1、Unit 12Life is full of the unexpected.,Section B 2a-2e,九年级(全),announcespaghettihoaxsell outdiscoveryladycancelofficerbelievabledisappearembarrassing,v. 宣布；宣告n. 意大利面n. 骗局；恶作剧卖光n. 发现；发觉n. 女士；女子v. 取消；终止n. 军官；官员adj. 可相信的；可信任的v. 消失；不见adj. 使人害羞的,Objectives,To learn new words and phrasesTo know about weste
2、rn festival,愚人节,愚人节,在欧美一些国家，阳历4月1日是愚人节（幽默节），这一天，人们以多种方式开周围的人的玩笑，上当者当被告知是愚人节时，才恍然大悟，所以这一天总是能够引出许多笑话，不过某些玩笑也会因开得过大而引起人们的恐慌，或改变形势衍生成为（网络）谣言。但是，玩笑最晚只能开到中午12点，这是约定俗成的严格规矩。,2a Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fools Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your
3、partner?,搞怪愚人节,老师叫你马上去他办公室！,对噢，老师让我通知你作业重写！,今天是愚人节,学校说要补课,我才不会上当呢！,深思熟虑,2b Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.,Paragraph 1 The most famous trick playedParagraph 2 Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fools DayParagraph 3 An introduction to April Fools
4、DayParagraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fools Day,USING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGECarefully reading the rst sentence in each paragraph can activate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about.,April Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in dierent countr
5、ies 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. One April Fools Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Ma
6、ny 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. In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. They said this wat
7、er 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.Many April Fools jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invite
8、d his girlfriend onto his show on April Fools 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 didnt,have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canc
9、eled.One of the worlds most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than 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
10、. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the time police ocers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.,Language points,1.AprilFoolsDayisacelebrationthattakes placeindifferentcountrie
11、saround theworld. 愚人节是一个发生在世界上不同国家的庆祝活动。take place 意为“发生；进行；举行；产生”。,例：Thesportsmeetingwilltakeplacein our school.运动会将在我校举行。 Ihappenedtobeinthelabthatday. 那天我碰巧在实验室。,2. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. 愚人节是每年的四月一日，在这一天，
12、人们互相捉弄开各种玩笑。 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。,Its impolite to laugh at, stare at or play _on disabled people A. fun B. jokes C. tricks D. parts,试一试,C,3.Manypeoplerantotheirlocalsupermarkets tobuyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.很多 人跑到当地的超市抢购尽可能多的意大利面条。as+形容词/副词的原级+assb.can/cou
13、ld相当于as+形容词/副词原级+aspossible，意为“尽可能地”，在句中作状语。例：Wemustdoeverythingaswell as wecan. =Wemustdoeverythingaswellaspossible. 我们要尽量做好每一件事。,4. Many April Fools jokes may end up being not very funny.许多愚人节笑话可能以不是很有趣而告终。 end up doing sth.意为“以 . 结束，以 . 告终”。例：I must make good use of my spare time, or I will end u
14、p doing nothing. 我必须充分利用空闲的时间,否则我的生 命将会在无所事事中告终。,5. He asked her to marry him. 他向她求婚。 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 y
15、ear. 她去年嫁给了John。,6. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. 在1938年 的那个月，演员奥森.威尔斯在他的广播节目 中宣布火星人已经登陆地球。 land on 意为“着陆；降落于”，反义词组为 “take off ”, 意为“起飞”。例：Be careful! The plane is going to land on the airport. 小心点！飞机马上要降落于飞机场了
16、。,2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.,Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools Day? Because a reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.What did the TV show say the special water could do?
17、 It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.,Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending? Because he lost both his girlfriend and his show.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
18、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 BecauseWould you be fooled by any of these stories? Yes, I would. Because No, I wouldnt. Because,2d Fill in
19、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).,appeared,rushed,found out,had disappeared,
20、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 ocers _ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _ (run away) from their homes.,e
21、nded,had called,ended,had lost,told,had run away,2e Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:,a. the funniest jokeb. the most embarrassing joke c. the most creative joke,A: Whats your story?B: Well, last year, on the first day of school, my sister put a piece of paper on m
22、y back that said “Please say hello.” All morning at school .,story time !,Welcome to the exercises !,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,1. Review the new words and expressions youve learned today.2. Read the articles in Learning English.3. Preview the new words and expressions.4. Preview 3a-3b on page 95 - 96.,Homework,Thank You!,
