Period 4 2a-2e
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Unit 12 Life is full of unexpected.
1. 发生..
2. 减肥
3. 整个国家

4. 有一个好的结局
5. 卖光,卖光
6. 一张纸
7. 尽可能多
8. 捉弄他
9. 最有趣的笑话
10. 在地球上着陆
11.与某人结婚
12.结婚
take place
lose weight
the whole country
have a good ending
sell out
a piece of paper
as much as possible
fool him/play jokes/tricks on him
the funniest joke
land on the earth
marry sb
get/be married (to sb)
all over /across the country
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
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April Fool’s Day 愚人节
1.When is April Fool’s Day ?
April 1st.
2.What do people usually do on April Fool’s Day?
People play jokes on each other.
People fool each other.
3.“He is an April Fool.” What does it mean?
It means he was fooled by others.
戏弄
1.Have you ever played jokes on others,
especially on April Fool’s Day?
Free talk
.2.Have you ever been fooled by others?
Please tell your story to us.
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farmer
spaghetti
It will be sold out (售完)in a night.
Do you think it’s believable or unbelievable?
be grown in Italy
[spə’ɡeti]
He married a girl.
Do you think it’s believable or unbelievable?
A girl was married to him.
He and a girl got married.
wedding dress
wedding photograph
Do you think it’s believable or unbelievable?
Aliens
from Mars
land on the earth
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Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
Paragraph 1 The most famous trick played
Paragraph 2 Examples of funny stories that
happened on April Fool’s Day
Paragraph 3 An introduction to April
Fool’s Day
Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened on
April Fool’s Day
2b
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It had been sold out across the country
result
farmers in Italy had stopped growing it
why
in England
where
announced that there would be no more spaghetti
what
a reporter
who
Let me tell you a hoax that happened in England. -------
Read Paragraph 2and fill in the chart.
A report from England announced that there would ____no more spaghetti because the farmers in Italy had stopped _______ it. Many people ran to the local market to buy as ______ spaghetti as they could. By the time people ________ that it was a hoax. The food ______ the country had been ______ out.
be
growing
much
realized
across
sold
Let's fill in the blanks.
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He lost both his girlfriend and his show
result
the girl felt happy and agreed, but she was fooled by the star
then
on April Fool’s Day
when
invited his girlfriend onto his show and asked her to marry him
what
a famous TV star
who
Let me tell you a hoax that happened on April Fool’s Day. -----------
Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the chart.
A famous TV star _______ his girlfriend onto his show ____ April Fool’s Day. During the show, he asked her _________ him. The girl was _____ happy that she agreed to get _______. However, when she said “yes’’, he replied “April Fool!” That little joke didn’t have a happy ________. The TV star lost _______his girlfriend and his show.
invited
on
to marry
so
married
ending
both
Let's fill in the blanks.
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The police officer said it was a hoax
truth
fear spread across the country, people left their homes
as a result
on a radio program
how
announced that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth
what
an actor, Orson Welles
who
in 1938
when
Let me tell you a real hoax that happened on April Fool’s Day. In 1938 ----------
Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the chart.
In 1938, one person _________ that aliens from Mars had landed ___ the earth. He described where they landed and told they were moving ______ the whole country. He made it sound so real_____ hundreds of people believed the story and fear ____ across the country . By the time the police offer ________ that it was a hoax. Thousands of people had ____ their homes.
announced
on
across
that
spread
announced
left
Let's fill in the blanks.
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Fool’s Day
April
no more
spaghetti
sold out
Fool’s Day
April
England
lose weight
had phoned the TV station to find out how to get the water
October
America
to marry him
his girlfriend and his show
Aliens
had
left their homes
Read the article again and fill in the blanks.
Fill in the blanks with the correct
forms of the verbs in brackets.
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).
appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
2d
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 girlfriend.
5. By the time police officers _______ (tell)
the country that the story was a hoax,
many people _______________ (run away)
from their homes.
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
2e Tell your funny story from 2a to the
class. The class will vote for:
a. the funniest joke
b. the most embarrassing joke
c. the most creative joke
A: What’s your story?
B: 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 ...
One April Fool’s 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 supermarket to buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
all over
Para2
A famous TV star once invited
his girlfriend onto his show on
April Fool’s Day. He asked her
to marry him. She was very happy , because she really wanted to get married. However, when she said “yes”, he replied, “April Fool!” That little joke didn’t have a very happy ending. The TV star lost both his girlfriend and his show.
Para3
In 1983, a radio pragram by actor
Orson Welles announced 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 was so convincing that hundreds of people believed the story, and panic set off across the whole country. By the time the authorities revealed that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had fled from their homes.
Para4
fear spread
left
1. 发生..
2. 减肥
3. 整个国家

4. 有一个好的结局
5. 卖光,卖光
6. 一张纸
7. 尽可能多
8. 捉弄他
9. 最有趣的笑话
10. 在地球上着陆
11.与某人结婚
12.结婚
take place
lose weight
the whole country
have a good ending
sell out
a piece of paper
as much as possible
fool him/play jokes/tricks on him
the funniest joke
land on the earth
marry sb
get/be married (to sb)
all over /across the country
Homework

Write a diary about your lucky or unlucky day.