Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B（2a ~ 2e）
【学习目标】
1. To understand the stories about fooling others
2. To learn to use some words and phrases
3. To be able to tell which kind of joke is appropriate for one to tell.
【学习过程】
课前预习 预习2a-2e(教师寄语:预习感知,有备无患。)
服装 _______________ 愚人节__________________
窘迫的__________________恶作剧______________
取消 __________________ 宣布__________________
意大利面条__________________ 发现 ______________
可信任的__________________ 消失 __________________
军官 __________________ 使人害羞的 __________________
化装舞会 __________________ 卖光 __________________
熬夜 __________________ 穿衣服 __________________
开某人的玩笑 _______________ 减肥 __________________
以做某事而告终 __________________ 逃离 __________________
二、课上活动
2a 情景导入（Lead-in）
Do you believe all news from the radio?
_____________________________________________
What will happen if the radio tells lies?
_____________________________________________
Task 1: Look at the picture and questions in 2b. Then answer the questions below.
What can you see in the picture?
_______________________________________________________
What may the passage talk about?
_______________________________________________________
Task 2: Read the passage quickly. Then answer the question.
How many stories are mentioned in this passage?
_______________________________________________________
Task 3：Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
(
The most famous trick 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
) (
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
)
Task 4： Read the passage again and answer the questions.
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 Wells tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?
_______________________________________________________
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Wells?
_______________________________________________________
6. Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable?
_______________________________________________________
7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories?
_______________________________________________________
Task 5：Read the article again 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 ___________________
On April Fool’s Day \ A famous TV star asked his girlfriend __________ The TV star lost ____________ ____________
On ______1983 In______________ ________ landed on the earth Thousands of people ______ _____________
三、课本知识点
April Fool`s Day is a day when people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
fool n. 傻瓜；愚人；vt. 愚弄，欺骗；e.g.
play a trick/tricks on sb 捉弄...; play a joke/jokes on sb 和...开玩笑
愚人节那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。_______________________________________________________________
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.
（1） a reporter in England announced that here would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti
( 语） （ 语） （ 引导的 从句） （ 引
farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
导的 从句）
（2）anounce是及物动词，侧重"宜告”人们关心或感兴趣的事情，尤指新闻类的消息，后面常接名词或宾语从句。
e.g.: 他们已在报纸上宣布了他们的结婚日期。___________________________________________________
By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
sell out 卖完；售完； e.g.
The next day ， . 第二天书店就卖断了货。
4. Many April Fool`s jokes may end up being not very funny. end up (doing sth.) (以…)结束；最终做/成为...；e.g.
Every time she tried to argue with her husband, she
每回她试着和她丈夫争辩，她总是以流泪结束。
end up sth. 表示“结束某事” end up with sth. (以…)结束。 e.g.
1). 最后，那个科学家结束了演讲。
2). The students began with speaking English, but
同学们以说英语开始，却以说汉语结束。
5. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married.
marry v.“嫁，娶，结婚”; marry sb. 表示“嫁给某人”、“娶了某人”或“和某人结婚”
get/be married (to sb). “和某人结婚” e.g.
1).Henry he was over fifty．亨利直到过了50岁才结婚。
2).John is going to . 约翰要和简结婚了。
6. the most embarrassing joke 最令人尴尬的玩笑
embarrassed adj. 尴尬的；窘迫; embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的; 令人为难的 e.g.
1). He looked . 他看起来有点尴尬。
2). That was for me.那是一种让我难堪的情形。
7. Welles made it sound so real that hundred of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country.
hundred, thousand, million 等词的用法
基数词+hundred\thousand\million hundred\thousand\million 用单数形式 这两种情况后的谓语动词均用复数形式。
hundreds\thousands\millions+of 前面不可加具体数词，hundred或者thousand等用复数形式，且of不可以省略
e.g.:
1、______________ ____________?the?students?study?English?in the world. 世界上，上百万的学生都在学习英语.
2、There?are?_____________ _______________?ducks?on?the?lake?now. 现在湖面有成千上万的鸭子.
3、There are about _________________ _____________________ in our small town.我们小镇大约有6百人口。
四、达标检测
Ⅰ. 单项选择。
( ) 1. I happened _____ him in the park yesterday.
A. meet B. meeting C. met D. to meet
( ) 2. Have you ever invited a friend ____ your school?
