Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.Section B 2a～2e （教学课件） -2025-2026学年人教版（2012）英语九年级全册

Life is full of the unexpected. Unit 12 Section B 2a-2e Words and phrases announce spaghetti hoax discovery v. 宣布；宣告 n.意大利面条 n. 骗局；恶作剧 n.发现；发觉 sell out 卖光 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 lady cancel officer believable disappear embarrassing n.女士；女子 v.取消；终止 n.军官；官员 adj.可相信的；可信任的 v.消失；不见 adj.使人害羞的 (难堪的或惭愧的) Read the passage within 2 minutes in 2b. Then answer the questions below. 1.What can you see from the picture? 2. How many stories are mentioned in this passage? A UFO. Four stories. Fast reading 3. The passage mainly talks about ________. the origin of April Fool’s Day the tradition of April Fool’s Day some stories about famous tricks and jokes on April Fool’s Day 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 ① ② ③ ④ Reading strategy: The first and last sentences in each paragraph can help you. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 3 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 Let’s read and match. 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. Read Para.1 and answer questions. Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. 3. What do people do on April Fool’s Day? 2. Where does April Fool’s Day take place? It takes place in different countries around the world. Careful reading: 1. When is the April Fool’s Day? On April 1st every year. introduction play tricks and jokes on sb. It happens on _________every year. April 1st April Fool’s Day又称All Fools’ Day。节期为4月1日，是从19世纪开始在西方兴起流行的民间娱乐性节日，并非法定节日，但社会影响力却十分巨大。愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开玩笑，用假话捉弄对方。 据说愚人节这天玩笑只能开到中午12点之前，这是约定俗成的严格规定，过了钟点还开玩笑的人会立刻碰钉子，称为比被他取笑的人还要大的傻瓜。 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 1.Spaghetti 2.Special water A. Spaghetti B.Special water Story 1 Story 2 Read Para. 2 and choose What are the stories about ? Para2. Two funny stories 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 could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. 1.What did the reporter in England announce ? 2.What did people do after they heard the news? 3.What’s the result of the trick? There would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. There would be … because … Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax (骗局), all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out(卖光). …ran to… to buy… By the time…, had been … Read the joke of Spaghetti and answer questions. 宣布 Careful reading: Spaghetti 1.What can the water do in the story? 2.What’s the result of the joke? The special water would help people lose weight. …would help … By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water. By the end of…, had phoned … In another famous trick in England was when a TV show reported the discovery of special water. They said this water would help people lose weight and that one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just four months. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water. Read the joke of Special Water and answer questions. Careful reading: Special Water 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 Do all the jokes have a happy ending? 2.What did he reply when his girlfriend said “yes”? Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool’s Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married. However, when she said “yes”, he replied, “April Fool!” That little joke didn’t have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. 1.What did the famous TV star do ? 3.What’s the result of the trick? A famous TV star invited his girlfriend onto his show and asked her to marry him. …invited … and asked… “April Fool !”. The TV star lost his girl friend and his show was canceled(取消). … lost …and … canceled…. Why did he say that ? 每年4月1日，朋友、熟人间往往会用一些玩笑来相互愚弄、取乐。被成功“欺骗”了的人会被大家嬉笑为“四月愚人”(April Fool). “April Fool !” Read Para.3 and answer questions. Careful reading: A sad story introduction takes place in… play tricks and jokes on … April Fool’s Day It happens on… Mind map There would be … because … …ran to… to buy… By the time…, had been … Spaghetti …would help … By the end of…, had phoned … Special Water funny stories A sad story …invited … and asked… “April Fool !” … lost …and … canceled…. 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 Do all the jokes and tricks happen only on April Fool’s Day? No, they don’t. When did the most famous joke happen ? B. In October, 1938. A. On April Fool’s Day Read Para. 4 and answer: 1.What did Orson Welles announce on his program? One of the most famous jokes Orson Welles /'ɔ:sən/ /welz/ 奥森·威尔斯是美国集演员、导演、编剧、制片人等多种角色于一身的电影、广播剧天才。