初中英语人教新目标九年级全一册lifeisfulloftheunexpected

2a

Haveyoueverplayedjokesonothers,

especiallyonArilFool’sDay?Haveyoueverbeenfooledbyothers?Tellyourstorytoyourpartner.PracticeWhatarewegoingtoread?title?picturetopicsentence

scanforkeywords2bReadthepassagequickly.Match

eachparagraphwiththemainidea.Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4◆Themostfamoustrickplayed◆ExamplesoffunnystoriesthathappenedonAprilFool’sDay.◆AnintroductiontoAprilFool’sDay◆AsadstorythathappenedonAprilFool’sDayFastreading2cReadthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1.WhydidthesupermarketsrunoutofspaghettioneAprilFool’sDay?AreporterannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettiasspaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.Carefulreadingn.

意大利面条2.WhatdidtheTVshowsaythespecialwatercoulddo?3.WhydidtheTVstar’sjokehaveabadending?Itwassaidthatthespecialwaterwouldhelppeopleloseweight.overweightproblomHelostbothhisgirlfriendandhisshow.2ndparagraph3rdparagraphV.取消canceled/cancelledn.cancelation4.WhendidOrsonWellestellpeopleaboutaliensfromMarslandingontheearth?5.WhydidsomanypeoplebelieveOrsonWelles?ItwasinOctober1938.OrsonWellesmadeitsoundsorealthathundredsofpeoplebelievedthestory.4thparagraph6.Whichofthesestoriesisthemost

believable?Whichistheleastbelievable?Why?7.Wouldyoubefooledbyanyofthesestories?Ithinkthestoryofafamousmoviestaristhemostbelievable.ThestoryofaliensfromMarsistheleastbelievable.Becausethemoviestarislivingwithpeople.Peopleneverseeanyaliensontheearth.1.Afterthespaghettistory__________(appear)inthenews,everyone_______(rush)tothesupermarkets.2.Bythetimepeople________(findout)thestorywasnottrue,allthespaghettiinthesupermarkets_______________

(disappear).反：appear

n.disappearance2dFillintheblankswiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets.appearedrushedfoundouthaddisappeared3.Bythetimetheday______(end),morethan10,000people_________(call)theTVstationtoaskaboutthespecialwater.4.Bythetimetheshow_____(end),theTVstar________(lose)hisgirlfriend.5.Bythetimepoliceofficers____(tell)thecountrythatthestorywasahoax,manypeople____________(runaway)fromtheirhomes.endedhadcalledendedhadlosttoldhadrunawayrunawayfrom:逃离2eTellyourfunnystoryfrom2atotheclass.Theclasswillvotefor:a.thefunniestjokeb.themostembarrassingjokec.themostcreativejokePostreadingadj.

使人害羞的（难堪的或惭愧的）A:What’syourstory?B:Well,lastyear,onthefirstdayofschool,mysisterputapieceofpaperonmybackthatsaid“Pleasesayhello”.Allmorningatschool…

1.Dave,NickandJoearetalkingaboutAprilFool’sDay.fooln.

傻瓜；愚人；受骗者

vt.

愚弄，欺骗；

e.g.HewasfooledbyhisfriendonAprilFool’sDay.

愚人节那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。Languagepointsfoolish是fool的形容词形式，意为“愚蠢的；傻的”。如：She’sjustavain,foolishwoman.她不过是个愚蠢虚荣的女人。2.Davewasreallyembarrassedembarrassed

adj.

局促不安的；为难的；尴尬的；窘迫的

e.g.Helookedabitembarrassed.

他看起来有点尴尬。

embarrassing

adj.

使人尴尬的，令人为难的

e.g.Thatwasanembarrassing

situationforme.

那种情形让我难堪。3.Theotherkidsshowedup.

showup露面，到场；（使）看得见

e.g.Wewaiteduntilfiveo’clock,buthedidnotshowup.

我们一直等到了5点，但是他始终没有露面。4.ManyAprilFool’sjokesmayendupbeingnotveryfunny.

endup(doingsth.)（以……）结束；最终成为；最后处于

e.g.Everytimeshetriedtoarguewithherhusband,sheendedupcrying

hereyesout.

每回她试着和她丈夫争辩，她总是以流泪结束。endupsth.表示“结束某事”。e.g.Thescientistendeduphisspeechatlast.

那个科学家最后结束了演讲。endupwithsth.（以……）结束e.g.ThestudentsbeganwithspeakingEnglish,butendedupwithspeakingChinese.

同学们以说英语开始，却以说汉语结束。根据汉语意思完成英语句子。1.记者刚刚结束了他的报道。

Thereporterhasjust_________________.2.聚会以一曲舞蹈结束。

Theparty______________adance.3.他们做了很多工作，结果什么也没得到。

Theydidmuchwork,butthey________________nothing.endeduphisreport

endedupwith

endedup