Unit 10 By the time I got outside, the bus had already left. Section B Period 2 板桥学校 张娟莉

Mid –Autumn Day Children’s Day What festivals are they?

National Day Spring Festival Father’s Day Mother’s Day

April Fool’s Day Have you ever fooled others? Have you ever been fooled by others? Have you ever been an April Fool?

He is fooled by the bird. He is an April Fool

April Fool’s Day 愚人节 1. When is April Fool’s Day? April 1st. 2.What do people usually do on April Fool’s Day? People play jokes on each other. People fool each other. 3.“He is an April Fool.” What does it mean? It means he was fooled by others.

is a traditional day to play jokes on others. April Fool's Day fool sb. 愚弄 play jokes on sb. 戏弄

T or F. 1.Orson Welles said on a TV program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. On a radio program F Read the story People said the story was a hoax. The authorities said. F

3. Many people had run away from their homes. T

who how what as a result truth The authorities said it was a hoax panic set off across the country, people fled from their homes on a radio program announced that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth an actor

1.Why would there be no more spaghetti? The farmers in Italy had stopped growing it. Read the story What did people do when they heard the news? Many people ran to their local supermarket to buy as much as spaghetti as they could.

3. What had happened when people realized the story was a hoax? All of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.

It had been sold out across the country result farmers in Italy had stopped growing it why in England where announced that there would be no more spaghetti what a reporter who

1.A famous star invited his girlfriend onto his show. 2. He really wanted to marry his girlfriend but she refused. He didn’t really want to marry his girlfriend. Read the story 3. T or F. T F

3. The little joke had a very happy ending. The little joke didn’t have a happy ending. He lost both his girlfriend and his show. F

who When what then result He lost both his girlfriend and his show the girl felt thrilled and agreed, but she was fooled by the star on April Fool’s Day invited his girlfriend onto his show and asked her to marry him a famous TV star

The second story about April Fool’s Day is the most believable. I have a similar experience. A few years ago, it was said there would be a big earthquake in our area. So people tried to buy as much food as possible Reading (3a: P80)

such as vegetables and bean oil. Suddenly things became expensive. And it was hard to buy things for daily use. But at last there was no earthquake at all and foods were sold out in shops and supermarkets.

Writing (3b: P80) A sample version: On the morning of April 1, Nick got up after the alarm went off. His brother told him to hurry up or he would be late for school. So Nick took a shower quickly, got dressed in a A sample version: On the morning of April 1, Nick got up after the alarm went off. His brother told him to hurry up or he would be late for school. So Nick took a shower quickly, got dressed in a

hurry and rushed to school. When he got to school, he found there was nobody at school. So he began to study in the classroom. An hour later, other kids showed up. Nick realized his brother had fooled him.

Writing (3c: P80) A sample joke: The story happened during my first few days in a new school. My friend Jim told me that the woman standing in front of our classroom was our new English teacher.

So I walked toward her and said hello to her. However, she looked puzzled and said nothing to me. Later I realized that Jim had played a joke on me.

I. 从方框中选择适当的单词完成句子， 每词限用一次。 empty, convincing, embarrassed, exhausted, embarrassing 1. The workers went on working for 12 hours. So they were _________. 2. This bottle is _____. Please give me a full one. exhausted empty

3. I was ___________ when I knocked the cup of coffee over my friend. 4. The famous actor was so _________ that hundreds of young men believed what he said. 5. It’s ____________ to be caught spitting in public. embarrassing embarrassed convincing

Ⅱ. 根据上句完成下句，使两句在意思 上相同或相近，每空一词。 1. Some people ran away from their homes because of floods. Some people ___ ____ their homes because of floods. fled from

2. You should speak English as much as you can after class. You should speak English ________ _________ after class. 3. That young man wants to travel across the country. That young man wants to travel ______ the country. as much as possible all over

4. If you meet with anything, let me know. If anything __________ you, let me know. 5. Why didn’t your mother come to Ben’s birthday party last night? Why didn’t your mother ____ __ at Ben’s birthday party last night? show up happens to

Homework Tell some jokes on April Fool’s Day from you.

Thanks for listening!