外研版高二英语选择性必修一Unit 1 Laugh out loud (2)

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Of course, there were no lions at the Tower of London. This was reported in a newsletter—similar to today’s newspapers—on the second of April that year. Apparently, this practical joke worked so well that it was played on visitors throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Read the script aloud and complete the box in Activity 10 with the useful expressions from the radio program.
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Mark: Smellovision! This was a type of machine that allowed smells to be carried over the airwaves. During the interview, the BBC showed images of people actually smelling a TV screen! Karen: But I don’t get it… How on earth did people actually believe that there was such a thing as “Smellovision”?
4. BBC News Channel 5. smells to be carried
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Task 2. Listen again and complete the notes. Joke 3 Year: 6. ? Main story: A news program told viewers that the spaghetti trees in Switzerland were having 7.? Answers: 6. 1957
Karen: Hi, I am Karen and this is “Fun time”. I’m joined today by Mark Collin. Hi, Mark. Mark: Hello! Karen: As you know, today is the 1st of April, or as we call it, April Fool’s Day and Mark’s here to tell us about three of the best practical jokes in history.
7. a really good harvest
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Task 3. Discuss which of the practical jokes is the funniest and give reasons.
Sample
Student A：The jokes are really funny. I think the lion one is the funniest for it worked for more than two centuries. Which one do you think is the funniest? Student B: Yes, the lion one is funny, but the funniest one I think is the smellovision one. It reminds of the Emperor’s New Clothes; how could people smell something out of a screen! And some even said their eyes watered by the onion, wasn’t it ridiculous!
A man is harvesting something off a tree.
Pre-listening
Describe the picture and predict what the audio talks about.
A man is running near a house.
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2. 18th and 19th centuries
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Task 2. Listen again and complete the notes. Joke 2 Year: 3. ? Main story: The 4. ? introduced an invention called “Smellovision”. It allowed 5. ? over the airwaves. Answers: 3. 1965
Lead-in.
Read about April Fool’s Day on P7. Q: When is it celebrated? A: On 1st, April.
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Read about April Fool’s Day on P7.
Q: Where is it celebrated?
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Karen: Well, I’d be pretty annoyed if someone did that to me. OK, let’s hear the next one. Mark: OK. This is a practical joke from 1965. The BBC News Channel invited a university professor to talk about his invention called “Smellovision”. Karen: Smell -o- what?
Describe the picture and predict what the audio talks about.
Two men are smelling a TV screen.
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Describe the picture and predict what the audio talks about.
A: In many parts of the world.
Lead-in.
Read about April Fool’s Day on P7. Q: What do people do on this day? A: They play practical jokes on each other.
People are washing lions in the street.
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Listen and summarize the main idea.
Mark tells the presenter Karen about three of the best practical jokes in history. Practical joke: a trick that is intended to embarrass someone and amuse others.
选择性必修一Unit 1 Laugh out loud! (2)
高二年级 英语
Using language
April Fool’s Day Listening and speaking
Objectives
1. get the main idea of the radio program and choose the pictures mentioned. 2. note down some information and complete the notes. 3. tell a practical joke and make comments on practical jokes.
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Task 1. Listen again and choose the pictures mentioned. Answers: d c a
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Task 2. Listen again and complete the notes. Joke 1 Year: 1698 Main story: A newsletter reported people going to watch 1. ? at the Tower of London. The joke was played on visitors throughout the 2. ?. Answers: 1. the washing of the lions
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Karen: I see... I guess you can convince yourself of anything if you really want to. Mark: Indeed! Now, my favorite one. The “spaghetti tree” joke. Karen: Oh, I know it! It’s a good one!
Sample
Student A: Yeah, funny enough. I am wondering if people would be annoyed when they knew they were fooled. Student B: I guess not. Because that’s on April Fool’s Day， the jokes meag intention. Actually, a lot of people laughed as they knew they were taken in.
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Mark: Indeed. Let’s start with the oldest recorded April Fool’s joke, which took place on the 1st of April, 1698. Some people were told to go to the Tower of London to watch “the washing of the lions”.
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Mark: The professor did a demonstration. He placed coffee beans and onions inside the Smellovision and asked people watching the program at home to phone him if they could smell anything. And people did! Some really believed they could smell coffee beans and onions. Some even said that the onions make their eyes water!
Lead-in.
Read about April Fool’s Day on P7. Q: How long do the jokes last? A: Half or a whole day.
Pre-listening
Describe the picture and predict what the audio talks about.