Unit20HumourⅠ.TeachingGoals:1.Talkabouthumourandcomedians.2.Practisesayingtonguetwisters.3.Expressintentionsandplans.4.Usethe-ingform(1)astheAttributeandObjectComplement.5.WriteafunnystoryorjokeinEnglish.Ⅱ.TeachingTime:FourperiodsⅢ.BackgroundInformation:Onewordorphrasemayhavetwoormoremeanings;wordsorphraseswhichhavedifferentmeaningsmayhavethesameorsimilarsounds.Wordsorphraseslikethesemaysometimescauseconfusionorambiguity,buttheyalsomakeitpossibletojokeorplayonwordsforahumorouseffect.ForsomereasonEnglishhasoneofthelargestcollectionsofjokesbasedonplaysonwords.Thesejokesareoftenintheformofadialogueinwhichonepersonusesawordinonesense,whichtheotherpersonunderstandsitordeliberatelyinterpretesitinadifferentsense.Herearesomeexamplesofthehumorousdialogues.1.Policeman:Youcan’tparkhero.Driver:Whynot?Policeman:Readthatsign.Driver:Idid.Itsays,“Fineforparking”,soIparked.2.A:Wheredoyouwash?B:Inthespring.A:Ididn’taskwhen,Iaskedyouwhere.3.Diana:Howlongwillthenextbusbe?Charles:Oh,almost45feet.4.Dick:Myaunthas88keys.Tracy:Shemusthavealotofdoors.Dick:Shedoesn’t.Sheplaysthepiano.5.Customer:Isthereanysouponthemenu?Waiter:Therewas,butIwipeditoff.6.Dick:Whereareweeattonight?Nick:Let’seatupthestreet.Dick:Let’snot.Idon’tlikeconcrete.7.Professor:Nametwopronouns.Student:Who,me?8.Teacher:Jimmy,whatarethethreewordsthatstudentsusemostoftenatschool?Jimmy:Idon’tknow….Teacher:Correct.Playsonwordscanalsobeintheformofariddle.Andsomeriddlesareplaysoncompoundwords.Acompoundwordconsistsoftwoormorepants,andthe用心爱心专心pantsdonothavethesamemeaningastheyhavewhentheyareusedseparately,thoughtheymaykeeptheiroriginalsound.Herearesomeexamples:(1)IworkonlywhenI’mfired.WhatamI?(Arocket.)(2)Ihaveteeth,butnomouth.WhatamI?(Acomb.)(3)Ihaveamouth,butnoteeth,whatamI?(Ariver.)(4)Whydoesariversleepalot?(Becauseitisalwaysinabed.)(5)Whydoesariverhavealotofmoney?(Becauseithastwobanks.)(6)IfyouthrowawhitestoneintoRedSea,whatwillitbecome?(Wet.)(7)Whatcanyouseewithyoureyesshut?(Adream.)(8)Whichrunsfaster,heatorcold?Why?(Heat.Becauseyoucancatchcold.)(9)Ihavecitiesbutnohouses;forestsbutnotrees;riverswithoutwater.WhatamI?(Amap.)(10)Whatletterarepeoplethemostafraidof?(E.Becauseit’stheendof“life”.)(11)Whatkindofdriverneverneedsalicense?(Ascrewdriver.)(12)Whatkindofanailshouldyounothitwithahammer?(Yourfingernail.)Somejokesarebasedonwordswhichhavethesamesoundbutdifferentmeaningsandspellings.Jokesofthiskindisbetterheard,notseen.Whentheyarewrittenorprinted,thehumorislargelylost.Forexample:Sevendayswithoutwatermakesoneweak(week).Wemustallhangtogetherorweshallallhangseparately.TheFirstPeriodTeachingAims:1.Practisesayingtonguetwisters.2.Dosomelistening.3.Talkaboutintentionsandplans.4.Learnandmasterthenewwordsandexpressionsofthispart.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Improvethestudents'listeningabilitybylistening.2.Improvethestudents'speakingabilitybymakingupdialogues.3.Letthestudentsmasterhowtoimpresstheirintentionsandplans.TeachingDifficultPoints:1.Makedialoguestoexpresstheirideas.2.Saytonguetwistersfluently.TeachingMethods:1.Listeningandspeakingmethodstoimprovethestudents'listeningandspeakingability.2.Pairworkorgroupworktomakeeverystudentactiveinclassactivities.TeachingAids:1.ataperecorder2.aprojectorandsomeslides3.acomputerformultimediauseTeachingProcedures:StepⅠ.GreetingsandRevision用心爱心专心T:Goodmorning,everyone.Ss:Goodmor...