1、学练优九年级英语下（RJ）教学课件,Section A (2a-Self Check),Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.,学习目标,Key words & phrases:announce, hoax, sell out, discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassingKey sentence:April Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the
2、 world.,Lead in,April Fools Day,The teacher asks you to go to her office.,You fail the English test.,?,Presentation,Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fools Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner.,.,2a,Read the passage quickly. Then match eac
3、h paragraph with the main idea.,Paragraph 1 One of the most famous tricks played Paragraph 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 on April Fools Day,2b,USING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGECarefully readi
4、ng the first 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 different countries around the world. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all k
5、inds 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. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to,buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time peop
6、le 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 water would help people lose weight and that one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just fo
7、ur 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 invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fools Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so happ
8、y 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 cancelled.One of the worlds most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April. In
9、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. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread acr
10、oss the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.,Language points,1. April Fools Day is a celebration that takesplace in different countries around the world.愚人节是一种发生在世界各国的庆祝活动。take place 意为“发生；进行；举行；产生”。,例：The sports me
11、eting will take place in our school. 运动会将在我校举行。I happened to be in the lab that day. 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，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 ”
12、的意思。,Its impolite to laugh at, stare at or play _on disabled people A. fun B. jokes C. tricks D. parts,Have a try,C,3. 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条。as +形容词/副词的原级+ as sb. can / could 相当于as + 形容词/副词原级+ as possible，意为“尽可能地”，在
13、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。,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 up doing nothing.我必须充分利用空闲的
14、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 year.她去年嫁给了John。,6. In that month
15、 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！飞机马上要降落于飞机场了。,Read the passage again and answer th
16、e 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.,2c,2. What did the TV show say the special water could do? It was said that the special water
17、 would help people lose weight.3. 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 Orson Welles?Because Orson Welle
18、s 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. BecauseNo, I wouldnt. Because,Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of th
19、e 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,2d,3. By the time the day _ (end), mor
20、e 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 offcers _ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _ (run away) from their homes.,ended,had called,ended,had lost,
21、told,had rung away,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 year, on the first day of school, my sister put a piece of paper on my back that said “Please say he
22、llo.” All morning at school .,2e,Story Time,Can you remember a lucky or an unlucky day? What happened? Make some notes about what you remember.,3a,Write a story about your lucky or unlucky day and tell your story to a partner or the class.,My lucky/unlucky day I will always remember the date This wa
23、s the luckiest/unluckiest day of my life When I woke up that morning Later that day, I couldnt believe Then/After that, Finally, I think What a lucky/an unlucky day!,3b,Exercises,根据汉语意思完成下面的句子。1. 人们相互开各种各样的玩笑。 People _ all kinds of _ _ eachother. 2. 她父亲抚养她直到她结婚。Her father supported her until she _ _
24、. 3. 一架飞机将降落在机场。 A plane will _ _ the airport.,play,jokes with,got,married,land on,4. 生日晚会什么时候举行？When will the birthday party _ _? 5. 这个小男孩想要尽可能多的礼物。 The little boy wants _ _ _ _ possible. 6. 我下个月底会回来。 I will be back _ _ _ _ nextmonth.,take place,as many presents as,by the end of,7. 这家商店的衬衫都卖光了。 The
25、 shop _ _ all their shirts. 8. 我穿好衣服吃早餐。 I _ _ and had breakfast. 9. 你觉得这里的食物怎么样？_ do you _ _ the food here? 10. 当他问到我这个问题时我恰好读过这篇文章。I _ to have read the article when heasked me about it.,sold out,got dressed,How,feel about,happened,口头作业 (Oral work)熟读课文Unit 12 Section B（2b）书面作业 (Writing work)学练优 Unit 12 Section B 第四课时,Homework,Thank you for your attention!,
