1、1.Q:Why are people tired on April Fools Day?A:Because they have just had a long March(三月；行军）.2.Q:What weather do mice fear?A:When its raining cats and dogs.3.Q:What question can never be answered by yes?A:Are you asleep?4.Q:When can you get water with a net?A:When water is turned into ice.5.Q:Whats
2、the longest word in the world?A:Smiles.Because theres a mile between the letter s.Guessing:Lets play a game:Who can keep pretending(假装）at last?Rules:There are three cups of drinks.One of them is soy sauce(酱油）.The others are cola.If you drink the soy sauce,you can pretend(假装）you drank the cola.The fi
3、rst student who drank the soy sauce and let the cat out of the bag(露馅)should be punished(惩罚）.Lead inLead inWhat is April Fools Day?It happens on _ every year.It is a _ that takes place in different countries around the world.It is a day when many people _ _ on each other.April 1stcelebrationplay all
4、kinds of tricks and jokesspaghetti n.hoax n.sell outembarrassinglady n.officer n.How to celebrate April Fools Day?愚人节怎么过呢？在愚人节基本上不是整别人就是被人整!Have you ever played jokes on others,especially on April Fools Day?Have you ever been fooled by others?Tell your story to your partner.2aP942b Read the passage
5、quickly.Match each paragraph with the main idea.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 When Where What April 1stin different p
6、laces around the worldplay all kinds of tricks and jokes on each otherRead Para 1 and finish the chart about April Fools Day.Para 1 An introduction to April Fools Day.Para 2 How many hoaxes are mentioned in paragraph 2?Read Para 2 and finish the charts about the hoaxes.whenwherewhotrickresulta repor
7、terin EnglandApril Fools Daya TV showThere would be no more spaghetti.A special water that _was discoveredAll the spaghetti across the country was sold out because_ many people ran to the local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.By the end of the day,more than 10,000 people_would he
8、lp people lose weight had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this waterv.A TVshow in England reported the discovery of special watern.Read Para 3 and finish the charts about the hoax.timepersontrickresultHe ask his girlfriend to marry him.But he replied,“April Fool”when she said yes.The TV
9、 star _and his show_.lost his girlfriendwas canceledon April 1sta famous TV star由于这场大雪，我们不得不取消这次航班（由于这场大雪，我们不得不取消这次航班（flight）。）。We have to cancel the flight because of the heavy snow.Because he hurt the girl.Love is a thing that shouldnt be used to play as a joke.Why did the TV stars joke have a bad
10、 ending?Further thinkingRead Para 4 and finish the charts about the hoax.timewherepersontrickresultIn October,1938Orson WellesHe announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth.By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax,thousands of people had left t
11、heir homes.In Americav.宣布宣布宣布宣布n._ announcementofficen.警官警官n.办公室办公室 Acorrding to the passage,which following sentence is true?()A.It was true the aliens had landed on the earth.B.People didnt fear when they heard the story.C.Although the story was a hoax,so many people had left their homes.C Listen
12、to the passage and answer the questions.1.Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fools Day?Because a reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.2.What did the TV show say that the special water could do?It was
13、 said that the special water would help people lose weight.2c3.Why did the TV stars joke have a bad ending?Because he lost both his girlfriend and his show.4.When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?It was in October 1938.5.Why did so many people believe Orson We
14、lles?Because Orson Welles 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 told by Orson Welles is the most believable one.Because it made hundreds of people believed the story,and fea
15、r spread across the whole country.7.Would you be fooled by any of these stories?I think the story that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti is the most unbelievable.Because farmers in Italy would never stop growing spaghetti.Fill in th
16、e blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.1.After the spaghetti story _(appear)in the news,everyone _(rush)to the supermarket.2.By the time people _(find out)the story was not true,all spaghetti in the supermarkets _(disappear).3.By the time the day _(end),more than 10000 people _(cal
17、l)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 office officers _(tell)the country that the story was a hoax,many people _ _(run away)from their homes.2d2dappearedrushedfound outhad disappearedendedhad calledendedha
18、d losttoldhad runawayFarmers didnt _ spaghetti any more.There wouldnt be _ spaghetti.People ran to buy _ spaghetti.All of the spaghetti was _.Read and complete the chart.Read and complete the chart.grow anylots ofsold outPeople realized it was just a _.hoaxStory 1Story 1Story 2Story 2Read and fill i
19、n the blanks.Read and fill in the blanks.In another famous trick,a TV show reported the _(discover)of special water which would help people _(lose)weight.They said that one customer _(lose)a lot of weight in just four months.By the end of the day,over 10,000 people _(call)to find out how _(get)this
20、water.losehad lostto gethad calleddiscoveryStory 3Story 3 One April Fools Day,a well-known TV star i_ his girlfriend who wanted to get m_ onto his show.Then he played a joke on her.The little joke was really a great s_ for her and it had a t_ ending-the TV star l_ both his girlfriend and his show.Re
21、ad and complete the passage.Read and complete the passage.erriblenvitedarriedurpriseostStory 4Story 4Read and number them in order.Read and number them in order.()Hundreds of people believed the story and fear spread.()Thousands of people left their homes.()The aliens from Mars landed on the earth.(
22、)Police officers announced the story was a hoax.()A radio program announced the news.15243搞怪愚人节搞怪愚人节My lucky dayI will always remember the date April Fools Day last year.This was the luckiest day of my life.When I woke up that morning,I brushed my teeth,washed my face,then I read English for half an
23、 hour.It was time to eat my breakfast.My little brother gave me a piece of Oreo.I was very glad to eat it first.Then I felt strange.It tasted special.What was it?I looked at my little brother.He laughed loudly and said nothing.Later that day,I knew he put toothpaste(牙膏牙膏)into the Oreo.I couldnt beli
24、eve I was fooled by him.I brushed my teeth again.After that,my brother gave me a box of Oreo,and said“Happy April Fools Day.”Finally I was happy to get these delicious biscuits.I think I had a happy and lucky day.What a lucky day!What about your story?Think of a short,funny story that youve ever read or heard of.Then write the main points of it and tell it to others.Homework
