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课件网) Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. word study Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool’s Day Have you ever been fooled by others Tell your story to your partner. April Fool's Day is a traditional day to play jokes on others. No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have started in France. In the 16th century, people celebrated New Year's Day from March 25 to April 1. In the mid-1560s King Charles IX changed it from March 25 to January 1. But some people still celebrated it on April 1, so others called them April Fools. Read the passage quickly. Then answer the question: How many stories are mentioned in this passage There are four stories. USING BACKGOUND KNOWLEDGE Carefully reading the first and the last sentence in each paragraph can activate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about. Match each paragraph with the main idea. Match each paragraph with the main idea. 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. 2. What did the TV show say the special water could do 3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending It was said that the special water would help people lose weight. 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 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 It was in October 1938. Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story. 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. 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). 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. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. appeared rushed found out had disappeared ended had called ended had lost told had run away Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for: a. the funniest joke b. the most embarrassing joke c. the most creative joke A: What’s your story B: Well, last year, on the first day of school, my sister put a piece o ... ...
