新概念二Lesson_76.ppt

Lesson 76 April Fools Day What was the joke? ‘To end our special news bulletin,’ said the voice of the television announcer, ‘were going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks. The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this years crop before the September rains. On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs .Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed. This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition! Sign or Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991. And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April 1st. Were now going back to the studio.’ Vocabulary factory 工厂 scene 现场 competition 竞争, 竞赛 Signor? （意大利语）先生 champion? 冠军 studio? 播音室 leading? 主要的 splendid? 极好的present? 目前的 fool? 傻瓜bulletin? 新闻简报announcer? （电视、电台）播音员macaroni? 通心面，空心面条grower? 种植者 harvest 收获, 收成 cartload 一满车(的装货量) stalk? 梗 village 乡村, 村庄 英?[,m?k?r??n?]??美?[,m?k?roni]? Comprehension 1. Macaroni_____. A. grows in Calabria. B. grows in field C. Must be harvested before the September rains. D. is man- made 2 What was the intention behind the Television Broadcast? A. To show viewers how macaroni is grown. B. to play a joke on viewers. C.to provide the useful information about macar D. to introduce viewers to conditions in Calabria 3 To end our bulletin…means To ______our bulletin. A. conclude B. stop C. prevent D. halt Pasta 英?[p?st?]??美?[pɑst?]