课件16张PPT。B4 U3 Reading Taskon Page 59Warming up& pre-reading: : April Fool's dictionary
Do you know? Speak not in the ears of a fool:
for he will despise the wisdom of
thy words."~Proverbs 23:9~Let's look and see what the?Bible says Do you know? "For a dream cometh through the
multitude of business; and a fool's
voice [is known] by
multitude of
words."~Ecclesiastes 5:3~ The Noodle Harvest General reading:
1.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. A story of a noodle harvest.
B. The reasons why the farmers got a noodle
harvest.
C. How did people in England believe this
story.
D. One of the best April Fool’s jokes ever .D2.Match the main idea with its paragraph.Para1Para2Para3 Para4A. Many people in England believed this story. B. Further explanations to make the story more believable C. Introduction to April Fool’s DayD. The noodle harvest and the reasons for itCareful reading:
Part A. T or F
1.(Para.1)Not only children but also other people can get caught in the fun.
2.(Para.2)This show on television was devoted to problems and progress all over the world so that nobody was surprised with the report of the noodle harvest.
3.(Para.3)The last two weeks of March are a happy time for noodle farmers.
4.(Para.4)Some people didn’t believe this story and rang the BBC to find the truth.TTFF1. When did the April Fool’s joke take place? (Para.2)2. What two reasons did the programme give for the good noodle harvest? (Para.2)
3. What caused the noodles of exactly the same length?(Para. 3) Part B. Challenge your comprehending!In 1957.3①an unusually warm winter
②the disappearance of the insect that attacked the noodle
crop every year. The result of many years’ patient research with the trees. 4.Can you find the two reasons why many people in England believed this story?(Para. 4)5. How did people react(反应) when they found they had believed an April Fool’s joke?(Para. 4) ①Very few British people travelled abroad for their holidays,
so they had never seen such kind of tree and even ate noodles.
②People trusted the programme for its careful research and
serious information. Shocked Part 1: Fill in the formplaying jokes onmake fun ofget caught inthe noodle harvestmany noodle treespatient researchtheir own treesshockedSummary:Part 2: TranslationIt was a Monday night when there were always serious programmes on the television.甚至到今天,人们还记得面条丰收的报道是最好的愚人节玩笑之一。星期一晚上这个时段,电视总是播放一些严肃的节目.2.Even today the report of the noodle harvest is remembered as one of the best April Fool’s jokes ever!Show time: Try to tell your story happening on April Fool’s Day to your class. The following situations may be helpful :
1.set your roommate’s clock back an hour
2.glue(粘) the coin to the floor for someone to pick up
3. tell your classmates to go to your teacher’s office
… Homework:1.Try to retell the story according to the form.
2.Do more reading on April Fool’s Day.