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Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 2a—2e
一、【教材分析】
教
学
目
标
知识
目标
1. 能听、说、读、写下列单词:
announce, hoax-hoaxes, discover-discovery, lady-ladies, cancel, office-officer
2. 能正确使用下列常用表达:sell out, get married, take place, around the world, play jokes /tricks on sb., as much as…, lose weight, end up, run out of, thousands of
3. 能掌握并熟练运用下列句型:
1) April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
2) Many people run to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could .
3) The lady was so happy .because she really wanted to get married.
4) By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.
5) Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
能力
目标
通过阅读训练,提高自己的阅读理解能力,理解关键词和短语的能力。
情感
目标
通过本课的学习,了解愚人节,开玩笑不能伤害别人的感情。
教学重点
重点词汇、常用表达及句型及根据所学写一篇短文。
教学难点
叙述发生在自己身上的愚人节事件。
教学方法
任务型教学法;阅读策略;自主学习与合作学习相结合
二、【教学流程】
环节
师生活动
二次备课
I.复习
热身
1. 检查生词预习情况
竞赛游戏,尽快说出英文单词及汉语意思。
Ø Students read new words by themselves.
Ø Have a discussion about the difficulties.
Ø Read and remember new words.
2. Free talk
1)Ask students to tell their stories on April Fool’s Day.
2)Ask students to look at the picture on Page 94 and predict what the article may talk about.
II. 阅读
训练
1. Leading-in导入新课
1. Ask the following question:
When is the April Fool’s Day?
2. Do you want to enjoy a video about April Fool’s Day.?After watching the video, ask students a question.
How much do you know about April Fool’s Day?
1) Tell the history and custom about April Fool’s Day.
2) Cards of April Fool’s Day
3) Sayings of April Fool’s Day:
None is a fool always, every one sometimes.
(没有终身的傻瓜,也没有终身不当傻瓜的人。)
If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance.
(聪明人做起糊涂事来,那才糊涂透顶。)
2. 速读 (Fast Reading)
Ask students to scan the whole article quickly and match each paragraph with the main idea.
Paragraph 1 The most famous tricks played.
Paragraph 2 Examples of funny storied that happened on April Fool’s Day.
Paragraph 3 An introduction to April Fool’s Day.
Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day.
3. 细读(Careful reading)
Task 1. Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the chart..Then check the answers.
Time
Place
Trick
Result
On
In England
There would be
All of the spaghetti had
On
In
The special water would help people
More than 10,000people
Task 2. Ask students to read Paragraph 3 and fill in the chart. Then check the answers.
Time
Place
Trick
Result
On April Fool’s Day
A famous TV star asked his girl friend to
The TV star lost
Task 3. Ask students to read Paragraph 4 and fill in the chart. Then check the answers.
Time
Place
Trick
Result
In
1983
In
landed on the earth
Thousands of people
Task 4. Ask students to read Paragraph 4 again and find the answer to the question.
Why did so many people believe Orson Wells?
Answer: Orson Wells made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
Task 5. Retell the story according the mind-map.
An introduction to April Fool’s Day
Story 4
Story 3
Story 2
Story 1
Time Place Trick Result
4. 朗读 (Loud Reading)
Ø Listen to the tape. Pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation.
Ø Read the passage by themselves
Ø Students’ show time
5. 精读 (Intensive Reading)
Work together to learn the important language points and take notes on your notebook.
(1) embarrassed adj. 局促不安的;为难的;尴尬的;窘迫的
He looked a bit embarrass. 他看起来有点尴尬。
embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的,令人为难的
That was an embarrassing situation for me. 那种情形让我难堪。
(2) marry v. “嫁,娶,结婚”
Henry didn’t marry until he was over fifty.
亨利直到过了50岁才结婚。
1) marry sb. 表示“嫁给某人”、“娶了某 人”或“和某人结婚”
2) get/be married to sb.
e.g. John is going to marry Jane. 约翰要和简结婚了。
(3) end up (doing sth.)(以…)结束;最终成为;最后处于
end up sth. 表示“结束某事”。
end up with sth. (以……)结束
(4) sell out 卖完;售完;出售
e.g. The next day the bookshops sold out.
(5)fool n. 傻瓜;愚人;受骗者
vt. 愚弄,欺骗;
He was fooled by his friend on April Fool’s Day.
III. 强化
巩固
Work on 2d
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
Check the answers together in class.
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).
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.
Check the answers together.
IV. 语言
运用
1. Speaking work on Activity 2e:
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
a. the funniest joke
b. the most embarrassing joke
c. the most creative joke
2. Writing
Write down your funny story from 2a and share with other students.
V. 总结
反馈
1. Summary
Words: announce, hoax-hoaxes, discover-discovery, lady-ladies, cancel, office-officer
Phrases: sell out, get married, take place, around the world, play jokes /tricks on sb., as much as…, lose weight, end up, run out of, thousands of
2.The important language points
3. Exercise
VI. 作业
布置
1. Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.
2. Retell the stories.
3.Preview 3a-3b on page 95 - 96.
三、【板书设计】
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 2a-2e
An introduction to April Fool’s Day
Time Place Trick Result
四、【教后反思】
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