Unit7LifeisfulloftheunexpectedTheFourthPeriodSectionB2a–2e【Teachingaims】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,sellout二、通过学习，口、笔头掌握下列句型：1.OneAprilFoolsDay,areporterinEnglandannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausethespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.2.Bythetimepeoplerealizedthatthestorywasahoax,allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeensoldout.3.Bytheendoftheday,morethan10,000peoplehadphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.4.Bythetimepoliceofficersannouncedthatthestorywasahoax,thousandsofpeoplehadlefttheirhomes.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。【Teachingsteps】Warm-upandrevision（课堂热身和复习）Pairwork:A:Haveyoueverplayedjokesonothers,especiallyonAprilFool’sDay?B:…A:Haveyoueverbeenfooledbyothers?Tellyourpartneraboutwhathappened.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:Task1Readthepassagequickly.Thenanswerthequestion:Howmanystoriesarementionedinthispassage?Task2Workon2b.Skimthepassageandmatcheachparagraphwiththemainidea.Paragraph1ThemostfamoustrickplayedParagraph2ExamplesoffunnystoriesthathappenedonAprilFool'sDayParagraph3AnintroductiontoAprilFool'sDayParagraph4AsadstorythathappenedonAprilFool'sDayScanningTask1Workon2c.阅读第一个故事，回答下面的问题。（1）WhydidthesupermarketsrunoutofspaghettioneAprilFool’sDay?（2）WhatdidtheTVshowsaythespecialwatercoulddo?（3）WhydidtheTVstar’sjokehaveabadending?（4）WhendidOrsonWellestellpeopleaboutaliensfromMarslandingontheearth?（5）WhydidsomanypeoplebelieveOrsonWelles?Task2阅读第二个故事，判断句子正（T）误（F）。（1）Afamousstarinvitedhisgirlfriendontohisshow.（2）Hereallywantedtomarryhisgirlfriendbutsherefused.（3）Thelittlejokehadaveryhappyending.Task3阅读第三个故事，完成下列表格。WhenWhoWhatResult模仿秀:跟读模仿，注意语音语调。Workon2d.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets.Afterthespaghettistory_____________(appear)inthenews,everyone______________(rush)tothesupermarkets.Bythetimepeople____________(findout)thestorywasnottrue,allthespaghettiinthesupermarkets________________(disappear).Bythetimetheday__________(end),morethan10,000people____________(call)theTVstationtoaskaboutthespecialwater.Bythetimetheshow____________(end),theTVstar____________(lose)hisgirlfriend.Bythetimepoliceofficers____________(tell)thecountrythatthestorywasahoax,manypeople_________________(runaway)fromtheirhomes.Pairwork.A:What’syourstory?B:Well,lastyear,onthefirstdayofschool,mysisterputapieceofpaperonmybackthatsaid“Pleasesayhello.”Allmorningatschool...Learnthesesentencesbyheart.1.OneAprilFoolsDay,areporterinEnglandannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausethespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.2.Bythetimepeoplerealizedthatthestorywasahoax,allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeensoldout.3.InanotherfamoustrickaTVshowinEnglandreportedthediscoveryofspecialwater.4.Bytheendoftheday,morethan10,000peoplehadphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.5.Bythetimepoliceofficersannouncedthatthestorywasahoax,thousandsofpeoplehadlefttheirhomes.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。
