北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册Unit 4 Humour Lesson 1 What's So Funny? 课件(共50张PPT)

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Unit4
Lesson 1
What’s so funny
Funny Stories
Can you tell jokes
Story A What tense
An English teacher asked the students, “What tense is it when I say ‘ I’m pretty’ ”.
The students answered, “Past Tense”.
Story B The watch is not mine.
One of my classmates was late for school. The teacher in charge showed a watch to him without a word.
The classmate looked at the watch and said,“ The watch is not mine.”
Story C Please wake him up by yourself
Prefessor :“ Please wake up your classmate next to you. This is in class, sleeping is not allowed.”
Students :“Professor, please wake him up by yourself. It was you who put him to sleep.”
Predicting
Look at the 3 pictures and predict what each story may be about.
Story A
Read Story A and answer the following questions.
1. Which characters are in the story
2. Where are they
3. What happened to / between them
Read Story A and answer the three questions.
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.
Read Story A and answer the three questions.
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.”
Result
Where
Who
What
An art collector, a store owner
buy a cat in high price to get the saucer for free; sell cats with the saucer
buy a cat
not get the saucer
A store
Read Story A and answer the four questions.
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.”
Read Story A and answer the four questions.
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.”
Complete the notes.
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
The art collector
The store owner
He made money by selling the cat.
He bought a cat.
He wanted to buy the saucer.
He bought a cat that he didn’t want.
He knew everyone wanted to buy the saucer.
He made money.
1. What kind of person is the art collector Why
2. What kind of person is the store owner Why
3. Why is the story funny
4. What expressions are used to make the story funny
Discuss the following questions.
1. What kind of person is the art collector Why
He is a smart aleck who always think he is very clever. He pretended not to know the saucer was a valuable antique and tried to buy the cat to the get the saucer for free. He also thought the sore owner didn’t know the price of the saucer.
2. What kind of person is the store owner Why
He is very cunning and crafty. He deliberately told the collector the cat was not for sale in order to raise the price. He knew the value of the saucer and refused to give it away to the collector.
Because the famous art collector, who was a smart aleck, was finally fooled by the store owner.
Para. 1 a famous art collector
Para. 2 … so he walked causally into the store and innocently offered to buy the cat…
… the saucer was an antique and very valuable…
Para. 6 … if you could throw in that old saucer.
3. Why is the story funny
4. What expressions are used to make the story funny
Complete the summaries with the words or phrases you have learnt from Story A.
An art collector noticed a cat lapping milk from a ________ in the ________ of a store. He realised that it was an ________ 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 ________ 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
故事A
　 一个著名的艺术品收藏家在穿过城市时看见一只脏猫在一家商店门口舔饮浅碟中的牛奶。他惊讶地又看了一眼。
收藏家注意到浅碟是件古董,很值钱,于是他漫不经心地走进店里,假装不知情的样子,提出要花20美元买那只猫。
店主回答说:“对不起,这只猫是非卖品。”
收藏家说:“拜托了,我正需要一只又饿、胃口又好的猫帮我抓屋里的老鼠呢,我可以出200美元买那只猫。”
店主说了声“成交”,就把猫给了他。
收藏家接着说:“嘿,我想知道200 美元的话你能不能把那只旧碟子免费赠送给我呢。毕竟这猫已经习惯了用它,这样也省得我再去买猫食盆了。”
店主说:“对不起,朋友,那可是我的幸运碟。到现在为止,这周我已经卖出去68只猫了。”
What do you learn from the story
What is the possible title for the story
Story B
Read Story B and answer the following questions.
1. Which characters are in the story
2. Where are they
3. What happened to / between them
Result
Where
Who
What
Sherlock Holmes,
Dr. Watson
Sherlock asked Watson what could deduce from the star in the sky.
Dr. Watson made four different inferences about the stars he saw.
Watson didn’t realise their tent was stolen.
On a camping trip
Tell the story you’ve read from the following aspects.
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.
Story B
“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!”
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
He woke up and asked Watson what he saw.
He spoke about astronomy and the stars he saw.
He wanted Watson to confirm that their tent was stolen.
He focused on the stars.
He realized their tent was stolen.
Complete the notes.
He didn’t realise.
1. What is the funny part of the story
2. Why is the story funny
3. What expressions are used to contribute to the funny effects of the story
Discuss the following questions.
1. What is the funny part of the story
2. Why is the story funny
3. What expressions are used to contribute to the funny effects of the story
Sherlock and Dr. Watson saw millions of stars at night because someone had stolen their tent.
Dr. Watson made so many reasonable inferences based on his knowledge but failed to deduce their tent was stolen.
Parallel structure like “according to…” is used to highlight the rationality and specialty of Watson’s deduction, which makes it funny when readers know their tent was stolen.
