876543Unit3ATasteofEnglishHumor

Yourfamilyisworseoff/poorerandunhappier.Youdon’tfeelcontentwithyourlife.(youareboredwithyourlife.)Youbecamehomeless.(nohome)

Youfeelunfortunate/unluckyandthinkyouareafailure.Youfeeldepressed/

down.Whatshouldyoudotocheeryouup/makeyouhappy?ReadingjokesorfunnystoriesWatchingcomedyWatchingTVseriesWatchingtalkshowsDefinationofhumour/humor:

thequalityinsomethingthatmakesitfunnyoramusing/somethingthatmakesyoulaugh.Howmanykindsofhumourdoyouknow?Abicyclecan’tstandonitsownbecauseitistwo-tyred(tootired).punWhatletterisabodyofwater?Answer:C(sea)riddleTherewasayoungladyonefallWhoworeanewspaperdresstoaball.ThedresscaughtfireAndburnedherentireFrontpage,sportingsectionandall.

limerickClownshow小丑表演mime啞劇Comedy喜劇Sketch小品Crosstalk相聲Englishjokes________TwoPiecesofCakeTom:Mom,canIhavetwopiecesofcake,please?Mom:Certainly--takethispieceandcutittwo!BirthdayProfessor:Whenisyourbirthday?Kid:May30.Professor:Whichyear?Kid:Everyyear.黃西〔JoeWong，1970年－〕，美籍華人。萊斯大學生化博士。后因其用獨特的中式英語主持脫口秀在美國一夜爆紅?；氐街袊娨暯缰鞒止澞亢髤s反響平平。AMasterofNonverbalHumourUnit1AStudentofAfricanWildlifeUnit2APioneerofAllPeopleUnit3AMasterofNonverbalHumourpersonLifestoryachievementWhattolearnpredictingReadingskill:1.predicting猜測2.skimmingforgist快速閱讀推測文章大意

Lookatthetitleandfirstparagraph,thenpredictitscontent.Skimthepassageandseeifyouwereright.MasterofHumourOptimism樂觀smileAtribute(頌歌)toCharlieChaplinHomework

Presentation:1.Autobiography(自傳)ofCharlieChaplin.2.Imitation(模仿)ofCharlieChapl