北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册Unit4 Humour Lesson1 What's So Funny_课件(33张ppt)

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Unit 4 Humour
Lesson 1 What’s So Funny
Words and Phrases
1．______________ n. 门口，出入口
2．______________ n. 古董；adj. 古时制造的
3．______________ adv. 装作若无其事地；无辜地
4．______________ n. 胃口，食欲
5．______________ adj. 忠诚的
6．______________ n. 天文学
7．______________ adv. 可能地，潜在地
8．______________ adj. 科学（上）的
doorway
antique
innocently
appetite
faithful
astronomy
potentially
scientific
Words and Phrases
9． ______________ n. 测量，计量，衡量
10．______________ n. 大气（层）；气氛，氛围，环境
11．______________ vt. 预测，预报
12．______________ adj. 中年的
13．______________ n. 诊所；外科手术
14．______________ vi. 流血，出血
15．______________ vi. & n. 打喷嚏
16．______________ vi. 尖声大叫；n. 尖叫声
measurement
atmosphere
forecast
middle-aged
surgery
bleed
sneeze
scream
Words and Phrases
17. ______________ n. 就诊；咨询
18．______________ n. 危难时刻；危机
19．______________ vt. 检查
20．______________ vt. 宣布，宣告
21．______________ adv. 随后，后来
22．______________ n. 马戏团
23．______________ vt. 应得，应受到
consultation
crisis
examine
announce
afterwards
circus
deserve
Background Knowledge
play on words (pun)
humorous use of a word with more than one meaning or that sounds like another word
sarcasm
remarks that mean the opposite of what they say. They are made to criticise someone or something in a way that is amusing to others but annoying to the person criticised.
Do you like reading humorous or funny stories Why
Activate and Share
Example I like reading humorous stories because I like the play on words.
Work in groups of three.
Each student reads one of the stories and answers the following questions. Then share what you have read with your group members.
Read and Explore
1. Which characters are in the story
2. Where are they
3. What happened to/between them
4. Why is it funny
Story A
A famous art collector was walking through the city when he noticed a dirty cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store. He did a double take.
He noticed that the saucer was an antique and very valuable, so he walked casually into the store and innocently offered to buy the cat for 20 dollars.
The store owner replied, “I’m sorry, but the cat isn’t for sale.”
The collector said, “Please, I need a hungry cat with a good appetite around the house to catch mice. I’ll pay you 200 dollars for that cat.”
The owner said “sold” and handed over the cat.
The collector continued, “Hey, for the 200 dollars I wonder if you could throw in that old saucer. The cat’s used to it and it’ll save me from having to get a dish.”
And the owner said, “Sorry my friend, but that’s my lucky saucer. So far this week I’ve sold 68 cats.”
Read Story A and answer the following questions.
Answer the following questions.
1. Which characters are in the story
A famous art collector, a store owner and a cat.
2. Where are they
They are in a store in the city.
3. What happened to/between them
The art collector wanted to buy the saucer but instead
bought a cat.
4. Why is it funny
The store owner knew everyone wanted to buy the saucer the cat used,
and he made money by selling the cat.
Story B
Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson went on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retired for the night, and went to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes woke up and asked his faithful friend, “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”
“I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes,” replied Watson.
“And what do you deduce from that ”
Watson thought for a minute.
“Well, according to the studies on astronomy, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. According to the positions of the stars, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. According to the scientific measurement of time, I deduce that the time is probably a quarter past three. According to the current atmosphere, I forecast that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you, Holmes ”
Holmes was silent for a moment.
“Watson,” he said, “someone has stolen our tent!”
Read Story B and answer the following questions.
Answer the following questions.
1. Which characters are in the story
Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson.
2. Where are they
They are outdoors.
3. What happened to/between them
They were on a camping trip. They were talking about the stars
that they could see.
4. Why is it funny
Watson spoke about astronomy, the position of stars, the scientific
measurement of time and the atmosphere but didn’t realise they
could see the stars because their tent had been stolen.
Story C
A middle-aged man was feeling very down. Everything had been going wrong for him. He had had problems at work and his wife had left him for another man. So, after he had been feeling depressed for over a month, he decided to go to the doctor. He had to wait for what seemed like ages in the doctor’s surgery. The bleeding man next to him was looking at his watch nervously; a woman was coughing and sneezing badly; and a baby was screaming. Finally, after he had been waiting for about half an hour, he was called in for his consultation. The doctor was writing a note at her desk when he came in. “Sorry, I’m just finishing something. I’m afraid we’ve been very busy this morning.” She then turned to the man. “So, what’s the problem ” she asked.
