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Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
R·九年级全一册
Section B 2a-2e
Words and phrases
announce
spaghetti
hoax
discovery
v. 宣布；宣告
n.意大利面条
n. 骗局；恶作剧
n.发现；发觉
sell out
卖光
lady
cancel
officer
believable
disappear
embarrassing
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
(难堪的或惭愧的)
hoax
officer
embarrassing
cancel
discovery
lady
disappear
announce
believable
spaghetti
Let’s read
Lead-in
Retell the three boys’ stories
Joe
Nick
Dave
2a
Have you ever played jokes on others, especially
on April Fool’s Day Have you ever been fooled
by others Tell your story to your partner.
老师叫你马上去他办公室！
对噢，老师
让我通知你
作业重写！
Look at the picture and questions in 2b. Then answer the questions below.
1. What can you see in the picture
2. What may the passage talk about
3. How many stories are mentioned in this passage
A UFO.
It may talk about the little trick on the April Fool’s Day. Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.
Four.
2b
Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
One of the most famous tricks played
Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day.
An introduction to April Fool’s Day
A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
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.
April Fool’s 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.
发生；进行；举行；产生
takes place
play
tricks and jokes on
play tricks on sb. 意为“捉弄某人”
play jokes on sb. 意为“对某人开玩笑”
One April Fool’s 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 people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
卖光
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 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.
discovery
发现，发觉
Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool’s 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 didn’t have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
end up being
end up doing sth.“以……结束，以……告终”
marry him
嫁/娶某人
One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in 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 they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States.
landed on
着陆；降落于
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.
hundreds of
数百；成百上千的
Read the article again and fill in the blanks.
Task
Time Place Trick Result
On ______ __________ In England There would be ________ ________ All of the spaghetti was ________
On _______ __________ In _______ The special water would help people ___________ More than 10000 people________________________________________
Fool’s Day
April
no more
spaghetti.
sold out.
Fool’s Day
April
England
lose weight.
phoned the
TV station to get the water.
Time Place Trick Result
On April Fool’s Day A famous TV star asked his girlfriend ___ __________ The TV star lost ____________
In ________, 1938 In _________ _________ ________ landed on the earth Thousands of people _______ _____________
marry him.
his girlfriend.
October
the United
Aliens
had left
their homes.
to
States
Farmers didn’t ______ spaghetti any more.
grow
There wouldn’t be _____ spaghetti.
any
People ran to buy ________ spaghetti.
lots of
All of the spaghetti was __________.
People realized it was just a ______.
sold out
hoax
Trick 1
Read the passage carefully and finish the tasks.
Trick 2
Read and fill in the blanks.
In another famous trick, a TV show reported the _________ (discover) of special water which would help people ____ (lose) weight. They said that one customer ________ (lose) a lot of weight in just four months. By the end of the day, over 10,000 people _________ (call) to find out how _____ (get) this water.
discovery
lose
had lost
had called
to get
Trick 3
Read and complete the passage.
One April Fool’s Day, a famous TV star _______ his girlfriend who wanted to get ________ onto his show. Then he played a joke on her. The little joke was really a great ________ for her and it had a _______ ending — the TV star ____ both his girlfriend and his show.
invited
married
surprise
terrible
lost
Trick 4
Read and number them in order.
( ) Hundreds of people believed the story and fear
spread.
( ) Thousands of people had left their homes.
( ) Police officers announced the story was a hoax.
( ) A radio program announced that aliens from
Mars had landed on the earth.
1
2
3
4
2c
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti
one April Fool’s Day
Because a reporter announced that there would
be no more spaghetti.
用光；耗完
2. What did the TV show say the special water
could do
It was said that the special water would help
people lose weight.
3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
Because he lost his girlfriend and his show was
canceled.
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens
from Mars landing on the earth
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
In October, 1938.
Because he made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
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
I think the first is the most believable because it’s possible that farmers in Italy stop growing spaghetti. And the second is the least believable because there’s no water like this on the earth.
Yes, I would. / No, I wouldn’t.
Language points
1. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day
when many people play all kinds of tricks and
jokes on each other.
happen动词 ，意为“发生；出现”。
翻译：地震发生时，彼得和他的同学们正在等
公共汽车。
Peter with his classmates was waiting for
the bus, when the earthquake happened.
【辨析】happen与take place
happen 通常表示偶然的、没有预料的事情的发生,无被动语态。
take place 表示事先安排或有准备的事情或活动
的发生,无被动语态。
翻译：1. 餐馆里面发生了什么事情？
What happened in the restaurant
2. 一场重要的会议将在北京举行。
An important conference will take place
in Beijing.
2. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
as…as sb. can / could意为“某人尽可能地……”，相当于as…as possible，中间一般接形容词或副词的原级。
例：我总是尽我所能地帮助别人。
I always try to help others as much as I can.
3. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married.
marry v.“结婚；嫁；娶”
(1) marry sb. 表示 “和某人结婚”
(2) get married to sb. 意为“与某人结婚”，
该短语表示动作，不能与一段时间连用。
(3) be married to sb. 意为“与某人结婚”，
表示状态，可以和表示一段时间的状语连用。
例：她去年嫁给了约翰。
She _________ John last year.
= She _______________ John last year.
= She ___________________ John for one year.
married
got married to
has been married to
例：那个科学家最后结束了演讲。
The scientist ended up his speech at last.
4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
end up (doing sth.) （以……）结束；最终成为；
最后处于
end up sth. 表示“结束某事”
end up with sth. （以……）结束
5. One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April.
one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数，意为“最……之一”， 该结构作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
例：上海是世界上最大的都市之一。
Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world.
2d
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 supermarkets _______________ (disappear).
appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
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 o cers ____ (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
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: What’s 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...
Summary
1. discovery n.
2. happen
3. marry sb.
4. take place
discover v.
v. 发生，出现
和某人结婚
发生；举行
5. play jokes on sb.
开某人的玩笑
7. hundreds of
6. end up doing sth.
“以……结束，以……告终”
成百上千的
8. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day
when many people play all kinds of tricks and
jokes on each other.
9. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not
very funny．
Exercise
1. I happened _____ him in the park yesterday. A. meet B. meeting
C. met D. to meet
2. It is reported that _____ houses fell down and many people died in the earthquake.
A. two hundred of B. hundred of
C. hundreds of D. two hundreds
Ⅰ. 单项选择。
3. —When will the Games of the Tokyo Olympic _____
—In 2020. Many young people want to be volunteers.
A. take place B. take part
C. take action D. take care
4. Susan _____ for ten years and now she has a lovely daughter.
A. married B. has been married
C. got married D. has got married
5. —How was their communication
—The communication ended up ____ English
because of their poor Chinese.
A. speak B. speaking
C. to speak D. spoken
1. Few people realized the importance of the
________ (发现).
2. He is not an _______ (军官), but a common soldier.
3. He is the only person that is __________ (可相信的).
4. When spring comes, the snow and ice will
__________ (消失).
discovery
officer
believable
disappear
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
Homework
Read and remember the key words, phrases and sentences.
Try to retell the passage with your partner.
Do the exercises.

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