Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumorTeachingaims:TopicDifferenttypesofhumour;atasteofEnglishhumourUsefulwordsandexpressions: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,whisperAdjectives:cruel,content,particular,homeless,worn-out,fortunate,bottom,direct,outstanding,mountainous,vastAdverb:throughout,fortunately,directExpressions:becontentwith,bebadlyoff,bewornout,pickout,cutoff,starin,knockintoFunctionalitems:1.ExpressinganxietyWhat’swrong?What’sthematterwithyou?Isthereanythingwrong?2.ExpressingsurpriseReally?Ohdear!Isthatso?Goodheaven!3.ExpressingpleasureI’mglad/pleased/happyto…That’snice/wonderful/great.GrammarThe–ingformasthepredicative,attributeandobjectcomplementTheirjobis“panningforgold”.ThatwastheproblemfacingCharlieChaplin.Hesatdownatthetablewithhisplateanddrinkingcup.Doyoufinditfunnytoseesomeoneslidingonabananaskin,bumpingintosomeoneelseroundacorner,orfallingdownaholeintheroad?用心爱心专心TeachingproceduresPeriod1ReadingStep1.WarmingupDiscuss:Howmanykindsofhumorcanyouthinkofinyourdailylife?Typesofhumor:EnglishhumorChinesehumorNonverbalpantomime(哑剧)MimeandfarcefunnyplaysVerbaljokescrosstalk(相声)FunnystoriesfunnystoriesFunnypoemsdoggerel(打油诗)What’sthedifferencebetweenjokesandhumors?Canyounameoutsomeofthehumorousactorsyoulike?Backgroundknowledge:mime笑剧farce滑稽剧comedy喜剧tragedy悲剧opera歌剧TVplay电视剧humor幽默joke笑话circus马戏团clown小丑sketch小品crosstalk相声Step2.ReadingTask2:Ssreadandanswerthefollowingquestions:What’sthepassagemainlyabout?ThehistoryofEnglishhumor.ThefilmsChaplinmade.ThehumorChaplinmadeinhisfilm.TheGoldRushinCalifornia.Howmanypartscanthepassagebedividedinto?A.2B.3C.4D.53.Peopleenjoyseeingotherpeople’sbadluckbecause_______.A.theyenjoydoingsoB.itmakespeoplemoreworriedabouttheirlifeC.itmakespeoplemorecontentwiththeirlifeD.there’smuchfunindoingso4.ChaplinwasgivenaspecialOscarfor__________.A.thecharactersheplayedinhisfilmsB.thefilmshedirected用心爱心专心C.thejoyhegaveusinhisfilmsD.thecontributionshemadeinfilmsTask2:Ssreadandfillthefollowingchart:NotesonCharlieChaplin’scareerBorn1889Died1977JobActorTypeofactingMimeandfarceCharacter“thetramp”,apoorandhomelesspersonCostumeLargetrousers,worn-outshoesandsmallroundblackhatReasonforsuccessCharming,socialfailurewithadeterminationtoovercomedifficultiesandalwayskindStep4.After-readingTask3:Ssingroupsanddiscuss:WhatshouldwelearnfromCharlieChaplin?Doyouwanttobeahumorousperson?Andhowcanyoubehumorous?Whatshouldwedotogetsuccess?Period2.LanguagelearningStep1.RevisionSsretellthetextwiththeirownwords.Step2.Languagepointsfind/think/feelit+adj./n+todosth.WefinditimportanttolearnEnglishwell.Ifeelitagreathonourtobeinvitedtotheparty.2.seesb.doingSeesbdoSeesbdoneWesawhimstealingthebookfromthebookstorejustnow.用心爱心专心HesawTomgooutoftheclassroomyesterdayafternoon.Hisneighboursawhimoftenbeatenbyhisfather.3.skinThepurseismadeofcrocodileskin.beallskinsandbones瘦的皮包骨头4.becrueltoDon’tbecrueltoanimals.Itiscruelofsb.todosth.It’scruelofAmericatobombIraq.5.feel/becontentwithsth,becontenttodosth.Peopleofthecityfeelcontentwiththeirlife.Maryiscontenttositinfrontofthetelevisionallnight.6.beworseoffbebetteroff7.astonishsb.withsth.totheastonishmentofsb.beastonis...