Read Story C and answer the following questions.
“Well, I’ve been having a bit of a crisis, you know, lots of problems,” replied the man. “And I’ve been doing a lot of work.”
“Mmm, you’re looking very pale.” The doctor started to examine him. “Well, everything is working OK,” she announced afterwards. “You have slightly high blood pressure and you’re breathing quite heavily, but otherwise everything’s fine.”
“So what can I do ” asked the man. “I’m going on a trip soon. I will be working in the United States for three months. This time next week, I’ll be arriving in New York.”
The doctor thought for a while. “I think what you need is a good laugh. That would do you a lot of good. A circus is performing in town. Why don’t you go to see it I hear there’s an amazing clown who’ll really make you laugh. His name’s Grock.”
“I am Grock,” replied the man sadly.
Answer the following questions.
1. Which characters are in the story
A doctor and a clown.
2. Where are they
They are in the doctor’s room.
3. What happened to/between them
The clown was feeling unhappy.
4. Why is it funny
The clown who makes everyone laugh can’t cheer himself up.
Read the three plete the notes. Then share and check your notes with your group members.
Read and Explore
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
The art collector
The store owner
He bought a cat.
He wanted to buy the saucer.
He bought a cat that he didn’t want.
He made money by selling the cat.
He knew everyone wanted to buy the saucer.
He made money.
Story A
Read the three plete the notes. Then share and check your notes with your group members.
Read and Explore
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
He woke up and asked Watson what he saw.
He wanted to confirm that their tent was stolen.
He realised their tent was stolen.
He spoke about astronomy and the stars he saw.
He focused on the stars.
He didn’t realise.
Story B
Read the three plete the notes. Then share and check your notes with your group members.
Read and Explore
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
The middle-aged man
The doctor
He told the doctor that he was feeling down.
He wanted to see how he could feel better.
The clown who makes everyone laugh can’t cheer himself up.
She asked the clown questions.
She wanted to figure out what was wrong.
She suggested that he goes to see the clown who cheered everyone up.
Story C
Complete the funny part of the three stories.
Read and Explore
Story A
The funny part
The store owner refused to give away the saucer with the cat because ___________________________________________________________.
he has sold 68 cats because of the saucer
Story B
The funny part
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson saw millions of stars at night because ___________________________________________________________.
their tent was stolen.
Story C
The funny part
An amazing clown couldn’t ___________________________________.
cheer himself up
Read and complete the following information.
Read and Explore
An art collector noticed a cat lapping milk from a 1.___________ in the 2.__________ of a store. He realised that it was an 3.__________ and very valuable. He decided to buy the cat and offered to pay 200 dollars in the end. Then he asked the store owner to 4.__________ the saucer, but the owner refused to give it away for he had sold 68 cats because of this lucky saucer.
saucer
doorway
antique
throw in
Read and complete the following information.
Read and Explore
Sherlock Holmes asked his 5.___________ friend Dr. Watson what he saw from the sky.“6._____________________ of stars,” said Dr. Watson. Based on his knowledge on 7.___________, he believed there are millions of galaxies and 8.___________ of planets. He deduced that it was probably a quarter past three based on the 9._____________________ of time. From the 10._____________________ he forecasted that it would be a beautiful day the next day. Watson didn’t realise that someone had stolen their tent!
faithful
astronomy
Millions and millions
billions
scientific measurement
current atmosphere
Read and complete the following information.
Read and Explore
A middle-aged man who was 11.___________ went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found 12.__________________________ OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was 13._____________ and suggested 14.______________________. Actually he was 15._____________________.
depressed
a good laugh
everything was (working)
a circus performance
the amazing clown
Focus on Language: Continuous Tenses
Continuous tenses (进行时态)
Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous Future continuous
现在完成进行时 过去完成进行时 将来进行时
① Present perfect continuous tense (现在完成进行时)
We use the present perfect continuous tenses for actions that started in the past and continue in the present, or actions that started in the past and have just finished but we are interested in the result.
现在完成进行时表示动作从过去某一时间开始，一直持续到现在，或者始于过去，现在刚刚终止，但注重的是结果。
① Present perfect continuous tense (现在完成进行时)
We form the present perfect continuous tense with have/has been + main verb-ing.
