pre-readingLookatthepicturesandtelluswhatmakethemfunny
LaurelandHardyTheyareeachother’sopposites:oneisfat,theotheris_____;oneis______andtheotherissilly
thincleverMr
Beanisfunnybecausehemakes______faces,heacts____,heseemstobequite______,andthethingshedoesare________
funnysillystupidstrangeA
sillyB
differentlyA
funnyB
terribleA
cleverB
stupidA
commonB
strangeDustinHoffmanCross-dressingMaJicrosstalkMaJiisawell-knownartistofcrosstalkshowsinChina
Hiscrosstalkshowsalwaysmakehisaudienceshoutwithlaughter
•Doyouknowsomeothercomedianswhoarefunnyinthesameway
SomeotherfamouscomediansinChinaReadingLaughingMatterWhyaresomeofShakespeare’scomediesnotsofunnyforus
SkimmingWhatarethetwotypesofpeoplewhosejobcanmakepeoplelaugh
ScanningHowlonghascrosstalkexistedinChina
Givethreeexamplesoftechniquesthatmakepeopl