1、Section B 1a-2e,Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.,Mid Autumn Day,What festivals are they?,Warming up,Childrens Day,2,National Day,Spring Festival,Fathers Day,Mothers Day,3,April Fools Day,Have you ever fooled others?,Have you ever been fooled by others?,4,It is celebrated every year on the fir
2、st day of April. It has been popular since the 19th century. The day is not a national holiday in any country, but it is well known in Europe, Australia, Brazil and the United States.,April Fools Day = April Fools Day = All Fools Day,On this day, people play jokes and hoaxes on each other. The jokes
3、 and their victims are known as “April fools“. Hoax stories may be reported by the press and other media on this day and explained later.,Objectives,To learn to use new words and expressions: fool, costume, embarrassed, costume, party, announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out, discovery, lady, cancel, of
4、ficer, believable, disappear, embarrassing To know about the April Fools Day.,Put these words in the correct columns in the chart. Some words can go in more than one column.,fool invite costume embarrassed go off call get dressed empty show up realize change clock tired stay up,1a,invite, go off cal
5、l, get dressed show up realize, change stay up,costume call change clock,empty tired,Tell your partner about something that happened to you recently. Use two or more words in 1a.,Last Friday night my friend invited me to watch some videos. We stayed up really late. On Saturday I was exhausted.,1b,10
6、,We cleaned our house last Sunday. Mother emptied a room to put things away, but father did not show up until afternoon ,A sample version Last weekend, my friend Tina invited me to her costume party. I got dressed and showed up on time. I met many friends that I had not seen for a long time. They as
7、ked me to sing a song, but I am not good at singing. So I felt embarrassed at first, but then I told them a funny story which made everyone laugh. We stayed up fairly late. I got up late the next morning and I was a little exhausted.,12,No name,Joe,Nick,Dave,Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about Apri
8、l Fools Day. Listen and write each persons name under the correct picture.,1c,13,1._ a costume party 2._ my alarm went off 3._ stayed up all night 4. _ was tired 5. _ really embarrassed 6. _ the other kids showed up,Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below? Write “D” (for Dave), “N” (for Nic
9、k) and “J” (for Joe).,1d,N,J,J,D,N,D,14,A: What happened to Dave on April Fools Day? B: Well, a friend invited him to a costume party, .,Tell April Fools Day stories in your group. Use the information in 1c and 1d.,1e,Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fools Day? Have you ever
10、 been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner?,2a,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,Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.,Paragraph 1 One of the most famous trick played Paragraph 2 Examples of funny stories that happened on
11、 April Fools Day Paragraph 3 An introduction to April Fools Day Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fools Day,2b,USING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Carefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can activate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about.,
12、April Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries 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 bec
13、ause the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Many 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 i
14、n England reported the discovery of special water. They said this water 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 Foo
15、ls jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invited 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 ve
16、ry happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. 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
17、 they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country.,By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.,Langu
18、age points,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。,embarrassed adj. 局促不安的；为难的；尴尬的；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
19、难的 e.g. That was an embarrassing situation for me. 那种情形让我难堪。,sell out 卖完；售完；出售 e.g. The next day the books were sold out. 第二天书就卖断货了。 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. 他知道他已经发现了一件真正的珍品。,The other kids showed up. show up 露面，到场；（使）看得见 e.g. We waited unt
20、il five oclock, but he did not show up. 我们一直等到了5点，但是他始终没有露面。,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 scientis
21、t 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。,Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. 很多人跑到当地的超市抢购尽可能多的意大利面。 as +形容词/副词的原级+ as sb.
22、can / could 相当 于as + 形容词/副词原级+ as possible，意为“尽 可能地”，在句中作状语。,例： We must do everything as well as we can. = We must do everything as well as possible. 我们要尽量做好每一件事。,What can you see in the picture? 2.What does the passage may talk about?,A UFO.,It may talk about the little trick on the April Fools Day
23、. Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.,Look at the picture and questions in 2b. Then answer the questions below.,Read the article again and fill in the blanks.,April,no more,spaghetti,sold out,Fools Day,England,lose weight,went to the TV station to get the water,Fools Day,October,America,to get marri
24、ed,his girlfriend,Aliens,had,left their homes,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 t
25、he TV show say that the special water could do? It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.,2c,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
26、 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 Would you be fooled by any of these stories? Yes
27、, I would. Because No, I wouldnt. Because,April Fools Day When: On April 1st What: Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.,Funny stories,A sad story,A famous trick,Close the book and complete the blanks.,Funny stories,One hoax is about spaghetti. A reporter said the Italian far
28、mers had _. Another is about special water. They said the water could help people _.,stopped growing it,lose weight,A famous TV star made a joke on _, and as a result, he lost her and his show was canceled.,A sad story,his girlfriend,It happened in _. The actor Orson Welles announced on his radio pr
29、ogram that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. Many people believed him and _.,A famous trick,October,left their homes,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 peo
30、ple_ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets _ (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 _ (lo
31、se) his girlfriend. 5. By the time police officers _ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _ (run away) from their homes.,ended,had called,ended,had lost,told,had run away,Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:,a. the funniest joke b. the most embarr
32、assing 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 my back that said “Please say hello.” All morning at school .,2e,I. 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。 1. He is such a (fool) man. He often makes the same mistake again and again
33、. 2. The situation was so (embarrass). I really wanted to leave the house.,Exercises,foolish,embarrassing,3. Scientists have made many important (discover). 4. The plane seemed to (appear) suddenly. Nobody could find it. 5. What he said seemed quite (believe) and all of his friends believed him.,dis
34、coveries,disappear,believable,1. 那家书店有各种各样的书和杂志。 There are _ books and magazines in the bookstore. 2. 广场上有数百人正在等他。 There are _ waiting for him in the square.,all kinds of,hundreds of people,II. 根据汉语提示完成句子。,3. 如果你不想结局像他一样，请改正你的缺点。 If you dont want to _ like him, please correct your shortcomings. 4. 他
35、们打算下个月结婚。 They are going to _ next month. 5. 截止到上月底，我们已经学了2,000个单词了。 _ last month, we had already learned 2,000 words.,get married,By the end of,end up,6. 记者刚刚结束了他的报道。 The reporter has just _. 7. 聚会以一曲舞蹈结束。 The party _ a dance. 8. 他做了很多工作，结果什么也没得到。 He did much work, but he _ nothing.,ended up his re
36、port,ended up with,ended up getting,9. 他的故事听起来太真实了，以至于我们都相信了它。 His story sounded _ we all believed it. 10. 到警察宣布这是一个恶作剧时，数千人已经离开了 他们的家。 _ the police announced that it was a hoax, thousands of people _ their homes.,so real that,By the time,had left,Tu Youyou received the Nobel Prize for her _ of arte
37、misinin(青蒿素). And she was the first Chinese who won the prize in science. A. design B. thought C. invention D. discovery,D,III. 单项选择。,2. The movie is _ wonderful _ I want to see it again. A. too; to B. so; that C. as; as D. so; as 3. Write it _ possible and try not to make any mistakes. A. as carefu
38、l as B. as carefully as C. more careful D. less careful,B,B,（2019四川成都） The manager will be so busy next month, that he has to c_ a few unimportant meetings.,中考链接,ancel,1.Make a conversation like section B 2c 2.Interview two Ss and write down their interesting stories that happened on April Fools Day.,Homework,60,