[人教版]九年级英语下学期Unit12SectionB1a-2e课件

1、人教版九年级英语下册人教版九年级英语下册Section B 1a-2eUnit 12Life is full of the unexpected.Mid Autumn Day What festivals are they? Warming upChildrens Day National Day Spring FestivalFathers Day Mothers Day April Fools DayApril Fools Day Have you ever fooled others?Have you ever been fooled by others?It is celebrated

2、 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. April Fools Day = April Fools Day=All Fools DayOn this day, people playjokes andhoaxes on each o

3、ther. The jokes and their victims are known as April fools. Hoax stories may be reported by the press and other media on this day andexplained later.uTo learn to use new words and expressions: fool, costume, embarrassed, costume, party, announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out, discovery, lady, cancel, o

4、fficer, believable, disappear, embarrassing uTo know about the April Fools Day.Put these words in the correct columns in the chart. Some words can go in more than one column. fool invite costume embarrassed go off call get dressed empty show up realize change clock tired stay up1aNouns(people, place

5、s, things）Verbs(action words)Adjectives(description words)foolfoolembarrassedinvite, go offcall, get dressedshow uprealize, changestay upcostumecallchangeclockemptytiredTell your partner about something thathappened to you recently. Use two or more words in 1a. Last Friday night my friend invited me

6、 to watch some videos. We stayed up really late. On Saturday I was exhausted.1bWe cleaned our house last Sunday. Mother emptied a room to put things away, but father did not show up until afternoon A sample versionLast weekend, my friend Tina invited me to her costume party. I got dressed and showed

7、 up on time. I met many friends that I had not seen for a long time. They asked me to sing a song, but I am not good at singing. So I felt embarrassed at first, but then I told them a funny story which made everyone laugh. We stayed up fairly late. I got up late the next morning and I was a little e

8、xhausted.No name Joe Nick Dave Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fools Day. Listen and write each persons name under the correct picture.1c1._ a costume party2._ my alarm went off3._ stayed up all night4. _ was tired5. _ really embarrassed6. _ the other kids showed up Listen again. Who says

9、 each of the phrases below? Write “D” (for Dave), “N” (for Nick) and “J” (for Joe).1dNJJDNDA: What happened to Dave on April Fools Day?B: Well, a friend invited him to a costume party, .Tell April Fools Day stories in your group. Use the information in 1c and 1d. 1eHave you ever played jokes on othe

10、rs, especially on April Fools Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner?2a搞怪愚人节搞怪愚人节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！作业重写！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Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.Paragraph 1

11、 One of 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 Day2bUSING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGECarefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can activ

12、ate 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 each other. One April

13、 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 buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of th

14、e 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 day, more than 10,0

15、00 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 sohappy because she really wanted to get married. Howe

16、ver, 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 thanApril. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on

17、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 time police officers a

18、nnounced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.fool n. 傻瓜；愚人；受骗者傻瓜；愚人；受骗者 e.g. People always think Im a fool, and I dare say theyre right. 人们总认为我是个傻瓜，想必他们是对的。人们总认为我是个傻瓜，想必他们是对的。vt. 愚弄，欺骗；愚弄，欺骗； e.g. He was fooled by his friend on April Fools Day. 愚人节那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。愚人节那天他被他

19、的朋友愚弄了。embarrassed adj. 局促不安局促不安的；的；为难的为难的；尴尬的尴尬的；窘迫的窘迫的e.g. He looked a bit embarrassed. 他看起来有点尴尬。他看起来有点尴尬。embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的，令人为难的使人尴尬的，令人为难的 e.g. That was an embarrassing situation for me. 那种情形让我难堪。那种情形让我难堪。sell out 卖完；售完；出售卖完；售完；出售 e.g. The next day the books were sold out. 第二天书就卖断货第二天书就卖断货

20、了了。discovery n. 发现，发觉；（剧情的）发展；被发现，发觉；（剧情的）发展；被发现的事物；发现的事物； e.g. He knows that he had made a real discovery. 他知道他已经发现了一件真正的珍品。他知道他已经发现了一件真正的珍品。The other kids showed up.show up 露面，到场；（使）看得见露面，到场；（使）看得见e.g. We waited until five oclock, but he did not show up. 我们一直等到了我们一直等到了5点，但是他始终没有露面。点，但是他始终没有露面。Many

21、 April Fools jokes may end up being not very funny.end up (doing sth.) 以以结束；结束；最终成为最终成为；最后最后 处处于于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，她总是以流泪结束。每回她试着和她丈夫争辩，她总是以流泪结束。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

22、. 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. 同学们以说英语开始，同学们以说英语开始， 却以说汉语结束。却以说汉语结束。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。很多人跑到当地的超市抢购尽可能多的意大利

23、面。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“尽尽可能可能地地”，在句中作状语。，在句中作状语。 例：例： We must do everything as well as we can. = We must do everything as well as possible. 我们要尽量做好每一件事。我们要尽量做好每一件事。1. What can you see in the picture?2.What does the passage may talk a

24、bout?A 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.Read the article again and fill in the blanks.TimePlaceTrickResultOn _In EnglandThere would be _All of the spaghetti was _

25、On _In _The special water would help people _More than 10000 people _Aprilno morespaghettisold outFools DayEnglandlose weightwent to the TV station to get the waterFools DayTimePlaceTrickResultOn April Fools DayA famous TV star asked his girlfriend _The TV star lost _In _, 1983In _landed on the eart

26、hThousands of people _ _OctoberAmericato get marriedhis girlfriendAlienshadleft their homesRead the passage again and answer the questions.1. 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

27、Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.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.2c3.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 abo

28、ut 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.6.Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable? Why? I think Because7

29、.Would you be fooled by any of these stories? Yes, I would. Because No, I wouldnt. BecauseApril Fools DayWhen: On April 1stWhat: Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.Funny stories A sad storyA famous trickClose the book and complete the blanks.Funny stories One hoax is about

30、spaghetti. A reporter said the Italian farmers had _.Another is about special water. They said the water could help people _.stopped growing it lose weight A famous TV star made a joke on _, and as a result, he lost her and his show was canceled.A sad storyhis girlfriendIt happened in _.The actor Or

31、son Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. Many people believed him and _.A famous trickOctober left their homesFill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.1. After the spaghetti story _ (appear) in the news, everyone _ (rush) to t

32、he 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

33、 _ (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 losttoldhad run awayTell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:a. the funniest jokeb

34、. 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 .2eI. 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。1. He is such a (fool) man. He often makes the same mistake ag

35、ain and again. 2. The situation was so (embarrass). I really wanted to leave the house.foolish embarrassing3. Scientists have made many important (discover). 4. The plane seemed to (appear) suddenly. Nobody could find it. 5. What he said seemed quite (believe) and all of his friends believed him. di

36、scoveriesdisappearbelievable 1. 那家书店有各种各样的书和杂志。那家书店有各种各样的书和杂志。 There are _ books and magazines in the bookstore. 2. 广场上有数百人正在等他。广场上有数百人正在等他。 There are _ waiting for him in the square. all kinds of hundreds of peopleII. 根据汉语提示完成句子。3. 如果你不想结局像他一样，请改正你的缺点。如果你不想结局像他一样，请改正你的缺点。 If you dont want to _ like him, please correct your shortcomings. 4. 他们打算下个月结婚。他们打算下个月结婚。 They are going to _ next month. 5. 截止到上月底，我们已经学了截止到上月底，我们已经学了2,000个单词了。个单词了。 _