1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Unit 12Life is full of the unexpected.,Section B 2cSelf Check,九年级英语,下,新目标,人,In,16th century,France,the start of the new year was observed on April First.It was celebrated in much the same way as it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the
2、 night.Then in 1562,Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world,and the new year fell on January First.There were some people,however,who hadnt heard or didnt believe the change in the date,so they continued to celebrate New Years Day on April First.Others played tricks on them an
3、d called them April fools.,Read the passage again and answer,the questions.,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.,What did the TV show,say,the
4、special water could do?,It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.,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
5、so many people believe Orson Welles?,Because,Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.,Which of these stories is the most believable?,Which is the least believable?Why?,I think,Because,Would you be fooled by any of these stories?,Yes,I would.Because,No,I wouldnt.
6、Because,Fill in the blanks with the correct,forms of the verbs in brackets.,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).,appeared,rushed,found out,had di
7、sappeared,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 ocers _ (tell),the country that the story was a hoax,many people _ (run,away)from their homes.
8、ended,had called,ended,had lost,told,had,run,away,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,A:Whats your story?,B:Well,last year,on the first day of school,my sister put a piece of paper on my,back t
9、hat said“Please say hello.”All,morning at school.,Joke,Result,One,April,Fools,Day,A,reporter,there,would,because,Many,people,to,buy,By,the,time,all,of,Another,famous,trick,A,TV,show,The,discovery,The,water,could,and,By,the,end,of,telephoned,to,find,Many,may,end,up,not,A,famous,TV,star,He,asked,to,Wh
10、en,she,he,replied,didnt,have,He,lost,and,his,show,In 1938,Orson,WellesMars,He,made it sothat,By the time had left,Retell the passage according to the following chart.,教材解读,1.It,happens,on,April,1st,every,year,and,is,a,day,when,many,people,play,all,kinds,of,tricks,and,jokes,on,each,other.,play,all,ki
11、nds,of,tricks,and,jokes,的意思是“开各种各样的玩笑”。,Dont,play,tricks,and,jokes.,不要开玩笑。,2.By the time people realized that the story was a hoax,all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.,句中,that,引导的是宾语从句,作动词,realized,的宾语。,I realize that its very necessary for us to learn English well.我意识到对我们来说学好英
12、语非常有必要。,sell out,的意思是“卖光”,all of the spaghetti与sell out之间存在被动关系,had been sold out,是过去完成时的被动结构。,By the time we got to the bookstore,all the books had been sold out.当我们到达书店的时候,所有的书都卖完了。,3.The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married.,get married,的意思是“结婚”,与be married同义,但get married强调动
13、作,be married强调状态。get/be married to sb.表示“与某人结婚”。,She married to a rich man ten years ago.她十年前嫁给了一个富人。,Can you remember a lucky or an unlucky day?What happened?Make some notes about what you remember.,What,was,the,date,?,What,happened,first,?,Was,this,lucky,or,unlucky,?,Why,?,What,happened,next,?,How
14、did,the,day,end,?,How,did,you,feel,about,this,day,?,Write a story about your lucky or unlucky day and tell your story to a partner or the class.,My lucky/unlucky day,I will always remember the date,This was the luckiest/unluckiest day of my life,When I woke up that morning,Later that day,I couldnt
15、believe,Then/After that,Finally,I think,What a lucky/an unlucky day!,Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.,cancel miss west accident,lady officer market unexpected,Last Saturday after my French course,I decided to drive to the _ to buy a meat pie for dinner.As I was he
16、ading _,I saw a huge truck in the middle of the road.There had been a(n)_,market,west,accident,and there were many police _ around.I turned around and decided to go to a nearby mall.However,I _ the road that led to the mall.Then I saw a restaurant that sold chicken noodles.I went inside and the _,wh
17、o was the owner,served me the most delicious bowl of chicken noodles ever.I had made a(n)_ discovery!Im so glad that I _ my plan to go to the market.,officers,missed,lady,unexpected,cancelled,Think of ways to finish the answers.,A:Why didnt you hand in your science homework?,B:Before I could start w
18、orking on it,_,_,2.A:Why didnt you take a shower this,morning?,B:By the time I got up,_,_,my baby brother started crying and I had to look after him as my mother was sick.,my sister had already gone into the bathroom and the bus was honking for me to hurry up.,3.A:Why did you have to walk home from
19、school?,B:By the time I left my school,_,the school bus had already left.,.,用所给词的适当形式填空,1,.Our,father,asks,me,not,(,draw,),on,the,wall.,2,.The,party,ended,up,(,sing,),an,English,song,last,night.,3,.The,story,didnt,have,a,very,happy,(,end,),.,4,.Class,begins.Please,stop,(,speak,),.,5,.Mr.Brown,said,t
20、hat,he,(,order,),his,lunch,online.,to,draw,singing,ending,speaking,had,ordered,1,.I,feel,that,the,of,the,movie,is,kind,of,sad.,2,.Be,quiet,please.I,have,good,news,to,.,3,.Molly,was,because,she,made,a,mistake.,4,.They,will,get,in,October.,5,.Look,!,The,are,working,in,the,fields.,.,用方框中所给词的适当形式填空,end,
21、announce,farm,embarrass,marry,ending,announce,embarrassed,married,farmers,Homework,Get,the,students,to,write,the,following,composition.,下列图片描述的是上周日下午,刘强和赵磊所经历的一件事,请根据这些图片写一篇作文。,要求:1.字迹工整,语法正确,意思连贯,可适当发挥;,2,.词数:80100。,【参考答案】,Liu,Qiang,and,Zhao,Lei,are,good,friends.They,both,like,playing,soccer,very,m
22、uch.Last,Sunday,they,decided,to,play,soccer,to,relax,in,their,neighborhood,in,the,afternoon.They,were,both,good,at,soccer,and,they,played,happily.Suddenly,Liu,Qiang,kicked,the,ball,so,hard,that,it,was,threw,into,the,window,of,Granny,Mas,house,and,made,the,window,broken.The,pieces,of,the,window,fell,onto,the,ground,everywhere.Liu,Qiang,and,Zhao,Lei,felt,very,sorry.So,they,went,to,Granny,Mas,house,and,said,sorry,to,her.,Although,they,did,something,wrong,they,were,still,good,boys,because,they,were,honest.,






