Unit 20Love you more than anything else.When there is only one man in the world.“ 特困生”Laurel and HardyMr.BeanDustin HoffmanMa JiWhat makes them funny?Acts the role of a woman,you can’t tell the differenceHumorous crosstalk shows always make his audience roar with laughterThey are each other’s oppositesMake funny faces, he acts silly and seems quite stupidReadingHow many kinds of laughing matter are mentioned in the text ? What are they ?Questions :Laughing matterForms of Forms of humorhumorcomediesclownscrosstalk showscomediansRead Para1. and answer the following questions:1.What are comedies?2.What techniques do the writers of comedies often use to make people laugh?3.Why are some of Shakespeare’s comedies not so funny for us?Because we don’t understand the language and word play that Shakespeare used.Cross dressing men & womenStereotypes of nationalities or people Word playSpeak with an accenttechniquesDon’t use__________________Use________,_________and ____________________alone or as a pairany wordsclothesthe way they walk Function: ________________________Help forget problems for a whilePara 2Act: ________________make-upTechniques:Can you describe a clown in your own words? What does a clown look like?a funny personRead Para3.carefully and find out:1.What’s the difference between a comedian and a clown?2.Do comedians have something in common with the players in a comedy?Unlike clowns,comedians’ clothes are usually not very strange.They don’t use the make-up that the clows use.Their way of playing with words.Para 3comedianstechniquesBody language and their faceAct out a situation – a sketch Play with words1.2.3.Function:Make people laughMake people think about lifePara 4&5crosstalk showtypical for Chinese peopl...
