九级Unit12SectionB课件5(2a-2e)

1、2a Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on Aril Fools Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner.put up interesting paper on ones backput different materials into the Cola put the toothpaste on ones biscuits What can you see in the picture?2.What does the p

2、assage may talk about? An UFO.It may talk about the little trick on the April Fools Day. Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.Look at the picture and questions in 2b. Then answer the questions below.Before you read1USING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGECarefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can ac

3、tivate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about.2bWhile you read2Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea. Reading tipsApril Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. It happens on April 1

4、st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. One April Fools 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 t

5、obuy 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 on

6、e 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.Many April Fools jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool

7、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 didnt have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.One of the worlds most famous tricks, h

8、owever, happened in October rather than 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

9、 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. 愚人节是一个世界上不同国家都进行庆祝的节日。它在每年的四月一日，这是一个许多人都会互相开玩笑的日子 有一年的愚人节，英国的一位记者宣传因为意大利农民停止种意大利面条，因此以后将不再有意大利面条了。许多人都跑到当地的超市尽可能多买意大利面。等

10、人们意识的是一个恶作剧的时候，全国所有的意大利面条都被卖光了。在英国另一个著名的恶作剧中，一电视节目报道发现一种特殊的水。他们说这种水可以帮助人们减肥，有位消费者仅四个月就减掉了很多体重。当天结束之前，超过10000人打电话到电视台，询问如何得到这种水 许多愚人节玩笑的结局并不是这么有趣。一著名的电视明星曾经在愚人节邀请他女朋友上他节目。他向她求婚。哪位女士是如此高兴因为她真的想结婚了。然而，当她说好的时候，他却说“愚人节傻瓜！”那个小玩笑结局并不快乐。电视明星失去他的女朋友和他节目也被取消了。 然而，世界上最著名恶作剧之一却发生在十月而不是四月。在1938年的10月，演员奥森*伟尔斯在他的电

11、台节目中宣布来自火星的外星人登陆地球。他描述了他们在哪里登陆，还告诉大家这些外星人正在如何穿越美国。伟尔斯让他的话如此逼真，以至于数以百计的人相信了这个故事，恐惧在整个国家蔓延。等到警察宣布这个故事是个恶作剧时，已经有数以百计的人们离开了他们的家园。 Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 The most famous trick played. Examples of funny storied that happened on April Fools Day. An introduction to April Fools Day.

12、A sad story that happened on April Fools Day. Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.2bRead the article again and fill in the blanksTimePlaceTrickResultIn_On _In _On April Fools DayIn_, 1983In _On _All of the spaghetti was _More than 10000 people _A famous TV star ask

13、ed his girlfriend _The TV star lost _landed on the earthThousands of people _ _There would be _Fools DayAprilFools DayAprilOctoberEnglandAmericaEnglandno morespaghettisold outThe special water would help people _lose weightthe TV station to get the waterget marriedhis girlfriendAlienshadleft their h

14、omes Read the passage again and answer the questions. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools Day? Because a reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. What did the TV show say that the special water cou

15、ld do? It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.2c Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending? Because he lost both his girlfriend and his show.4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth? It was in October 1938.5. Why did so many people

16、believe Orson Welles? Because Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story. Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable? Why? I think the story of a famous movie star is the most believable. Because the movie star is living with peopl

17、e. The story of aliens from Mars is the least believable. Because people never see any aliens on the earth. Would you be fooled by any of these stories? Yes, I would. Because No, I wouldnt. Because1. After the spaghetti story _ (appear) in the news, everyone _ (rush) to the supermarkets.2. By the ti

18、me people _ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets _ (disappear). Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.appeared rushed found out had disappeared 2d3. By the time the day _ (end), more than 10,000 people _ (call) the TV station to ask ab

19、out 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. ended had called endedhad lost told had run away Tell your funny story from 2a to the

20、 class. The class will vote for:a. the funniest jokeb. the most embarrassing joke c. the most creative joke A: Whats 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 .32etake place 通常指事先计划或预料到的事情通

21、常指事先计划或预料到的事情发发生生， 还可表示还可表示“举行举行”的意思。的意思。happen常指具体的事情发生，特指那些常指具体的事情发生，特指那些偶偶然或出乎意料发生的事情然或出乎意料发生的事情，后接不，后接不定式，表示定式，表示“碰巧；恰好碰巧；恰好”之意。之意。例：例：The sports meeting will takeplace in our school. 运动会将在我校举行。运动会将在我校举行。 I happenedtobe in the lab that day. 那天我碰巧在实验室。那天我碰巧在实验室。1. April Fools Day is a celebration

22、 that takes place in different countries around the world. 愚人节一种发生在世界上不同国家的庆祝活动。愚人节一种发生在世界上不同国家的庆祝活动。Language points2. 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。，在这一天，人们互相捉弄开各种玩笑。 play tr

23、icks on sb. 意为意为“捉弄某人捉弄某人”， play jokes on sb.则是则是“对某人开玩笑对某人开玩笑 ”的意思的意思。Its impolite to laugh at, stare at or play _on disabled people A. fun B. jokes C. tricks D. parts 试一试试一试C3. One April Fools Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers

