英语人教版九年级全册unit12SectionB2a-2e.docxVIP

The teaching plan of Unit 12 SectionB Reading Life is full of the unexpected (Before reading) Revision Step1 Warm up：Have you played jokes on ,especially on April Fool’s Day?Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partners. Step2 Lead-in Do you know the history of April Fool’s Day? April Fools’ Day = April Fool’s Day=?All Fools’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. How to celebrate April Fool’s Day? Look at the picture and give some examples (while reading) Step3 presentation Reading skill :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. (2b)Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.Paragraph 1 The most famous trick played Paragraph 2 Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day Paragraph 3 An introduction to April Fool’s Day Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day Step4 Language points： 1.April?Fool’s?Day?is?a?celebration?that?takes place?in?different?countries?around the?world. ?愚人节一种发生在世界上不同国家的庆祝活动。 take place 意为“发生；进行；举行；产生” 辨析take?place通常指事先计划或预料到的事情发生，?还可表示“举行”的意思。happen常指具体的事情发生，特指那些偶然或出乎意料发生的事情，后接不定式，表示“碰巧；恰好”之意。 例：The?sports?meeting?will?take?place?in our?school. ?运动会将在我校举行。 I?happened?to?be?in?the?lab?that?day.? 那天我碰巧在实验室。 2.It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. 愚人节是每年的四月一日，在这一天，人们互相捉弄开各种玩笑。 play tricks on sb. 意为“捉弄某人”，而play jokes on sb.则是“对某人开玩笑 ”的意思。 试一试: Its impolite to laugh at, stare at or play __