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Unit 12 Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section B (2a—2e) Period Six A.能讲述过去发生的事情; B.了解过去完成时； C.能正确使用有when，before，as，by the time引导的时间状语从句； D.了解和理解合理的幸福观和树立勇于面对挫折的积极态度。 announce spaghetti hoax sell out discovery lady cancel officer v. 宣布；宣告 n. 意大利面 n. 骗局；恶作剧 卖光 n. 发现；发觉 n. 女士；女子 v. 取消；终止 n. 军官；官员 Words and expressions Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool’s Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner. 2a Read the passage quickly. Match each paragraph with the main idea. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 ◆ one of 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 2b 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. USING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Carefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can activate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. Another famous trick in England was when a TV show 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 gir