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Haveyoueverplayedjokesonothers,

especiallyonArilFool’sDay?Haveyoueverbeenfooledbyothers?Tellyourstorytoyourpartner.PracticeWhatarewegoingtoread?title?picturetopicsentence

scanforkeywords2bReadthepassagequickly.Match

eachparagraphwiththemainidea.Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4◆Themostfamoustrickplayed◆ExamplesoffunnystoriesthathappenedonAprilFool’sDay.◆AnintroductiontoAprilFool’sDay◆AsadstorythathappenedonAprilFool’sDayFastreading2cReadthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1.WhydidthesupermarketsrunoutofspaghettioneAprilFool’sDay?AreporterannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettiasspaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.Carefulreadingn.

意大利面條2.WhatdidtheTVshowsaythespecialwatercoulddo?3.WhydidtheTVstar’sjokehaveabadending?Itwassaidthatthespecialwaterwouldhelppeopleloseweight.overweightproblomHelostbothhisgirlfriendandhisshow.2ndparagraph3rdparagraphV.取消canceled/cancelledn.cancelation4.WhendidOrsonWellestellpeopleaboutaliensfromMarslandingontheearth?5.WhydidsomanypeoplebelieveOrsonWelles?ItwasinOctober1938.OrsonWellesmadeitsoundsorealthathundredsofpeoplebelievedthestory.4thparagraph6.Whichofthesestoriesisthemost

believable?Whichistheleastbelievable?Why?7.Wouldyoubefooledbyanyofthesestories?Ithinkthestoryofafamousmoviestaristhemostbelievable.ThestoryofaliensfromMarsistheleastbelievable.Becausethemoviestarislivingwithpeople.Peopleneverseeanyaliensontheearth.1.Afterthespaghettistory__________(appear)inthenews,everyone_______(rush)tothesupermarkets.2.Bythetimepeople________(findout)thestorywasnottrue,allthespaghettiinthesupermarkets_______________

(disappear).反：appear

n.disappearance2dFillintheblankswiththecorrectformsoftheverbsinbrackets.appearedrushedfoundouthaddisappeared3.Bythetimetheday______(end),morethan10,000people_________(call)theTVstationtoaskaboutthespecialwater.4.Bythetimetheshow_____(end),theTVstar________(lose)hisgirlfriend.5.Bythetimepoliceofficers____(tell)thecountrythatthestorywasahoax,manypeople____________(runaway)fromtheirhomes.endedhadcalledendedhadlosttoldhadrunawayrunawayfrom:逃離2eTellyourfunnystoryfrom2atotheclass.Theclasswillvotefor:a.thefunniestjokeb.themostembarrassingjokec.themostcreativejokePostreadingadj.

使人害羞的（難堪的或慚愧的）A:What’syourstory?B:Well,lastyear,onthefirstdayofschool,mysisterputapieceofpaperonmybackthatsaid“Pleasesayhello”.Allmorningatschool…

1.Dave,NickandJoearetalkingaboutAprilFool’sDay.fooln.

傻瓜；愚人；受騙者

vt.

愚弄，欺騙；

e.g.HewasfooledbyhisfriendonAprilFool’sDay.

愚人節(jié)那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。Languagepointsfoolish是fool的形容詞形式，意為“愚蠢的；傻的”。如：She’sjustavain,foolishwoman.她不過是個愚蠢虛榮的女人。2.Davewasreallyembarrassedembarrassed

adj.

局促不安的；為難的；尷尬的；窘迫的

e.g.Helookedabitembarrassed.

他看起來有點尷尬。

embarrassing

adj.

使人尷尬的，令人為難的

e.g.Thatwasanembarrassing

situationforme.

那種情形讓我難堪。3.Theotherkidsshowedup.

showup露面，到場；（使）看得見

e.g.Wewaiteduntilfiveo’clock,buthedidnotshowup.

我們一直等到了5點，但是他始終沒有露面。4.ManyAprilFool’sjokesmayendupbeingnotveryfunny.

endup(doingsth.)（以……）結(jié)束；最終成為；最后處于

e.g.Everytimeshetriedtoarguewithherhusband,sheendedupcrying

hereyesout.

每回她試著和她丈夫爭辯，她總是以流淚結(jié)束。endupsth.表示“結(jié)束某事”。e.g.Thescientistendeduphisspeechatlast.

那個科學家最后結(jié)束了演講。endupwithsth.（以……）結(jié)束e.g.ThestudentsbeganwithspeakingEnglish,butendedupwithspeakingChinese.

同學們以說英語開始，卻以說漢語結(jié)束。根據(jù)漢語意思完成英語句子。1.記者剛剛結(jié)束了他的報道。

Thereporterhasjust_________________.2.聚會以一曲舞蹈結(jié)束。

Theparty______________adance.3.他們做了很多工作，結(jié)果什么也沒得到。

Theydidmuchwork,butthey________________nothing.endeduphisreport

endedupwith

endedup