高中英语（人教版）必修4课件：Unit3Readingtask

1、高中英语（人教版）必修4课件：Unit3ReadingtaskReading task on Page 59Pre-reading April Fools day is a day when people play jokes on each other. On this day you will often see strange and interesting finds, scientific results or astronomical findings that are put there to mislead the public. The newspaper feels hap

2、py if a largenumber of people believe what is written. Sometimes particularly good stories get into the evening news on BBC. zxxk愚人节的来历愚人节的来历 每年每年4月月1日日, 是西方也是美国的民是西方也是美国的民间传统节日间传统节日愚人节。愚人节。 愚人节起源于法国。愚人节起源于法国。1564年，法国年，法国首先采用新改革的纪年法首先采用新改革的纪年法格里历格里历(即目前通用的阳历即目前通用的阳历), 以以1月月1日为一年之日为一年之始。但一些因循守旧的人反对这种

3、改革始。但一些因循守旧的人反对这种改革,依然按照旧历固执地在依然按照旧历固执地在4月月1日这一天送日这一天送礼品礼品, 庆祝新年。主张改革的人对这些守庆祝新年。主张改革的人对这些守旧者的做法大加嘲弄。聪明滑稽的人在旧者的做法大加嘲弄。聪明滑稽的人在4月月1日就给他们送假礼品，邀请他们参加日就给他们送假礼品，邀请他们参加假招待会。并把上当受骗的保守分子称假招待会。并把上当受骗的保守分子称为为“四月傻瓜四月傻瓜”或或“上钩的鱼上钩的鱼”。从此。从此人们在人们在4月月1日便互相愚弄，成为法国流日便互相愚弄，成为法国流行的风俗。行的风俗。18世纪初，愚人节习俗传到世纪初，愚人节习俗传到英国英国,接着又

4、被英国的早期移民带到了美接着又被英国的早期移民带到了美国。国。 愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开玩笑玩笑, 用假话捉弄对方。有的人把细线拴用假话捉弄对方。有的人把细线拴着的钱包丢在大街上着的钱包丢在大街上, 自己在暗处拉着线自己在暗处拉着线的另一端。一旦有人捡起钱包的另一端。一旦有人捡起钱包, 他们就出他们就出其不意地猛然把钱包拽走。还有人把砖其不意地猛然把钱包拽走。还有人把砖头放在破帽子下面搁在马路当中头放在破帽子下面搁在马路当中, 然后等然后等着看谁来了会踢它。小孩们会告诉父母着看谁来了会踢它。小孩们会告诉父母说自己的书包破了个洞说自己的书包破了个洞, 或者

5、脸上有个或者脸上有个黑点。等大人俯身来看时黑点。等大人俯身来看时, 他们就一边他们就一边喊着喊着“四月傻瓜四月傻瓜”。一边笑着跑开去。一边笑着跑开去。总之总之, 每逢愚人节这一天每逢愚人节这一天, 动物园和水动物园和水族馆还会接到不少打给菲什族馆还会接到不少打给菲什(鱼鱼)先生成先生成莱昂莱昂(狮子狮子)先生的先生的 , 常常惹得工作人常常惹得工作人员掐断员掐断 线线, 以便减少麻烦。以便减少麻烦。 如今的愚人节在美国已主要是淘如今的愚人节在美国已主要是淘气的男孩子们的节日了气的男孩子们的节日了! Z,xxkName of the programmeIts usual contentThe p

6、articular content on April 1st, 1957Peoples reactionPanorama Examination of serious problems and progress all over the worldStory about the excellent noodle harvest in SwitzerlandThey believed it and even ring the BBC to find out how to grow a noodle tree!Read the passage and fill in the chart below

7、. 1. What do children usually do on April Fools Day?Answer the following questions.Children enjoy playing jokes on each other. When they “fool” someone they say “April Fool” to them. The most common kind of joke is to say something like “Your dress is hanging down at the back”. When you turn round t

8、hey say “April Fool”. hanging down at the back”. When you turn round they say “April Fool”.2. Why did people believe the programme Panorama on April 1st, 1957?People believed the programme Panorama because it was always serious and known for its factual correctness.3. Do you think the advice that the BBC gave people who asked how to grow noodle trees was serous? Give a reason.The advice the BBC gave to people wanting to grow their own noodle tree could not be serious as no tree could be grown in this way. 4. What would you do to find out whether a story like this w