1、人教版新目标英语九年级全册人教版新目标英语九年级全册学习目标：学习目标：1.能熟练掌握本课的重点单词，短语sell out,discovery,cancel,believevable,disappear,embarrassing 及句型By the time police offcers announced that the story was a hoax,thousands of people had left their homes.等2.让学生学会利用背景知识更好理解文章的阅读策略，通过读前，读中，读后的阅读任务的完成,以培养学生的阅读能力。3.通过阅读了解愚人节的一些知识，分享愚人节
2、的遭遇，增进友谊。announce spaghetti hoax sell out discovery lady cancel officer believable disappear embarrassingTask 1 Learn the new words in groups2a Have you ever played jokes on others,especially on Aril Fools Day?Have you ever been fooled by others?愚人节是英、美等国家一个特有的娱乐性节愚人节是英、美等国家一个特有的娱乐性节日。每年日。每年4月月1日，朋友
3、、熟人间往往用一些日，朋友、熟人间往往用一些玩笑来相互愚弄、取乐。玩笑来相互愚弄、取乐。被成功被成功“欺骗欺骗”了的人被大家嬉笑为了的人被大家嬉笑为“April Fool”。甚至这一天有的报纸、。甚至这一天有的报纸、广播、电视等公众媒体会煞有其事地广播、电视等公众媒体会煞有其事地刊登或播报自编的虚假信息，令公众刊登或播报自编的虚假信息，令公众上当，逗个乐子。愚人节由于其特定上当，逗个乐子。愚人节由于其特定的愉悦氛围和文化特质，深受大众喜的愉悦氛围和文化特质，深受大众喜欢。欢。2b Skim the passage and match each paragraph with the main i
4、dea.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 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 happened on April Fools Day Read Pharagraph1-2,answer the questions as quickly as you can.1.Why did the superma
5、rkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools Day?2.What did the TV show say the special water could do?April Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries arund the world.it happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each ot
6、her.One April Fools Day,a reporter in England anounced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghtti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.Read Paragraph 12By the time people realized that the st
7、ory was a hoax all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water.They said this water would help people lose weight and that one customer had aleady lost a lot of weight in just four months.By the time of th
8、e day,more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.The tickets_(卖完了卖完了)with in 2 days.were sold out1.Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools Day?A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti because spaghetti farmers in Italy
9、had stopped growing spaghetti.2.What did the TV show say the special water could do?It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.Read Paragraph ThreeMany April Fools jokes may end up being not very funny.A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fools Da
10、y.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!”That little joke didnt have a very happy ending.The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.Q3 Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending?与某人结婚与
11、某人结婚 marry sb.get married to sb.have/has been married+一段时间一段时间Lucy and Peter _ last week.She _ a policeman last month.She_ for five years.got marriedmarriedhave been married3.Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending?He lost both his girlfriend and his show.Read Paragraph FourOne of the worlds mos
12、t famous tricks,however,happened in October rather than in April.In that month in 1938,actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars 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
13、 fear spread across the whole country.By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax,thousands of people had left their homes.4.When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?5.Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?It was in October 1938.Orson We
14、lles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.6.Which of these stories is the most believable?Which is the least believable?Why?I think the story of a famous movie star is the most believable.The story of aliens from Mars is the least believable.Because the movie star is livi
15、ng with people.People never see any aliens on the earth.adj.可相信的可相信的1.After the spaghetti story _ (appear)in the news,everyone _ (rush)to the supermarkets.2.By the time people _(find out)the story was not true,all the spaghetti in the supermarkets _ (disappear).Finish 2dappeared rushed found out had
16、 disappeared 3.By the time the day _(end),more than 10,000 people _(call)the TV station to ask about the special water.4.By the time the show _(end),the TV star _(lose)his girlfriend.5.By the time police officers _(tell)the country that the story was a hoax,many people _(run away)from their homes.en
17、ded had called endedhad lost told had run awayShare your funny story with your partner.When did it happen?Where did it happen?What was the trick/joke?Whats the result?What do you think of it？a.the funniest joke b.the most embarrassing joke c.the most creative joke embarrassed adj,常描述人，常作表语常描述人，常作表语e
18、mbarrassing adj.常描述事物，作定语或表语常描述事物，作定语或表语She looks very _.That was an _ situation for me.embarrassed embarrassing A:Whats your story?B:Well,last year,on the first day of school,my sister put a piece of paper on my back that said“Please say hello”.All morning at schoolWrite a happy thing that you never forget
