中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
Unit 12 Section B 2a-2e 学习任务单(含课下任务阅读训练及答案解析)
课程基本信息
学科 英语 年级 九 学期 秋季
课题 Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Period 5 Section B 2a-2e
教科书 书 名：义务教育教科书Go for it教材出版社：人民教育出版社
学习目标
1.通过观看视频，能够正确地回答问题，完成句子，能够说出愚人节的时间以及节日的活动；能够根据图片和自己的经历与同伴讲愚人节发生的故事。2.通过观看课文图片，能够预测文章内容，通过快读，能够找出文章及段落的主题句，能够正确匹配段落大意，能够说出文章的结构，能够准确概括文中介绍的四个与开玩笑有关的故事；通过细读，能够正确回答问题完成表格，能够说出文章中四个愚人节的恶作剧的细节内容。3.能够通过完成表格来复述课文内容，通过与同伴讲故事的方式巩固所学语言，小组成员分别讲述自己的经历。通过问题引领，能够说出从阅读课文中学会开玩笑不要伤害别人，要学会尊重别人。
课前学习任务 学习笔记
【学习任务一】词汇检测:1．v. 宣布；宣告 __________ 2．n. 意大利面条 __________3．n. 骗局；恶作剧 __________ 4．卖光 ____________________5．n. 发现；发觉 __________ 6．n. 女士；女子 __________7．v. 取消；终止 __________ 8．n. 军官；官员 __________9．adj. 可相信的；可信任的 __________ 10．v. 消失；不见 __________11．adj. 使人害羞的（难堪的或惭愧的）__________【学习任务二】阅读教材第94页，根据汉语提示写出英文句子。1．愚人节是一个在全世界不同国家都举行的庆祝活动。___________________________________________________________________2．它发生在每年的4月1日，是许多人互相搞各种恶作剧和开各种玩笑的日子。___________________________________________________________________3．当人们意识到这个故事是个骗局的时候，全国的意大利面已经销售一空了。_____________________________________________________________________4．在那一天结束的时候，已经有10 000多人把电话打到电视台打听如何得到这种水。___________________________________________________________________5．很多愚人节玩笑的结局可能并不是那么有趣。___________________________________________________________________6．然而，世界上最著名的恶作剧之一不是发生在四月，而是在十月。___________________________________________________________________
课堂学习任务
【学习任务一】 Task 1:How do people celebrate this festival People usually ____________ _______________on each other on that day.Task 2:How much do you know about April Fool's Day 【学习任务二】
Task 1:Let's enjoy a video, then answer some questions.1.Do you know why there is April Fool’s Day 2.Where did this celebration come from 3.Why is it in the month of April 4.Why do people play tricks on each other Task 2: 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.Task 3:Look at the picture and Predict.1. What can you see in the picture 2.What may the passage talk about A．The origin of April Fool’s Day. B．How to celebrate April Fool’s Day. C．Some tricks of April Fool’s Day.【学习任务三】Fast readingTask 1: Read the passage quickly and complete the following tasks.1. Find out the topic sentence of the passage 2. Find out the topic sentences of each paragraphs 3. What’s the main idea of the passage Task 2:Read the passage quickly again.Match each paragraph with the main idea. Task 3:Read the passage quickly once more. Then answer the questions.【学习任务四】Careful readingTask 1: Read Para.1 and find the answers. Task 2:Read Para.2 and find the answers.Task 3: Read Para.2 again and carefully and fill in the blanks.【学习任务五】Careful readingTask 1: Read para. 3 carefully and answer the questions.1.Who invited his girlfriend onto his show 2. What did he ask her to do 3. Did the joke have a happy ending 4. What happened at last 5. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending (2c)6.What can we learn from the story Task 2: Read Para. 3 carefully again and find out the correct orders of the story. Task 3:Retell the story from Para.3 according to the pictures and key words.【学习任务六】Careful readingTask 1: Read Para. 4 carefully and answer the questions.1. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth (2c.4)2.What was the joke 3. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles (2c.5) 4. What does “ it ” refer to Task 2: Watch and learn.Why did so many people believe Orson Welles Task 3: 2c.Read the passage carefully and answer these questions. 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 【学习任务七】Post-readingTask 1:Fill in the blanks and retell the passage.Task 2:Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.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 10,000people ___________ (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.【学习任务八】What can we learn from the passage that we learned today 【学习任务九】2e. Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for: 【学习任务十】Class test一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。1. He said the book _______________(sell) out before he came.2. My English party ended up_________( listen) an classical music.3. He made it ______( sound) so interesting that we all ________( laugh)4. Have you ever___________( fool) on April Fool’s Day 5. April Fool’s Day is a ____________( celebrate) around the world.二、根据汉语提示完成句子。1. 那家书店有各种各样的书和杂志。 There are _____________ books and magazines in the bookstore. 2. 广场上有数百人正在等他。 There are ____________________ waiting for him in the square. 3. 如果你不想结局像他一样，请改正你的缺点。 If you don’t want to _________ like him, please correct your shortcomings. 4. 他们打算下个月结婚。They are going to ______________ next month. 5. 截止到上月底，我们已经学了2,000个单词了。 _____________ last month, we had already learned 2,000 words.
