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课件网) Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section B 1a-1e 九年级(全) 1.When she got to the station, the bus ___the station for ten minutes. A. has left B. had left C. had been away from D. left 2.My grandparents ____for fifty years by the time my sister was 15. A. married B. had married C. had got married D. had been married 3.By the time I arrived home, my mom _____ cooking. A. has finished B. had finished C. finished D. was finishing C D B ( )4.Becky ____out of the door before I could stop her. A. will rush B. was rushing C. has rushed D. had rushed ( )5. Mr. Smith _____ in a car factory for ten years before he came to China. A. had worked B. works C. is working D. will work D A Lead in Do you know the history of April Fool’s Day 愚人节也称也称万愚节 。一种说法认为这一习俗源自印度的“诠俚节”。该节规定,每年三月三十一日的节日这天,不分男女老幼,可以互开玩笑、互相愚弄欺骗以换得娱乐。另一种较普遍的说法是起源于法国。1564年,法国首先采用新改革的纪年法———格里历(即目前通用的阳历),以一月一日为一年的开端,改变了过去以四月一日作为新年开端的历法。新历法推行过程中,一些因循守旧的人反对这种改革仍沿袭旧历,拒绝更新。他们依旧在四月一日这天互赠礼物,组织庆祝新年的活动。主张改革的人对这些守旧者的做法大加嘲弄。聪明滑稽的人在四月一日这天给顽固派赠送假礼物,邀请他们参加假庆祝会,并把这些受愚弄的人称为“四月傻瓜”或“上钩之鱼”。所以每年四月一日,是西方的民间传统节日———愚人节 。 愚人节贺卡 参加鱼宴的帖,通常是用纸板 做成的彩色小鱼。餐桌用绿、 白两色装饰起来.中间放上鱼 缸和小巧玲珑的钓鱼竿,每个 钓竿上系一条绿色飘带,挂着 送给客人的礼物———或是鱼形 工艺品,或是一个装满糖果的 鱼篮子。 愚人节习俗 -- 4月1日的鱼宴 不言而喻,鱼宴上所有的菜都是用鱼做成。宴会上, 主人端上以鱼为原料精心烹制的菜肴,煎炸烤烧, 应有尽有。根据传统风俗,主人往往在宴会上给客 人们做假菜,这种假菜宴更增添了轻松欢快的节日 气氛。宴会结束后,主人以糖果招待客人,不过, 糖果不是放在果盘中,而是放在药盒里。 愚人节的象征 黄水仙是愚人节的象征。愚人节时,人们常 常组织家庭聚会,用水仙花和雏菊把房间装饰一 新。典型的传统做法是布置假环境,可以把房间 布置得象过圣诞节一样。 也可以布置得像 过新年一样,待客人来时, 则祝贺他们“圣诞快乐” 或“新年快乐”,令人感 到别致有趣。 None is a fool always, every one sometimes. 没有终身的傻瓜,也没有终身不当傻瓜的。 愚人谚语、短语 How to celebrate April Fool’s Day 愚人节怎么过呢? 在愚人节基本 上不是整别人 就是被人整 ! 1a Put these words in the correct columns in the chart. Some words can go in more than one column. fool invite costume embarrassed go off call get dressed empty show up realize change clock tired stay up Nouns (people, places, things) Verbs (action words) Adjectives (description words) fool fool embarrassed invite, go off call, get dressed show up realize, change stay up costume call change clock empty tired 1.invite v. 邀请 n. invitation邀请 invite sb. to sp.邀请某人去某地 invite sb. to do sth.邀请某人做某事 embarrassed 常用于描述人,通常作表语。embarrassing 常用于描述物,作定语或 ... ...