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课件网) Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section B 2a-2e In 1957, BBC announced that there was a farmer growing spaghetti on trees. In 1994, a newpaper announced that it was illigal to surf the Internet after drinking wine. In 1998, a magazine announced that some scientists had decided to change PI from 3.14159... to 3. What do they have in common 1. They are all hoaxes/tricks/fake. 2. They all happened on April 1st. Chinese hoaxes What is this hoax about What's the main idea of the passage A. April Fool's Day B. Hoax and its influence What's the main idea of the passage A. April Fool's Day B. Hoax and its influence Read the passage again and answer the questions. 1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti because spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. It was said that the special water would help people lose weight. 2. What did the TV show say the special water could do 3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending He lost both his girlfriend and his show. 4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth 5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles It was in October 1938. Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story. 6. Which of these stories is the most believable Which is the least believable Why 7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories I think the story of a famous movie star is the most believable. The story of aliens from Mars is the least believable. Because the movie star is living with people. People never see any aliens on the earth. Open. 1. 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). Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. appeared rushed found out had disappeared 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 officers _____ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _____ (run away) from their homes. ended had called ended had lost told had run away the hoax the _____ 1 A reporter in England announced that spaghetti would _____. All of the spaghetti across the country _____. 2 A TV show reported that special water _____ discovered. This water could help people lose weight easily. The water _____ over 10,000 people who phones the TV station. 3 A famous TV star asked his girlfriend to marry him on his show, and the lady _____ the joke _____, but finally they _____ and his show was _____. The lady felt _____ and The TV star _____ both his girlfriend and job. 4 In October, 1938, actor Orson Welles described the alie ... ...
