人教版九年级上册英语教学课件pptUnit12SectionB2aSelfCheck

学练优九年级英语下（RJ）教学课件SectionA(2a-SelfCheck)Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.学习目标Keywords&phrases:announce,hoax,sellout,discovery,lady,cancel,officer,believable,disappear,embarrassingKeysentence:AprilFool'sDayisacelebrationthattakesplaceindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.LeadinAprilFool'sDayTheteacherasksyoutogotoheroffice.YoufailtheEnglishtest.?PresentationHaveyoueverplayedjokesonothers,especiallyonAprilFool’sDay?Haveyoueverbeenfooledbyothers?Tellyourstorytoyourpartner....2aReadthepassagequickly.Thenmatcheachparagraphwiththemainidea.Paragraph1OneofthemostfamoustricksplayedParagraph2ExamplesoffunnystoriesthathappenedonAprilFool’sDayParagraph3AnintroductiontoAprilFool’sDayParagraph4AsadstorythathappenedonAprilFool’sDay2bUSINGBACKGROUNDKNOWLEDGECarefullyreadingthefirstsentenceineachparagraphcanactivateyourownknowledgeofthetopicandhelpyouguesswhatthewholetextisabout.AprilFool’sDayisacelebrationthattakesplaceindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.IthappensonApril1steveryyearandisadaywhenmanypeopleplayallkindsoftricksandjokesoneachother.OneAprilFool’sDay,areporterinEnglandannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausethespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.Manypeoplerantotheirlocalsupermarketstobuyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.Bythetimepeoplerealizedthatthestorywasahoax,allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeensoldout.InanotherfamoustrickaTVshowinEnglandreportedthediscoveryofspecialwater.Theysaidthiswaterwouldhelppeopleloseweightandthatonecustomerhadalreadylostalotofweightinjustfourmonths.Bytheendoftheday,morethan10,000peoplehadphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.ManyAprilFool’sjokesmayendupbeingnotveryfunny.AfamousTVstaronceinvitedhisgirlfriendontohisshowonAprilFool’sDay.Heaskedhertomarryhim.Theladywassohappybecauseshereallywantedtogetmarried.However,whenshesaid“yes”,hereplied,“AprilFool!”Thatlittlejokedidn’thaveaveryhappyending.TheTVstarlosthisgirlfriendandhisshowwascancelled.Oneoftheworld’smostfamoustricks,however,happenedinOctoberratherthaninApril.Inthatmonthin1938,actorOrsonWellesannouncedonhisradioprogramthataliensfromMarshadlandedontheearth.HedescribedwheretheyhadlandedandtoldhowtheyweremovingacrosstheUnitedStates.Wellesmadeitsoundsorealthathundredsofpeoplebelievedthestory,andfearspreadacrossthewholecountry.Bythetimepoliceofficersannouncedthatthestorywasahoax,thousandsofpeoplehadlefttheirhomes.Languagepoints1.AprilFool’sDayisacelebrationthattakesplaceindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.愚人节是一种发生在世界各国的庆祝活动。takeplace意为“发生；进行；举行；产生”。takeplace与happentakeplace通常指事先计划或预料到的事情发生，还可表示“举行”的意思。happen常指具体的事情发生，特指那些偶然或出乎意料发生的事情，后接不定式，表示“碰巧；恰好”之意。例：Thesportsmeetingwilltakeplaceinourschool.运动会将在我校举行。Ihappenedtobeinthelabthatday.那天我碰巧在实验室。2.IthappensonApril1steveryyearandisadaywhenmanypeopleplayallkindsoftricksandjokesoneachother.愚人节是每年的四月一日，在这一天，人们互相捉弄开各种玩笑。playtricksonsb.意为“捉弄某人”，而playjokesonsb.则是“对某人开玩笑”的意思。It'simpolitetolaughat,stareatorplay_____ondisabledpeopleA.funB.jokesC.tricksD.partsHaveatryC3.Manypeoplerantotheirlocalsupermarketstobuyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.很多人跑到当地的超市抢购尽可能多的意大利面条。as+形容词/副词的原级+assb.can/could相当于as+形容词/副词原级+aspossible，意为“尽可能地……”，在句中作状语。例：Wemustdoeverythingaswellaswecan.=Wemustdoeverythingaswellaspossible.我们要尽量做好每一件事。4.ManyAprilFool’sjokesmayendupbeingnotveryfunny.许多愚人节笑话可能以不是很有趣而告终。endupdoingsth.意为“以......结束，以......告终”。例：Imustmakegooduseofmysparetime,orIwillendupdoingnothing.我必须充分利用空闲的时间,否则我的生命将会在无所事事中告终。5.Heaskedhertomarryhim.他向她求婚。marrysb.意为“嫁/娶某人”。getmarriedtosb.意为“嫁/娶某人;与某人结婚”，为短暂性词组。bemarriedtosb.意为“嫁/娶某人；与某人结婚”，是延续性词组。例：ShemarriedJohnlastyear.=ShegotmarriedtoJohnlastyear.=ShehasbeenmarriedtoJohnforoneyear.她去年嫁给了John。6.Inthatmonthin1938,actorOrsonWellesannouncedonhisradioprogramthataliensfromMarshadlandedontheearth.在1938年的那个月，演员奥森·威尔斯在他的广播节目中宣布火星人已经登陆地球。landon意为“着陆；降落于”，反义词组为“takeoff”,意为“起飞”。例：Becareful!Theplaneisgoingtolandontheairport.小心！飞机马上要降落于飞机场了。Readthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1.WhydidthesupermarketsrunoutofspaghettioneAprilFool’sDay?BecauseareporterannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettiasspaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.2c2.WhatdidtheTVshowsaythespecialwatercoulddo?Itwassaidthatthespecialwaterwouldhelppeopleloseweight.3.WhydidtheTVstar’sjokehaveabadending?Becausehelostbothhisgirlfriendandhisshow.4.WhendidOrsonWellestellpeopleaboutaliensfromMarslandingontheearth?ItwasinOctober,1938.5.WhydidsomanypeoplebelieveOrsonWelles?BecauseOrsonWellesmadeitsoundsorealthathundredsofpeoplebelievedthestory.6.Whichofthesestoriesisthemostbelievable?Whichistheleastbelievable?Why?Ithink…Because…7.Wouldyoubefooledbyanyofthesestories?Yes,Iwould.Because…No,Iwouldn’t.Because…Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets.1.Afterthespaghettistory_________(appear)inthenews,everyone_________(rush)tothesupermarkets.2.Bythetimepeople__________(findout)thestorywasnottrue,allthespaghettiinthesupermarkets______________(disappear).appearedrushedfoundouthaddisappeared2d3.Bythetimetheday______(end),morethan10,000people_________(call)theTVstationtoaskaboutthespecialwater.4.