[最新中考英语]AH名校联盟HA甘肃省兰州市兰州三十一中2011-2012学年九年级英语unit 10 Section B（课件）

1、新目标九年级兰州市第三十一中学英语教研组 王砺By the time I got outside, the bus had already left.Unit 10Section BLanguage Goal: 1.Talk with your partner about the April Fools Day.2. Learn these words: embarrassed, exhausted, exhausting, set off.1aPut these words in the correct columns in the chart. fool invite costume re

2、alize embarrassed empty exhaustedgo off get up get dressedshow up change clock stay upNouns (people, places, things) Verbs (action words) Adjectives(words that describe)foolinvitecostumerealizeembarrassedstay upexhaustedgo offget upget dressedshow upchangeemptychangefoolclockempty1bTell your partner

3、 about something thathappened to you recently. Use two or more phrases from the list above. Last Friday night my friend invited me to watch some videos. We stayed up really late. On Saturday I was exhausted.PAIRWORKNick Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fools Day. Listen and write each pers

4、ons name under his picture. Joe Dave 2a1._ a costume party2._ my alarm went off3._ stayed up all night4._ was exhausted 5._ really embarrassed 6._ the other kids showed upD D N N J J Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below? Write “D for Dave, “N for Nick, and “J for Joe.2bTapescriptsBoy1: H

5、ave you ever been an April fool, Dave?Boy2: Yes, I have. A friend once invited me to a costume party(化装舞会) . When I got there, I found that he had fooled me. It wasnt a costume party. I was the only person wearing a costume. I was really embarrassed. How about you, Nick?Boy1: Well, last April Fools

6、Day, when my alarm went off I got up, took a shower, got dressed, and went to school. But when I got there, the school was empty. I was the only one there. After an hour, the other kids showed up, and I realized that my brother had fooled me.Boy3: He had?Boy1: Uh-huh. He had changed the clock to an

7、hour earlier. What happened to you on April Fools Day, Joe?Boy3: Well, I was sick last April first. My friend called me and told me we had a math test the next day. By the time I got to math class, I was exhausted because I had stayed up all night studying. Then I found out that my friend had fooled

8、 me. We didnt have a test at all!Tell the April Fools Day stories. Use the information from the activities above.2cGROUPWORKModel A: What happened to Dave on April Fools Day?B: Well, a friend invited him to a costume party.April Fools Day is a traditional day to play jokes on others. No one knows ho

9、w this holiday began, but it was thought to begin in France. New Years was celebrated on March 25 in 1582 in France and celebrations lasted until April 1st. When New Years Day was changed from March 25 to January 1st in the mid-1560s by King Charles IX, there were some people still celebrating it on

10、 April 1st and those people were called April Fools. The history of April Fools Day开某人的玩笑April Fools Day is for fun only. Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take to eat in a fancy restaurant. Nobody will have the day off. Its simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which everyone must remai

11、n forever vigilant (警惕的), or he may be the next April Fool!Each country celebrates April Fools differently. In France, the April Fools is called April Fish. The French fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends backs and when some discovers this trick, they yell “April Fish! In Engla

12、nd, tricks can be played only in the morning. If a trick is played on you, you are a noodle. fool v. 愚弄trick n. 阴谋 yell n. 阴谋On that day you can play jokes by saying, Your shoes untied! And setting a roommates alarm clock back an hour is also a common idea. 愚 人 节 来 历 每年的4月1日是西方国家的民间节日愚人节April Fools

13、Day。在 April Fools Day 这天，人们尽可以发挥自己丰富的想像力去哄骗、取笑、愚弄别人。愚人节还有个规矩，就是骗人一般只限于上午。中午一过，就不再开玩笑愚弄别人了。但你知道 April Fools Day 从何而来吗？文化知识链接 最为流行的说法是 April Fools Day 起源于法国。1564年，法国首先采用新的记年法，把1月1日作为一年之始。但一些因循守旧的人依然按照旧历固执地在4月1日这一天庆祝新年。主张改革的人对这些守旧者大加嘲弄，在4月1日那天送他们假礼品，邀请他们参加假招待会，并把上当受骗的保守分子称为 “四月傻瓜 或 “上钩的鱼。从此，人们在4月1日互相愚弄

14、，便成为法国流行的风俗。18世纪初，愚人节习俗传到英国，接着又被英国的早期移民带到了美国。如今，愚人节已成了国际性的节日。 Which of these stories is the most believable? Why? Which is the least believable? Why? Would you be fooled by any of the stories?3a In 1938, a radio program by actor Orson Welles announced that aliens from Mars had landed on theEarth. He

15、 described where they had landed and toldhow they were moving across the United States. Welles was so convincing that hundreds of people believed the story, and panic set off across the wholecountry. By the time the authorities revealed that thestory was a hoax, thousands of people had fled from the

16、ir homes. In 1938, a radio program by actor Orson Welles announced that aliens from Mars had landed on the Earth. 在1938年，一个由演员奥森 威尔斯主持的播送节目宣布，来自火星的外星人已经登陆地球。 He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. 他描述了他们在什么地方登陆,并告诉人们他们正在怎样席卷美国。 Welles was so convin

17、cing that hundreds of people believed the story, and panic set off across the whole country. By the time the authorities revealed that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had fled from their homes. 威尔斯的话如此有说服力，以至于有数百人相信了这个故事，所以全国到处一片惊慌。待到权威机构揭露这个故事是个骗局时已经有数千人逃离了自己的家园。One April Fools Day, a rep

18、orter 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 supermarket to buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across

19、 the country had been sold out. One April Fools Day, a person in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.一个愚人节时，一位美国记者宣布，以后不会再有意大利式细面条可以吃了， 因为意大利的农民已经停止种植生产细面条的植物。 By the time people realized that the story was a ho

20、ax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. Many people ran to their local supermarket to buy as much spaghetti as they could. 许多人跑到他们当地的超市去尽可能多的购置意大利式细面条。 等到人们意识到那个故事是个骗局时, 全国的意大利式细面条都被买光了。 A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fools Day. He asked he

21、r to marryhim. She was thrilled, because she really wanted to get married. However, when she said “Yes, he replied ，“April Fool! That little joke didnt have a very happy ending. The TV star lost both his girlfriend and his show. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Foo

22、ls Day. 一次，一位著名的电视明星邀请他的女友去参加愚人节的演出。 He ask her to marry him. She was thrilled,because she really wanted to get married. 他请求她嫁给他。 她非常冲动，因为她真的很想结婚。 However, when she said “Yes, he replied “April Fool! That little joke didnt have a very happy ending. 可是，当她说“愿意时，他答复说：“愚人节的傻瓜！ 那个小玩笑的结局并不令人快乐。 那位电视明星既失去了

23、他的女友又搞砸了他的节目。 The TV star lost both his girlfriend and his show. marry为动词“嫁，娶，结婚。表示“嫁给某人或“娶了某人都可以用marry sb.。John is going to marry Jane.约翰要和简结婚了。另外，词组get married 意为“结婚，但这是一个非延续性动词，即它不能跟表示一段时间的词连用。be married 也可以用来表示“结婚，它是一个延续性词组，可以与表示一段时间的词连用。Eg: When are you going to get married? 你准备什么时候结婚？ We have

24、been married for ten years 我们已经结婚十年了。Write a magazine story about Nick in activities 2a and 2b. Use the notes below. First: alarm went off / got up / took a shower / got dressed / went to school 3bNext: got to school / school was empty / an hour later / other kids showed upWhat he realized: his brother