1、Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpectedSection B 1 (1a-2e)一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标：1) 能掌握以下单词：fool, costume, embarrassed, costume party, announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out, discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing 2) 能掌握以下重难点句子：3) 提高学生的听力技能。培养学生从所听到的对话中获取信息的能力。4）培养学生的阅读能力，理解关键词
2、和短语的能力。2. 情感态度价值观目标：1）了解部分西方节日的文化常识。2）了解不及时做某事而造成的危害，培养学生养成良好的行为习惯。二、教学重难点1. 教学重点：根据所学词组写一篇短文。2. 教学难点三、教学过程. Warming- up and revision 1. Daily greeting. 2. Exercise根据对话内容，从方框内选择合适的句子补全对话。（有两项多余) A. Why were you late?B. My bike broke down halfway.C. I usually get to school on time.D. Have you ever be
3、en late for school?E. He said I shouldnt stay up so late at night.F. I rushed to the bus shop without breakfast.G. By I got to the school, the class had been on 15 minutes. A: Can I ask you some questions, Lisa?B: Sure.A: (1) _B: Yes, I have. But only once last term. A: (2) _B: I stayed up watching
4、the football match the evening before, so I overslept the next morning.A: What did you do after you got up?B: (3) _ But unfortunately, by the time I got there, the bus had already left.A: Poor guy! And then?B: So I started walking. Luckily, my uncle drove by and gave me a ride.A: But you didnt make
5、it in the end, did you?B: No, I didnt. (4) _ A: What did your teacher say?B: (5) _ A: Yes, he is right. Thanks for your answering.B: Its my pleasure.Keys: 15 D A F G E . Lead in 1. Finish 1a. Put these words in the correct columns in the chart. Some words can go in more than one column.fool invite c
6、ostume embarrassed go off callget dressed emptyshow up realize change clocktired stay upNouns (people, place, things)Verbs (action words)Adjectives (description words)2. Tell Ss nouns are probably about people, things, places. Verbs are about action words. Description words are probably adjectives.3
7、. Work on 1a. 4. Share the answers with others in class.5. Ask Ss make sentences with the words in 1a. Keys: fool costume change clock fool invite go off get dressed show up realize change stay upembarrassed tired emptyExercises:Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases.rush
8、realize invite show up stay up 1. I was waiting for the school bus but it didnt come. Then I _ it was Saturday.2. I woke up late this morning. I had to really _ to get to school on time.3. Theres a good TV show tonight but its at 1:00 am. I dont want to _ that late.4. Sally _ me to her birthday part
9、y. Its at her house on Saturday.5. Do you know where John is? He was going to meet me earlier but he didnt _.1. realized 2. rush 3. stay up 4. invited 5. show up III. Work in pairs. 1b Tell your partner something that happened to you recently. Use two or more words in 1a.Last Friday, my friend invit
10、ed me to his birthday party. Presentation Ask the students what they know about April Fools Day. What did you do on Last April Fools Day?. Listening Work on 1c: 1. 1c Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fools Day. Listen and write each persons name under the correct picture.2. Listen to the t
11、ape for the second time and finish 1d. 1d Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below? Write D for Dave, N for Nick and J for Joe.1) _ a costume party2) _ my alarm went off3) _ stayed up all night4) _ was tired5) _ was really embarrassed6) _ the other kids showed up Keys: D N J J D N VI. Group
12、work Work on 1e. 1e Tell April Fools Day stories in your group. Use the information in 1c and 1d. e.g. A: What happened to Dave on April Fools Day?B: Well, a friend invited him to a costume party, .Let some group make a conversation before the class. VII. Work in pairs.Work on 2a. 2a Have you ever p
13、layed jokes on others, especially on Aril Fools Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner. Lead in Show some pictures of April Fools Day. IX. Reading Fast Reading.1. Work on 2b.Read the passage quickly. Match the paragraphs with the main idea.Careful Reading1. Work on
14、 2c. Let Ss read the passage carefully, and answer these questions. 1) Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools Day? 2) What did the TV show say the special water could do? 3) Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending?4) When did Orson Wells tell people about aliens from Mars
15、landing on the earth?5) Why did so many people believe Orson Wells?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? Answers：1) A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy
16、had stopped growing spaghetti.2) It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.3) He lost both his girlfriend and his show.4) It was in October 1938.5) Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.6) I think the story of a famous movie star is the
17、most believable. The story of aliens from Mars is the least believable. Because the movie star is living Paragraph 1 The most famous trick playedParagraph 2 Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fools Day.Paragraph 3 An introduction to April Fools Day Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened
18、 on April Fools Day with people. People never see any aliens on the earth. 2. Work on 2d. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs on brackets. 2d Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.1) After the spaghetti story _(appear) in the news, everyone _ (rush) to
19、 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 g
20、irl friend.5) By the time police officers _ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _ (run away) from their homes. Keys: appeared rushed found out had disappeared ended had called ended had lost told had run awayPost readingWork on 2e. Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. Th
21、e class will vote for: . Language points1. Explain the new words in this period: 1. fool n. 傻瓜；愚人；受骗者 e.g. People always think Im a fool, and I dare say theyre right. 人们总认为我是个傻瓜，想必他们是对的。vt. 愚弄，欺骗； e.g. He was fooled by his friend on April Fools Day.愚人节那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。2. embarrassed adj. 局促不安的； 为难的； 尴尬的；
22、 窘迫的 , e.g. He looked a bit embarrassed. 他看起来有点尴尬。embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的，令人为难的 e.g. That was an embarrassing situation for me. 那种情形让我难堪。3. sell out 卖完；售完；出售 e.g. The next day the bookshops sold out. 第二天书店就卖断了货。4. discovery n. 发现，发觉；（剧情的）发展；被发现的事物； e.g. He knows that he had made a real discovery. 他知
23、道他已经发现了一件真正的珍品。5. marry v. “嫁，娶，结婚”e.g. Henry didnt marry until he was over fifty亨利直到过了 50 岁才结婚。 marry sb. 表示“嫁给某人” 、 “娶了某人”或“和某人结婚” get/be married to sb. e.g. John is going to marry Jane. 约翰要和简结婚了。6. The other kids showed up.show up 露面，到场；（使）看得见；e.g. We waited until five oclock, but he did not show
24、 up. 我们一直等到了 5 点，但是他始终没有露面。7. Many April Fools 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 ended up crying her eyes out. 每回她试着和她丈夫争辩，她总是以流泪结束。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。X. Homework Review the Past perfect tense.
