Careful Reading
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One of the world’s most famous tricks
奥森·威尔斯 Orson Welles
/' :s n/ /welz/
A famous actor
A famous director
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P4. 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.
The trick of ___________
aliens
when who what was announced on the radio result
Read para. 4 carefully and fill in the chart.
In October, 1938
Orson Welles
Aliens from Mars had landed on the earth.
Thousands of people had left their homes.
1.__________________________
2.—————————————
Fear spread across the whole country.
________
________
___________________
We shouldn’t play jokes on life safety.
1. He made it so real.
2. He is famous. People believe him.
Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
Group Discussion(小组讨论)
Careful Reading
Is it ok to play jokes on life safety(生命安全)
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Post-reading
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. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
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.
2c.Read the passage carefully and answer these questions.
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4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
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
It was in October 1938.
He 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.
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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
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
2e
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Language points
1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different
countries around the world.
take place “发生;进行;举行;产生”指某事按计划发生进行,主语常为“会议,活动”无被动语态。
会议八点钟进行。
eg:The meeting will take place in 8:00.
考点:take place
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考点:take place,happen 的区别
①happen发生,碰巧, 指某事偶然发生,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
②take place 发生,指某事按计划发生进行,主语常为“会议,活动”
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2. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
eg:It's impolite to play tricks on the deaf people
play tricks on sb. 捉弄某人”
play jokes on sb.“对某人开玩笑 ”
考点:play tricks on sb
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marry sb. “与某人结婚”
get married to sb. “嫁/娶某人;与某人结婚”,强调动作。
be married to sb. “嫁/娶某人;与某人结婚”,强调状态
3. He asked her to marry him.
eg: Tina gets married to her consin,it’s amazing!
The old couple have been married for many years
考点:marry
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4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
end up (doing sth.)结束; 最终成为;
end up sth. “结束某事”
end up with sth. (以…)结束
eg:The little girl wanted to visit her grandma,
but she ended up getting lost.
考点:end up
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1.What he said seemed quite_________ (believe) and all of his
friends believed him.
2. You are a f_________ to have refused the good job.
3. I happened _____________(see) him on my way home.
4. Lucy and Mike ____________________(marry) for three years.
5.The plane seemed to ___________(appear) suddenly. Nobody
could find it.
believable
ool
to see
have been married
disappear
Excersise
Ⅰ.用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
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1. The Olympics _________________ every four years.
A. take place B. are taken place
C. happen D. are happened
2. The boats take different routs, but they all____ in the same place.
A. give up B. clear up
C. end up D. make up
3.After ten years’ love, the couple ___________ last month.
A. were married B. got married
C. were married with D. got married with
A
B
B
Excersise
II. 单项选择
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Summary
Summary
二、重点短语
1. take place 发生
2. hundreds of 成百上千的;数以百计的
3. sell out 卖完;售完
4. lose weight 减肥
5. by the end of that day 到那天结束时
6. end up doing sth. 以做某事告终
7. get married 结婚
8. have a happy ending 有一个幸福的结局
9. play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other
相互开各种玩笑
10. fear spread across the whole country
恐惧席卷整个国家
一、重点单词
1. discovery (n.) 发现;发觉
2. cancel (v.) 取消;终止
3. believable (adj.) 可相信的;可信任的
4. disappear (v.) 消失;不见
三、重点句式
1. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax,
all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
2. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned
the TV station to find out how to get this water.
3. By the time police officers announced that the story was a
hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.
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