1、Unit 1Laugh out loud!To learn some listening skills to get useful information To tell a story about an inventionHave you laughed today?Laughing is regarded as the best medicine in life.Those who always laugh are happy because laughing helps them relax.Fun time!Listen and complete the conversations.W
2、hy are you grinning from 1 _?Ive won a free cinema ticket.Cool!What are you going to watch?My Crazy Family.Have you seen it?Yes!I laughed my 2 _ Youll enjoy it!I really dont get Harry.Why?Is he still not talking to you?No.Today,he was all 3_.He asked me to help him with that website of his.Really?Wh
3、at did you say?Well,I said yes.We all deserve second chance.I guess.Whats the matter?Why the long face?Yesterday.I stepped on a banana skin and fell over in front of the whole class.Thats so funny!I was the 4_ stock of the class.Even my teacher cracked 5_Match the expressions you have completed in A
4、ctivity 5 to their meanings._:a person that everyone laughs at because they have done something funny or silly._:to look friendly and happy,especially when other people are not expecting you to_:to look extremely happy because you are very pleased about something_:to smile slightly_:to laugh very lo
5、udly and for a long timeNow work in groups and think of more expressions about laughter.Discuss other situations in which you could use these expressions.April Fools Day is on 1 April.Its the one day of the year when people in many parts of the world play practical jokes on each other.Even newspaper
6、s,radio and TV stations play tricks on their readers and audiences.The jokes traditionally last until noon in the UK.But in some other countries,such as the US,they can last all day!Did You Know?Listen to the radio programme and choose the pictures mentioned.Listen again and complete the notes.Joke
7、1 Year:1698.Main story:A newsletter reported people going to watch 1_ at the Tower of London.The joke was played on visitors throughout the 2_Joke 2.Year:3_.Main story:The 4_ introduced an invention called “Smellovision”.It allowed 5_over the airwaves.Joke 3 Year:6_ Main story:A news programme told
8、viewers that the spaghetti trees in Switzerland were having 7_ _.Now work in pairs.Discuss which of the practical jokes you think is funny.Complete the boxes with expressions from the radio programme.Lets start with Its a good one!I dont get it.Thats so funny!Now my favourite one I can imagine!Telli
9、ng a story Making commentsSome words and expressions in this part.1.Which sentences contain clause with essential information and which with extra information?essential adj.基本的；必要的；本质的；基本的；必要的；本质的；精华的精华的(be)essential for/toe.g.Money is not essential to happiness.金钱对于幸福并非必不可少。金钱对于幸福并非必不可少。Experience
10、is essential for this job.对于这个工作，经验是非常重要的。对于这个工作，经验是非常重要的。it is essential(that)e.g.You should remember that its essential that you(should)study hard at school.你应该记住：在校期间刻苦学习是非常你应该记住：在校期间刻苦学习是非常 重要的。重要的。it is essential to do somethinge.g.It is essential to keep the two groups separate.将这两组隔开是完全必要的。将这
11、两组隔开是完全必要的。2.he thinks will impress Holmes impress vt.给予某人深刻印象给予某人深刻印象impress sb with sth=sb be impressed with/by sth 某事给某人留下深刻印象某事给某人留下深刻印象e.g.We were impressed with/by his courage.=He impressed us with his courage.他的勇气给我们很深刻的印象。他的勇气给我们很深刻的印象。impress sth.on sb.使某人明白某事，使某使某人明白某事，使某人深感人深感.e.g.He impr
12、essed the importance of hard work on me.他使我明白努力工作的重要性。他使我明白努力工作的重要性。impress 的同根词及其短语的同根词及其短语impressive adj.令人印象深刻的令人印象深刻的e.g.You joke is impressive.你的笑话令人印象深刻。你的笑话令人印象深刻。impression n.印象印象短语：短语：make/leave an impression on sbe.g.Your joke made a deep impression on me.3.We all deserve second chance.des
13、erve vt.应得；应受；值得应得；应受；值得deserve后接名词或代词，通常只用作及物动后接名词或代词，通常只用作及物动词，且不能用于进行时态。词，且不能用于进行时态。e.g.Youre very able.You deserve a better job.你很有能力，应该有一份更好的工作。你很有能力，应该有一份更好的工作。Its your money.You deserve it.这钱归你，你该拿这个钱。这钱归你，你该拿这个钱。deserve to do sth.deserve后接不定式，若该动词表示主动意义，后接不定式，若该动词表示主动意义，则用不定式的主动式；若该动词表示被动意义，
14、则用不定式的主动式；若该动词表示被动意义，则用不定式的被动式。则用不定式的被动式。e.g.Those who work deserve to eat.劳动者该得食。劳动者该得食。He deserves to be criticized.他应当受到批评。他应当受到批评。deserve doing=deserve to be done（主动表（主动表被动）被动）e.g.He deserved to be punished.=He deserved punishing.他应该受到惩罚。他应该受到惩罚。类似用法的有：类似用法的有：sth needs/wants/requires doing=sth n
15、eeds/wants/requires to be doneWhy the long faceI was the laughing stock of the class.Even my teacher cracked a smile.Discuss which of the practical jokes you think is funny.Try to remember the meaning of the following phrases.Now give feedback on each others stories and help your partner to improve theirs.Tell each other a funny story and make comments using the expressions in this section.
