愚人节英文PPT 19页

READINGTASK Pre-reading Beforeyouread,discusswhatpeopleusuallydoonAprilFool’sday.Doyouknowanyofthefunnytrickspeopleplayoneachother? AprilFool’sdayisadaywhenpeopleplayjokesoneachother.Onthisdayyouwilloftenseestrangeandinterestingfinds,scientificresultsorastronomicalfindingsthatareputtheretomisleadthepublic. Thenewspaperfeelshappyifalargenumberofpeoplebelievewhatiswritten.SometimesparticularlygoodstoriesgetintotheeveningnewsonBBC. 愚人节的来历每年4月1日,是西方也是美国的民间传统节日——愚人节。愚人节起源于法国。1564年，法国首先采用新改革的纪年法——格里历(即目前通用的阳历),以1月1日为一年之始。但一些因循守旧的人反对这种改革,依然按照旧历固执地在4月1日这一天送 礼品,庆祝新年。主张改革的人对这些守旧者的做法大加嘲弄。聪明滑稽的人在4月1日就给他们送假礼品，邀请他们参加假招待会。并把上当受骗的保守分子称为“四月傻瓜”或“上钩的鱼”。从此人们在4月1日便互相愚弄，成为法国流行的风俗。18世纪初,愚人节习俗传到英国,接着又被英国的早期移民带到了美国。 愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开玩笑,用假话捉弄对方。有的人把细线拴着的钱包丢在大街上,自己在暗处拉着线的另一端。一旦有人捡起钱包,他们就出其不意地猛然把钱包拽走。还有人把砖头放在破帽子下面搁在马路当中,然后等着看谁来了会踢它。小孩们会告诉父母说自己的书包破了个洞,或者脸上有个 黑点。等大人俯身来看时,他们就一边喊着“四月傻瓜”。一边笑着跑开去。总之,每逢愚人节这一天,动物园和水族馆还会接到不少打给菲什(鱼)先生成莱昂(狮子)先生的电话,常常惹得工作人员掐断电话线,以便减少麻烦。如今的愚人节在美国已主要是淘气的男孩子们的节日了! Nowreadthepassageonpage59aboutthe“Noodleharvest”whichisrememberedasoneoftheBestAprilFool’sjokesever! ANAPRILFOOL"SJOKE:THENOODLEHARVEST Readthepassageandfillinthechartbelow.NameoftheprogrammeItsusualcontentTheparticularcontentonApril1st,1957People’sreactions NameoftheprogrammePanoramaItsusualcontentExaminationofseriousproblemsandprogressallovertheworld TheparticularcontentonApril1st,1957StoryabouttheexcellentnoodleharvestinSwitzerlandPeople’sreactionsThaybelieveditandevenringtheBBCtofindouthowtogrowanoodletree! 1.WhatdochildrenusuallydoonAprilFool’sDay?Answerthefollowingquestions.Childrenenjoyplayingjokesoneachother.Whenthey“fool”someonetheysay“AprilFool”tothem.Themostcommonkindofjokeistosaysomethinglike“Yourdressishangingdownattheback”.Whenyouturnroundtheysay“AprilFool”. 2.WhydidpeoplebelievetheprogrammePanorama?PeoplebelievedtheprogrammePanoramabecauseitwasalwaysseriousandknownforitsfactualcorrectness. 3.DoyouthinktheadvicethattheBBCgavepeoplewhoaskedhowtogrownoodletreeswasserous?Giveareason.TheadvicetheBBCgavetopeoplewantingtogrowtheirownnoodletreecouldnotbeseriousasnotreecouldbegrowninthisway. 4.Whatwouldyoudotofindoutwhetherastorylikethiswastrue?IfIwasnotsureifastorywastrueornot,IwouldgotothelibrarytocheckthefactsinanencyclopediaorgoontheInternet. HomeworkFinishtheprojectonpage61.