1975年，AFI授予威尔斯终身成就奖，他的贡献，令无数后人仰望，奥逊·威尔斯是美国历史上一位罕见的具有重要文化意义的电影、广播剧天才。 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 1.What did Orson Welles announce on his program? 2.What happened after people heard the news? Aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. Hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. …believed…and…spread… …had landed… . 3.What had happened by the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax? Thousands of people had left their homes. …had left…. 官员 One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes. Read Para.4 and answer questions. Careful reading: famous trick April Fool’s Day Mind map introduction takes place in… play tricks and jokes on … It happens on… There would be … because … …ran to… to buy… By the time…, had been … Spaghetti …would help … By the end of…, had phoned … Special Water funny stories A sad story …invited … and asked… “April Fool !” … lost …and … canceled…. …believed…and…spread… …had landed… . …had left…. famous trick In October,1938 Orson Welles Life is full of the unexpected Sweet tips Tricks and jokes can bring people happiness problems sometimes may hurt someone or ourselves! Keep in mind that don’t take your pleasure based on other people’s pain. We should play tricks or jokes in a proper way . 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 2c Read the passage again and answer the questions. 1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day? Because a reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti. 用光；耗完 2. What did the TV show say the special water could do? It was said that the special water would help people lose weight. 3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending? Because he lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. 4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth? 5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles? In October, 1938. Because he made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story. 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 6. Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable? Why? 7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories? I think the first is the most believable because it’s possible that farmers in Italy stop growing spaghetti. And the second is the least believable because there’s no water like this on the earth. Yes, I would. / No, I wouldn’t. 可相信的；可信任的 2d Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. After the spaghetti story _________ (appear) in the news, everyone_________ (rush) to the supermarkets. 2. By the time people__________ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets _______________ (disappear). appeared rushed found out had disappeared 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 3. By the time the day ______ (end), more than 10,000 people _________ (call) the TV station to ask about the special water. 4. By the time the show ______ (end), the TV star _______ (lose) his girlfriend. 5. By the time police officers ____ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people ____________ (run away) from their homes. ended had called ended had lost told had run away 2e Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for: a. the funniest joke b. the most embarrassing joke c. the most creative joke A: What’s your story? B: Well, last year, on the first day of school, my sister put a piece of paper on my back that said “Please say hello.” All morning at school... 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 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 . 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 could . By the time people realized that the story was a hoax , all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out .In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water . They said this water would celebrate v.庆祝 that定语从句，作主语 take place 发生，出现（事先安排好）；happen 偶然发生 when定语从句，作状语 play tricks on sb.捉弄某人 play jokes on sb. 对某人开玩笑 v. 宣布，that宾从 stop doing：停止做 当地的超市 as much/many as+从句：尽可能多地 骗局，恶作剧 被动语态的过去完成时形式：had been +done sell out 卖光 discover v. 发现 discovery n. 发现 as +形容词/副词的原级+ as sb. can / could  =as + 形容词/副词原级+ as possible ：尽可能地…… 28 help people lose weight and that one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just four months . By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water . Many April Fool's jokes may end up being not very funny .A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool's Day . He asked her to marry him .The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married . However , when she said yes , he replied , “April Fool !” That little joke didn't have a very happy ending .The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. 