人教版九年级英语Unit12 Section B 2a-2e

1、.,Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section B 2a2e,announce spaghetti hoax sell out discovery lady cancel officer believable disappear embarrassing,v. 宣布；宣告 n. 意大利面 n. 骗局；恶作剧 卖光 n. 发现；发觉 n. 女士；女子 v. 取消；终止 n. 军官；官员 adj. 可相信的；可信任的 v. 消失；不见 adj. 使人害羞的,.,复习巩固,.,( ) 1. Did you meet Tom at the airpo

2、rt? No. is plane _ by the time I _ there. A. has taken off; got B. took off; got C. took off; arrived D. had taken off; arrived ( ) 2. We _ four thousand new words by the end of last year. A. learned B. had learned C. have learned D. will learn ( ) 3. By nine oclock yesterday evening, we _ our work.

3、 A. have finished B. finished C. had finished D. finishDBCDC,D,B,C,.,( ) 4. He told us that he _ the letters in the morning. A. will post B. have posted C. was posting D. had posted ( ) 5. Did you see Mr Smith when you were in France? -No. When I _ _ France, he _ to China. A. had arrived; has been B

4、. arrived in; has been C. got to; had gone D. had got to; had been,D,C,.,Objectives,To understand the stories about fooling others To learn to use some words and phrases To be able to tell a joke to others,.,Lead in,.,April Fools Day,The teacher asks you to go to her office.,You fail the English tes

5、t.,?,.,Presentation,.,Discussion,Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fools Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner.,2a,P94,.,What can you see in the picture? 2.What may the passage talk about?,An UFO.,It may talk about the little trick on the A

6、pril Fools Day. Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.,Look at the picture and questions in 2b. Then answer the questions below.,Task 1,.,How many stories are mentioned in this passage?,Four.,Task 2,Read the passage quickly. Then answer the question.,.,1,2,3,4,.,Read the passage quickly. Then match eac

7、h paragraph with the main idea.,2b,One of 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,Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4,Task 2,P94,.,USING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Carefully reading

8、the first sentence in each 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 ki

9、nds 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 to,.,buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time pe

10、ople 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 one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just

11、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 Fools Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so

12、 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 cancelled. One of the worlds most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in Ap

13、ril. 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 of people believed the story, and fear

14、spread across the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.,.,Fools Day,April,no more,spaghetti,sold out,Fools Day,April,England,lose weight,phoned the TV station to get the water,October,America,to marry him,his girlfri

15、end,Aliens,had,left their homes,Task 3,Try to retell these four stories with the help of the table.,Read the article again and fill in the blanks.,.,Read the passage again and answer the questions.,2c,1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools Day? 2. What did the TV show say t

16、he special water could do? 3. Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending? 4. When did Orson Wells tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth? 5. Why did so many people believe Orson Wells? 6. Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable? 7. Would you be

17、fooled by any of these stories?,Task 4,P95,.,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? 3. Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending? 4. When did Orson Wells tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?

18、5. Why did so many people believe Orson Wells? 6. Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable? 7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories?,A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.,It w

19、as said that the special water would help people lose weight.,He lost both his girlfriend and his show.,Check the answers.,It was in October 1938.,Orson Wells made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.,I think the story of a famous movie star is the most believable. The story

20、of aliens from Mars is the least believable. Because the movie star is living with people. People never see any aliens on the earth.,.,After the spaghetti story _ (appear) in the news, everyone _ (rush) to the supermarket. By the time people _(find out) the story was not true, all spaghetti in the s

21、upermarkets _ (disappear). By the time the day _ (end), more than 10000 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 _(ru

22、n away) from their homes.,appeared,rushed,found out,had disappeared,ended,had called,ended,had lost,told,had run away,Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.,2d,Task 5,P95,.,Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:,Well, last year, on the first

23、 day of school, my sister put a piece of paper on my back that said “Please say hello.” All morning at school .,2e,Telling your story,a. the funniest joke b. the most embarrassing joke c. the most creative joke,P95,.,Language points,.,play jokes/tricks on sb. 意为“捉弄某人”; 开某人的玩笑 ” 也可以用play a trick/joke

24、 on sb.,Its impolite to laugh at, stare at or play _on disabled people A. fun B. jokes C. tricks D. parts,Have a try,C,返回,.,2. fool n. 傻瓜；愚人；受骗者 vt. 愚弄，欺骗；,eg. He was fooled by his friend on April Fools Day. 愚人节那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。,foolish adj. 愚蠢的；傻的,Shes a foolish woman. 她是一个蠢女人。,返回,.,3. April Fools Day i

25、s 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。 take place 意为“发生；进行； 举行；产生”。,.,eg. The sports meeting will take place in October. 运动会将在十月举行。 I happened to be in the lab that day. 那天我碰巧在实验室。,返回,.,4.no more=notany more 意为“不再” eg. I want to eat fast food no

26、 more. =I dont want to eat fast food any more. 我不想再吃快餐了。,返回,.,5.as as sb can/could=asas possible 某人尽可能的（尽某人所能） as fast as you can as quick as you can as hard as you can,as+adj./adv. + as,返回,eg.You can eat as much as you can. 你可以尽量吃。 Please come as early as you can. 请尽早来。,.,6. Many April Fools jokes

27、may end up being not very funny.,1）end up (doing sth.)（以）结束；最终成为；最后处于,eg. 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。,2）end up sth. 表示“结束某事”。,eg.The scientist ended up his speech at last. 那个科学家最后结束了演讲。,3）end up with sth. （以）结束,eg.The studen

28、ts began with speaking English, but ended up with speaking Chinese. 同学们以说英语开始，却以说汉语结束。,.,Exercise,1.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。 The party _ a dance. 3. 他们做了很多工作，结果什么也没得到。 They did much work, but they _ nothing.,根据汉语意思完成英语句子。,ended up his report,ended up with,ended up getting,

29、返回,.,John is going to marry Jane. 约翰要和简结婚了。,6. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married.,marry v. “嫁，娶，结婚” marry sb. 表示“嫁给某人” 、 “娶了某人”或“和某人结婚” get/be married to sb.,.,*get married和marry都指结婚的动作，不能与for+时间段连用； be married 表示状态，可用于现在完成时中，和for +时间段连用。,She had _ for 5 years.,been marr

30、ied,返回,.,7. land on 意为“着陆；降落于”，反义词组为 “take off ”, 意为“起飞”。 eg. Be careful! The plane is going to land on the airport. 小心！飞机马上要降落于飞机场了。,返回,.,8. whole adj. 全部的；整个的,辨析whole和all 限定词+whole +名词 all+限定词+名词,eg. Mary spent the whole summer holiday at home. =Mary spent all the summer holiday at home. 玛丽整个暑假都是在

31、家里度过的。,返回,.,单项选择。 1. My phone is broken. It _ just now. A. came out B. went off C. took off D. set off 2. Percy called me to come to the party, but she herself didnt _. A. show around B. show up C. put up D. come up with 3. He drew the picture _ _ you. A. fooled B. fools C. to fool D. fooling,.,4. The boy was _ exhausted（疲惫的） _ he fell asleep