[外语课件]万花筒英语.pptVIP

* 第3版 Mini-world 万花筒 愚人节是聪明的古希腊人发明的? April Fool’s Day The first April Fool’s Day was celebrated by ... the ancient Greeks! Sorry, I am joking. They did not celebrate this day. The first April Fool’s Day only goes back to the 1500’s. April Fool’s Day started with a big change — the New Year celebration moved from April 1 to January 1. But some people did not hear about this change for many years. They continued to celebrate on the first day of April. After some time, people started to call them “fools,” and played tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day of playing tricks and having fun. It is also a day to see who comes up with the best tricks and jokes! take candy from a baby Meaning: very easy to do 唾手可得, 轻而易举 Story:不管做什么，人们总爱找捷径，越容易越好。在英语里有不少习语与此相关，其中之一就是take candy from a baby。它表示某件事很容易办成，就像把孩子手里的糖拿过来一样。不过，从小孩手里拿糖真的很容易吗？做过父母的人会告诉你：不！孩子会紧紧握住手里的糖，并且放声大哭。 Example: For Michael, getting money from his mother is like taking candy from a baby! Word Bank 超纲词汇 celebrate /selIbreIt/ v. 庆祝 celebration /;selIbreI5=n/ n. 庆祝 joke /d3=Uk/ v. 开玩笑 n. 玩笑 only /=UnlI/ adv. 只, 仅仅 change /t5eInd3/ n. 变化, 改变 move /mu:v/ v. 移动, 挪 continue /k=ntInju:/ v. 继续 trick /trIk/ n. 花招, 戏弄 also /6:ls=U/ adv. 也, 还 ancient Greeks 古希腊人 go back to 追溯到 play tricks on sb. 戏弄某人 over time 久而久之 have fun 玩得开心 come up with 想出 第4-5版 Super Classroom 超级课堂 愚人节的“秀色可餐”，你想不想尝一下呢？ April Fool’s Food A strawberry cake? In fact, it is made out of meat. Would you like some SWEET French fries? You will like these “green beans.” They are made out of sweets! In fact, they are not sushi, but cakes and sweets. So nice! 别光顾着和别人开玩笑，自己却掉进“陷阱”哦！ April Fool’s Tricks Big Feet Put some cotton into the toes of your dad’s shoes. He will think his feet grew bigger. Salty Surprise Put salt on your mum’s toothbrush, and wait to see the surprised look on her face. Look at the Cake Give your friend a cake. After the friend eats some of it, tell him/her that you see a “thing