人教版九年级下册英语教学课件 Unit 12 Section B (2a-Self Check)

1、Section A (2a-Self Check)Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. 学习目标 Key words & phrases: announce, hoax, sell out, discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing Key sentence: April Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. Lead inA

2、pril Fools DayThe teacher asks you to go to her office. You fail the English test. ?PresentationHave you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fools Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner.2aRead the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the mai

3、n 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 Day2bUSING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGECarefully reading the first sentence in each

4、paragraph can activate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about.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 tricks and jokes on eac

5、h 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 tobuy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was

6、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 months. By the end of the da

7、y, 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 Fools Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to

8、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, however, happened in October rather than in April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson

9、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 of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the ti

10、me police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.Language points1. April Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. 愚人节是一种发生在世界各国的庆祝活动。愚人节是一种发生在世界各国的庆祝活动。 take place 意为意为“发生；进行；发生；进行； 举行；产生举行；产生”。take place 与与

11、happentake place通常指事先计划或预料到的事情发通常指事先计划或预料到的事情发生，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，特指那些偶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，后接不然或出乎意料发生的事情，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。2.

12、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 tricks on sb. 意为意为“捉弄某人捉弄某人”，而，而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 _o

13、n disabled people A. fun B. jokes C. tricks D. parts Have a tryC3. 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

14、状语。，在句中作状语。 例：例： We must do everything aswellaswecan. = 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. 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许多愚人节笑话可能以不是很有趣而告终。而告终。 end up doing sth.意为意为“以以 . 结束，以结束，以 . 告告终终”。例：例：I must make good use of my spare ti

15、me, or I 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。5. He asked her to 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”。 get married to sb. 意为意为“嫁嫁/娶某人娶某人;与某人结与某人结婚婚”，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；与某人结娶某人；与某人结婚婚”，是延续性词组。，是延续性词组。 例：例： She mar

16、ried 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. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. 在在1938年年 的那个月，演员奥森的那个月，演员奥森.威尔斯在他的广播节目威尔斯在他的广播节目 中宣布火星人已经登陆地球。

17、中宣布火星人已经登陆地球。 land on 意为意为“着陆；降落于着陆；降落于”，反义词组为，反义词组为 “take off ”, 意为意为“起飞起飞”。例：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。小心点！飞机马上要降落于飞机场了。Read the passage again and answer the questions. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools Day? Because a repor

18、ter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.2c2. What did the TV show say the special water could do? It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.3. Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending? Because he lost b

19、oth 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 believe Orson Welles? Because Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story. Which of these stories is th

20、e most believable? Which is the least believable? Why? I think Because Would you be fooled by any of these stories? Yes, I would. Because No, I wouldnt. BecauseFill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. After the spaghetti story _ (appear) in the news, everyone_ (rush) to th

21、e supermarkets.2. By the time people_ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets _ (disappear).appearedrushedfound outhad disappeared2d3. 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

22、_ (end), the TV star _ (lose) his girlfriend.5. By the time police offcers _ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _ (run away) from their homes.endedhad calledendedhad losttoldhad rung awayTell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:a. the funniest jokeb.

23、 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 .2eStory TimeCan you remember a lucky or an unlucky day? What happened? Make some no

24、tes about what you remember.3aWhat was the date?What happened first?Was this lucky or unlucky? Why?What happened next?How did the day ended?How did you feel about this day?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 think What a lucky/an unlucky day!3bExercises根据汉语意思完成下面的句子。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。人们相互开各种各样的玩笑。