Unit3 A taste of English humour课件

课件53张PPT。Unit 3
A Taste of English HumourWarming-up and reading 品味英语的幽默Warming-up 1. What is a punchline? Find the jokes’ punchlines.PunchlinePunchlineThe words that form the climax of a joke
Look at the following pictures.
Which picture can make you laugh? Do you feel my love?I want to lose weight. I’m driving at a high speed.Do you feel they are funny?
How many kinds of humour do you know about?funny poemscross talk 相声Types of humorfunny storiescomedy mime 哑剧sketch小品jokes What kind of humour do these pictures show us ?mimeCharlie Chaplin(mime)Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces and acts silly behaviour. 笑剧，滑稽剧(funny stories)Mark Twain was the popular and humorous American author.
adj.幽默的Chinese humoristsWho are they?Do they have something in common ? sketchcrosstalkTwo or more speakers make many jokes and funny conversation.Customer: What’s that fly(苍蝇)
doing in my soup?
Waiter: Swimming, I think!
jokes
A cheerful old bear at the zoo
Could always find something to do
When it bored him you know
To walk to and fro
He returned round and walked fro and to.Funny poems Reading: 1. Fast reading:There are two, The Little Tramp and The Gold Rush.Who is the main character of the text? What was he famous for?

2. How many famous films or characters are mentioned in the text? What are the names?A Master of Nonverbal HumourThe main character is Charlie Chaplin. He was famous for his nonverbal humour.Charlie ChaplinBorn:Job:
In 1972, he was given
Type of acting is
Famous character:
Costume:
Died in
in1889an actormimeThe Little Tramplarge trousers,
worn-out shoes
and small round
black hat and a walking stick.a special Oscar for
his outstanding
work.1977Switzerland.Exercise 1 a small round black hat a moustache a walking stick large trousersThe tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat. He walked stiffly carrying a walking stiff.Give a description on Chaplin?worn-out shoes
The Gold RushDescription:
Charlie first picks up the laces
And eats them as if they were spaghetti
Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoes as if it were the finest steak. Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5 Exercise 2. Match the main idea of each para..
Charlie’s childhood An example of his work: the
Gold RushHis achievements His famous film character: the little trampWhy people needed cheering upUnit3 A taste of English humour
Reading Nonverbal humorTypes of humournonverbal Charlie Chaplin mime and farce Mr. Beanverbal jokesfunny jokesfunny poemsHow many types of humour do you know?Revisionvideo:Mr. beanLead in:Can you name any humourous actors?1. be content with… 对…感到满意
2. badly off　穷的
3. astonish vt　使惊讶 　　　　
4. particular adj 特别的
5. entertaining 　愉快的 　　　　　　
6. tramp n 　流浪汉New words7. homeless adj 　无家可归的 　　　　　
8. overcome vt　　克服
9. fortunate adj 　幸运的　 　　　　　　　　
10. worn out 　穿破的　穿旧的
11. star in　　担任主角 　　　　　　　　　　　
12. outstanding　adj　杰出的 　　
While-readingDivide the whole passage into three parts.Task2: Read in detail Write notes about Charlie Chaplin’s career.actormime and farcepoverty18891977SwitzerlandThe Little_______large
worn-outsmall round blackcharming, social failure with a __________to ________difficulties and he is always kind.
determinationovercomeappearancetask3Tramp a small round
black hat a moustache a stick very large trousersworn-out shoesappearanceHe is …SummaryThe qualities of Charlie Chaplin:determinedbrave
optimisticdevotedhard-workingkind Discussion
1.Who is your favorite humorous actor?2. Do you want to be a humorous person?
And how can you be humorous?Homework
2. Read aloud the whole passage.Unit 3
A taste of English humour
Task三月，行军 1. What day of the week is the best for having fried foods?3. What is the smallest room in the world? FridayMarch2. What month do soldiers hate?
1.Policeman: You can’t park here.
Driver: Why can’t I ?
Policeman: Read the sigh there.
Driver: It says, “Fine for Parking,” so
I parked.Enjoy some verbal jokes:罚款Girl : If we marry, will you give me a ring ?
Boy: Of course, What’s your telephone number?3.Daughter: Auntie kissed me this morning, Mum ! Mum : How nice ! Did you kiss her
back ,dear ? Daughter: Of course not. I kissed her face.A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose!
2. Fresh fried fish, Fish fresh fried, Fried fish fresh, Fish fried fresh.
3. While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water.A tongue twister competitionplay on wordstongue twister
饶口令jokesPun双关Riddle
谜语… …limerick I saw a face in a flame of fire ,
I saw a tree touch the moon and higher,
I saw an ant swallow a hat
I saw a chicken wear a hat
I saw an apple twelve feet high
I saw an elephant in the sky
I saw a duck run in a race A funny poem a funny poem--limerickThere was an old man of Beijing.
Who would eat almost anything.
He ate and ate
From anyone’s plate.
But he stayed just as thin as a string.
How did Watson answer Holmes’ question?
What happened actually?Reading1.How did Watson answer Holmes’ question?
--I think of how short life is and how long the universe lasted.
--I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is.
--I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds.2.What happened actually? Someone has stolen their tent.After reading the funny story, what kinds of persons do you think they are?
Sherlock Holmes:
Doctor Watson:
Carelessness may cause many funny stories in our daily life.
Now let’s enjoy another story which was caused by carelessness.
carefulcarelessWhat happened to
the chickens
because of Mary’s
carelessness?
?The general idea of the listening textMary made some plum jam and left some
in the pan.Five days later, her husband
came home and poured the jam into the
chicken. Later Mary came home and found
all her chickens were behaving strangely.
She found that all the chickens were drunk. Fill in the blanks1. There were ____ ___ _____ to eat but they would make lovely____.
2. As he came into the _______ he saw a pan with _____ _____ ____ dark red porridge in it. What was it?
3. Later when Mary came home she noticed the chickens were ________ very strangely. They were ______ _________ their yard.far too manyjamkitchenwhat looked likebehavingrunning around4. When they went into the yard, they ______ that the ____ _______ had turned the jam into _____and the chickens were drunk.realizedhot weather wineWhat is a logical order?Logical
orderFirst …Then…Next…Finally/At last…Can you tell a funny story in a logical order?WritingWrite a funny story
in a logical order.HomeworkWrite down your story in a logic order.
For each part of your story try to find the most interesting words you can to describe how you felt or what was happening.
Then write out your story using these interesting words. Read through your story.
Then show it to your partner. Let him/her suggest some new and exciting words.
Write out the story and put it into a class collection of stories.Goodbye