九年级英语全册 Unit 7 Life is full of the unexpected教案4 （新版）鲁教版五四制-鲁教版五四制初中九年级全册英语教案.doc

Unit 7 Life is full of the unexpected
The Fourth Period Section B 2a–2e

【Teaching aims】
一、(1)听、说、读、写以下词汇：discovery, lady, officer
(2) 了解以下词或词组的含义： announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out
二、通过学习，口、笔头掌握下列句型：
1. One April Fools Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
2. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
3. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.
4. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.
三、通过阅读训练，培养学生获取信息的能力，巩固句型、扩大词汇量。
四、了解西方国家愚人节发生的事情，理智地分析所发生的事件。
Difficulties：培养学生获取信息的能力。
【Teaching steps】
Warm-up and revision（课堂热身和复习）
Pair work:
A: Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool’s Day?
B: …
A: Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your partner about what happened.
B: …
教学设计说明：创设情景，激发兴趣；激活思维。
Presentation（呈现新知识）
Skimming:
Task 1 Read the passage quickly. Then answer the question:
How many stories are mentioned in this passage?
Task 2 Work on 2b. Skim the passage and match each paragraph with the main idea.
Paragraph 1 The most famous trick played
Paragraph 2 Examples of funny stories 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
Scanning
Task 1 Work on 2c. 阅读第一个故事，回答下面的问题。
（1）Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day?

（2）What did the TV show say the special water could do?
（3）Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending?
（4）When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?
（5）Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?
Task 2阅读第二个故事，判断句子正（T）误（F）。
（1）A famous star invited his girlfriend onto his show.
（2）He really wanted to marry his girlfriend but she refused.
（3）The little joke had a very happy ending.
Task 3阅读第三个故事，完成下列表格 。
When
Who
What
Result

模仿秀:跟读模仿，注意语音语调。
Work on 2d. 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.
By the time people ____________ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets ________________ (disappear).
By the time the day __________ (end) , more than 10,000 people ____________ (call) the TV station to ask about the special water.
By the time the show ____________ (end) , the TV star ____________ (lose) his girlfriend.
By the time police officers ____________ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _________________ (run away) from their homes.
Pair work.
A: What’s 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 school ...
Learn these sentences by heart.
1. One April Fools Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
2. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
3. In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water.
4. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.
5. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.
完成学习目标一、二。
教学设计说明：通过练习，对本课的功能句进行巩固训练。
完成学习目标三。
小结。
完成学习目标四。
【家庭作业】
必做：1.背诵本课重点单词、句子。
2.根据提示复述课文。
选做：把你经历过的最有意思的笑话，写下来。
教学设计说明:分层布置作业，促进不同层次学生的学习积极性。