1、Working Sheet (學案)April Fools Day is a celebration that takes place in dierent 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 Fools Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no mor

2、e 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. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. In another famous tr

3、ick a TV show in England 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 than10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.

4、Many April Fools jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fools Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married. However, when she said “yes”, he replied, “April Fool!” That little joke d

5、idnt have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. One of the worlds most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He d

6、escribed where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left thei

7、r homes.Task 1 Read quickly and find out the main idea.The passage is about _A. an introduction to April Fools Day and famous tricks played.B. how people celebrated April Fools Day.Task 2 Read again and match each paragraph with the main idea.Paragraph 1 One of the most famous tricks playedParagraph

8、 2 Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fools Day.Paragraph 3 An introduction to April Fools DayParagraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fools Day. Task 3 Words and expressions:寫出2b中生詞的中文及詞性。announce_/_spaghetti_/_hoax_/_discovery_/_ lady_/_ cancel_/_officer_/_ 詞匯拓展：officer(辦公室)_ d

9、iscovery_/（v） 找出2b中的短語并寫出中文意思take place_all kinds of_sell out_lose weight_end up doing _get married_land on_Task 4Read paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks.Funny storiesOne hoax is about spaghetti.A reporter said all of the spaghetti in England (1)_. Another is about special water. They said the water

10、 could help people(2)_ Task 5 Read paragraph 3 and fill in blanks A sad storyA TV stars girlfriend(3) _ onto the TV show on April Fools Day.(原文：A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool's Day.) From the third paragraph, we know the famous TV star(4)_ his girlfriend

11、 at his show, he actually didnt want to get married.(原文：However,when she said yes,he replied, “April Fool”! That little joke didn't have a very happy ending.Read paragraph 4 and fill in blanks A famous trickIt happened in October. The actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens

12、 from Mars had landed on the earth.Many people believe him and left their homes.From this passage, we should learn that(5) _others should depend on different situations. Exercise 1Locating（信息定位）Merchants (商人）travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course .They also carried and traded spices,

13、 cloth, rare jewels, slaves and gold.(2017年貴陽市英語中考）Along the Silk Road, merchants_ silk ,spices, cloth, rare jewels, slaves and goldExercise 2In modern times, the Silk Road routes are still used,but now they are acrossed by trains instead of camels and horses. (2017年貴陽市英語中考）People used to_to cross the Silk Road routes. Exercise 3Do you feel cool and calm? If your answer is no, youre not alone.In todays society, many people find it difficult to slow down.Fast- paced lifesty