Sherlock Holmes asked his __________ friend Dr. Watson what he saw from the sky. “___________________ of stars,” said Dr. Watson. Based on his knowledge on ______________, he believed there are millions of galaxies and _________ of planets. He deduced that it was probably a quarter past three based on the _____________________ of time. From the ___________________, he forecasted that it would be a beautiful day the next day. Watson didn’t realise that someone had stolen their tent!
faithful
Millions and millions
astronomy
billions
scientific measurement
current atmosphere
What do you learn from the story
What is the possible title for the story
故事B　　
夏洛克·福尔摩斯和华生医生去野营。他们吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐,喝了瓶酒,就准备去睡觉了。
几个小时后,福尔摩斯醒来,问他忠实的朋友:“华生,抬头看看天空,告诉我你看到了什么。”
“福尔摩斯,我看到无数的星星。”华生回答。
“那你从中推断出什么 ”
华生想了一会儿。“嗯,根据天文学研究推断,现在天空中有数百万的星系,可能还有数十亿颗行星。根据星星的位置判断,现在土星在狮子座。
根据科学计时测算,我推断时间大概是三点一刻。根据目前的大气条件,我预测明天天气会很好。福尔摩斯,你推断出了什么 ”
福尔摩斯沉默了一会儿。“华生,”他说,“有人偷了我们的帐篷!”
Story C
Read Story C and answer the following questions.
1. Which characters are in the story
2. Where are they
3. What happened to / between them
Result
Where
Who
What
The middle-aged man; The doctor
The middle-aged man was feeling down and went to see the doctor. The doctor examined the mand and suggested he see the performance of Grock, an amazing clown.
The man was Grock.
In a hospital
Tell the story you’ve read from the following aspects.
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.
Story C
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.
“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.
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.
She asked the clown questions.
He wanted to see how he could feel better.
She wanted to figure out what was wrong.
The clown who makes everyone laugh can’t cheer himself up.
She suggested that he goes to see the clown who cheered everyone up.
Complete the notes.
A middle-aged man who was ____________ went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found ______________________ OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was
________________, and suggested ______________________. Actually he was ______________________.
depressed
everything was (working)
a good laugh
a circus performance
the amazing clown
What do you learn from the story
What is the possible title for the story
故事C　
　 一个中年男子觉得非常沮丧。最近他诸事不顺。他在工作上遇到了问题,妻子又跟别的男人跑了。在沮丧了一个多月后,他决定去看医生。他在诊室里等着,像是等了几个世纪。他旁边流血的男人在紧张地看着手表;一个女人使劲咳嗽、打喷嚏;还有个婴儿在哭闹。最后,在他等了大约半个小时之后,他被叫进去就诊。他进去时医生正在办公桌上写便条。“抱歉,我刚忙完别的事,今天上午很忙。”之后她转向中年人问道,“你怎么了 ”
“是这样的,我最近遭遇了一点危机,嗯,是出现了很多问题,”那人回答道,“而且我工作一直很忙。”
故事C　
　 “嗯,你脸色很苍白。”医生开始给他检查。“不过一切正常,”她检查后说,“除了血压有点高,呼吸有些沉重,其他方面都正常。”
“那我该怎么办 ”那人问道,“我很快就要出差了,要在美国连续工作三个月。下星期的这个时候,我已经快要到达纽约了。”
医生想了一会儿。“我觉得你需要开怀大笑,笑出来对你很有好处。城里刚好有马戏团表演,你怎么不去看看呢 我听说马戏团里有个很棒的小丑,叫格罗克,他肯定能逗笑你。”
“可我就是格罗克。”那人悲伤地回答。
Complete the funny part of the three stories.
Story The funny part
A The store owner refused to give away the saucer with the cat because
B Sherlock and Dr. Watson saw millions of stars at night because
C An amazing clown couldn’t
he has sold 68 cats because of the saucer.
their tent was stolen.
cheer himself up.
A B
1. 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. a. unhappy
2. The collector continued,“Hey, for the 200 dollars I wonder if you could throw in that saucer. The cat’s used to it and It’ll save me from having to get a dish.” b. to go to sleep
3. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retired for the night, and went to sleep. c. a rapid or surprised
second look
4. A middle-aged man was feeling very down. Everything had been going wrong for him. d. to add something to what you are selling, without increasing the price
cdba
Read the jokes and talk about the funny part of each joke.
1. Girl: Why was the cat sitting on the computer
Boy: He was keeping an eye on the mouse.
The funny part is the play on the meaning of “mouse”; a computer mouse and a mouse.
2. Teacher of politics: Who is the speaker of the House
Student: Mother.
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 tends to talk more at home and decides on household matters.
3. 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.
The funny part is that the students is complaining about the low mark and the professor responds as it is higher than what he deserves. The professor uses sarcasm here.
4. 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!
The funny part is the play on “to”; a number two or going from one point to another. It implies that the student doesn’t know what a formula is.
1. Prepare a humorous or funny story for next class’s share.
2. Finish exercise 1 on page 78 and think about the question: what does the story want to tell us