A. for B. with C. to D. at
( ) 3. What did you do ______ April Fool’s Day?
A. on B. at C. in D. with
( ) 4. －The advertisement says there will be a great celebration this Sunday.
－Forget it, it’s a ________.
A. fool B. hoax C. pleasure D. risk
( ) 5. Johnny announced that he would never _____ before finding a satisfying job.
A. marry B. married
C. get married D. get marry
II. 根据汉语提示，完成下面的句子。
1. 由于坏的天气，会议昨晚被取消了。
Because of the bad weather ,the meeting ____ ____last night..
2. 在愚人节这天，人们互相捉弄。
On April Fool’s Day ，people ______ ______on each other.
3. 我下个月底会回来。
I will be back ______ ______ ______ ______ last month.
4. 这家商店的衬衫都卖光了。
The shop ______ ______ all their shirts.
5. 我穿好衣服就去吃早餐。
I _______ ______ and had breakfast.
1. To understand the stories about fooling others
2. To learn to use some words and phrases
3. To be able to tell a joke to others
接龙
幻灯片上单词或短语出现时，同学应迅速读出并说出中文意思。
每人一词，按行/列依次接龙，3秒内说不出，此行/列同学即失去此答题机会，下一行/列同学接续。
hoax
discovery
cancel
disappear
officer
sell out
embarrassing
believable
spaghetti
announce
1. Do you believe all news from the radio?
2. What will happen if the radio tells lies?
What can you see in the picture?
2.What may the passage talk about?
An UFO.
It may talk about the little trick on the April Fool’s Day. Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.
Look at the picture and questions in 2b. Then answer the questions below.
2b
How many stories are mentioned in this passage?
Four.
Read the passage quickly. Then answer the question.
Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
2b
·The most famous trick 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
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
P94
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
2c
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?
4. When did Orson Wells tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Wells?
6. Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable?
7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories?
P95
1. A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
2. It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
3. He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
Check your answer
4. It was in October 1938.
5. Orson Wells made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
6. Open.
7. Open.
Fool’s Day
April
no more
spaghetti
sold out
Fool’s Day
April
England
lose weight
phoned the TV station to get the water
October
America
to marry him
his girlfriend
and his show
Aliens
had
left their homes
Read the article again 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 __________________________
_____________
On April Fool’s Day A famous TV star asked his girlfriend __________ The TV star lost ____________
____________
In ________, 1983 In _______ ________
landed on the earth Thousands of people ______ _____________
Fool’s Day
April
no more
spaghetti
sold out
Fool’s Day
April
England
lose weight
phoned the TV station to get the water
October
America
to marry him
his girlfriend
and his show
Aliens
had
left their homes
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 ____________
____________
In ________, 1983 In _______ ________
landed on the earth Thousands of people ______ _____________
After the spaghetti story _______ (appear) in the news, everyone _______ (rush) to the supermarket.
By the time people _________(find out) the story was not true, all spaghetti in the supermarkets _______________ (disappear).
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.
appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
2d
P95
1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
* fool: n. 傻瓜；愚人；受骗者
vt. 愚弄，欺骗；
People always think I’m a fool.
人们总认为我是个傻瓜。
He was fooled by his friend on April Fool’s Day.
愚人节那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。
2. ..., all the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
sell out 卖完；售完；出售
The next day the bookshops sold out.
第二天书店就卖断了货。
3. In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water.
discovery n. 发现，发觉；（剧情的）发展；被发现的事物；
The?discovery?of?fire?was?one?of the?biggest?discoveries?of man.
火的发现是人类最伟大的发现之一。
John is going to marry Jane.
约翰要娶简为妻了。
Tony is married to my sister.
托尼和我姐姐结了婚。
4. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married.
marry v. “嫁，娶，结婚”
⑴ marry sb. 表示“嫁给某人”、“娶了某人”
⑵ get/be married to sb. “和某人结婚”
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。
This play end up with happy ending.
这个剧最后以喜剧结尾。
5. 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
根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1.记者刚刚结束了他的报道。
The reporter has just ________________.
2. 聚会以一曲舞蹈结束。
The party ______________ a dance.
3. 他们做了很多工作，结果什么也没得到。
They did much work, but they ________________ nothing.
ended up his report
ended up with
ended up getting
