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Grade 9
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 1a-1e
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
Warming up
Watch the video and talk aout it.
Leading-in
What’s April Fools’ Day in Chinese?
Talk aout it.
愚人节
What do people do on April Fools’ Day?
You trick me and I trick you.
They trick eacher other.
Is there no need to fear?
No.
Are people happy?
Yes.
Presentation
April Fools’ Day
= April Fool’s Day
= All Fools’ Day
It is celebrated every year on the first day of April. It has been popular since the 19th century.The day is not a national holiday in any country, but it is well known in Europe, Australia, Brazil and the United States.
On this day, people play jokes and hoaxes(恶作剧) on each other. The victims(受害者) are known as "April fools". Hoax stories may be reported by the press and other media on this day and explained later.
How to celebrate April Fool’s Day?
On April Fool's Day, people either cheat others or are fooled by others!
Presentation
Practice
costume
change
call
clock
go off
get dressed
show up
change
invite
call
realize
stay up
tired
empty
Speaking
Listening
Joe
Nick
Dave
Listening
N
J
J
D
N
embarrassed adj. 局促不安的;为难的;尴尬的;窘迫的
e.g. He looked a bit embarrassed.
他看起来有点尴尬。
embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的,令人为难的
e.g. That was an embarrassing situation for me.
那种情形让我难堪。
show up 露面,到场; (使)看得见
e.g. We waited until five o’clock, but he did not show up.
我们一直等到了5点,但是他始终没有露面。
Groupwork
化装舞会
S1: What happened to Dave on April Fool’s day?
S2: Well, a friend invited him to a costume party.
S3: When he got there, he found ...
S4:….
趣味接龙1
Groupwork
Let’s see which group does the best.
S1: What happened to Nick on April Fool’s day?
S2: Last April Fool’s day, ...
S3: ...
趣味接龙2
Groupwork
S1: What happened to Joe on April Fool’s day?
S2: His friend called him on March 31st last year and ...
S3: ...
趣味接龙3
单项填空
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