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新北师大选择性必修Book 2
Unit 4 HUMOUR
Topic Talk
Have you ever seen these films What kind of film are they
Romance
Horror
Fiction
Drama
Documentary
Action
Comedy
Adventure
Yeah, they are all comedies.
What is a comedy
It’s a literature genre that is humorous and usually has a happy ending.
Humour
a situation that starts laughter and provides amusement
Pair Work.
1
Do you think it’s important that we laugh from time to time Why
2.What makes you laugh Why does it make you laugh
I think it is important that we laugh from time to time because it
I find puns and sarcasm funny. I enjoy the play on words and their meanings.
makes us relax.
makes people feel good.
boosts relationships.
helps reduce embarrassment.
helps us live longer.
2
Read the Text Builder carefully to see if there is any word or expression you don’t understand.
trick
imitate
interact
give
enhance
teamwork
well with children
a sense of well-being
facial expressions
someone into doing funny acts
Before listening
Text Builder
Humour
Funny Tings
funny stories, comedies, cross talks, clever jokes
when someone is tricked
when someone pretends to be someone else
Now listen to the dialogue and complete the Text Builder by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
I love/like _________________
_________________.
My favourite kind of comedy is _________________
_________________.
funny stories,
when someone pretends to be someone else
cross talks and comedies
Why do these things make us laugh
I think it is because of __________________
__________________.
Reasons
the humorous plots, the funny acts, the clever conservations, the play on words
the accents they are able to imitate
the way they imitate facial expressions and the manner
the way they interact with one another
the humorous plots and the funny acts
Research shows that laughing has significant benefits; it ____________________, ____________________ and ________________.
Laughing also ____________________
____________________.
So, it _______________
____________________.
Benefits & Effects
adds joy to life
relieves stress and anxiety
relaxes the whole body
gives one a sense of well-being
encourages the brain to produce natural fell-good chemicals
helps to make relationships stronger
enhances teamwork
relieves stress and anxiety
relaxes the whole body
gives one a sense of well-being
encourages the brain to produce natural fell-good chemicals
helps to make relationships stronger and enhance teamwork
3
Use the Text Builder to talk about humour and laughter,
e.g. funny things you would like to watch and why they make you laugh.
What’s humour/laughter (your opinion)
Why is humour/laughter important for us
Share things that make you laugh or that you find funny.
Listen to the plete the diagram.
4
nose
a wild swing
held him up
collapsed
embarrassed
to open up
gathered himself
got up
Listen to the dialogue again and note down David’s feeling.
nose
a wild swing
held him up
collapsed
embarrassed
to open up
gathered himself
got up
terrifying
nervous
dizzy
unbalanced
shocked
bad
embarrassed
Listen to the rest part of the dialogue and predict what Mr. Zhao would say. Why
terrifying
nervous
nose
held him up
embarrassed
to open up
a wild swing
dizzy
unbalanced
collapsed
shocked
gathered himself
got up
bad
embarrassed
Son, you’ve got real potential. That was an excellent hit.
5
Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about what you find funny and why we need humour.
A situation that starts laughter and provides amusement
Humour
Laughter
The sound of people laughing, for example because they are amused or happy.
Funny
Someone or something is amusing and likely to make you smile or laugh.
Before writing
“Quote...Unquote”
Laughter is the best medicine.
— A Chinese proverb
Explanation：Laughter strengtens your immune system, boosts mood, reduces pain, and protects you from the negative effects of stress.
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
— Charlie Chaplin
Explanation：Why do we need to laugh every day Charlie Chaplin found that without laughter his day was dismal and sad. It felt like he had lost a day if he didn’t laugh.
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.
— Peter Ustinov
Explanation：Something is funny because it captures a simple truth or a serious part of life. It is something that we have always known and yet are hearing it out loud for the first time.
I don’t sit down to write a funny story. Every single thing I sit down to write is meant to be sad.
— Lorrie Moore
Explanation：It takes determination to sit and write something. Writer’s block happens when you struggle to write and cannot think of any good ideas to write about. However, it takes a lot more effort to write something that people find funny. Lorrie Moore chose to write serious aspects of life in a funny way.
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), an English film actor, director, producer, playwright and composer who received an Honorary Academy Award in 1972.
Peter Ustinov (1921-2004), a Russian-English actor, writer, dramatist, filmmaker and opera director.
Lorrie Moore (born in 1957), an American fiction writer known mainly for her humorous short stories.
Thank you！
