英文版愚人节起源PPT教学内容

1、英文版愚人节起源PPTThe Gregorian calendar reform(格里高利历即阳历) 1582FranceRefoRmThe Julian calendar(儒略历) The Gregorian calendarSomeone failed to keep up with the change. Send him on a fools errand .Try to trick him into believing something false. The Change of New Years Day 20152015Roman MythologyCeresJupiterPro

2、serpinaDaughterPlutoThe king and ruler of the Olympian godsThe Goddess of grain and the harvestthe God of the DeadThe Underworldabduct(诱拐)PlutoMom, help me!CeresSearch in vain for herProserpinaThe mythological antecedent of the fools errands Christian MythologyNoahs ArkSending the dove was on a fool

3、s errand.Christian MythologyJesusPilate 彼拉多(古罗马犹太总督)Herod 赫洛德Sending a man from Pilate to Herod- an old term for sending someone on a fools errandThe Turn of The Seasons The weather becomes fickle (变幻无常的) .As if Nature is playing tricks on man.SunnyWetCloudySnowy The History of April Fools Day to pl

4、ay practical jokes on others send people on fools errands fool the unsuspecting How to spend April 1stl cookies add some toothpastelcoke, Join all sorts of condimentslreset his/her alarm clock How to spend April 1st Empty the paper out of the main printer. Print out a phony pink slip and leave It in

5、 their mailbox. Set a password on someones screensaver.Who wants pudding? Each country celebrates April Fools differently In France, the April Fools is called April Fish In England, tricks can be played only in the morning In Scotland, April Fools Day is 48 hours longWho is pig?A: Ask friends: pig E

6、nglish spelling is PUG? B: wrong, is the PIGA: -not right, how do I remember is U (YOU)B: -you made a mistake, is IA: -the pig is U B: -pig is IClassical April Fool jokes The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest Sidd Finch Instant Color TV The Taco Liberty Bell San Serriffe Nixon for President Alabama Changes the Value of Pi The Left-Handed Whopper Hotheaded Naked Ice Borers Planetary Alignment Decreases GravityIn a wordl Jokes are in good funl Not meant to harm anyone.l The most clever joke is the one where everyone laughsl The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 36