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The Past Perfect Tense过去完成时 The Past Perfect Tense过去完成时 Do you know April Fool’s Day? What do you usually do on April Fool’s Day? 2c. Groupwork 1.The plane will land in ten minutes. 2. The reason he told is so convincing that the boss totally believed him. 3. The police revealed the truth after long time’s research. 4.It is announced in the broadcast that the meeting will be put off. 3a Which of these three stories is the most believable? Why? Which is the least believable? Why? Would you be fooled by any of the stories? In 1938, a radio program by actor Orson Wells announced that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Wells was so convincing that hundreds of people believed the story and panic set off across the whole country. By the time the authorities revealed that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had fled from their homes. 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 supermarket 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. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool’s Day. He asked her to marry him. She was thrilled, 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 both his girlfriend and his show. 1. The aliens from Mars landed on the earth. 2. There were not many people who believe the story told by Welles. 3. There will be no spaghetti because farmers in Italy don’t want grow it. 4. People were fooled by the reporter. 5. The TV star’s girlfriend will marry him. 6. People don’t like the famous star after the