英语人教版九年级全册unit12SectionB2a-2e.docx

The teaching plan of Unit 12 SectionB ReadingLife is full of the unexpected(Before reading)RevisionStep1 Warm up：Have you played jokes on ,especially on April Fools Day?Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partners.Step2 Lead-inDo you know the history of April Fools Day?April Fools Day = April Fools Day=All FoolsDay It is celebrated every year on the first day of April. It has been popular since the 19th century. The day is not a national holidayin any country, but it is well known in Europe, Australia, Brazil and the United States.How to celebrate April Fools Day? Look at the picture and give some examples(while reading)Step3 presentation Reading skill :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.(2b)Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.Paragraph 1 The most famous trick playedParagraph 2 Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fools DayParagraph 3 An introduction to April Fools DayParagraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fools Day Step4 Language points：1.AprilFoolsDayisacelebrationthattakesplaceindifferentcountriesaround theworld. 愚人节一种发生在世界上不同国家的庆祝活动。take place 意为“发生；进行；举行；产生”辨析takeplace通常指事先计划或预料到的事情发生，还可表示“举行”的意思。happen常指具体的事情发生，特指那些偶然或出乎意料发生的事情，后接不定式，表示“碰巧；恰好”之意。例：Thesportsmeetingwilltakeplacein ourschool. 运动会将在我校举行。 Ihappenedtobeinthelabthatday. 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 ”的意思。试一试:Its impolite to laugh at, stare at or play _on disabled people A. fun B. jokes C. tricks D. parts 3.Many peoplerantotheirlocalsupermarkets to buyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.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+assb.can/could相当于as+形容词/副词原级+aspossible，意为“尽可能地”，在句中作状语。例：Wemustdoeverythingaswell as wecan. =Wemustdoeverythingaswellaspossible. 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 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. 小心点！飞机马上要降落于飞机场了。(post-reading)Step5 2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.1.Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools Day?2.What did the TV show say that the special water could do?3.Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending?4.When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?5.Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?Step6 consolidation Excerise: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_allkindsof_each other.2.她父亲抚养她直到她结婚。 Herfathersupportedheruntilshe_.3.一架飞机将降落在机场。 Aplanewill_theairport.4. 生日晚会什么时候举行？ Whenwillthebirthdayparty_?5.这个小男孩想要尽可能多的礼物。 Thelittleboywants_possible.6.我下个月底会回来。 Iwillbeback_next month.7.这家商店的衬衫都卖光了。 Theshop_alltheirshirts.8.我穿好衣服吃