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SectionB(2a-2e)Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.
学习目标Keysentences&phrases:announce,spaghetti,hoax,sellout,discovery,lady,cancel,officer,believable,disappear,embarrassingKeysentences:1.Bythetimepeoplerealizedthatthestorywasahoax,allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeensoldout.2.Bytheendoftheday,morethan10,000peoplehadphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.TolearnthereadingskillandknowmoreaboutAprilFool’sDay.
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WhatdayisApril1st?WhatcanpeopledoonAprilFool’sDay?WhatkindofjokescanweplayonAprilFool’sDay?Freetalk
In16th-centuryFrance,thestartofthenewyearwasobservedonAprilFirst.Itwascelebratedinmuchthesamewayasitistodaywithpartiesanddancingintothelatehoursofthenight.Thenin1562,PopeGregoryintroducedanewcalendarfortheChristianworld,andthenewyearfellonJanuaryFirst.Background
Thereweresomepeople,however,whohadn'theardordidn'tbelievethechangeinthedate,sotheycontinuedtocelebrateNewYear'sDayonAprilFirst.OthersplayedtricksonthemandcalledthemAprilfools.
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2aHaveyoueverplayedjokesonothers,especiallyonAprilFool’sDay?Haveyoueverbeenfooledbyothers?Tellyourstorytoyourpartner?putupinterestingpaperonone’sbackPre-reading
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OnAprilFool’sDay,wecanplaydifferentkindsofjokes,butwe’dbetternotplayjokesaboutlove,marriageorthingsrelatedtosafetyorcrime.Thereportersshouldalsoberesponsibleforwhattheysaid.Jokeshelpusrelaxourselvesandwemaynotusethemtohurtothers.remember
While-reading2bReadthepassagequickly.Thenmatcheachparagraphwiththemainidea.Paragraph1OneofthemostfamoustrickplayedParagraph2ExamplesoffunnystoriesthathappenedonAprilFool’sDayParagraph3AnintroductiontoAprilFool’sDayParagraph4AsadstorythathappenedonAprilFool’sDay
ReadingStrategyUSINGBACKGROUNDKNOWLEDGECarefullyreadingthefirstsentenceineachparagraphcanactivateyourownknowledgeofthetopicandhelpyouguesswhatthewholetextisabout.
AprilFool’sDayisacelebrationthattakesplaceindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.IthappensonApril1steveryyearandisadaywhenmanypeopleplayallkindsoftricksandjokesoneachother.OneAprilFool’sDay,areporterinEnglandannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausetheplaytricks/jokesonsb.捉弄某人;开某人的玩笑发生;举行v.宣布;宣告不再n.意大利面条
spaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.Manypeoplerantotheirlocalsupermarketstobuyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.Bythetimepeoplerealizedthatthestorywasahoax,allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeensoldout.InanotherfamoustrickaTVshowinEnglandreportedthediscoveryofspecialwater.Theysaidthiswaterwouldhelp卖光bythetime引导的时间状语从句,从句若为一般过去时,主句常用过去完成时。
peopleloseweightandthatonecustomerhadalreadylostalotofweightinjustfourmonths.Bytheendoftheday,morethan10,000peoplehadphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.ManyAprilFool’sjokesmayendupbeingnotveryfunny.AfamousTVstaronceinvitedhisgirlfriendontohisshowonAprilFool’sDay.Heaskedhertomarryhim.Theladyand连接的并列的宾语从句第一个宾语从句省略了that,第二个宾语从句that不可省略最终成为;最终处于n.女士;女子
wassohappybecauseshereallywantedtogetmarried.However,whenshesaidyes,hereplied,“AprilFool!”Thatlittlejokedidn’thaveaveryhappyending.TheTVstarlosthisgirlfriendandhisshowwascanceled.Oneoftheworld’smostfamoustricks,however,happenedinOctoberratherthaninApril.Inthatmonthin1938,actorOrsonWellesannouncedonhisradioprogramthatv.取消;终止
aliensfromMarshadlandedontheearth.HedescribedwheretheyhadlandedandtoldhowtheyweremovingacrosstheUnitedStates.Wellesmadeitsoundsorealthathundredsofpeoplebelievedthestory,andfearspreadacrossthewholecountry.Bythetimepoliceofficersannouncedthatthestorywasahoax,thousandsofpeoplehadlefttheirhomes.着陆;降落于
Readthepassageagainandfillinthechart.TimePlaceTrickResultOn____________InEnglandTherewouldbe____________.Allofthespaghettiwas____________.On_______________In_______Thespecialwaterwouldhelppeople____________.Morethan10,000people____________________________________________________.AprilFool’sDayAprilFool’sDayEnglandnospaghettisoldoutloseweightphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthewater
TimePlaceTrickResultOnAprilFool’sDayAfamousTVstaraskedhisgirlfriend_______________.TheTVstarlost______________andhisshow______________.In_______,1938In_____________________landedontheearth.Thousandsofpeople______________.tomarryhimhisgirlfriendwascanceledOctobertheUSAliensfromMarslefttheirhomes
2cReadthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1.WhydidthesupermarketsrunoutofspaghettioneAprilFool’sDay?2.WhatdidtheTVshowsaythespecialwatercoulddo?3.WhydidtheTVstar’sjokehaveabadending?4.WhendidOrsonWellestellpeopleaboutaliensfromMarslandingontheearth?用尽;耗尽
5.WhydidsomanypeoplebelieveOrsonWelles?6.Whichofthesestoriesisthemostbelievable?Whichistheleastbelievable?Why?7.Wouldyoubefooledbyanyofthesestories?adj.可相信的;可信任的
AreporterannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.Itwassaidthatthespecialwaterwouldhelppeopleloseweight.Helostbothhisgirlfriendandhisshow.WhydidthesupermarketsrunoutofspaghettioneAprilFool’sDay?2.WhatdidtheTVshowsaythespecialwatercoulddo?3.WhydidtheTVstar’sjokehaveabadending?
