1、Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section B(2a-2e) Tricks happened on April Fools Day 2a Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on Aril Fools Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner. put up interesting paper on ones back put different materials into
2、the Cola put the toothpaste on ones biscuits Read the passage quickly. Match each paragraph with the main idea. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 The most famous trick played Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fools Day. An introduction to April Fools Day A sad story that
3、 happened on April Fools Day Reading strategy:(阅读策略） Carefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can help you guess what the whole text is about. Fast reading P1: April Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in di?erent countries around the world. It happens on April 1st every year a
4、nd is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. P2: One April Fools 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 mu
5、ch spaghetti as P3: Many April Fools jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fools 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!
6、” That little joke didnt have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. P4: One of the worlds 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 l
7、anded 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
8、 of people had left their homes. Careful reading Para 1 Introduction to April Fools Day It _in different countries around the world. Where does it happen? When does it happen? What do people do on April Fools Day? takes place It happens on _. Many people _ all kinds of _ and _ on each other. play tricks jokes April 1st
