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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 2a-2e
take place
local supermarkets
sell out
lose weight
find out
end up doing sth.
get married
cancel his show
hundreds of
thousands of
police officers
发生
当地的超市
卖光
减肥
弄清；查明
以做某事告终
结婚
取消他的节目
成百上千的；数以百计的
成千上万的；数以千计的
警官
summary
Discussion
Have you ever fooled others
Have you ever been fooled by others
Have you been an April Fool
How did you feel when you were fooled
lead in
Prediction
What may the passage talk about
It may talk about the little trick on the April Fool’s Day. Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.
An UFO
Pre reading
How to get the main idea quickly
Strategy
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.
While reading
While reading
1. How many paragraphs are there in the text
2. What is the main idea
about each paragraph
What’s the structure of the passage
While reading
Gernal Introduction
Specific examples/details
①
②
③
④
While reading
An introduction to April Fool's Day.
Funny stories on April Fool's Day.
A sad story on Arpil Fool's Day.
One of the most famous tricks
Match the passage idea
Read Para 1 carefully and finish the task.
1. 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.
celebration n.庆典，仪式
celebrate v. 庆祝
take place in 发生（有计划的）
happen 发生（偶然性的）
play tricks on sb. 捉弄某人
play jokes on sb. 开某人的玩笑
kinds of 各种各样的
While reading
Para 1
An___________ to April Fool’s Day
introduction
popularity
ways to celebration
It takes place in different countries around the world.
Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
1.Where does April Fool’s Day celebration take place
2:What do people do on April Fool’s Day
While reading
Para1：An introduction about April Fool’s Day.
April 1st
in different countries
play all kinds of
tricks and jokes
when
where
how
While reading
Read para 2 carefully and finish the tasks.
2. 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. 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.
宣布……
不再
动词+ as + sth. + as they can / could
某人尽可能的做某事
as + adj./adv. + as possible 尽可能...
卖光
…….的发现
减肥
到...为止
找出；查明
While reading
stop to do sth. 停下来去做另一件事
stop doing sth. 停下正在做的事
Story 1
Story 2
How many stories are mentioned
While reading
The trick of ___________
spaghetti
The trick of __________
special water
Para2
what
result
Para2
There would be
_____ _____spaghetti. Because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had _______ ________ spaghetti.
Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy__ _____ spaghetti __ ___ _____.
All of the spaghetti ______ ___ _______had been___ ___.
no more
stopped growing
as they could
as
much
across
the country
sold out
read p2 finish the mind map
what
result
The special water would help people _____ ________.
lose weight
More than 10,000 people had _______ the TV station to _____ _____how to get this water.
phoned
find out
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3. 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.
Read para 3 carefully and finish the tasks.
end up with sth./ doing sth. 最终...
end up as 最终成为
marry sb.嫁/娶某人
marry sb. to.把某人嫁给...
get/be married 结婚
get/be married to sb.和...结婚
cancel v. 取消，终止
过去式/过去分词 canceled
名词：cancelation
While reading
Read para. 3 carefully and answer the questions.
1.Why did the TV star's joke have a bad ending
2.Why did the story have the result
Because he lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
Because the TV star let his girlfriend
and fans down.
While reading
What can you learn from the sad story
The harm to any one person’s trick is wrong . We should learn how to respect.
While reading
Read para 4 carefully and finish the tasks.
4. 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. 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.
one of + the +形容词的最高级+ 名词复数
而不是
在广播节目里宣称
登入地球
成百上千的
蔓延至整个国家
成千上万的
While reading
Do all the jokes and tricks happen only on April Fool's Day
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. 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.
When did the most famous joke happen
In October ,1938.
While reading
What can you learn from the story
Don’t play tricks on the safety of a country. It is very important for everyone.
While reading
take place
local supermarkets
sell out
lose weight
find out
end up doing sth.
get married
cancel his show
hundreds of
thousands of
police officers
发生
当地的超市
卖光
减肥
弄清；查明
以做某事告终
结婚
取消他的节目
成百上千的；数以百计的
成千上万的；数以千计的
警官
summary
Time Place Trick Result
On ________
On_________
On April Fool's Day
In __________ 1938
In England
In_________
In __________
There would be
___________
The special water would help people___________
A famous TV star asked his girlfriend
_____________
____________
laned on the earth.
All of the spahetti
was __________
More than 10,000 people
___________
The TV star lost ______________
Thousand of people
___________
April Fool's day
no more spaghetti
April Fool's day
England
lose weight
had phoned the TV station to find out...
to marry him
his girlfriend and show
October
the US
Aliens from Mars
had left their homes
sold out
Read the passage , and fill in the blanks
While reading
1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day
2. What did the TV show say the special water could do
3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
2c.Read the passage carefully and answer these questions.
post-reading
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles
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
It was in October 1938.
He made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
I think the story of a famous movie star is the most believable. The story of aliens from Mars is the least believable. Because the movie star is living with people. People never see any aliens on the earth.
post-reading
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 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 girl friend.
5. By the time police officers ____ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people ____________ (run away) from their homes.
appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
post-reading
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...
a. the funniest joke
b. the most embarrassing joke
c. the most creative joke
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
2e
1.What he said seemed quite_________ (believe) and all of his
friends believed him.
2. You are a f_________ to have refused the good job.
3. I happened _____________(see) him on my way home.
4. Lucy and Mike ____________________(marry) for three years.
5.The plane seemed to ___________(appear) suddenly. Nobody
could find it.
believable
fool
to see
have been married
disappear
Excersise
Ⅰ.用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
Homework
1.Make a conversation like 2e.2.Write down their interesting stories
that happened on April Fool’s Day.
0 3 While-listening
Thank you

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