ItwasinOctober1938.OrsonWellesmadeitsoundsorealthathundredsofpeoplebelievedthestory.4.WhendidOrsonWellestellpeopleaboutaliensfromMarslandingontheearth?5.WhydidsomanypeoplebelieveOrsonWelles?6.Whichofthesestoriesisthemostbelievable?Whichistheleastbelievable?Why?7.Wouldyoubefooledbyanyofthesestories?
2dFillintheblankswiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets.1.Afterthespaghettistory________(appear)inthenews,everyone________(rush)tothesupermarkets.2.Bythetimepeople__________(findout)thestorywasnottrue,allthespaghettiinthesupermarkets_______________(disappear).appearedrushedfoundouthaddisappearedappearv.出现disappearancen.消失disappearv.消失;不见
3.Bythetimetheday_______(end),morethan10,000people____________(call)theTVstationtoaskaboutthespecialwater.4.Bythetimetheshow________(end),theTVstar___________(lose)hisgirlfriend.5.Bythetimepoliceofficers_______(tell)thecountrythatthestorywasahoax,manypeople_______________(runaway)fromtheirhomes.endedhadlosttoldhadrunawayendedhadcalled
2eTellyourfunnystoryfrom2atotheclass.Theclasswillvotefor:Post-readinga.thefunniestjokeb.themostembarrassingjokec.themostcreativejokeA:What’syourstory?B:Well,lastyear,onthefirstdayofschool,mysisterputapieceofpaperonmybackthatsaid“Pleasesayhello.”Allmorningatschool…
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Languagepoints1.InanotherfamoustrickaTVshowinEnglandreportedthediscoveryofspecialwater.(教材P942b)discovery作名词,可意为“发现;发觉”,还可意为“被发现的事物(或真相、人)”。Thediscoveryofnewtalentintheartworldisinspiring.Thedrugisnotanewdiscovery—it’sbeenknownaboutforyears.
2.TheTVstarlosthisgirlfriendandhisshowwascanceled.(教材P942b)cancel/ˈkænsl/v.取消;终止cancel此处用作及物动词,其过去式和过去分词均为canceled或cancelled,现在分词为canceling或cancelling。Thematchwascanceled/cancelledbecauseofthebadweather.
3.Whichofthesestoriesisthemostbelievable?(教材P952c)believable/bɪˈliːvəbl/adj.可相信的;可信任的believable作形容词,由动词believe去e再加形容词后缀-able构成。believev.相信;认定believableadj.可相信的;可信任的beliefn.信念unbelievableadj.难以置信的
Exercises一、根据汉语或首字母提示写出单词1.Herexplanationcertainlysounds(可相信的).2.Themanagerwillbesobusynextmonththathehastocafewunimportantmeetings.3.Fewpeoplerealizedtheimportanceofthisd_________.believableanceliscovery
二、单项选择1.Theconcertissowonderfulthatalltheticketsare______withintwohours.A.cutoutB.putoutC.takenoutD.soldout2.—TheChinesescientistTuYouyouwonthe2015NobelPrize.—Her_______hassavedmillionsoflivesacrosstheworld.A.victoryB.storyC.discoveryD.industryDC
三、根据汉语意思完成句子1.机不可失,时不再来。Timeoropportunitylostwillreturn.nomore2.他已经用完了自己的钱。Hehashismoney.runoutof3.他常常对同班同学搞恶作剧。Heoftenhisclassmates.playsjokes/trickson
Homework1.Readandrecitethenewwordsandphrases.2.Dotheexercisesinstudents’book.
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