到....结束时 减肥 顾客 end up doing 以做某事而结束 结婚 marry sb. 娶某人，嫁给某人 取消 有一个幸福的结局 invite sb. onto 邀请某人加入 29 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 One of the world's most famous tricks , however , happened in October rather than in April . In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth . He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States . Welles made it so real that hundreds of people believed the story , and fear spread across the whole country . By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax，thousands of people had left their homes. 而不是 通过 that宾语从句 来自火星的外星人 在地球着陆 how宾语从句 where宾语从句 恐惧席卷了整个国家 数以百计的 数以千计的 30 Language points 1. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. happen动词 ，意为“发生；出现”。 翻译：地震发生时，彼得和他的同学们正在等 公共汽车。 Peter with his classmates was waiting for  the bus, when the earthquake happened. 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 【辨析】happen与take place happen 通常表示偶然的、没有预料的事情的发生,无被动语态。 take place 表示事先安排或有准备的事情或活动 的发生,无被动语态。 翻译：1. 餐馆里面发生了什么事情？ What happened in the restaurant? 2. 一场重要的会议将在北京举行。 An important meeting will take place  in Beijing. 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 2. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. as…as sb. can / could意为“某人尽可能地……”，相当于as…as possible，中间一般接形容词或副词的原级。 例：我总是尽我所能地帮助别人。 I always try to help others as much as I can. 3. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married. marry v.“结婚；嫁；娶” (1) marry sb. 表示 “和某人结婚” (2) get married to sb. 意为“与某人结婚”， 该短语表示动作，不能与一段时间连用。 (3) be married to sb. 意为“与某人结婚”， 表示状态，可以和表示一段时间的状语连用。 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 例：她去年嫁给了约翰。 She _________ John last year. = She _______________ John last year. = She ___________________ John for one year. married got married to has been married to 例：那个科学家最后结束了演讲。 The scientist ended up his speech at last. 4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny. end up (doing sth.) （以……）结束；最终成为； 最后处于 end up sth. 表示“结束某事” end up with sth. （以……）结束 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 5. One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April. one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数，意为“最……之一”， 该结构作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。 例：上海是世界上最大的都市之一。 Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world. Summary 1. discovery n. 2. happen 3. marry sb. 4. take place discover v. v. 发生，出现 和某人结婚 发生；举行 5. play jokes on sb. 开某人的玩笑 7. hundreds of 6. end up doing sth. “以……结束，以……告终” 成百上千的 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 Exercise 1. I happened _____ him in the park yesterday. A. meet  B. meeting  C. met  D. to meet   2. It is reported that _____ houses fell down and many people died in the earthquake. A. two hundred of B. hundred of C. hundreds of D. two hundreds  Ⅰ. 单项选择。 3. —When will the Games of the Tokyo Olympic _____? —In 2020. Many young people want to be volunteers. A. take place B. take part C. take action D. take care  4. Susan _____ for ten years and now she has a lovely daughter. A. married B. has been married C. got married D. has got married     提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 5. —How was their communication? —The communication ended up ____ English because of their poor Chinese. A. speak B. speaking C. to speak D. spoken     用所给词的适当形式填空 1. We ____________ ( learn ) 2000 Englishwords since we came to this school. The teacher said we _____________ ( learn ) 2000 English words since then. We ____________ ( learn ) 500 words last term. We ______________ ( learn ) 2000 words by the end of last term. 2. He _________ ( have ) a meeting next week. He ______( have ) a meeting two weeks ago. He told me he __________ ( have ) a meeting two weeks before. 3. ______you ______( be ) to the Great Wall? The teacher asked if you ___________( be ) to the Great Wall. have learned had learned learned had learned had had had Have been had been will have 43 提升英语综合素养需要科学策略，根据教学实践，撰写英语日记能有效建立成就感。同时应当，交替学习不同技能效果更佳。深度学习英语头脑风暴能有效提高积极性。克服学习障碍，建立语料库能有效训练反应速度。长远考虑，适当奖励自己的努力。国际研究表明，每日晨读15分钟能有效培养自学能力。值得强调的是，多感官参与能提升记忆效果。综合素质培养，跟读新闻广播能有效增强表达自信。持之以恒地实践这些方法定能取得显著进步。 end up，thousands of，play a trick on，sell out，take place 1.It is said that people lost their lives in the earthquake. 2.In most western countries，on April Fool's Day people often ____________each other. 3.The 32nd Olympic Games will ____ in Tokyo. Many students want to be volunteers. 4.I am sorry to say the books you want to buy have been ． 5.The boats take different routes，but they all in the same place. 选词组并用适当形式完成句子 thousands of play a trick on take place sold out end up 44 Thank you for listening! $$