1、外研选择性必修第一册 Unit 1 Period 3Listening and Speaking教学目 Lead-inApril 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 newspapers,radio and TV stations play tricks on their readers and audiences.The jokes traditionally last
2、 until noon in the UK.But in some other countries,such as the US,they can last all day!Did you know?学习目标学习目标12 To get the main idea of the radio program and note down detailed informationTo tell a practical joke and make comments on practical jokes目标一：目标一：To get the main idea of the radio program an
3、d note down detailed informationActivity 1:Describe the pictures and predict what the radio programme talks about.A man is harvesting something off a tree.A man is running near a house.abcdTwo men are smelling a TV screen.People are washing lions in the street.Activity 2:Listen to the radio programm
4、e for the first time,check your prediction in activity 1 and summarize the main idea.Mark tells the presenter Karen about three of the best practical jokes in history.Practical joke:a trick that is intended to embarrass someone and amuse others.Activity 3:Listen to the radio programme and choose the
5、 pictures mentioned.abcdActivity 4:Listen again and complete the notes.Joke 1Year:1698Main story:A newsletter reported people going to watch 1_ at the Tower of London.The joke was played on visitors throughout the 2_.the washing of the lions18th and 19th centuriesJoke 2Year:3_Main story:The 4_ intro
6、duced an invention called“Smellovision”.It allowed 5_ over the airwaves.Joke 3Year:6_Main story:A news program told viewers that the spaghetti trees in Switzerland were having 7_ 1965BBC News Channelsmell to be carried1957a really good harvestNow work in pairs.Discuss which of the practical jokes yo
7、u think is funny.Sample:Student A:The jokes are really funny.I think the lion one is the funniest for it worked for more than two centuries.Which one do you think is the funniest?Student B:Yes,the lion one is funny,but the funniest one I think is the smellovision one.It reminds of the Emperors New C
8、lothes;how could people smell something out of a screen!And some even said their eyes watered by the onion,wasnt it ridiculous!Student A:Yeah,funny enough.I am wondering if people would be annoyed when they knew they were fooled.Student B:I guess not.Because thats on April Fools Day,the jokes meant
9、no harm and were out of amusing intention.Actually,a lot of people laughed as they knew they were taken in.目标二目标二:To tell a practical joke and make comments on practical jokesActivity 1:Complete the boxes with expressions from the radio programme.Lets start with.Its a good one!I dont get it.Thats so
10、 funny!Now my favorite one.I can imagine!Telling a storyLets start with.Now my favorite one.Make commentsIts a good one!I dont get it.Thats so funny!I can imagine!Activity 2:Work in pairs.Tell each other a funny story and make comments using the expressions in this section.Sample 1:Student A:My joke
11、 goes like this:I once changed all of my boss icons to open different programs.He clicked on Word and it opened Excel.He clicked on Firefox and it opened iTunes.I told IT about it in advance knowing he would take the computer to them.Student B:Thats so funny.Sample 2:Student A:Last year on 1st,April
12、,when I got to the class,I found I was actually in the third class.My roommate had set my alarm oclock an hour back!Student B:This is a good one.I have a joke:a man was told to go on business to another city.When he was on the train,he received his bosss message:Happy April Fools day!Student A:Oh,I can imagine.学习总结学习总结1 Can you say some expressions to tell a story and give comments?2 Do you know more about April Fools Day?
