Unit 12
Life is full of unexpected.
Section B
Period One
fool
costume
embarrassed
costume party
n. 蠢人；傻瓜
n. （特定场合穿的）服装
v. 窘迫的；害羞的
化装舞会
Objectives
To learn to use new words and expressions
To know about the April Fool’s Day
go off
离开（尤指做某事）
She went off to get a drink.
她拿饮料去了。
Look and say
Guessing Game!
get dressed
穿着衣服
Hurry up and get dressed.
快点穿上衣服。
Look and say
show up
如约赶到；出现；
露面
It was getting late, when she finally showed up.
天色已晚，她终于赶到了。
Look and say
stay up
深夜不睡；熬夜
You’ve got school tomorrow. I don’t want you staying up late.
你明天要上学。我不想让你熬夜。
Look and say
Yesterday my friends invited me to a costume party. I dressed up like Snow White. I sang and danced with my friends at the party. I enjoyed myself at first. But then I didn’t hold my cup of coffee carefully. It dropped on the floor. The coffee splashed on my dress. I was so embarrassed, and my face turned red.
Can you guess the meaning of costume party and embarrassed?
April Fool’s Day!
The origin of April Fool’s Day is uncertain. Some people say that it has to do with the Roman festival of Hilaria that was held in March. Others say that it was started by Geoffrey Chaucer who mentioned such a day in his book Canterbury Tales when the cook was tricked by a fox. Regardless of its origin, many Western countries observe (celebrate) this day. The popularity of April Fool’s Day has slowly been spreading to the Asia Pacific.
1a
Put these words in the correct columns in the chart. Some words can go in more than one column.
cool costume
change
clock
fool
invite
go off
get dressed
show up
realize
change
stay up
embarrassed
1b
Tell your partner about something that happened to you recently. Use two or more words in 1a.
Last Friday night, my friends invited me to the costume party. At 6:00 p.m., I got dressed and went off to take bus. I showed up a little late for the traffic jam. The party was really interesting and I enjoyed myself.
1c
Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fool’s Day. Listen and write each person’s name under the correct picture.
a
b
c
d
Joe
Nick
Dave
1d
Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below? Write D for Dave, N for Nick and J for Joe.
_____ a costume party
_____ my alarm went off
_____ stayed up all night
_____ was tired
_____ was really embarrassed
_____ the other kids showed up
D
N
J
J
D
N
Read and try to recite the conversations in 5-10 minutes.
Role-play
1. Role play the conversation in groups;
2. Role play the conversation in front of the class
Let’s see which group does the best.
1e
Discussion
Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool’s Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner.
2a
Quiz
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Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases.
rush realize invite stay up
I was waiting for the school bus but it didn’t come. Then I ________ it was Saturday.
I woke up late this morning. I had to really ______ to get to school on time.
realized
rush
3.There’s a good TV show tonight but it’s at 1:00 am. I don’t want to _________ that late.
4.Sally _______ me to her birthday party. It’s at her house on Saturday.
5.Do you know where John is? He was going to meet me earlier but he didn’t _________.
stay up
invited
show up
1. Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.
2. Read the articles in Learning English.
3. Preview the new words and expressions.
4. Preview the article on page 94.
Homework