课下学习任务
一、完形填空Life is full of the unexpected. This is a true story. One evening, a woman was 1 home when she saw a truck close behind her. She drove more quickly to be far away from the truck, 2 when she sped up(加速), the truck did, too. The 3 she drove, the faster the truck drove. The woman felt afraid, so she drove onto a main street, hoping to 4 the truck in a traffic. But the truck jumped a 5 light and went on running after her. Finally the woman drove her car into a service station, and got out of her car, shouting for 6 . The truck driver didn’t leave. Instead he went to the woman’s car. He 7 the back door, and pulled out a man hidden(藏) in the back seat. The woman was running from the wrong person. The woman was 8 at last. From the place where the woman stopped her car, the driver 9 a criminal(罪犯) in the woman’s car. The driver drove after her not to 10 her but to help her. 1.A.running B. walking C. driving D. cycling2.A.but B. though C. or D. and3.A.bigger B. faster C. happier D. smaller4.A.lose B. look C. come D. go5.A.black B. red C. green D. white6.A.advice B. suggestion C. help D. offer7.A.cleaned B. opened C. bought D. brought8.A.safe B. healthy C. free D. spare9.A.forgot B. took C. put D. found10.A.harm B. visit C. save D. arrive二、阅读理解It’s hard to avoid looking like a fool on April Fool’s Day. On April 1st each year, people play tricks on each other. Classmates sometimes tie each other’s shoelaces（鞋带）to their chairs. Teachers might hand out an impossibly difficult surprise test that makes students feel scared before they realize it’s only a joke. Newspapers report on fake news (like “UFO” lands in New York City) and announce fake contests (such as “Win an elephant!”).One April Fool’s Day, when I was in high school, a group of students in my class played a very clever and funny trick on the teachers. They bought some chickens and set them free in our school cafeteria（自助餐厅）. The chickens ran all round the school, in and out of classrooms and under our feet. Feathers（羽毛）were flying everywhere. Teachers began running after the chickens, trying to catch them. Finally, they caught four of them. But the chickens were wearing numbered tags（标签）around their necks, and the teachers discovered that they had only caught chickens No.1, 2, 3, and 5. Where was chicken No.4 The teachers looked and looked. They couldn’t find the chicken. After a few hours, they realized that the students had played another joke on them: There were only four chickens in the first place! They’ve been tricked by the numbers on the chickens. It’s been a long time since I was in high school, but that April Fool’s Day remains one of my favorite memories from those years.1．The underlined word “fake” is similar to ________ A．false B．true C．funny D．interesting2．What can we infer(推断) from the first paragraph of the passage A．Newspapers often cheat people.B．Students play jokes on teachers on April Fool’s Day.C．Teachers play tricks on students on April Fool’s Day.D．Everyone is hard to avoid being fooled on April Fool’s Day.3．Why did students set chickens free A．They wanted to let chickens free. B．They wanted to see feathers flying.C．They wanted to play a trick on teachers. D．They wanted to let chickens run all round the school.4．How many jokes did the students play on teachers A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.5．