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人教版九年级英语unit12 section B(2a -2e)教学设计
课题 Life is full of the unexpected 单元 Unit12 学科 English 年级 Grade 9
学习 目标 本课是九年级第12单元B部分阅读，本课时围绕着April fool’s Day了解愚人节相关知识及故事。通过本课的学习进一步锻炼学生的阅读能力、充实学生的跨文化知识、提升学生的情感态度和价值观。
重点 (1)语篇及段落的理解及结构的分析。(2)阅读技巧的运用。
难点 用英语谈论愚人节并讲述愚人节故事。引导学生理解愚人节玩笑应适度。引导学生为他人考虑、体贴他人、站在别人角度考虑问题。
教学过程
教学环节 教师活动 学生活动 设计意图
导入新课 图片导入 April Fool's Day 观看幻灯片 形象直观
讲授新课 Step 1（1）观看有关愚人节的图片，引导学生思考，生活中是否愚弄过他人。（2）观看视频。Step21、Fast- reading: Read the whole passage quickly and match each paragraph with the main idea. 2、Careful- reading ①Read paragraph1, answer 3 questions. ②Read paragraph 2, find the two stories. Finish the task ③Read paragraph 3, answer 3 questions. ④Read paragraph4, judge whether the 4 sentences are true or false. If it’s false, tell the reason.Step3Fill in the blanks.Step4Careful-readingWork on 2c and 2dRead the passage again and answer the question.Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.Step5Discussion:Do you think April Fool’s jokes are funny? Why or why not? Have you ever treat others can you remember a luck or an unlucky day? what happened? Make some notes about what you remember. 观看幻灯片 思考问题 观看幻灯片 思考问题 思考问题讨论 小组活动 通过外国节日视频感受外国文化。 整体阅读让学生对文章有整体感知。（1），设计思维导图形式，让问题变得简洁明了。（2），利用任务填充引导学生对文章的理解 （3（4）回答问题，判断正误的方式对文段的理解 通过填表加强对全文的理解 完成课本练习题 讨论 小组活动
课堂小结 Step6 Summary 思考总结 思考总结
板书 Unit 12 Section B ReadingFast-reading.Careful-readingDiscussionWork on 2c 2d.Summary.
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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected
Section B （2a-2e）
Lead in
The teacher asks
you to go to her
office.
You fail the
English test.
April Fool's Day
?
Lead in
Presentation
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.
...
Enjoy a video
presentation
para1
para2
Para 3
para4
Fast reading
Paragraph 1 One of the most famous tricks
played
Paragraph 2 Examples of funny stories that
happened on April Fool’s Day
Paragraph 3 An introduction to April
Fool’s Day
Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened on
April Fool’s Day
Careful reading
Para 1
when
where
how
April 1st
In different
Countries
around the world
Play tricks on each other
Careful reading
Para 2
Spaghetti
One April Fool’s Day
Then, many people
By the time
A reporter announced there would be no more spaghetti.
Ran to the local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
People realized it was a hoax, all of the spaghetti had been sold out.
Special water
It can help people lose weight.
More than 10000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.
Careful reading
Para 3
1.What did the famous TV star ask his his girl to do ?
He invited his girlfriend onto his show and asked her to marry him.
2.What did he reply when his girl friend said yes?
“April Fool !”
3.What’s the result?
The TV star lost his girl friend and his show was canceled(取消).
Careful reading
Para 4
The trick happened in April in 1936.
The actor said aliens landed on the moon.
People believed the story because it was real.
When they knew the hoax, hundreds of people had left their homes.
F
F
F
F
Fill in the blanks
April 1st
different countries
tricks
announced
sold out
lose weight
buy/get
marry
lost
landed
left
April Fool's Day---four famous tricks
Introduction ● Its date is on _____1_____ .
●It takes place in _____2_______.
●People play _____3_____ on each other.
Spaghetti trick
Losing weight water trick
●A reporter ______4_____ that there would be no more spaghetti. ●In the end, all the spaghetti had been ______5_______.
●A TV show reported that the special water can help people ______6_____. By the end of the day, more than 10000 people called to _____7_____ this water.
Asking for marrying
trick
Aliens trick
●A TV star asked his girlfriend to ____8____ him. But he fooled his girlfriend. She was angry and ____9___ her.
●Actor Orson Wells announced the aliens had _____10_____ on the earth. People believed him and many had ____11____ their homes.
Careful reading
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 Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?
Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable? Why?
7.Would you be fooled by any of these stories?
Careful reading
Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day?
Because a reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
2. What did the TV show say the special water could do?
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending?
