1、Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. The Fifth Period Section B 2a2e & Grammar 【Teaching aims】一、(1)听、说、读、写以下词汇：discovery, lady, officer(2) 了解以下词或词组的含义： announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out 二、通过学习，口、笔头掌握下列句型：1. One April Fools Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghet
2、ti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.2. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.3. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.4.
3、 By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.三、通过阅读训练，培养学生获取信息的能力，巩固句型、扩大词汇量。 四、了解西方国家愚人节发生的事情，理智地分析所发生的事件。来源:学优高考网Difficulties：培养学生获取信息的能力，巩固句型、扩大词汇量【Teaching steps】Warm-up and revision（课堂热身和复习）1. Do you remember the main idea of each pa
4、ragraph?Paragraph 1 The most famous trick played来源:gkstk.ComParagraph 2 Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fools Day Paragraph 3 An introduction to April Fools DayParagraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fools Day2. Fill the blanks 1. One April Fools Day, a reporter in England an
5、nounced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy _ (stop) growing spaghetti.2. By the time people_ (realize) that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country _ (be) sold out.3. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people _ (phone) the TV stati
6、on to find out how to get this water.4. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people _ (leave) their homes.3. Can you say something about these three April Fools Day stories we read about in 2b?教学设计说明：通过练习 ，复习上节课内容。Presentation（呈现新知识）1. 观察与思考Discuss in groups:
7、What can we learn from this sentence?One of the worlds most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April.happen 的意思是“_”, 它没有被动语态。happen 的主语一般是事物。例如： 来源:学优高考网来源:学优高考网 gkstk那个事故发生在街道拐角处。 The _ _ at the corner. 接下来发生了什么？ _ _ next? happen to do sth. 的意思是“_”，例如：我碰巧在街上见到了他。I _ _ see hi
8、m on the street. 当火灾发生时我碰巧在那儿。I _ _ _ there when the fire started. 2. 观察与思考Discuss in groups:What can we learn from this sentence?He asked her to marry him.The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married.辨析 marry/get married/be married三个词都是_意思。marry 与 get married 是非延续性动词，不能与表示一段时间的状语连
9、用。如果表示结婚有一段时间了，用 be married。如： 她父母已经结婚 20 年了。Her parents have _ _ for 20 years.拓展：marry 的其它用法(1) marry sb.“嫁 /娶某人；与某人结婚”。如：上星期玛丽和一个军人结婚了Mary married a soldier last week.(2) be/get married to sb.意为“与某人结婚”。如：他和一位作家结婚了。He _ _ _ a writer in 1979.(3) marry sb. to sb.意为“把某人嫁给某人；为某人娶某人”。如：他把女儿嫁给了一位商人。He _
10、his daughter off _ a businessman.3. 当堂巩固。1. Tom is going to marry Alice.Tom and Alice will _ _.2. A: How long _?B: I dont knowA have they been married for B did they married 来源:gkstk.ComC have they married D were they married3.What _ to her yesterday evening?A. was happened B. happenedC. happening D
11、. happen4. I happened _ when you came to my home last night. A. am out B. to out C. to be out D. be out 5. Dont worry. Something lucky will _ you.A. happen B. happen to C. be happen to D. be happening 4. Show the learning aims.5. One day, the king found that his favorite golden cup (1) _ (steal). He
12、 used (2) _ (drink) from it and was angry when he found it (3) _ (miss). He knew one of his servants must have taken it. He called all his servants together and (4) _ (give) each of them a wooden stick twelve centimeters long. He told them, “I want to find out which one of you (5) _ (steal) my preci
13、ous golden cup. The sticks I have given you (6) _ (be) special. The stick which (7) _ (take) by the thief (8) _ (grow) one centimeter longer in night.” The thief (9) _ (think) that his stick really (10) _ (grow), so he shortened it by one centimeter that night. The next morning, the king gathered all his servants and examined their sticks. He saw the stick which was a centimeter shorter and said to its owner, “You have stolen my golden cup!”