What’s the best title for the passage A．April Fool’s Day B．How does April Fool’s Day come from C．An Unforgettable April Fool’s Day D．What do people do on April Fool’s Day 三、五选五Life is full of unexpected things. 1 A dog called Romeo was pulled from the rubble (瓦砾) five days after an earthquake.Years ago, a terrible earthquake happened in a country near Pacific Ocean. Romeo’s owners were on the second floor of their house at that time. 2 But Romeo was sleeping on the first floor and was trapped (困住) inside. After the earthquake, they tried their best to search for Romeo, but they failed. After a few hours, they had to leave the village for their own safety. 3 They thought it had died. Five days later, they returned to their village with a group of firemen. Almost as soon as they came into the village, Romeo heard their voices and began barking (吠叫). 4 The firemen began digging at once. It was lucky that the dog was not hurt.After Romeo was saved, it drank its first drops of water in more than 130 hours. Then it looked better. When Romeo’s owners saw it, they couldn’t help crying. “We thought we had lost it forever!” said one of the Romeo’s owners. 5 The unexpected thing also cheered those firemen. “We believe there must be many more that are still alive. We’ll try our best to save them,” one fireman said.A．They managed to get out.B．This is even true to a small pet dog.C．The couple couldn’t believe their ears.D．Then Romeo left happily with its owners.E．All hope of finding Romeo alive seemed to disappear.四、短文填空 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空，使语篇意思完整，必要时请用否定式。On April Fool's Day，strange things may happen.Our friends will play jokes on 1 (we) and try to fool us.People don't know the origin(起源) of April Fool's Day 2 (clear)．Some say April Fool's Day began many years ago in 3 (French)．Long ago in France，the old New Year's festival was celebrated from March 25th to April 1st and ended with 4 (change) of presents.Later the King changed the New Year to January 1st.Some people still celebrated the New Year in April.They were called April Fish and 5 (give) presents as a joke.But in many countries，April Fool's Day 6 (celebrate) on April 1st but on other days.In Mexico，April Fool's Day is on the 28th of December.In ancient Rome，the day 7 (be) on the 25th of March.In India，the day is on the 31st of March.In America，the day is 8 (most) decided by young people who want to make fun of other people.But it is important 9 (remember) that your friends and you will be both happy.One must remember the 10_____ (different) between a good joke and a bad one.答案及解析一、完形填空【答案】1-5CABAB 6-10CBADA【解析】 本文讲述了一位女士一天晚上开车回家,途中发现一辆卡车一直在追她,后来她将车驶进了一个服务区寻求帮助,最后发现那辆卡车司机是要帮助她。1.C 由下文“She drove more quickly to be far away from the truck”可知,她正“开车”回家。故选C。2.A 联系语境可知,空格前后内容之间为转折关系,故选A。3.B “the+形容词/副词的比较级, the+形容词/副词的比较级”意为“越……,越……”,根据空后faster可知选B。4.A 由上文“The woman felt afraid, so she drove onto a main street…”推知,她想摆脱那辆卡车。故选A。5.B 由下文“went on running after her”可知,卡车应该是闯红灯。故选B。6.C 由上文可知,那位女士始终摆脱不了卡车的追赶,所以推知最后她把车开到一个服务区并下车大声呼救。故选C。7.B 由下文的“pulled out a man hidden in the back seat”可推知,他应该是打开后门。故选B。8.A 联系上文“The woman was running from the wrong person.”可知,这位女士最后是安全的。故选A。9.D 联系上文可知卡车司机是先发现(found)了一名罪犯在女士的车中才开始跟随这位女士的。故选D。10.A 由下文的“but to help her”和空格前的“not to”可知,harm(伤害)符合语境。故选A。二、阅读理解【答案】1．A 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．