Unit 1 Laugh out Loud! Listening and Speaking 课件 2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

外研选择性必修 第一册 Unit 1 Period 3 Listening and Speaking 教学目 Lead-in April Fool’s Day is on 1 April. It’s the one day of the year when people in many parts of the world play practical jokes on each other. Even newspapers, radio and TV stations play tricks on their readers and audiences. The jokes traditionally last until noon in the UK. But in some other countries, such as the US, they can last all day! Did you know? 1 2 To get the main idea of the radio program and note down detailed information To tell a practical joke and make comments on practical jokes 学习目标 目标一：To get the main idea of the radio program and note down detailed information Activity 1: Describe the pictures and predict what the radio programme talks about. A man is harvesting something off a tree. A man is running near a house. a b c d Two men are smelling a TV screen. People are washing lions in the street. Activity 2: Listen to the radio programme for the first time, check your prediction in activity 1 and summarize the main idea. Mark tells the presenter Karen about three of the best practical jokes in history. Practical joke: a trick that is intended to embarrass someone and amuse others. Activity 3: Listen to the radio programme and choose the pictures mentioned. a b c d √ √ √ Activity 4: Listen again and complete the notes. Joke 1 •Year: 1698 •Main story: A newsletter reported people going to watch 1____________________ at the Tower of London. The joke was played on visitors throughout the 2__________________. the washing of the lions 18th and 19th centuries Joke 2 •Year: 3_____________ •Main story: The 4__________________ introduced an invention called “Smellovision”. It allowed 5__________________ over the airwaves. Joke 3 Year: 6_____________ Main story: A news program told viewers that the spaghetti trees in Switzerland were having 7___________________ 1965 BBC News Channel smell to be carried 1957 a really good harvest Now work in pairs. Discuss which of the practical jokes you