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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected
SectionB (2a-2e)
通过本课的学习,学生能够:
①获取文中四个有关开玩笑的故事的大意和细节信息,完成课本习题。
②了解愚人节相关的背景信息。
③能运用所学表达,根据文章,讲一个关于自身的有趣的或尴尬的故事。
Learning Goals
Brainstorm
1. What happened ?
April Fool’s Day
April 1st
2. Have you ever done these things?
3. On what festival can people do this kind of thing?
4. When is it?
Learning objectives
By the end of the class, students will be able to
1. 学习理解
identify the structure and the context of the passage by fast reading.
2. 应用实践
understand the meaning of this passage with the help of mind map.
3. 迁移创新
write an article --- My Lucky /special/unforgettable… Day according to your own experience.
Lead-in
Something about April Fool’s Day.
1. Where does it begin?
2. How does it begin?
In France.
The religious resolution in 15th century.
Task 1
Tip1 :Pay attention to the first or last sentence of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 3
One of the most famous tricks played
Examples of funny stories that happened
An introduction to April Fool’s Day
A sad story that happened
Fast reading.
April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the
world. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
1. Where does April Fool’s Day take place?
2. When does it happen ?
3. What do people do on that day ?
Read Para.1 and find the answers.
While reading
…on April 1st every year
…in different countries
…play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other
April Fool's Day
celebration
where
what
when
Tricks
Read Para.2 and get the information about two tricks.
One April Fool’s Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they c