九年级下册英语第12单元Section B-2PPT课件

1、学习目标 Key words & phrases: sell out，discovery，lady，cancel，officer，believable，disappear，embarrassing Key sentences: 1. April Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. 第1页/共50页新课导入第2页/共50页搞怪愚人节搞怪愚人节第3页/共50页老师叫你马上老师叫你马上去他办公室！去他办公室！对噢，老师对噢，老师让我通知你让我通知你作业重写！作

2、业重写！第4页/共50页今天是愚人节今天是愚人节学校说要补课学校说要补课我才不会上当呢！我才不会上当呢！深思熟虑深思熟虑第5页/共50页课文展现第6页/共50页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.第7页/共50页第8页/共50页2b Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the

3、main idea.Paragraph 1 one of the most famous tricks 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第9页/共50页USING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGECarefully reading the first sentence

4、 in each paragraph can activate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about.第10页/共50页April Fools 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 trick

5、s 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 to第11页/共50页buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people r

6、ealized 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 m

7、onths. By the end of the day, more than 第12页/共50页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 Fools Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so

8、 happy because she really wanted to get married. However, when she said “yes”, he replied, “April Fool!” That little joke didnt 第13页/共50页have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.One of the worlds most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than

9、April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. 第14页/共50页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,

10、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.第15页/共50页第16页/共50页1. April Fools Day is a celebration 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。take place 意为“发生；进行

11、；举行；产生”。第17页/共50页take place 与 happentake place通常指事先计划或预料到的事情发生通常指事先计划或预料到的事情发生， 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，特指那些偶然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，后接不定式或出乎意料发生的事情，后接不定式，表示，表示“碰巧；恰好碰巧；恰好”之意。之意。例：The sports meeting will takeplace in our school. 运动会将在我校举行。 I happenedtobe in the lab that day. 那天我碰巧在

12、实验室。第18页/共50页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。Its impolite to laugh at, stare at or play _on disabled people A. fun B. jokes

13、 C. tricks D. parts 试一试试一试C第19页/共50页3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. 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+ as sb. can / could 相当于as + 形容词/副词原级+ as possible，意为“尽可能地”，在句中作状语。 例： We must do everything aswellaswecan. = We must do everything aswellas

14、possible. 我们要尽量做好每一件事。第20页/共50页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 endupdoing 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。第21页/共50页5. He asked her to marry him. 他向她求婚。 marry sb

15、. 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 gotmarriedto John last year. = She hasbeenmarriedto John for one year. 她去年嫁给了John。第22页/共50页6. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio progra

16、m 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 landon the airport. 小心点！飞机马上要降落于飞机场了。第23页/共50页2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.1.Why did the supermarkets run

17、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.第24页/共50页2. What did the TV show say that the special water could do? It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.

18、3. Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending? Because he lost both his girlfriend and his show.第25页/共50页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 believe Orson Welles? Because Orson Welles made it sound so rea

19、l that hundreds of people believed the story. 第26页/共50页6.Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable? Why? I think Because7.Would you be fooled by any of these stories? Yes, I would. Because No, I wouldnt. Because第27页/共50页2d Fill in the blanks with the correct forms

20、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).appearedrushedfound outhad disappeared第28页/共50页3. By the time the day _ (end

21、), 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 girlfriend.5. By the time police officers _ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _ (run away) from their homes.endedhad calledendedhad lost

22、toldhad rung away第29页/共50页2e Tell your funny story from 2a to the 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

23、 say hello.” All morning at school .第30页/共50页第31页/共50页3a Can you remember a lucky or an unlucky day? What happened? Make some notes about what you remember.What was the date?What happened first?第32页/共50页Was this lucky or unlucky? Why?What happened next?How did the day ended?How did you feel about th

24、is day?第33页/共50页3b Write a story about your lucky or unlucky day and tell your story to a partner or the class. My lucky/unlucky dayI will always remember the dateThis was the luckiest/unluckiest day of my lifeWhen I woke up that morning Later that day,I couldnt believe Then/After that, Finally, I t

25、hink What a lucky/an unlucky day!第34页/共50页Sample writingMy lucky day I will always remember the date February 28, 2014. This was the luckiest day of my life. When I woke up that morning, the sky was very dark. I took the early bus to school as usual. As soon as I arrived at school, it started to rai

26、n very heavily. Many students were late 第35页/共50页and were all wet when they got to school. But I wasnt because I caught the early bus, or I would have been late and wet as well！ Later that day, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet and couldnt buy lunch. I couldnt believed it. Then my friend Lis

27、a said she could share her lunch with me. 第36页/共50页Finally, my older brother told me that night that he could take me to the concert that Id been dying to attend that weekend. I was so happy! I think that was the best day Id had in a long time. what a lucky day！第37页/共50页1. Read the words in the box.

28、 Make sure you know the meaning of the words. 2. Read the sentences in Self check 1. Then try to fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. 第38页/共50页 Last Saturday after my French course, I decided to drive to the _ to buy a meat pie for dinner. As I was heading _, I saw a hu

29、ge truck in the middle of the road.There had been a(n) _ and there were many police _ around. I turned around and decided to go to a nearby mall.cancel miss west accident lady officer market unexpected marketwestaccidentofficers第39页/共50页However, I _ the road that led to the mall. Then I saw a restau

30、rant that sold chicken noodles. I went inside and the _, who was the owner, served me the most delicious bowl of chicken noodles ever. I had made a(n) _ discovery! Im so glad that I _ my plan to go to the market.missedladyunexpectedcanceled 第40页/共50页1. A: Why didnt you hand in your science homework? B: Before I could start working on it, _ _ _.2. Think of ways to finish the answers.my baby brother started crying and I had to look after him as my mother was sick 第41页/共50页2. A: Why didnt you take a shower this morning? B: By the time I got up, _ _ _ _. my sister had already gone