C【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。它介绍了愚人节的一些风俗以及作者在高中时的一次难忘的愚人节经历。【详解】1．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“like‘UFO’lands in NewYork City”不明飞行物降落纽约，和“such as‘Win an elephant!’”比如比赛胜了能获得大象。这些都是不可能的，推知fake意为“假的”。故选A。2．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“It’s hard to avoid looking like a fool on April Fool’s Day.”在愚人节当天，很难避免被愚弄。推知答案选D。3．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“One April Fool’s Day, when I was in high school, a group of students in my class played a very clever and funny trick on the teachers. They bought some chickens and set them free in our school cafeteria.”我上高中的时候，在愚人节那天，我们班的一群学生和老师开了一个聪明而好玩的玩笑，他们买了一些鸡，然后在学校的自助餐厅里把它们放了。结合下文可知，学生们把鸡放了，是为了捉弄老师们。故选C。4．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“After a few hours, they realized that the students had played another joke on them: There were only four chickens in the first place!”几个小时后，他们发觉学生们又和他们开了一个玩笑一开始就只有四只鸡。推断老师被愚弄两次。故选B。5．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章先介绍愚人节的一些恶作剧风俗，接着介绍自己在高中时难忘的愚人节经历。由此推断选项C“一次难忘的愚人节”符合，故选C。三、五选五【参考答案】1．B 2．A 3．E 4．C 5．D【语篇解读】本文讲述了地震发生五天后，一只名叫Romeo的狗被从瓦砾中拉出来。【详情解析】1．根据“Life is full of unexpected things.”以及“A dog called Romeo was pulled from the rubble (瓦砾) five days after an earthquake.”可知，此处是说狗的生命也充满奇迹，选项B“即使是一只小宠物狗也是如此。”符合，故选B。2．根据“Romeo’s owners were on the second floor of their house at that time.”以及“After a few hours, they had to leave the village for their own safety.”可知，狗的主人逃了出来，选项A“他们设法逃了出来。”符合，故选A。3．根据“They thought it had died.”可知，他们认为狗死了，选项E“找到活着的Romeo的所有希望似乎都破灭了。”符合，故选E。4．根据“Romeo heard their voices and began barking”可知，狗开始叫，选项C“这对夫妇简直不敢相信他们的耳朵。”符合，故选C。5．根据“After Romeo was saved, it drank its first drops of water in more than 130 hours. Then it looked better.”可知，成功救出狗Romeo，选项D“然后，Romeo和它的主人愉快地离开了。”符合，故选D。四、短文填空【参考答案】1.us 2．clearly 3．France 4．exchange 5．given 6．isn't celebrated 7．was 8．mostly 9．to remember 10．difference【分析】这篇文章主要讲了愚人节的来历，不同国家的愚人节是不相同的，但重要是的要记住愚人节这天朋友带给你的快乐，要分清一个善意的玩笑和不好的玩笑的区别。1．句意： 愚人节，可能会发生奇怪的事情，我们的朋友会捉弄我们，愚弄我们。play jokes on sb.：和某人开玩笑，捉弄某人，on是介词，后面跟人称代词用宾格形式，we我们，人称代词主格，它的宾格是us，结合句意和语境可知填us。2．句意：对于愚人节的起源人们了解得不清楚。Clear：清晰，明确，清楚，形容词，它的副词是clearly；形容词修饰动词，结合句意和语境可知填clearly。3．句意：有人说， 愚人节起源于很多年前的法国。French：法语，法国（人）的，法语的；France法国。结合句意和语境可知填France。4．句意：很久以前，在法国，每年庆祝新年是从3月25日到4月1日，最后以礼物交换结束。end with ：以…结束，with是介词后面跟名词，代词或动名词等；change n. 变化，找回的零钱；v 改变， 交换， 兑换。n. 交换，交易所；v. 交换，交易，兑换。change做名词讲，没有交换的意思，exchange做名词有交换的意思，结合句意、所给词提示和语境可知填exchange。5．句意：他们被称为四月鱼和（被送给）收到作为玩笑的礼物。根据句意和语境可知使用被动语态，结合句意、所给词提示和语境可知填given。6．句意：但在许多国家，愚人节不在4月1日庆祝，但在其他的日子。根据语境这是讲述现在的情况，需要用一般现在时，根据句意和语境可知用被动语态，结合句意、所给词提示和语境可知填isn't celebrated。7．句意：在古代罗马，这一天是三月二十五日。根据时间In ancient Rome（在古代罗马）过去的时间，可知此句时态是过去式；结合句意、所给词提示和语境可知填was。8．句意：在美国，这一天大部分是由想取笑别人的年轻人决定的。most：作形容词讲，意思是“最，最多”；作为副词主要修饰形容词或副词，意思是很，非常，十分；作名词讲，意思是大部分，大多数人；mostly：大部分，多半，主要地，基本上，通常，副词。结合句意和语境可知填mostly。9．句意：但要记住，你的朋友和你都会很高兴是重要的。句型It is adj. (for sb.) to do sth.：（对于某人来说）做某事是什么样子的；结合句意、所给词提示和语境可知填to remember。10．句意：人们必须记住好笑话和坏笑话的区别。the定冠词，冠词要和名词一起使用，不能单独存在，结合句意和语境可知用名词单数，different：不同的，形容词，故填difference。点睛：首先快速阅读短文，了解大意，然后仔细阅读短文，看看所给词的汉语意思和词性，再根据英文和所给词猜测句意，根据句意分析句子成分，根据句子成分确定该词的形式，例如，第1小题，on是介词，后面跟名词、代词作为它的宾语，we是主格，故用宾格us做on的宾语。
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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B (2a-2e)
读写结合阅读课优质课
人教新目标版 九年级(全册)
Learning Objectives
