初中英语人教新目标 (Go for it) 版九年级全册Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpectedSection B教案

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Unit 12  Life is full of the unexpected.

Section B(2a-2e)

一．Learning  goals：

1.  To understand the passage by finishing 3 tasks clearly.

2.  To be able to  tell or perform their own jokes .

3.  To be able to use a few new phrases in  sentences correctly.

二．Lead-in：

  First, invite two groups of students to perform two jokes about themselves which happened on April Fool’s Day. The two groups have prepared for it ,but the other students don’t know that. First joke is about eggs and the other one is about a monster bug. After performing, I will ask the other students one question:   When do the two jokes happen ?

三.  Before reading :

   1. To understand some background about April Fool’s Day :

      Activitives:        

      * Play jokes

      * Spread hoaxes

      Date:

       April 1st

   2.To review some words of the passage:

四．While-reading:

   1. Task1:  2b. Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.

     Para. 1      The most famous trick played

     Para. 2      Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day

     Para. 3      An introduction to April Fool’s Day  

     Para. 4      A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day

   2. Task 2:   2c. Read the passage again and answer the questions.

    (1). Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti on April Fool’s Day?

    (2). What did the TV show say the special water could do?

    (3). Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending?

    (4). When did Orson Wells tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?

(5). Why did so many people believe Orson Wells?

  3. Task3:  Read the four jokes again and try to retell the jokes , or change one of them

     into a conversation in pairs . Then ask two or three groups to perform .

五．After-reading:

   1. Tell your own joke :

      First share your funny jokes in your group. Then choose the best and tell it to the class.

The class will vote(投票) for:  Which is the funniest joke?

  For example:  Well, last year, on the first day of school, my sister put a piece of paper

   on my back that said “Please say hello.” All morning at school ...

   2. Language points:

     (1) . ..., all the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.

       sell out    卖完；售完；出售

        The next day the bookshops sold out.

         第二天书店就卖断了货。

     (2). The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married.

         marry    v.  “嫁，娶，结婚”

        marry sb. 表示“嫁给某人” 、 “娶了某人”或“和某人结婚”

        get/be married to sb.

       John is going to marry Jane.

       约翰要和简结婚了。

     (3). Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.

       end up (doing sth.)（以…）结束； 最终

        成为； 最后处于

       end up sth.   表示“结束某事”

       end up with sth. （以…）结束

      The scientist ended up his speech at last. 

       那个科学家最后结束了演讲。

 3. Exercises:

   根据汉语意思完成英语句子。

   (1).记者刚刚结束了他的报道。

   The reporter has just ________________.

   (2). 聚会以一曲舞蹈结束。

   The party ______________ a dance.

   (3). 他们做了很多工作，结果什么也没得到。

   They did much work, but they ________________ nothing.

六．Homework:

 1. Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.

 2. Preview the new words and expressions.

 3. Preview 3a-3b on P95 - P96.