2. Please reverse the positions of two pictures. 请把两张图片的位置倒转过来。 3.They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision to increase prices. 他们已经讲的很清楚， 他们不会取消涨价的 决定。
exchange …for…
puzzled
diameter conceal replace…with…
at the end of stick alternate in the end
on top of
belief
New words and expressions: define (v) 下定义， 界定
Step I: Work in pairs. Ask your partner these questions and make a note of his or her answers.
1.
2.
3.
Do you like reading stories of practical jokes? Have you ever played and practical jokes on other people? Has anybody played a practical joke on you?
No. They bought a new hat larger than the old one.
6. What did Mr. Potts do to his hat before he came to work the next day? He had fixed some pieces of newspaper round the inside of the hat to make it smaller before he came to work. 7. What did Mr. Potts`s colleagues do then? They replaced his new hat with the old one and made it smaller in the same way. 8. Why did Mr. Potts go to his doctor?
牛津上海高二
Module 1 Happiness.
S 2B 第二学期
Unit 2
The power of images.
Reading
Teaching Aims and Purposes:
Learn and grasp some useful words and expressions in this unit Learn and grasp noun clauses used as appositions
e.g. Our children used to play tricks on us. 我们小孩以前常常捉弄我们。 We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me.
我们正在捉弄那个不断麻烦我的人。 (英译汉：____________________________ )
Joke 1
Adventures in Disneyland Two girls were going to Disneyland when they came to a fork (岔口） in the road. The sign read: "Disneyland Left." So they went home. Here the word ‘left’ means the left side .
New words and expressions:
puzzling (adj.)
puzzle （v) puzzled
(adj.)
puzzlement (n)
New Lesson
What is a joke ?
A joke is something you say that causes laughter.
Joke 2 911
-“Why can’t a girl dial 911 ?”
- “She can’t find the 11.”
How can we define “ practical jokes”
Practical jokes:
They are the jokes you play on people. That is, you do things to them that you think are funny and can cause laughter.
Because he thought there might something wrong with his head.
e.g. 1. Some words are hard to define because they have many different uses. 有些词很难下定义，因为它们有许多不同的用法。 2. This river defines a border between the two countries. 这条河是这两个国家的疆界。
他清清嗓子后开始演讲。 3.I‟m sorry I stopped you. Please proceed with your work. 对不起，我打断了你， 请继续工作。
Neverse （vt) 使…颠倒， 使…成相反； 改变；取消 e.g. 1.I twisted my head round to reverse the car. 我扭过头去把汽车向后倒。
embarrassing situation for me. 4.That was an ______________
New words and expressions: inferior (adj.) （阶级、身份等） 低下的， 下级的
e.g. The cassettes were of inferior quality. 这些盒式磁带质量低劣。
Step II: work in groups of four. Report your survey to the group. For example: I interviewed _____ . She likes reading stories of practical jokes. She has never played the practical jokes on other people, but somebody played one on her several years ago. The story is like this…She doesn`t think it is good to play practical jokes on others.
New words and expressions:
proceed (vi.) (常指停止后）
继续（向…）前进； 前往 e.g. 1.She joined us in Paris and then we proceeded to Rome. 他在巴黎和我们会合， 然后我们一起前往罗 马。
2. He cleared his throat and then proceeded with his speech.
as his inferiors
4. Why did Mr. Potts`s colleagues decided to play a joke on him? Because this might make him feel more humble.
5. Did Mr. Potts`s colleagues buy a hat exactly like the one he wore every day?
New words and expressions:
puzzled (adj.) e.g. 迷惑不解
1.I„m very puzzled. 我觉得非常困惑。 2. He was quite puzzled (about) what to do. 他很困惑下一步做什么。 3. I was puzzled which way to take. 我不知道该走哪一条路。 a puzzled expression 困惑的表情
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On which day can people play practical jokes on each other at will ?
April Fool’s Day
I. What do you know about…? A survey
embarrassing (adj.) embarrass (v) embarrassment (n) embarrassed (adj.)
选用以上适当的词填空
1. Making speeches in public always embarrasses ____________me.
embarrassed in front of strangers. 2. She felt ______________ embarrassment that may 3. We apologize for any ________________ have caused.
New words
practical joke play a tick on
define … as … unsuspecting
victim inferior
embarrassed colleague co-worker
peg
humble
proceed
precisely