1.通过观看视频，能够正确地回答问题，完成句子，能够说出愚人节的时间以及节日的活动；能够根据图片和自己的经历与同伴讲愚人节发生的故事。
2.通过观看课文图片，能够预测文章内容，通过快读，能够找出文章及段落的主题句，能够正确匹配段落大意，能够说出文章的结构，能够准确概括文中介绍的四个与开玩笑有关的故事；通过细读，能够正确回答问题完成表格，能够说出文章中四个愚人节的恶作剧的细节内容。
3.能够通过完成表格来复述课文内容，通过与同伴讲故事的方式巩固所学语言，小组成员分别讲述自己的经历。通过问题引领，能够说出从阅读课文中学会开玩笑不要伤害别人，要学会尊重别人。
01 Lead in
Look and say
There will be no more tests in America!
What day is
today？
April Fool's Day
Watch and say
How do people celebrate this festival
People usually ____________ _______________on each other on that day.
play all kinds of
hoaxes n.
骗局；恶作剧
tricks and hoaxes
Besides the tricks in the video,
people also
_______________
______
put some funny paper on his back.
_______________________________________
hide behind the room door to scare someone who enters the room.
Fill and say
How much do you know about April Fool's Day
It is celebrated on __________ every year.
People enjoy __________________ each other on that day.
Sometimes，people will use some __________ to fool others.
April 1st
playing tricks on
joke toys
Whatever the tricks, the trickster (搞恶作剧的人) usually ends up telling his victim that “ __________”.
April Fool
April Fool !
Watch and say
Let's enjoy a video, then answer some questions.
1.Do you know why there is April Fool’s Day
2.Where did this celebration come from
3.Why is it in the month of April
4.Why do people play tricks on each other
The French king changed the celebration of the New Year from April 1st to January 1st.But some people didn't know.
It came friom France.
Because the last day of the French celebration of the New Year was April 1st.
People play tricks on each other just for fun.
02 Pre-reading
Watch and say
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.
sandwich biscuits
“夹心”饼干
Today we will read about some of the hoaks that have been played on April Fool's Day.
Look and predict
Look at the picture and Predict.
1. What can you see in the picture
An UFO
A．The origin of April Fool’s Day.
B．How to celebrate April Fool’s Day.
C．Some tricks of April Fool’s Day.
A UFO.
Perhaps one of the trick is about the UFO.
We may read about something happened on April Fool’s Day.
2.What may the passage talk about
03 While-reading
Read the passage quickly and complete the following tasks.
1. Find out the topic sentence of the passage
2. Find out the topic sentences of each
paragraphs
3. What’s the main idea of the passage
Strategy 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.
Topic sentence of the passage
The passage gives us an introduction to April Fool's Day. Then it tells us stories that happened on this day and one of the world's most famous tricks.
Read and complete
Read and match
Read the passage quickly again.Match each paragraph with the main idea.
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
Reading strategy: Carefully reading the first
sentence in each paragraph can help you guess the main idea of each passage.
Read and answer
Read the passage quickly once more. Then answer the questions.
1.How many tricks are mentioned in this passage What are they
1.
2.
4.
Spaghetti
Special water
Marriage Trick
aliens
Four
Para.2
Two funny stories
Para.3
A sad story
Para.4
A famous trick
2.What’s the structure of the passage
Two funny stories
A sad story
One of the most famous tricks
Specific details examples/details
A
C
Gernal Introduction
B
3.
Four.
Read and say
Read Para.1 and find the answers.
