Unit20HumourⅠ
TeachingGoals:1
Talkabouthumourandcomedians
Practisesayingtonguetwisters
Expressintentionsandplans
Usethe-ingform(1)astheAttributeandObjectComplement
WriteafunnystoryorjokeinEnglish
TeachingTime:FourperiodsⅢ
BackgroundInformation:Onewordorphrasemayhavetwoormoremeanings;wordsorphraseswhichhavedifferentmeaningsmayhavethesameorsimilarsounds
Wordsorphraseslikethesemaysometimescauseconfusionorambiguity,buttheyalsomakeitpossibletojokeorplayonwordsforahumorouseffect
ForsomereasonEnglishhasoneofthelargestcollectionsofjokesbasedonplaysonwords
Thesejokesareoftenintheformofadialogueinwhichonepersonusesawordinonesense,whichtheotherpersonunderstandsitordeliberatelyinterpretesitinadifferentsense
Herearesomeexamplesofthehumorousdialogues
Policeman:Youcan’tparkhero
Driver:Whynot