Because he lost both his girlfriend and his show.
Careful reading
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?
It was in October, 1938.
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?
Because Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable? Why?
I think… Because…
7.Would you be fooled by any of these stories?
Yes, I would. Because…
No, I wouldn’t. Because…
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 10,000 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 offcers _______ (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 rung away
Discussion
Do you think April Fool’s jokes are funny?
Why or why not?
Discussion
Can you talk about your story
What was the date?
What happened first?
Was this lucky or unlucky? Why?
What happened next?
How did the day ended?
How did you feel about this day?
Summary
April Fool’s Day
Introduction
funny
stories
a sad
story
the most famous trick
Homework
Write the April Fool’s stories in your own words.
Unit12 Life is full of the unexpected
Section B(2a-2e)
一、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)
1. I have never o ?, but yesterday my alarm clock didn't go off.
2. The child b ? his fingers while playing with a match yesterday.
3. The fish you caught yesterday is still a ?.
4. Mr. Wang a ? that we would have a picnic tomorrow.
5. It's reported that lots of people were f ? by the hoax.
6. I didn't take photos of the UFO, because the UFO had d ? before I took out the camera.
7. The d ? made by our scientists surprised the world.
8. I want to buy a key r ?.
9. His uncle works t ?11:00 every evening.
10. Perhaps he'll dress himself up as a clown in the c ? party.
二、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)
11. I'm afraid we have to ?( 取消) the meeting.
12. Let's hope our difficulties will soon ?(消失).
13. He couldn't answer the teacher's question. He felt ?(尴尬的).
14. Many new ?(发现)were made with the help of compass.
15. The old lady kept the little dog ?(活着) by feeding it warm milk.
16. Yesterday I ?(睡过头了), so I was late for school.
17. The results were ?(公布) a moment ago.
18. She is the public information ?(官员).
19. I ?(取消) my appointment with a dentist yesterday.
20. When spring comes, the snow and ice ?(消失).
三、完形填空
Ten years ago, 26-year-old Cival Mills was just days away from finishing his hospital internship(实习期) in South Africa. He was looking forward to a bright future in 21 ?. But later, he met a car 22 ?. When he finally woke up, he discovered that he was unable to move a 23 ?.
He had locked-in syndrome(闭锁综合征)—he is completely conscious(神志清醒的), yet unable to move any muscle except his 24 ?. "All I could hear was the sound of the different machines keeping me 25 ?. And when I fell asleep I had 26 ? dreams," Dr. Mills said.
In the decade years, although Dr. Mills has not completely 27 ? from the condition, he has made a progress. He first learned to 28 ? by using his eye movements to "type" words on a spelling chart. 29 ? first sentence was, "I love you, Mum."
After two years of treatment, he regained movement in his left thumb, which he used to finish his first book—This Too Shall Pass.
Now, after many 30 ? of physical treatment, Dr. Mills can turn his head. He's recently completed another book.
"If you lose hope you have lost your chance for a better future," Dr. Mills said.
21.A. music B. art C. medicine D. writing
22.A. sale B. accident C. show D. repair
23.A. hand B. foot C. leg D. muscle
24.A. mouth B. eyes C. nose D. ears
25.A. slow B. alive C. happy D. strong
26.A. good B. terrible C. amazing D. old
27.A. recovered B. borrowed C. come D. learned
28.A. see B. communicate C. change D. lock
29.A. Her B. His C. My D. Our
30.A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
四、短文7选5(5选5等)（共5小题；共10分）
"Home Stay is a form of study-abroad program. It allows the visitor to stay with a local family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor's language ability. If you wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience, you should join this kind of holiday. 31 ?," said a teacher during a school meeting last term.
After this meeting, 32. ?. At last, I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates last month. We went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.
After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. 33. ?. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from then on.
34. ?. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben. London Bridge, and Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it35. ?. Three weeks later, we had to leave "home" for Hong Kong.
A. Yes, time really flew fast
B. I am sure you won't be disappointed
C. I always thought about this kind of holiday
D. It took me 8 hours to fly to London
E. They treated me as a daughter of their family
F. The holiday was filled with activities every day
答案
一、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)
1. overslept 2. burnt 3. alive 4. announced 5. fooled 6. disappeared
7. discovery 8. ring 9. till 10. costume
二、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)
11. cancel 12. disappear 13. embarrassed 14. discoveries 15. alive
16. overslept 17. announced 18. officer 19. cancelled 20. disappear
三、完形填空
21. C 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. B
26. B 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. D
四、短文7选5(5选5等)
31. B 32. C 33. E 34. F 35. A
