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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B (2a-2e)
announce
spaghetti
hoax
sell out
discovery
lady
cancel
officer
believable
disappear
embarrassing
Italy
Mars
Orson Welles
Check the words
v.宣布,宣告
n. 意大利面
n.骗局,恶作剧
卖光
n. 发现,发觉
n.女子
v. 取消,终止
n.军官,官员
adj. 可相信的
v. 消失,不见
adj. 使害羞的
意大利
火星
奥森-韦尔斯
What is April Fool’s Day?
It happens on ____________ every year.
It is a day when many people _________ ___________________________ on each other .
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April 1st
play all
kinds of tricks and jokes
hoaxes n. 骗局;恶作剧
What kind of jokes do western people play?
Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on Aril Fool’s Day? Have you ever been fooled by others?
2a
What kind of jokes do western people play?
Pre-reading
1.What can you see in the picture?
2.What may the passage talk about?
An UFO.
It may talk about the tricks on April Fool’s Day. Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.
Read and match.
Para 1
Para 3
Para 4
Para 2
One of the most famous tricks played
Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day
An introduction to April Fool’s Day
A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day
Tip: Carefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can help you guess what the paragraph and the whole text is about.
Read paragraph 1 and check T or F.
1. April Fool’s Day happens on April 10th every year. ( )
2. April Fool’s Day takes place in different countries around the world.
( )
F
T
Careful reading
Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti on April Fool’s Day?
2. What did the TV show say the special water could do?
Because a reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti
as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
Careful reading
Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions.
When Where Who What was the trick? Ending
one April Fool’s Day
England
a re