Module4Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourTeachingaims:Ⅰ.TopicDifferenttypesofhumour;atasteofEnglishhumourⅡ.Usefulwordsandexpressions:Nouns:slide,skin,content,particular,failure,difficulty,boil,snowstorm,bottom,mouthful,Switzerland,swing,pancake,whisper,senseVerbs:slide,content,astonish,entertain,overcome,boil,chew,direct,star,swing,Adjectives:cruel,content,particular,homeless,worn-out,fortunate,bottom,direct,outstanding,mountainous,vastAdverb:throughout,fortunately,directExpressions:becontentwith,bebadlyoff,bewornout,pickout,cutoff,starin,knockintoⅢ.Functionalitems:1.ExpressinganxietyWhat’swrong?What’sthematterwithyou?Isthereanythingwrong?2.ExpressingsurpriseReally?Ohdear!Isthatso?Goodheaven!3.ExpressingpleasureI’mglad/pleased/happyto…That’snice/wonderful/great.Ⅳ.GrammarThe–ingformasthepredicative,attributeandobjectcomplementTheirjobis“panningforgold”.ThatwastheproblemfacingCharlieChaplin.Hesatdownatthetablewithhisplateanddrinkingcup.Doyoufinditfunnytoseesomeoneslidingonabananaskin,bumpingintosomeoneelseroundacorner,orfallingdownaholeintheroad?TeachingproceduresPeriod1-2ReadingStep1.WarmingupandDiscussing:1.Howmanykindsofhumorcanyouthinkofinyourdailylife?Typesofhumor:EnglishhumorChinesehumorNonverbalpantomime(啞劇)MimeandfarcefunnyplaysVerbaljokescrosstalk(相聲)FunnystoriesfunnystoriesFunnypoemsdoggerel(打油詩)2.What’sthedifferencebetweenjokesandhumors?3.Canyounameoutsomeofthehumorousactorsyoulike?Backgroundknowledge:mime笑劇farce滑稽劇comedy喜劇tragedy悲劇opera歌劇TVplay電視劇humor幽默joke笑話circus馬戲團clown小丑sketch小品crosstalk相聲Step2.ReadingTask2:Ssreadandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThehistoryofEnglishhumor.B.ThefilmsChaplinmade.C.ThehumorChaplinmadeinhisfilm.D.TheGoldRushinCalifornia.2.Howmanypartscanthepassagebedividedinto?A.2B.3C.4D.53.Peopleenjoyseeingotherpeople’sbadluckbecause_______.A.theyenjoydoingsoB.itmakespeoplemoreworriedabouttheirlifeC.itmakespeoplemorecontentwiththeirlifeD.there’smuchfunindoingso4.ChaplinwasgivenaspecialOscarfor__________.A.thecharactersheplayedinhisfilmsB.thefilmshedirectedC.thejoyhegaveusinhisfilmsD.thecontributionshemadeinfilmsTask2:Ssreadandfillthefollowingchart:Character“thetramp”,apoorandhomelesspersonCostumeLargetrousers,worn-outshoesandsmallroundblackhatReasonforsuccessCharming,socialfailurewithadeterminationtoovercomedifficultiesandalwayskindStep4.After-readingTask3:Ssingroupsanddiscuss:1.WhatshouldwelearnfromCharlieChaplin?2.Doyouwanttobeahumorousperson?Andhowcanyoubehumorous?3.Whatshouldwedotogetsuccess?Period3-4.LanguagelearningStep1.RevisionSsretellthetextwiththeirownwords.Step2.Languagepoints1.find/think/feelit+adj./n+todosth.WefinditimportanttolearnEnglishwell.Ifeelitagreathonourtobeinvitedtotheparty.2.seesb.DoingSeesbdoSeesbdoneWesawhimstealingthebookfromthebookstorejustnow.HesawTomgooutoftheclassroomyesterdayafternoon.Hisneighboursawhimoftenbeatenbyhisfather.3.Skin:Thepurseismadeofcrocodileskin.beallskinsandbones瘦的皮包骨頭4.becrueltoDon’tbecrueltoanimals.Itiscruelofsb.todosth.It’scruelofAmericatobombIraq.5.feel/becontentwithsth,becontenttodosth.Peopleofthecityfeelcontentwiththeirlife.Maryiscontenttositinfrontofthetelevisionallnight.6.beworseoffbebetteroff7.astonishsb.withsth.totheastonishmentofsb.beastonishedatsth./todosthHesaidhecouldastonishuswithagoodresultinthefinalexam.Totheastonishmentoftheteachers,hegotthefirstinthecompetition.Theteacherswereastonishedathisgettingthefirstinthecompetition.Theteacherswereastonishedtofindthathegotthefirstinthecompetition.8.worn-out:adj.穿破的Wornoutvt.vi使…耗盡;穿破/舊，Cheapsockswearoutquickly.Iamwornoutbythehardwork.9.failureun.失敗cn.