An introduction to April Fool’s Day
What
What is April Fool’s Day
When
When do people
celebrate it
Where
Where does it
take place
How
How do people celebrate it
April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
It happens on April 1st every year.
It takes place in different countries around the world.
People play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
popularity
ways to celebration
此句为that引导的定语从句，that在定语从句中做_____，不能省略，先行词为 celebration.
主语
此句为关系副词when引导的定语从句，修饰表示时间的先行词a day. I will never forget the time ______ I worked with the famous banker.
when
Read and answer
Read Para.2 and find the answers.
1.Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day (2c)
2. What happened to spaghetti in the end
3. What did the TV show say the special water could do (2c)
4. What did people do after watching the TV show
Because a reporter announced that
there would be no more spaghetti as
spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped
growing spaghetti.
The spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
would help people lose weight.
They said this water
People had phoned the TV
station to find out how to get this water.
SOLD OUT
Read Para.2 again and carefully and fill in the blanks.
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 _____________________
_____________________.
April
Fool’s Day
April
Fool’s Day
no more spaghetti
sold out
England
lose weight
phoned the TV station to find out how to get it
Read and fill
Read and answer
Read para. 3 carefully and answer the questions.
1.Who invited his girlfriend onto his show
2. What did he ask her to do
3. Did the joke have a happy ending
4. What happened at last
5. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending (2c)
6.What can we learn from the story
He is asking the girl to marry him.
Do you think the girl is happy？
A famous TV star.
He asked her to marry him.
No, it didn’t.
He lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
Because he lost both his girlfriend and
his show.
Playing tricks on others may do harm,
we should learn to respect.
取消
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Read and number
Read Para. 3 carefully again and find out the correct orders of the story.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Look and retell
once,invited onto...
asked...to...
so happy because...
when she said yes,but..
lost his girlfriend
his show was canceled
Funny or
sad
Retell the story from Para.3 according to the pictures and key words.
Read and answer
Read Para. 4 carefully and answer the questions.
1. When did Orson Welles tell
people about aliens from Mars
landing on the earth (2c.4)
2.What was the joke
3. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles (2c.5)
5. What’s the result of the joke
It was in October 1938.
Aliens from Mars had landed on the earth.
Because
Because Orson Welles was an actor and he made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
4. What does “ it ” refer to
He described where aliens from Mars had landed and told how they were moving across the United States.
Thousands of people had left their homes.
Don’t play tricks on the safety of a country. It is very important for everyone.
（不要拿一个国家的安危开玩笑。安全对于每个人来说是非常重要的。）
Watch and learn
Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
Read and answer
Read the passage carefully and answer these questions.
2c
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
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.
Yes, I would. Because…
No, I wouldn’t. Because…
04 Post-reading
Listen and repeat
Fill in the blanks and retell the passage.
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
April
Fool’s Day
England
no spaghetti
sold out
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
Fill and retell
2d
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
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 10,000people ___________ (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.
had appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had rung away
Look and fill
Discuss and say
What can we learn from the passage that we learned today
happiness
problems
Tricks and jokes can bring people
sometimes may hurt someone or ourselves!
Look and say
The tricks remind us:
Tricks and jokes can bring people not only happiness but also problems, even they may hurt others or ourselves ! (恶作剧和玩笑不仅能带给人们快乐，也能带来问题，甚至会伤害别人或自己！)
Please remember, humor should also pay attention to propriety, not too big. (请记住，幽默也要注意礼仪，不要太大)
The harm to any person’s trick is wrong, we should learn how to respect.伤害到任何一个人的恶作剧都是错误的，我们应该懂得尊重。
Say and vote
2e
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
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…
I was very glad to eat it first. Then I felt strange. It tasted special. What was it I looked at my little brother. He laughed loudly and said nothing.
Later that day, I knew he put toothpaste (牙膏) into the Oreo. I couldn’t believe I was fooled by him. I brushed my teeth again. After that, my brother gave me a box of Oreo, and said “Happy April Fool’s Day.” Finally I was happy to get these delicious biscuits.
I think I had a happy and lucky day.
What a lucky day!
05 Language points
Language points
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
2
play tricks/ jokes on sb. 捉弄某人; 开某人的玩笑
(
句子①中that takes place in different countries around the world是由关系代词that引导的定语从句，修饰前面的先行词a celebration。
句子②中when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other是由关系副词when引导的定语从句，修饰表示时间的先行词 a day。
)
take place 发生，进行
Language points
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.
