1、Period 4 2a-2e,*,Unit 12 Life is full of unexpected.,1. 发生 2. 减肥 3. 整个国家4. 有一个好的结局 5. 卖光,卖光 6. 一张纸 7. 尽可能多 8. 捉弄他 9. 最有趣的笑话 10. 在地球上着陆 11.与某人结婚 12.结婚,take place,lose weight,the whole country,have a good ending,sell out,a piece of paper,as much as possible,fool him/play jokes/tricks on him,the funnie
2、st joke,land on the earth,marry sb,get/be married (to sb),all over /across the country,announce spaghetti hoax sell out discovery lady cancel officer believable disappear embarrassing,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,5,April Fools D
3、ay 愚人节,1.When is April Fools Day ?,April 1st.,2.What do people usually do on April Fools Day?,People play jokes on each other.,People fool each other.,3.“He is an April Fool.” What does it mean?,It means he was fooled by others.,戏弄,1.Have you ever played jokes on others,especially on April Fools Day
4、?,Free talk,.2.Have you ever been fooled by others?,Please tell your story to us.,10,farmer,spaghetti,It will be sold out (售完)in a night.,Do you think its believable or unbelievable?,be grown in Italy,speti,He married a girl.,Do you think its believable or unbelievable?,A girl was married to him.,He
5、 and a girl got married.,wedding dress,wedding photograph,Do you think its believable or unbelievable?,Aliens,from Mars,land on the earth,15,Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.,Paragraph 1 The most famous trick played Paragraph 2 Examples of funny stories that hap
6、pened on April Fools Day Paragraph 3 An introduction to April Fools Day Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fools Day,2b,20,It had been sold out across the country,result,farmers in Italy had stopped growing it,why,in England,where,announced that there would be no more spaghetti,what,a re
7、porter,who,Let me tell you a hoax that happened in England. -,Read Paragraph 2and fill in the chart.,A report from England announced that there would _no more spaghetti because the farmers in Italy had stopped _ it. Many people ran to the local market to buy as _ spaghetti as they could. By the time
8、 people _ that it was a hoax. The food _ the country had been _ out.,be,growing,much,realized,across,sold,Lets fill in the blanks.,25,He lost both his girlfriend and his show,result,the girl felt happy and agreed, but she was fooled by the star,then,on April Fools Day,when,invited his girlfriend ont
9、o his show and asked her to marry him,what,a famous TV star,who,Let me tell you a hoax that happened on April Fools Day. -,Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the chart.,A famous TV star _ his girlfriend onto his show _ April Fools Day. During the show, he asked her _ him. The girl was _ happy that she agr
10、eed to get _. However, when she said “yes, he replied “April Fool!” That little joke didnt have a happy _. The TV star lost _his girlfriend and his show.,invited,on,to marry,so,married,ending,both,Lets fill in the blanks.,30,The police officer said it was a hoax,truth,fear spread across the country,
11、 people left their homes,as a result,on a radio program,how,announced that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth,what,an actor, Orson Welles,who,in 1938,when,Let me tell you a real hoax that happened on April Fools Day. In 1938 -,Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the chart.,In 1938, one person _ that
12、aliens from Mars had landed _ the earth. He described where they landed and told they were moving _ the whole country. He made it sound so real_ hundreds of people believed the story and fear _ across the country . By the time the police offer _ that it was a hoax. Thousands of people had _ their ho
13、mes.,announced,on,across,that,spread,announced,left,Lets fill in the blanks.,40,Fools Day,April,no more,spaghetti,sold out,Fools Day,April,England,lose weight,had phoned the TV station to find out how to get the water,October,America,to marry him,his girlfriend and his show,Aliens,had,left their hom
14、es,Read the article again and fill in the blanks.,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 supermarket
15、s _ (disappear).,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
16、 the story was a hoax, many people _ (run away) from their homes.,ended,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 joke b. the most embarrassing joke c. the most creative joke,A: Whats your story? B: Well, last
17、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 .,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. Many peop
18、le ran to their local supermarket 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.,all over,Para2,A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fools Day. He asked her to ma
19、rry him. She was very 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 both his girlfriend and his show.,Para3,In 1983, a radio pragram by actor Orson Welles announced that alie
20、ns from Mars had landed on the Earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Welles was so convincing that hundreds of people believed the story, and panic set off across the whole country. By the time the authorities revealed that the story was a
21、hoax, thousands of people had fled from their homes.,Para4,fear spread,left,1. 发生 2. 减肥 3. 整个国家4. 有一个好的结局 5. 卖光,卖光 6. 一张纸 7. 尽可能多 8. 捉弄他 9. 最有趣的笑话 10. 在地球上着陆 11.与某人结婚 12.结婚,take place,lose weight,the whole country,have a good ending,sell out,a piece of paper,as much as possible,fool him/play jokes/tricks on him,the funniest joke,land on the earth,marry sb,get/be married (to sb),all over /across the country,Homework Write a diary about your lucky or unlucky day.,