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Section B(2a—2e)
UNIT 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
第 4 课 时
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学 习 目 标
1
掌握下列单词及短语:
announce, spaghetti, hoax, discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing, sell out
能够细读课文,获取与所提问题相关的信息并用自己的语言清楚地表达出来。
2
能用目标语言谈论愚人节发生的事情。
3
2
Can penguins fly?
['peŋgwɪn]
penguins
课 堂 导 入
What can you see in the picture?
2.What does the passage may talk about?
1. An UFO.
2. It may talk about the little trick on the April Fool’s Day. Perhaps the trick is about the UFO.
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Before you read
Look at the picture and questions in 2b. Then answer the questions below.
课 堂 学 习
Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
2b
One of the most famous trick 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
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
While you read
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Time Place Trick Result
On ______
___________ In England There would be ________________ All of the spaghetti was ________
On _______
___________ In _______ The special water would help people ___________ More than 10000 people ___________________________________
On April Fool’s Day A famous TV star asked his girlfriend __________ The TV star lost ____________
In ________, 1983 In _______ ________
landed on the earth Thousands of people ______ _____________
Fool’s Day
April
no more
spaghetti
sold out
Fool’s Day
April
England
lose weight
the TV station to get
the water
October
America
get married
his girlfriend
Aliens
had
left their homes
Read the article again and fill in the blanks.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
2c
Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day?
What did the TV show say the special water could do?
Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending?
1. A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
2. It was said that the special water would help people lose