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Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section B reading 课件(共25张PPT，内嵌视频)
Learning objectives：
By the end of this class, we will be able to:
read the passage and learn about the details of four famous tricks in the world.
learn some new words: announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out ,discovery, lady, cancel, officer ...
know that “ A joke is only funny if it makes
both people laugh.”
Step 1 revision
What do you know about April Fool’s Day
1)When
2)What
It’s on ________ every year.
People ____________ each other.
1)Simple pranks at home
2)Spread false news
3)Creat hoax products
Except normal people, some social media also play tricks on their audiences.
April 1st
play tricks on
Step 2 lead in
ten famous tricks in the world(世界上十大著名恶作剧)
Step 3 fast reading
Read the passage quickly.
What’s the main idea of the passage
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.
Step 3 fast reading
What’s the main idea of the passage
1)April Fool's Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
2)One April Fools Day, a reporter in England announced that ...
3)Many April Fool's jokes may end up being not very funny.
4)One of the world's most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April.
First, the passage gives us an introduction to April Fool's Day. Then, it tells some famous jokes on April Fool’s Day and one of the most famous tricks.
Step 3 fast reading
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
Step 3 fast reading
What’s the structure of the passage
Step 4 careful reading
1) How many tricks are mentioned in the passage
2) What are they about
①A trick about _______________.
②A trick about ____________.
③A trick about __________________.
④A trick about ____________.
Four.
spaghetti
/sp ɡeti/
special water
proposing
aliens
/pr p z /
/ e li n/
Step 4 careful reading
Read paragraph 1 and complete the chart.
An introduction(简介) to April Fool’s Day:
Festival:
Date:
Activities:
Popularity:
April Fool’s Day
on April 1st every year
many people ___________________ and _____ on each other
it __________ in different countries around the world
play all kinds of tricks
jokes
takes place
Step 4 careful reading
No.1: A trick about spaghetti
1. tricker:
2. time and place:
3. The supermarkets run out of spaghetti because
____________________________________________
________.
4. Influence:
a reporter
on April Fool’s Day; in England
the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti
By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti had been sold out.
There would be no more spaghetti!
Step 4 careful reading
No.2: A trick about special water
1. tricker:
2. time and place:
3. The special water could ____________________.
4. Influence:
a TV show
on April Fool’s Day; in England
help people lose weight
By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.
Why were so many people fooled by the two tricks
People trust in reporters and TV.
The trickers gave some reasons.
People’s love for spaghetti and strong need for losing weight.
People tend to follow what most people do.
Step 4 thinking
What do you think of the two tricks
Are they funny or sad
Did all the tricks have a happy ending
Step 4 careful reading
No.3: A trick about proposing
1. tricker:
2. time:
3. The TV star's joke have a bad ending because _____________________________________________
_________
4. Influence:
A famous TV star
on April Fool’s Day
his girlfriend really wanted to get married but it was just a joke.
The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
The star asked his girlfriend to marry him!
Did all the jokes happen on April 1st
When did one of the most famous jokes happen
Step 4 careful reading
No.4: A trick about aliens
1. tricker:
2. time:
3. So many people believe Orson Welles because
_________________________________________________
____________________________________________
4. Influence:
actor Orson Welles
in October 1938
he 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.
Aliens from Mars landed on the earth!
Step 5 2c Read the passage carefully and answer these questions.
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
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
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.
It was in October 1938.
Step 5 2c Read the passage carefully and answer these questions.
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
Orson Welles 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.
Step 6 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
Step 7 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…
When we make a joke, please remember:
A joke is only funny if it makes
both people laugh.
两个人都笑，才叫笑话。
Step 8 key phrases
1. take place
2. play tricks on sb
3. stop doing
4. as much ... as they could
5. sell out
6. the discovery of sth
7. lose weight
8. by the end of
9. end up doing
10. marry sb
11. run away from
12. run out of
1. 发生
2. 捉弄某人
3. 停止做某事
4. 尽可能多的...
5. 卖光
6. ...的发现
7. 减肥
8. 截止...为止
9. 以...结束
10. 和某人结婚
11. 逃避 远离
12. 用光 耗尽
Thank you!

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