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?Givethreeexamplesoftechniquesthatmakepeoplelaugh.1.Cross-dressing2.Stereotypes3.WordplayThetraditionalcrosstalkhasexistedinChinaformorethan2,000years.TrueorFalse1.Thewriterofcomediesoftenusethesametechniquestomaketheiraudienceslaugh.()2.Shakespeare’splaysaredifficulttounder-stand.()3.Clownsusewordstomakepeoplelaugh.()4.Comediansdon’tusethemake-upthatclownsuse.()5.Chinesecrosstalkshowiseasytounderstandforforeigners.()FTFTFGetthemainideaofeachparagraph.Somecomediescross-dressing,stereotypes,SomeclownsSomecomedianssketch,therichnessofthelanguageCrosstalkshowsjokes,conversation,tonguetwisterLaughingisbetterthanmedicine.----JewishsayingGroupWorkAskAnswerDiscussionThetraditionalcrosstalkshowshavealonghistoryinChina.Butsomecrosstalkcomediansturntootherfields,suchasTVplays,TVhost,orevengivingup.Isn’tcrosstalkimportant?A:Weneedcrosstalk.B:Wedon’tneedcrosstalk.Workingroupsandhaveadiscussiontoexchangeyouropinions.SurftheInternetandcompareWesternandChinesecomedyshows.Whatdotheyhaveincommon?Howaretheydifferent?Writeacomposition.
