Unit 12 Section B (2a-2e)（讲解课件）-【优翼·学练优】2025-2026学年九年级英语下册同步备课（人教版）

该初中英语课件围绕“愚人节”主题，聚焦阅读技能培养及核心词汇（如announce, hoax）、句型（by the time引导的过去完成时）学习。课堂导入通过Free Talk提问、法国新年日期变化的背景知识介绍及Pre-reading故事分享，激活学生生活经验，搭建从已知节日习俗到文本阅读的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合文化意识与语言能力培养，通过背景知识渗透愚人节历史渊源，阅读策略指导（关注段落首句猜主旨）和语法讲解（如by the time时态）提升语言理解与表达。Post-reading故事分享及评价活动（如投票最有趣/尴尬笑话）培养思维品质，助力学生跨文化沟通，也为教师提供系统的教学流程与互动设计。

优翼英语教学课件（RJ） Go for it! 九年级（下） 1 Section B (2a-2e) Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Learning Goals Key words & phrases: announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out , discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing Key sentences: 1. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax,all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. 2. By the end of the day,more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water. To learn the reading skills and know more about April Fool’s Day. Words & Expressions announce spaghetti hoax sell out v. 宣布；宣告 n. 意大利面条 n. 骗局；恶作剧 卖光 Words & Expressions discovery lady cancel officer n. 发现；发觉 n. 女士；女子 v. 取消；终止 n. 军官；官员 Words & Expressions believable disappear embarassing 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） Warming up Free Talk What day is April 1st? What can people do on April Fool’s Day? What kind of jokes can we play on April Fool’s Day? Background knowledge In 16th-century France, the start of the new year was observed on April First. It was celebrated in much the same way as it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January First. There were some people, however, who hadn't heard or didn't believe the change in the date, so they continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April First. Others played tricks on them and called them April fools. The originates of April Fool’s Day Pre-reading 2a Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool’s Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner. put different sauces into Coke put the toothpaste on one’s biscuits Remember On April Fool’s Day, we can play different kinds of jokes, but we’d better not play jokes about love, marriage or things related to safety or crime. The reporters should also be responsible for what they said. Jokes help us relax ourselves and we may not use them to hurt others. While-reading 2b Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea. Paragraph 1 One of the most famous trick played Paragraph 2 Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day Paragraph 3 An introduction to April Fool’s Day Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day Reading Strategy USING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Carefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can activate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about. 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 play tricks / jokes on sb. 捉弄某人; 开某人的玩笑 发生；举行 v.宣布；宣告 不再 n.意大利面条 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 help 卖光 by the time引导的时间状语从句,从句若为一般过去时,主句常用过去完成时。 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 and连接的并列的宾语从句 第一个宾语从句省略了that, 第二个宾语从句that不可省略 最终成为；最终处于 n.女士；女子 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. 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 v.取消；终止 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. 着陆；降落于 Read the passage again and fill in the chart. 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 10,000 people ____________________________________________________. April Fool’s Day April Fool’s Day England no spaghetti sold out lose weight phoned the TV station to find out how to get the water Time Place Trick Result On April Fool’s Day A famous TV star asked his girlfriend _______________. The TV star lost ______________ and his show ______________. In_______, 1938 In ______ _______________ landed on the earth. Thousands of people ______________. to marry him his girlfriend was canceled October the US Aliens from Mars left their homes 2c Read the passage again and answer the questions. 1. 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? 3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending? 4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth? 用尽；耗尽 5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles? 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? adj. 可相信的；可信任的 A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti because spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. It was said that the special water would help people lose weight. He lost both his girlfriend and his show. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day? 2. What did the TV show say the special water could do? 3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending? It was in October 1938. Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story. 4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth? 5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles? 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? Answers will vary. Answers will vary. 2d Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. 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 appear v. 出现 disappearance n. 消失 disappear v. 消失；不见 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 lost told had run away ended had called Post-reading 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… Language points 1. In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. (教材P94 2b) discovery 作名词，可意为“发现；发觉”，还可意为“被发现的事物 (或真相、人)”。 The discovery of new talent in the art world is inspiring. The drug is not a new discovery — it’s been known about for years. 2. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. (教材P94 2b) cancel此处用作及物动词，其过去式和过去分词均为canceled或cancelled，现在分词为canceling 或cancelling。 The match was canceled / cancelled because of the bad weather. 3. Which of these stories is the most believable? (教材P95 2c) believable /bɪˈliːvəbl/ adj. 可相信的；可信任的 believable作形容词，由动词believe去e再加形容词后缀-able构成。 believe v. 相信；认定 believable adj. 可相信的；可信任的 belief n. 信念 unbelievable adj. 难以置信的 Exercises 根据汉语或首字母提示写出单词。 1. Her explanation certainly sounds (可相信的). 2. The manager will be so busy next month that he has to c a few unimportant meetings. 3. Few people realized the importance of this d_________. believable ancel iscovery 单项选择 1. The concert is so wonderful that all the tickets are ______ within two hours. A. cut out B. put out C. taken out D. sold out 2. —The Chinese scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize. —Her _______ has saved millions of lives across the world. A. victory B. story C. discovery D. industry D C 根据汉语意思完成句子。 1.机不可失，时不再来。 Time or opportunity lost will return . no more 2.他已经用完了自己的钱。 He has his money. run out of 3.他常常对同班同学搞恶作剧。 He often his classmates. plays jokes/tricks on Homework 1. Read and recite the new words and phrases . 2. Do the exercises in students’ book. 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