24、in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.有一年的愚人节，英有一年的愚人节，英国的一位记者宣传因为意大利农民停止种意大利国的一位记者宣传因为意大利农民停止种意大利面条，因此以后将不再有意大利面条了。面条，因此以后将不再有意大利面条了。announce 作作及物动词及物动词，意为，意为“宣布；宣布； 述说；述说； 声声 称称”， 侧重预报人们所关心或感兴趣的侧重预报人们所关心或感兴趣的 事情，尤指新闻之类的消息事情，尤指新闻之类的消息。e.g. Our manager announced that he would take charge of it. 我们经

25、理宣布说他将负责此事我们经理宣布说他将负责此事3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. 很多很多 人跑到当地的超市抢购尽可能多的意大利面条。人跑到当地的超市抢购尽可能多的意大利面条。as +形容词形容词/副词的原级副词的原级+ as sb. can / could 相当相当于于as + 形容词形容词/副词原级副词原级+ as possible，意为，意为“尽尽可能地可能地”，在句中作状语。，在句中作状语。 例：例： We must do everything as

26、wellaswecan. = We must do everything aswellaspossible. 我们要尽量做好每一件事。我们要尽量做好每一件事。4.By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.等人们意识的是一个恶作剧的时候，全国所有的意大利等人们意识的是一个恶作剧的时候，全国所有的意大利面条都被卖光了面条都被卖光了（1）hoax作作动词动词，意为，意为“欺骗；戏弄欺骗；戏弄”。e.g. They ho

27、ax him out of his money. 他们骗去他的钱他们骗去他的钱. hoax可作可作可数名词可数名词,意为意为“骗局骗局;戏弄戏弄;恶作剧恶作剧。”e.g. He denied making the hoax call 他否认打过恶作剧电话他否认打过恶作剧电话（2）sell out意为意为“卖光，脱销卖光，脱销”。e.g. All the tickets have been sold out already. 票已经全部卖光。票已经全部卖光。e.g. The next day the bookshops sold out. 第二天书店就卖断了货。第二天书店就卖断了货。4. a T

28、V show in England reported the discovery of special water.一电视节目报道一电视节目报道发现发现一种特殊的水一种特殊的水discovery n.发现，发觉发现，发觉 New scientific discoveries are being made every day.discover v.发现，发觉发现，发觉.(原已经存在而不为人知的事物原已经存在而不为人知的事物) Columbus discovered America in 1492invent意为意为“发明发明”。（。（原原不存在不存在而被创造出来的事物）而被创造出来的事物） in

29、vention是名词。是名词。用用invent / invention / discover / discovery填空。填空。1. Coal was first _ and used in China. 2. He has _ a new machine. 3. The _ of steam engine brought about a great change in human life.4. Columbus_ of America took place by accident.discoveredinventedinventiondiscovery5. Many April Fools

30、 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。许多愚人节笑话可能以不是很有趣而告终。 end up (doing sth.) 以以结束结束;最终成为最终成为;最后处于最后处于 e.g. Every time she tried to argue with her husband, she ended up crying her eyes out. 每回她试着和她丈夫争辩每回她试着和她丈夫争辩,她总是以流泪结束。她总是以流泪结束。e.g. I must make good use of my spare time, or I

31、will endupdoing nothing. 我必须充分利用空闲的时间我必须充分利用空闲的时间,否则我的生否则我的生 命将会在无所事事中告终。命将会在无所事事中告终。end up sth. 表示表示“结束某事结束某事”。 e.g. The scientist ended up his speech at last. 那个科学家最后结束了演讲。那个科学家最后结束了演讲。end up with sth. （以（以）结束）结束e.g. The students began with speaking English, but ended up with speaking Chinese. 同学们

32、以说英语开始，却以说汉语结束。同学们以说英语开始，却以说汉语结束。根据汉语意思完成英语句子根据汉语意思完成英语句子1.记者刚刚结束了他的报道。记者刚刚结束了他的报道。 The reporter has just _.2. 聚会以一曲舞蹈结束。聚会以一曲舞蹈结束。 The party _ a dance.3. 他们做了很多工作，结果什么也没得到。他们做了很多工作，结果什么也没得到。 They did much work, but they _ nothing.ended up his report ended up with ended up getting 5. He asked her to

33、 marry him. 他向她求婚。他向她求婚。 marry sb. 意为意为“嫁嫁/娶某人娶某人”。 e.g. John is going to marry Jane. 约翰要和简结婚了。约翰要和简结婚了。 get married to sb. 意为意为“嫁嫁/娶某人娶某人;与某人结婚与某人结婚”，为短暂性词组。为短暂性词组。 be married to sb. 意为意为“嫁嫁/娶某人；与某人结婚娶某人；与某人结婚”，是延续性词组。是延续性词组。 例：例： She married John last year. = She gotmarriedto John last year. = She hasbeenmarriedto John for one year. 她去年嫁给了她去年嫁给了John。6. The TV