Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.,Section B 2a2e,Funan No.2 Junior High School Yin Chunmei,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,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,接龙,幻灯片上单词或短语出现时，同学应迅速读出并说出中文意思。,每人一词，按行/列依次接龙，3秒内说不出，此行/列同学即失去此答题机会，下一行/列同学接续。,hoax,discovery,cancel,disappear,officer,sell out,embarrassing,believable,spaghetti,announce,What did you do on Last April Fools Day?,April Fools Day,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,Lets watch a video,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 April Fools Day. Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.,Look at the picture and questions in 2b. Then answer the questions below.,Task 1,Before you read,How many stories are mentioned in this passage?,Four.,Task 2,Read the passage quickly. Then answer the question.,Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.,2b,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,While you read,2,Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.,2b,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 3,P94,Read the passage again and answer the questions.,2c,Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools Day? What did the TV show say the special water could do? Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending?,1. A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.,2. It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.,3. He lost both his girlfriend and his show.,Task 4,4. 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 fooled by any of these stories?,4. It was in October ,1938.,5. Orson Wells made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.,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 girlfriend and his show,Aliens,had,left their homes,Task 5,Read the article again and fill in the blanks.,1,2,3,4,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 supermarkets _ (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 _(run 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 6,P95,Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:,Example: 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 .,2e,a. the funniest joke b. the most embarrassing joke c. the most creative joke,P95,Story time,Practice,根据汉语意思完成英语句子。,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.,ended up his report,ended up with,ended up getting,1. Review the new words and expressions youve learned today. 2. Read the articles in Learning English. 3. Preview the new words and expressions. 4. Preview 3a-3b on P95 - P96.,Homework,