4
announce v.宣布；宣告
spaghetti n.意大利面条
主语
谓语
宾语从句
because引导的原因状语从句
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。
sell out 卖光
no more 不再
Language points
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.
5
6
主句
and连接的并列的宾语从句
第一个宾语从句省略了that, 第二个宾语从句that不可省略
by+ 表示过去时间的短语+过去完成时的句子
Language points
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.
7
because引导的原因状语从句
主句
end up doing最终成为；最终处于
cancel 取消
Language points
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.
8
9
宾语从句
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。
land on着陆；降落于
Language points
1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in
different countries around the world.
take place 意为“发生；进行；举行；产生”。
我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。
Great changes have taken place in my hometown.
每年都会选举。
Elections take place every year.
take place 与 happen
take place 通常指事先计划或预料到的事情发生， 还可表示“举行”的意思。
happen 常指具体的事情发生，特指那些偶然或出乎意料发生的事情，后接不定式，表示“碰巧；恰好”之意。
例：The sports meeting will take place in our school. 运动会将在我校举行。
I happened to be in the lab that day. 那天我碰巧在实验室。
Language points
Happen 用法
1.What happened 发生什么事了？
happen 一定用过去式，且不用被动语态。
2. sth. + happen +时间/地点，意为“某时/某地发生了某事”。
e.g.An accident happened in our neighborhood just now. 刚才我们社区发生了一起事故。
3. sth. + happen to +sb.意为“某人发生了某事”。
e.g.: A car accident happened to Jim yesterday.
昨天吉姆发生了交通事故。
4. sb. + happen to do sth.意为“某人碰巧做某事”。
e.g.: I happened to hear that interesting story. 我碰巧听说了那个有趣的故事。
Language points
2. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
as +形容词/副词的原级+ as sb. can / could 相当于as + 形容词/副词原级+ as possible，意为“尽可能地……”，在句中作状语。
例： We must do everything as well as we can.
= We must do everything as well as possible. 我们要尽量做好每一件事。
3. He asked her to marry him.
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。
be married to sb. 意为“嫁/娶某人；与某人结婚”，是延续性词组。
例： She married John last year.
= She got married to John last year.
= She has been married to John for one year.她去年嫁给了John。
Language points
4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
end up (doing sth.)（以…）结束； 最终成为； 最后处于
end up sth. 表示“结束某事”
end up with sth. （以…）结束
例：They decided to drive to York and ended up getting lost.
他们决定开车到约克去，结果却迷了路。
The scientist ended up his speech at last. 那个科学家最后结束了演讲。
5. 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. 意为“捉弄某人”，而play jokes on sb.则是“对某人开玩笑 ”的意思。
It's impolite to laugh at, stare at or play _____on disabled people
A. fun B. jokes C. tricks D. parts
C
06 Summary
Summary
Summary
take place
local supermarkets
sell out
lose weight
find out
end up doing sth.
get married
cancel his show
hundreds of
thousands of
police officers
发生
当地的超市
卖光
减肥
弄清；查明
以做某事告终
结婚
取消他的节目
成百上千的；数以百计的
成千上万的；数以千计的
警官
07 Exercises
Class test
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. He said the book _______________(sell) out before he came.
2. My English party ended up_________( listen) an classical music.
3. He made it ______( sound) so interesting that we all ________( laugh)
4. Have you ever___________( fool) on April Fool’s Day
5. April Fool’s Day is a ____________( celebrate) around the world.
had been sold
listening
sound
laughed
been fooled
celebration
Class test
1. 那家书店有各种各样的书和杂志。
There are _____________ books and magazines in the bookstore.
2. 广场上有数百人正在等他。
There are ____________________ waiting for him in the square.
3. 如果你不想结局像他一样，请改正你的缺点。
If you don’t want to _________ like him, please correct your shortcomings.
4. 他们打算下个月结婚。They are going to ______________ next month.
5. 截止到上月底，我们已经学了2,000个单词了。
_____________ last month, we had already learned 2,000 words.
all kinds of
hundreds of people
二、根据汉语提示完成句子。
end up
get married
By the end of
Homework
Write a story that happened on April Fool's Day by using some words in part 2.
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