失敗的人或事Hisplansendedinfailure.Asawriter,hewasafailure.10.belovedbysb.forsthDengXiaopingislovedbytheChineseforhisgreatcontributiontoChina’sconstructionandsocialreform.11.starin:擔任主角ThisisanoldfilmstarredinbyCharlieChaplin.12.knockintoHewalkedinsuchahurrythatheknockedintoanoldladyinthestreet.Step3Learningaboutlanguage1.Ssdopart1ofthediscoveringusefulwordsandexpressions.2.Ssfinishpart2,3and4Step4.Practice1.AsktheSstodoEx.1and2onpage63.Period5-6.ReadingStep1.Pre-readingThepurposeofthisreadingistointroducestudentstoEnglishjokes.Twokindsofjokesareshownhere.Thefirstshowsnowdifferentmeaningscanmakesomethingamusing.Thisiscalleda“playonwords”.Thesecondkindofjokeissshortfunnystory.BothjokesareverypopularinEnglish-speakingcountries.Step2.ReadingTask1:Ssreadandgivetheirownanswertothequestion.AnswerkeyforExercise1:1.B3.ATask2:Ssreadpart2andgivetheirownanswerstothetwoquestions.Step3.Readingtask(page59)Task3:Ssreadthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatdochildrenusuallydoonAprilFool’sDay?2.WhydidpeoplebelievetheprogrammePanorama?3.DoyouthinktheadvicethattheBBCgavepeoplewhoaskedhowtogrownoodletreeswasserious?Giveareason.4.Whatwouldyoudotofindoutwhetherastorylikethiswastrue.Task4:SsreadandanalysethewaythattheBBCplayedthistrick.Suggestedanswer:1.ThepanoramaTVprogrammeisseriousandpeoplebelieveit.2.Theprogrmmeitselfwaspresentedinaveryseriousway.3.Thereweremanydetailsgiveninthestorytomakeitbelievable.Task5:Ssreadandthinkifthesethingsaretrue:1.thatpigeonsfollowroadsandroadsignswhentheyfindtheirwayhome.2.thattheearliestfootballhasbeenfoundinagravedatedto1000yearsago.3.thatearliesthumanpaintingsoncavewallsareallmodernfakes.4.thatadvancedcomputerscan“talk”toeachotherwithouttheaidofhumans.Period7-8.ListeningandspeakingStep1.WarmupAskoneoftheSstotelltheclassajoke.Step2.Pre-listeningThisisastorythatEnglishspeakingpeoplefindfunny.Itisthekindofstorythatmighthappentoanybodywhohasafarmandchickens.AtfirstletSsreadthequestionstomakesurethattheyknowwhattheyshoulddointhislistening.Step3ListeningTask1:SslistentothetapetwiceandfinishEx1and2onpage23.Step4.SpeakingTask2:Ssinpairsthinkofafunnystory.ItcanbeanEnglishstoryoraChinesestory.Followthefollowingprocedure:PrepareajokeandtellyourpartnerinEnglish.Whiletellingyourstory,usetheexpressiononyourfaceandsomeactingtohelpmakethestoryasfunnyasyoucan.Aftertellingyourstorytoyourpartner,lethim/hergiveyousomeadvice.Thenletyourpartnertellhis/herstory.Finallytellyourstorytotheclass.Step5.Listening(onpage55)Thisisafunnystoryforthestudentstoenjoy.Ssshouldlistencarefullyandfirsttrytounderstandthemeaning.Task3:SslistentothetapetwiceandfinishWbEx1and2onpage55.Task4:TalkingHumourmakepeoplelaugh,feelhappyandrelaxed.Sometimesonepersonmayfindsomethingfunnywhileanotherpersondoesn’tfinditamusingatall.Soinpairsdiscusswithyourpartnerwhatmakesyoulaugh.Trytousethefollowingexpressions:Ienjoythisverymuchbecause….Itsurprisesmethat…Ilaughatthatkindofthingbecause…Thisisfunbecause…I’mpleasedwewerebothamusedat…Itisveryamusingthat…Howwonderful/surprising!Period9.Grammar:Step1.WarmupReviewwhattheSshavelearnedabout–ingasthesubjectandObjectStep2.The–ingformaspredicative,attributeandobjectcomplementPredicative1.Seeingisbelieving.2.Themusicisexciting.Attribute1.Thereisaswimmingpoolinourschool.2.Chinaisadevelopingcountry..3.Thepersontranslatingthesongscanspeaksevenlanguages.4.Theboystandingthereisaclassmateofmine.Objectcomplement1.Weheardhersinginginherroom.2.Youcanseethemperformingeverynightthisweekatthenewtheatre.3.Wewatchthechildrendivingintothewaterfromthedivingboard.Step3.Practice1.SsfinishEx2,3and4onpage21.2.SsdoWbEx1and2onpage56.astonishdepressplaydorideamusebarkwelcome3.Choosethesuitablewordsfromtheboxbelowandfillintheblanksinthecorrectform:1).Ican’timagineBill________amotorbike.2).Didyouhearthedogdownstairs_______formostofthenight?3).Frankisverygoodattellingfunnyjokes.Hecanbevery________.4).Youcan’tstopme_________whatIwant.5).Hegavemea________hugwhenhemetmeattheairport.6).Jimhasreallylearntveryfast.Shehasmade________progress.7).It’sbee