Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou-1stperiod(WelcometotheUnit)Teachingaims:(1).Makestudentsparticipateinadiscussionaboutwhicheventtheythinkisthefunniestandmostenjoyable.(2)Encouragestudentstotalkabouttheirfavouritecomediansandthereasonswhypeoplelikefunnythings.(3).Bytalkingaboutthepostersanddiscussing,students’spokenEnglishcanbepractised.Importantpoints&difficultpoints:(1).Studentsareexpectedtoexpresstheirownopinionsbytalkingaboutthepostersanddiscussing.(2).Encouragestudentstospeakfreely.Procedure:Step1:Lead-in(1)Lifeconsistsoflaughterandtears.Peoplearoundtheworldlovetolaugh.Whichdoyouthinkisbetterforyou,laughingeverydayoranappleperday?(2)ShowstudentssomepicturesofMr.Bean.Askthemhowtheyfeelwhentheyseehim.(Properanswers:silly,stupid,strange,funny…)(3)ShowstudentssomepicturesofChenPeisi,PanChangjiang,ZhaoBenshan,NiuQun,FengGong,DaShan.Askstudentswhotheyareandhowtheyfeelwhentheyseethem.(Comedians)Step2:BrainstormingWhatmakespeoplelaugh?(Properanswers:jokes,comedians,funnymovies,humorousstories,…)Step3:PicturetalkingChooseonepicture,andhaveafreetalk.(1).GrimReaperhasasenseofhumour.(2).Tokeepabalance…(3).Whereismycola?Step4:Observation(1)Dothefourposterssharesomethingincommon?Ifso,whatarethey?(2)Whichoftheeventsdoyouthinkwillbethefunniest?Why?(3)Whydopeoplelikefunnythings?Step5Furtherdiscussion:Howcanweputmorelaughterinourlives?readfunnystories,watchfunnymoviesand…surroundyourselfwithfunnypeopledevelopyourownsenseofhumor…Step6Reading(1)Humour:Whatwouldyousay?ABritishwouldsay:“It’salittledampoutside.”(2)Joke:A:Wheredoyouwash?B.Inthespring.A.Ididn’taskwhen.Iaskedyouwhere.(3)DoyoulikeBritishsenseofhumour?Wouldyouliketolearnmoreaboutit?用心爱心专心116号编辑(4)scanningandskimming(5)Game:Whoisthebestjoke-teller?Step7Homework(1)DorelevantexercisesinAssessmentBook.(2)ReadRonaldReaganonpage105inWorkbook.(3)Previewreading.用心爱心专心116号编辑