Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected Section B 2a-2e 课件(共42张PPT 无素材)

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I was waiting for the school bus but it didn’t come. Then I ________ it was Saturday.
2. I woke up late this morning. I had to
really ______ to get to school on time.
rush realize invite show up stay up
realized
rush
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases.
3. There’s a good TV show tonight but
it’s at 1:00 am. I don’t want to
_________ that late.
4. Sally _______ me to her birthday
party. It’s at her house on Saturday.
5. Do you know where John is? He was
going to meet me earlier but he didn’t
_________.
rush realize invite show up stay up
stay up
invited
show up
1. To understand the stories about fooling others
2. To be able to tell a joke to others
Have you ever played jokes on others,
especially on Aril Fool’s Day? Have
you ever been fooled by others? Tell
your story to your partner.
2a
April Fool's Day is a traditional day to play jokes on others. No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have started in France.
传统上来讲，愚人节这一天，人们可以相互搞恶作剧。没人知道这个节日是怎么来的，但人们普遍认为它源自法国。
In the 16th century, people celebrated New Year's Day from March 25 to April 1. In the mid—1560s King Charles IX changed it from March 25 to January 1. But some people still celebrated it on April 1, so others called them April Fools.?
庆祝愚人节最早是在1582年，在法国。那时，法国新年是在3月25日，一直持续到4月1日。16世纪60年代中期，国王查理九世把新年从3月25日变为1月1日，而还有一些人在4月1日过新年，这些人就被称作四月傻瓜了。
Read the passage quickly. Then answer the question:
How many stories are mentioned in this passage?
Four
Read the passage quickly. Match
each paragraph with the main idea.
Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4
◆ 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
2b
Read the second story, and check
out these sentences.
1. A famous star invited his girlfriend onto his show.
2. He really wanted to marry his girlfriend but she refused.
3. The little joke had a very happy ending.
T
F
F
Read the last story, and complete the form.
October, 1938
Orson Welles
He announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth.
By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.
When Who What Result

Read the passage again and
answer the questions.
1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day?
A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
n. 意大利面条
2c
2. What did the TV show say the special
water could do?


3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad
ending?
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?

5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?
It was in October 1938.
Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
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.
April Fool’s Day
When: On April 1st
What: Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
Funny stories
A sad story
A famous trick
Close the book and complete the blanks.
Funny stories
One hoax is about spaghetti. A reporter said the Italian farmers had ____________________.
Another is about special water. They said the water could help people _____________.
stopped growing it?
lose weight?
A famous TV star made a joke on _____________, and as a result, he lost her and his show was canceled.
A sad story
his girlfriend
It happened in __________.
The actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. Many people believed him and _________________.
A famous trick
October?
left their homes
1. 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).
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
2d
3. 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.
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
n. 骗局；恶作剧
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
adj. 使人害羞的（难堪的或惭愧的）
2e
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…
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
【辨析】
take?place
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。
2. 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
e.g. Every time she tried to argue with
her husband, she ______________
her eyes out.
每回她试着和她丈夫争辩，她总是
以流泪结束。
ended up crying
end up sth. 表示“结束某事”。
e.g. The scientist ended up his speech at
last.
那个科学家最后结束了演讲。
end up with sth. （以……）结束
e.g. The students began with speaking
English, but ended up with speaking
Chinese.
同学们以说英语开始，却以说汉语结
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
3. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
cancel v. 取消；终止
e.g. All flights have been cancelled
because of bad weather.
因天气恶劣，所有航班均已取消。
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
根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，
有的需要变换形式。




1. It's hard for Nancy to _____________ because she has a sweet tooth (喜欢吃甜食).
2. The fried chicken made by them tasted delicious and was soon ____________.
sell out, find out, stay up, end up, get dressed, get married, take place, lose weight, thousands of
lose weight
sold out
3. The sports meet was supposed to ________________ on Sunday, but was put off because of the storm.
4. Mark has become a famous scientist. When he was a child, he liked to ________________ how things worked.
sell out, find out, stay up, end up, get dressed, get married, take place, lose weight, thousands of
take place?
find out?
5. —Do you think it's a good idea to
_____________ for the football match?
—In fact, I do. After all, it's the final of the
World Cup.
6. —Did you go to Sanya for your holiday?
—No, we couldn't get tickets for Sanya so
we _____________ going to Qingdao
instead.
sell out, find out, stay up, end up, get dressed, get married, take place, lose weight, thousands of
stay up
ended up
7. John jumped out of bed and ________________ as quickly as he could, and then rushed to work.
8. The natural scenery in my hometown attracts (吸引) ________________ foreign visitors every year.
9. At the age of twenty-four, Kate fell in love with Bob. Two years later, they __________.
sell out, find out, stay up, end up, get dressed, get married, take place, lose weight, thousands of
got dressed
thousands of
got married
1. Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.
2. Preview 3a-3b on P95 - P96.