Section B reading.ppt

* * Do you know the history of 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. April Fools’ Day = April Fool’s Day =?All Fools’ Day 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 ! 愚人节恶作剧 (tricks) 最著名的玩笑—— 1957年4月1日英国BBC播出了这样一条 消息 ：多亏刚过去的温和冬天有效的 控制了面条树虫害，瑞士南部一户农家 的意大利面条喜获大丰收。画面中，一 名女子仔细的将意大利面条从树上摘下 来，把它们放到太阳下晒干。因为在当 时，意大利菜在英国还不常见。许多英 国人并不知道意大利面条是用小麦粉做 成的。上百通电话打到BBC，有人指出 消息错误，有人疑惑不解，甚至有人询 问：怎么自己种意大利面条树呢？ BBC：意大利面条树大丰收 1998年4月1日，麻省理工学院（MIT）的主页上发布了一则爆炸性的消息?：华纳迪士尼公司将以建立69亿美元的奖学金信托基金的形式买下这所声名显赫的大学。新闻图片上，MIT著名的大圆顶配上了一对米奇的大耳朵。校园将迁往佛罗里达奥兰多市的迪士尼乐园，并将更名为“迪士尼理工学院” 。 （Disney Institute of Technology） 最欢乐的玩笑—— 麻省理工学院易主迪士尼 最常见的玩笑—— 呀！ 你 鞋带 散啦！ 你的鞋带散了！ 老师叫你马上 去他办公室！ 对噢，老师 让我通知你 作业重写！ 最常见的玩笑—— 愚人节 -- 愚人不过12点 愚人节这天玩笑只能开到中午12点之前，这是约定俗 成的严格规矩。过了中午还找乐子的人是一个比被他 取笑的人还大的傻瓜。过了钟点还开玩笑的人会立刻 碰钉子，自找没趣儿。有一首小诗是这样描述的： 愚人节已过十二点，你这个傻瓜来得晚。待到来年愚人节，你将是个大笨蛋 ! 2a Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on Aril Fool’s Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner. 2b Read the passage quickly. Match  each paragraph with the main idea. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 ◆ The most famous trick played ◆ Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day. ◆ An introduction to April Fool’s Day ◆ A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day 2c Read the passage carefully and answer these 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 as 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 girlfrien