九年级(下)学练优九年级英语下(RJ)教学课件SectionA(2a-SelfCheck)Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.学习目标Keywords&phrases:announce,hoax,sellout,discovery,lady,cancel,officer,believable,disappear,embarrassingKeysentence:AprilFool'sDayisacelebrationthattakesplaceindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.LeadinAprilFool'sDayTheteacherasksyoutogotoheroffice.YoufailtheEnglishtest.?PresentationHaveyoueverplayedjokesonothers,especiallyonAprilFool’sDay?Haveyoueverbeenfooledbyothers?Tellyourstorytoyourpartner....2aReadthepassagequickly.Thenmatcheachparagraphwiththemainidea.Paragraph1OneofthemostfamoustricksplayedParagraph2ExamplesoffunnystoriesthathappenedonAprilFool’sDayParagraph3AnintroductiontoAprilFool’sDayParagraph4AsadstorythathappenedonAprilFool’sDay2bUSINGBACKGROUNDKNOWLEDGECarefullyreadingthefirstsentenceineachparagraphcanactivateyourownknowledgeofthetopicandhelpyouguesswhatthewholetextisabout.AprilFool’sDayisacelebrationthattakesplaceindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.IthappensonApril1steveryyearandisadaywhenmanypeopleplayallkindsoftricksandjokesoneachother.OneAprilFool’sDay,areporterinEnglandannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausethespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.Manypeoplerantotheirlocalsupermarketstobuyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.Bythetimepeoplerealizedthatthestorywasahoax,allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeensoldout.InanotherfamoustrickaTVshowinEnglandreportedthediscoveryofspecialwater.Theysaidthiswaterwouldhelppeopleloseweightandthatonecustomerhadalreadylostalotofweightinjustfourmonths.Bytheendoftheday,morethan10,000peoplehadphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.ManyAprilFool’sjokesmayendupbeingnotveryfunny.AfamousTVstaronceinvitedhisgirlfriendontohisshowonAprilFool’sDay.Heaskedhertomarryhim.Theladywassohappybecauseshereallywantedtogetmarried.However,whenshesaid“yes”,hereplied,“AprilFool!”Thatlittlejokedidn’thaveaveryhappyending.TheTVstarlosthisgirlfriendandhisshowwascanceled.Oneoftheworld’smostfamoustricks,ho...