Unit 4 Humour Lesson 1 What's so funny 课件(共25张PPT) 北师大版(2019)选择性必修第二册

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1. 古董；古玩 n __________
2. 胃口；食欲 n __________
3. 忠诚的；忠实的 adj __________
4.科学（上）的 adj _________
5. 大气（层）；气氛 n __________
6. 预测；预报 v __________
7. 中年的 adj __________
antique
appetite
faithful
scientific
forecast
middle-aged
atmosphere
8. 打喷嚏 v __________
9. 尖声大叫 v __________
10. 危机；紧要关头 n __________
11. （仔细）检查；测验 v __________
12.宣告；宣布 v _________
13. 后来；以后 adv __________
14. 应受；值得 v __________
sneeze
scream
crisis
examine
announce
afterwards
deserve
高中英语北师大版2019选择性必修第二册
Unit 4 Humour
Lesson 1 What’s so funny
To get the general ideas and master the basic elements of a story.
To understand the deep meaning and features of these humorous stories.
To learn about the benefits of humour and learn to keep a positive attitude towards life.
Teaching objectives:
Lead-in
Lead-in
Do you like reading humorous or funny stories Why
(add joy / relax / a sense of well-being / natural feel-good chemicals)
Example I like reading humorous stories because it can help to relieve stress and anxiety.
Funny Stories
Basic Elements
Pre-reading
What basic elements a funny story needs
Pair Work
Task 1
Funny Stories
2.Setting
3.Plot
when
1.Character
where
who
4.Punchline
Basic Elements
cause
process
result
funny part
Pre-reading
A pun or play on words（双关语） is a humorous use of a word or phrase that has several meanings or that sounds like another word.
The punchline(妙语，画龙点睛之语) of a joke or a funny story is normally its last sentence or phrase, which makes it funny.
What makes these stories funny
Pre-reading
Lead-in
Task 2 Read and finish the task as quickly as possible.
Group A: Story A（古董猫碟）
Group B: Story B（帐篷失踪）
Group C: Story C（小丑&医生）
Fast-reading
Story A
1
2
3
4
Characters
Setting
plot
when
where
Reason
process
result
Punchline
5
6
7
An art collector; A store owner
Walking through the city
A store
To get the valuable antique saucer
Walked.. Buy...throw in...
Buy a cat in a high price without the saucer
“So far this week I’ve sold 68 cats.”
Story B
1
2
3
4
Characters
Setting
plot
when
where
Reason
process
result
Punchline
5
6
7
Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson
On the camping trip
Outdoors
To tell their tent had been stolen
asked...deduce from the stars in the sky...
not realized their tent had been stolen
“Someone has stolen our tent!”
Story C
1
2
3
4
Characters
Setting
plot
when
where
Reason
process
result
Punchline
5
6
7
A middle aged man / clown; A doctor
Seeing a doctor
A hospital
Felt depressed for over a month
Wait for; examine him; give suggestions
The man was the clown.
“I am Grock!”
Task 2 Read for understanding
Task 3 Complete the notes on P9-10.
Story A
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
The art collector He decided to buy the cat and asked the store owner to 1.________ the saucer To get the 2.________ One bought a cat at a high price; the other made money
The store owner The owner refused to give it away To sell 3.______ with the saucer saucer
cats
throw in
Intensive-reading
Story B
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
Sherlock Holmes He asked Watson what he could deduce from the 4. _____in the sky. He wanted Watson to notice that their tent was 6._______ . Dr. Watson didn’t realise 7.________
________.
Dr. Watson To make reasonable inferences as possible as he could. stars
He made 5._____ different inferences about the stars he saw.
four
stolen
their tent
was stolen
Intensive-reading
Story C
Character What did each person do Real purpose
The result
The middle-aged man To seek medical help from the doctor.
The doctor To help ease his grief. He was feeling 8.______and went to see 9.___________.
down
the doctor
She 10. ________ the man and suggested he see the11.___________of Grock.
examined
performance
The man himself was
12. .
Intensive-reading
Grock.
What features do jokes or funny stories have in common
Think and share
Story A
Story B
Story C
Story A
Structure
Language
Meaning
Task 4
Structure
Language
Meaning
Step1 Describe a clear setting and introduce the main characters.
Step2 Describe the plot that prepare for the punchline.
Step3 Deliver the funny ending clearly and briefly.
Either use puns or describe the actions, appearances and dialogues of the characters.
the wisdom of humor comes from life.
Fill in the blanks.
An art collector noticed a cat 1.________(lap) milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store. He realised that it was 2.____ antique and very valuable. He decided to buy the cat and offered to pay 200 dollars in the end. Then he asked the store 3._______(own) to throw 4.____ the saucer; but the owner refused to give it away for he had sold 68 cats because of this lucky saucer.
lapping
an
owner
in
Task5 Summary
Sherlock Holmes asked his faithful friend Dr. Watson 5.______ he saw from the sky. “millions of stars,” said Dr. Watson. Based on his knowledge on astronomy, he believed there are millions of galaxies and of billions of planets. He deduced that it was 6._________(probable) a quater past three based on the scientific measurement of time. From the current atmosphere, he forecasted that it would be a beautiful day the next day. Watson didn't realise that someone 7.__________(steal) their tent!
what
probably
had stolen
A middle-aged man who was 8. (depress) went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found everything OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was a good laugh, 9.____ suggested a clown. Actually he was 10.____ clown, Grock.
depressed
and
the
Don’t overthink. Sometimes the answer is quite simple.
Don’t be too clever by half.
The core of a comedy is tragic.
Add a title to each story
A
B
C
Pair Work Read the jokes below and talk about the
funny part.
Express Yourself
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!
To
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.
2
(two)
OR
Role-play
In groups, act out one of the three stories. Focus on expressing the characters’emotions.
Express yourself
Rewrite any one of the three funny stories by yourself by changing the ending to make it different and share with us next time.