Unit 4 Humour
Lesson 2 Why do we need humour 教学设计(2)
(Teaching objectives & Core Competencies and Values for students)
获取演讲的关键信息,幽默的益处
了解运用疑问句吸引听众注意力的演讲策略
借助思维导图和演讲者的问题介绍幽默的作用
发表对演讲者观点的看法,并归纳幽默的其它益处
(Teaching procedures)
Step 1 Retell the function of humour with the help of the mind map and key words
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Step 2
Read a short summary of Mike’s story and try to guess the meaning of the underlined new words.
Mike got himself in a very awkward situation when he attended a party. He was so embarrassed that his face blushed. However, he managed to find a very clever way to handle it and saved his face eventually.
Step 3
Activity 1
Listen to the dialogue and complete the part about Mike’s embarrassing situation and his way to handle it. Take notes about the key information.
Activity 2
Listen again, and answer the following two questions
Where did Mike get the idea of using humour to solve the embarrassments
According to Mike, why is humour a great way to deal with an awkward situation
Step 4
Activity 1
Listen to the plete the Talk Builder by writing down the expressions of giving examples in the dialogue.
Activity 2
Listen and imitate
Activity 3
Learn more ways of giving examples. List as many similar expressions as possible
Step 5
Activity 1
Talk about how to use humour to handle awkward situations based on the students’ own or other people’s experiences.
Activity 2
Read a quote about humour and share one’s understandings of it
Step 6
Assignment
Write about how to use humour to handle awkward situations based on your own experience
Search information on the Internet and prepare a presentation about how to have a sense of humour.