必修四Unit3Readingtask-TheNoodleHarvest

1、 General reading 1.What does the passage mainly tell us？ A. A story of a noodle harvest. B. The reasons why the farmers got a noodle harvest. C. How did people in England believe this story. D. One of the best April Fools jokes ever . D 2.Match the main idea with its paragraph Para1 Para2 Para3 Para

2、4 Many people in England believed this story. Further explanations to make the story more believable Introduction to April Fools Day The noodle harvest and the reasons for it Careful reading Part A. True or False 1.(Para.1）Not only children but also other people can get caught in the fun. 2.(Para.2)

3、This show on television was devoted to problems and progress all over the world so that nobody was surprised with the report of the noodle harvest. 3.(Para.3)The last two weeks of March are a happy time for noodle farmers. 4.(Para.4)Some people didnt believe this story and rang the BBC to find the t

4、ruth. T T F F 1. When did the April Fools joke take place? （Paragraph2） 2. What two reasons did the programme give for the good noodle harvest? （Paragraph2） 3. What caused the noodles of exactly the same length?（Paragraph 3） 4.Can you find the two reasons why many people in England believed this sto

5、ry?（Paragraph 4） 5. How did people react(反應反應) when they found they had believed an April Fools joke? （Paragraph 4） 4. In which year did the April Fools joke take place? （Paragraph2） 3. What two reasons did the programme give for the good noodle harvest? （Paragraph2） 1. What caused the noodles of ex

6、actly the same length?（Paragraph 3） The result of many years patient research with the trees. 5. Can you find the two reasons why many people in England believed this story? （Paragraph 4） Very few British people travelled abroad for their holidays, so they had never seen such kind of tree and even a

7、te noodles. People trusted the programme for its careful research and serious information. 2. How did people react(反應反應) when they found they had believed an April Fools joke? （Paragraph 4） Shocked 1.It was a Monday night when there were always serious programmes on the television. 甚至到今天，人們還記得面條豐收的報

8、道甚至到今天，人們還記得面條豐收的報道 是最好的愚人節(jié)玩笑之一。是最好的愚人節(jié)玩笑之一。 星期一晚上這個時段，電視總是播放 一些嚴肅的節(jié)目 2.Even today the report of the noodle harvest is remembered as one of the best April Fools jokes ever! Para1.Introduction to April Fools Day A day for _others. It is usually a time when children _ each other, but sometimes other p

9、eople can _ the fun too. Para2. The noodle harvest and the reasons for it. In 1957,Panorama, one of serious programme on British television, reported _ in south Switzerland, mentioned two reasons for it and showed _with the farmers pulling noodles off them and putting Para3. Further explanation to m

10、ake the story believable The programme maker explained it was the result of many years_ with the trees to produce noodles of exactly the same length. Para4. Many people in England believed this story. Many people believed the story and rang BBC to find out how to grow_. So they were _to find they had all believed an April Fools joke. Fill in the form playing jokes on make fun of get caught in the noodle harvest many noodle trees patient research their own tree shocked Show time 1.set your roommates clock back an hour 2.glue(粘) the coin to the floor for someone to pick