九年级Unit12SectionB2(zcyc)

1、Life is full of the unexpected.Jinyuan Experimental Middle School Yongmei Gao Unit 12Section B2a-2e1 1Do you believe it?Leading in ( 3)What is the penguin going to do?BBC飞翔的企鹅In 2008, a BBC camera crew（摄制组） filmed a video Miracles of Evolution.进化的奇迹The reporter said the penguins didnt spend the long

2、 winter in the South Pole, instead, they flew to the rainforest in South Africa.Later, people found out it was a trick. In fact, it is just a cartoon. On April Fools Day, people play jokes on each other. Each country celebrates April Fools Day differently. There are some famous April Fools tricks ar

3、ound the world. And some of them even affectedpeopleslife . Do you want to know them? Read the passage quickly. Match each paragraph with the main idea.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4 The most famous trick played Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fools Day. An introductio

4、n to April Fools Day A sad story that happened on April Fools Day 2bFast Reading( 5)说明，介绍How can we get the main idea quickly?the titlethe subtitlethe picturesthe first paragraphthe last paragraphthe key wordstopic sentence Thinkingthe first sentencethe last sentence Read the passage quickly. Match

5、each paragraph with the main idea.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4 The most famous trick played Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fools Day. An introduction to April Fools Day A sad story that happened on April Fools Day 2bFast ReadingHow many stories can you find in the p

6、assage?Four.Fast Reading( 1)Place TrickResultIn_There would be_All of the spaghetti _In_The special water would_More than 10,000 people_A famous TV star asked his girl friend to_ The TV star lost_In_landed on the earthThousands of people _Read the passage and complete the chart.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)

7、(8)(9)(10)(11)Careful Reading( 12)Place TrickResultIn_There would be_All of the spaghetti _In_The special water would _More than 10,000 people_A famous TV star asked his girl friend to_ The TV star lost_In_landed on the earthThousands of people _England England the US no morespaghetti as the farmers

8、 help people lose weight.marry him The aliens from Mars had been sold out beforehad phoned to find out girlfriend and his job.both his had left their home before Careful Reading Read the second paragraph and answer the questions below. 1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools

9、 Day? 2. What did the TV show say the special water could do? 2cCareful Reading( 8)1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools Day? 2. What did the TV show say the special water could do? A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy ha

10、d stopped growing spaghetti.It said that the special water would help people lose weight.Careful Reading5. Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending?Because he lost both his girlfriend and his show.Read the third paragraph and answer the questions below. Careful Reading3. Who did the TV star invit

11、e onto his show?4. What did he ask her to do? His girlfriend.To marry him.6. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?7. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?It was in October 1938.He made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.Read th

12、e fourth paragraph and answer the questions . Who is he? Careful Reading1. 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). Fill in the blanks with th

13、e correct forms of the verbs in brackets.appeared rushed found out had disappeared 2d( 5)Exercises 3. 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 _ (end), the TV star _ (lose) his girl friend.ended had called en

14、dedhad lost Exercises 5. By the time police officers _ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _ (run away) from their homes. told had run awayExercises 1.发生2.世界各地3.开某人的玩笑4.停止正做的事 停止手头的事去做另一件事5.全国各地6.卖光7.减肥8.结束于做9.邀请某人上节目10.结婚11.着陆在12.数以百计的 take placearound the worldplay a joke/tri

15、ck on sbstop doing sthacross the countrysell outlose weightend up doing sthinvite sb onto the showget marriedplay jokes/tricks on sbstop to do sth( 5)Group workland on hundreds of Find out the phrase in the passage. April Fools Day is a _ that takes places in different countries around the world. It

16、 happens on April_ every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes _each other. It _ by many people all over the world, because its fun. But some April Fools jokes may end up _not very funny. invite, with, celebrate, welcome, although, marry, one, cancel, however, be, on,

17、 end Choose the correct word to fill in each blank. Exercises( 5) April Fools Day is a _ that takes places in different countries around the world. It happens on April _ every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes _each other. It _ by many people all over the world, b

18、ecause its fun. But some April Fools jokes may end up _not very funny. invite, with, celebrate, welcome, although, marry, one, cancel, however, be, on, end Choose the correct word to fill in each blank. celebration1stonis welcomedbeingExercises( 5) A famous TV star in America once _his girlfriend on

19、to his showed on April Fools Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get _._,when she said yes, he replied, April Fool! That little joke didnt have a very happy_. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show _.invitedmarriedHoweverendingwas canceledinvite, with, celebrate, welcome, although, marry, one, cancel, however, be, on,end Why did the TV star lose both his girlfriend and job?Thinking When we play jokes ,never hurt others feelings, even the ones closest to us.Tell us a story that ha