Life is full of the unexpected,,Section B 2a-2e,Unit 12,2b Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.,Paragraph 1 One of the most famous tricks played Paragraph 2 Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day Paragraph 3 An introduction to Fool’s Day Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day,,,,,,It is celebrated every year on the first day of April. It has been popular since the 19th century. The day is not a national holiday in any country, but it is well-known in Europe, Australia, Brazil and the United States. On this day, people play jokes and hoaxes on each other. The jokes and their victims are known as “April fools“. Hoax stories may be reported by the press and other media on this day and explained later.,April Fools’ Day = April Fool’s Day,2c. Read the passage again and answer the questions.,Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day? Because a reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. What did the TV show say that the special water could do? It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.,Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending? Because he lost both his girlfriend and his show. 4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth? It was in October 1938. 5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles? Because Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.,Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable? Why? I think… Because… Would you be fooled by any of these stories? Yes, I would. Because… No, I wouldn’t. Because…,April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. One April Fool’s Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. In another famous trick a TV,,,,show in England reported the discovery of special water. They said this water would help people lose weight and that one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just four months. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool’s Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married.,,,However, when she said “yes”, he replied, “April Fool!” That little joke didn’t have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States.,,Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.,,Language points,1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. 愚人节一种发生在世界上不同国家的庆祝活动。
take place 意为“发生；进行；举行；产生”例：The sports meeting will take place in our school. 运动会将在我校举行 I happened to be in the lab that day. 那天我碰巧在实验室2. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. 愚人节是每年的四月一日，在这一天，人们互相捉弄开各种玩笑 play tricks on sb. 意为“捉弄某人”，而play jokes on sb.则是“对某人开玩笑 ”的意思It's impolite to laugh at, stare at or play _____on disabled people A. fun B. jokes C. tricks D. parts,试一试,C,,3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. 很多 人跑到当地的超市抢购尽可能多的意大利面条。
as +形容词/副词的原级+ as sb. can / could 相当于as + 形容词/副词原级+ as possible，意为“尽可能地……”，在句中作状语 例： We must do everything as well as we can. = We must do everything as well as possible. 我们要尽量做好每一件事4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.许多愚人节笑话可能以不是很有趣而告终 end up doing sth.意为“以 结束，以 告终” 例：I must make good use of my spare time, or I will end up doing nothing. 我必须充分利用空闲的时间,否则我的生 命将会在无所事事中告终5. He asked her to marry him. 他向她求婚 marry sb. 意为“嫁/娶某人” get married to sb. 意为“嫁/娶某人;与某人结婚”，为短暂性词组 be married to sb. 意为“嫁/娶某人；与某人结婚”，是延续性词组。
例： She married John last year. = She got married to John last year. = She has been married to John for one year. 她去年嫁给了John6. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles annou。