Example sentences The results
I have been waiting for him for the past hour. He still hasn’t arrived.
They have been working on their project for the past three weeks. They haven’t finished it yet.
Chongan has been fighting with his older brother all week. He is still fighting with him.
Ai has been studying all day. She is still studying now.
She has been running in a lot of races recently. She hasn’t stopped this.
I have been looking for my smartphone all day. I haven’t found it yet.
She’s been finding the work challenging lately. She still finds it challenging.
I have been writing the book all year and am hoping to finish it soon. I am still writing the book.
Have you been looking for your book all day Are you still looking for it
② Past perfect continuous tense (过去完成进行时)
We use the past perfect continuous tense to describe an ongoing action that started in the past and continued for some time in the past.
过去完成进行时表示过去某时开始并持续到过去某时的动作。
We form the past perfect continuous tenses with had been +main verb-ing.
Example sentences
I had been walking around all morning before l found her.
We had been trying to find the right road for nearly an hour before we finally spotted it.
They had been watching the series for three months.
She had been asking for help but no one took any notice.
Everything was damp as it had been raining all day.
We had been waiting for him for over an hour when he finally arrived.
③ Future continuous tense (将来进行时)
We use the future continuous tense to talk about an action that will be in progress (an ongoing or continued action) at some time in the future.
将来进行时表示将来某时持续进行的动作。
We form the future continuous tense with will be + main verb-ing.
Example sentences
Don’t come at eleven because I will be babysitting my niece.
By this time next month, we will be lying on the beach sunbathing.
Will you be using your textbook tomorrow
We won’t be staying late as I have an early meeting tomorrow morning.
Your uncle will be visiting us for the holidays.
We will be learning about Galileo Galilei next year.
Focus on Language: Continuous Tenses
Pair Work Read the following sentences from Story C. Discuss which continuous tense is used in each sentence.
Everything had been going wrong for him.
Well, I’ve been having a bit of a crisis.
This time next week, I’ll be arriving in New York.
Present perfect continuous tense
Past perfect continuous tense
Future continuous tense
Fill in the columns with more examples of the different continuous tenses from the three stories.
Focus on Language: Continuous Tenses
Future Continuous (will be+verb-ing)
Present Perfect Continuous (have/has been+verb-ing)
Past Perfect Continuous (had been+verb-ing)
I will be working in the United States for three months.
And I’ve been doing a lot of work.
He had been feeling depressed for over a month.
He had been waiting for about an hour.
Complete the sentences using present perfect continuous,past perfect continuous or future continuous where appropriate.
Focus on Language: Continuous Tenses
1 The eager fans ________________(wait) for six hours before they finally got the tickets for
the football match.
2 I ___________________(look for) that for weeks — where did you find it
3 Mrs Wang ___________________________(stay with her friends) when she goes to Hainan.
4 As he ________________________(repair his car) all afternoon, he was messy.
5 This book is taking me so long that I _________________(still read) it by this time next year!
6 She ________________________(study English) since she left school.
had been waiting
had been looking for
will be staying with her friends
had been repairing his car
will be still reading
has been studying English
Pair Work Read the jokes below and talk about the
funny part of each joke.
Express Yourself
Girl: Why was the cat sitting on the computer
Boy: He was keeping an eye on the mouse.
OR
The funny part is the play on the meaning of “mouse”; a computer mouse and a mouse.
Pair Work Read the jokes below and talk about the
funny part of each joke.
Express Yourself
Teacher of politics: Who is the speaker of the House
Student: Mother.
OR
The funny part is the play on the meaning of “the House”.
In politics it often refers to the political institute and is capitalised.
The student understood it to be the household. The mother is often thought of the speaker as she decides on household matters.
Pair Work Read the jokes below and talk about the
funny part of each joke.
Express Yourself
Student: Professor, I did the best I could on this test. I really don’t think
I deserve a zero.
Professor: Neither do I. But that’s the lowest grade I’m allowed to give.
Low
The funny part is that the student is complaining about the low mark and professor responds as it is actually higher than what he deserves. The professor uses sarcasm here.
High
OR
Pair Work Read the jokes below and talk about the
funny part of each joke.
Express Yourself
Teacher: What is the chemical formula for water
Student: HIJKLMNO!
Teacher: What are you talking about
Student: Yesterday you said it’s H to O!
To
The funny part is the play on “to”, which sounds the same; a number two or going from one point to another. It implies that the student doesn’t know what a formula is.
2
(two)
OR
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