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he first in the petition. The teachers were astonished at his getting the first in the petition. The teachers were astonished to find that he got the first in the petition. 8. wornout : adj. 穿破的 Worn out vt. vi 使…耗盡 。 穿破 /舊, Cheap socks wear out quickly. I am worn out by the hard work. 9. failure . 失敗的人或事 His plans ended in failure. As a writer, he was a failure. 10. be loved by sb. for sth Deng Xiaoping is loved by the Chinese for his great contribution to China’s construction and social reform. 11. star in : 擔(dān)任主角 This is an old film starred in by Charlie Chaplin. 12. knock into He walked in such a hurry that he knocked into an old lady in the street. Step 3 Learning about language 1. Ss do part 1 of the discovering useful words and expressions. 2. Ss finish part 2, 3 and 4 Step 4. Practice 1. Ask the Ss to do Ex. 1and 2 on page 63. Period 56. Reading Step 1. Prereading The purpose of this reading is to introduce students to English jokes. Two kinds of jokes are shown here. The first shows now different meanings can make something amusing. This is called a “play on words”. The second kind of joke is s short funny story. Both jokes are very popular in Englishspeaking countries. Step 2. Reading Task 1: Ss read and give their own answer to the question. Answer key for Exercise 1:1. B 3. A Task 2: Ss read part 2 and give their own answers to the two questions. Step 3. Reading task (page 59) Task 3: Ss read the passage and answer the following questions. 1. What do children usually do on April Fool’s Day? 2. Why did people believe the programme Panorama? 3. Do you think the advice that the BBC gave people who asked how to grow noodle trees was serious? Give a reason. 4. What would you do to find out whether a story like this was true. Task 4: Ss read and analyse the way that the BBC played this trick. Suggested answer: 1. The panorama TV programme is serious and people believe it. 2. The progrmme itself was presented in a very serious way. 3. There were many details given in the story to make it believable. Task 5: Ss read and think if these things a