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UNIT 4 LESSON 1
WHAT’S SO FUNNY
Do you konw what homophonic stem is
Warm-up
1.what do you call a deer with no eyes
No eye deer (No idea)
2.I only know 25 letters of the aalphabet.
WHY
I do not know Y (why)
What makes these lines funny
1.This clever and amusing use of language is called pun or play on words.
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2.The funny part in jokes or stories is called punchline,which is its last sentence or phrase, making it funny.
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Read and anwser the question.
1.Which characters are in th story
2.where are they
3.What happened to/between them
4.Why is it funny
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A famous art collector and the store owner.
They are in a store in the city.
The art collector bought a cat and the store owner sold a cat.
1.Which characters are in th story
2.where are they
3.What happened to/between them
4.Why is it funny
The art collector bought a cat that he didn’t want.
The store owner knew everyone wanted to buy the saucer the cat used, and he made money by selling the cat.
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
They are outdoors.
Sherlock woke up and asked Watson what he saw.
Watson spoke about astronomy and the stars he saw.
1.Which characters are in th story
2.where are they
3.What happened to/between them
4.Why is it funny
Sherlock realized the tent had been stolen, but Watson didn’t realize they could see the stars because their tent had been stolen.
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A doctor and a clown.
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They are in the doctor’s surgery.
The middle-aged man told the doctor that he was feeling down.The doctors asked the man some questions.
1.Which characters are in th story
2.where are they
3.What happened to/between them
4.Why is it funny
The clown who makes everyone laugh can’t cheer himself up. The doctor suggested the man should go to see the performance by the clown.
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Read and complete the notes.
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
The art collector bought a cat wanted to buy the saucer but instead bought a cat The art collector bought a cat that he didn’t want.
The store owner knew everyone wanted to buy the saucer the cat used, and he made money by selling the cat.
The store owner sold a cat wanted to sell more cats
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Read and complete the notes.
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
Sherlock Holmes woke up and asked Watson what he saw wanted to confirm their tent had been stolen Sherlock realized the tent had been stolen, but Watson didn’t realize they could see the stars because their tent had been stolen.
Dr.Watson spoke about astronomy and the stars he saw spoke about astronomy, the position of stars, the scientific measurement of time and the atmosphere.
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Read and complete the notes.
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
The middle-aged man told the doctor that he was feeling down wanted to see how he could feel better The clown who makes everyone laugh can’t cheer himself up.
The doctor suggested the man should go to see the performance by the clown.
The doctor asked the man some questions wanted to figure out what went wrong
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Complete the funny part of the three stories
Story The funny part
Story A The store owner refused to give away the saucer with the cat because he has sold 68 cats with the help of the saucer.
Story B Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson saw millions of stars at night because their tent had been stolen.
Story C An amazing clown couldn’t cheer himself up.
Which of the three stories do you like most Why
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Express Yourself
Read the jokes below and talk the funny part of each joke.
Express Yourself
The funny part is the play on the meaning of “mouse”—— a computer mouse and an animal mouse.
-Girl:Why was the cat sitting on the computer
-Boy:He was keeping an eye on the mouse.
Express Yourself
The funny part is the play on the meaning of “the house”. In politics it often refers to the political institute and is capitalized. The student understood it to be the household. The mother is often thought of the speaker as she tends to talk more at home and decides on household matters.
-Teacher of politics:Who is the speaker of the House
-Student:Mother.
Express Yourself
The funny part is the student is complaining about the low mark and professor responds as it is actually higher than what he deserves.
-Student:Professor,I did the best I could on this test.I really don't think Ideserve a zero.
-Professor:Neither do I.But that's the lowest grade I'm allowed to give.
Express Yourself
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.
-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.
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