M4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour warming up and reading[下学期]

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举重运动员的孩子English humour:A man goes to church and starts talking to God. He says: "God, what is a million dollars to you?" and God says: "A penny", then the man says: "God, what is a million years to you?" and God says: "a second", then the man says: "God, can I have a penny?" and God says "In a second" Unit 3A taste of English humourWhat do you know humor means?AmusementIt will make people laugh
and feel happyIn what performances do we often enjoy humour?ComedyClowns’ performanceComedians’ performanceCrosstalkJokeFunny story……What must we be able to do if we want to be a crosstalk artist?Say tongue twistersQuestionSay the tongue twistersA tutor who tooted a flute
Tried to tutor two tutors to toot
Said the two to the tutor
“Is it harder to toot or
To tutor two tutors to toot?”**Although Mr. Rowan Atkinson acts different comic characters he is most famous around the world as Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts silly, he seems to be quite stupid, and the things he does are strange. Dustin Hoffman in the film Tootsie (1982). In this film Hoffman acts the role of a woman, and manyagree that his performance was so good that you often can’t tell the difference. And in the film of course there are all kinds of funny moments. Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.Some other famous comedians in ChinaCharlie Chaplin Cross-dressing means men dressed up as women and women as men.
2. Word play creates fun by using a word or phrase that has two mean-ings or words having the same sound but different meanings. 3. Shakespeare’s plays are no longer funny because Eng-lish has greatly changed.
4. Clowns usually make people laugh by what they look and what they do, not by what they say. 5. Clothes, body language, facial expres-sions and word play are all very import-ant in comedians’ shows.
6. As far as we know cross-talk has never been shown by only one comedian or more than two comedians7. Crosstalk can only be found in China and few foreigners know about this Chinese art form.
8. Fluent spoken Chinese is a must for one who intends to be a crosstalk comedian.Policeman: You can’t park here.
Driver: Why not?
Policeman: Read that sign.
Driver: I did. It says: “Fine for parking”, so I
parked.
A: Where do you wash?
B: In the spring.
A: I didn’t ask when. I asked you where.
Diana: How long will the next bus be?
Charles: Oh, almost 45 feet.4. Dick: My aunt has 88 keys.
Tracy: She must have a lot of doors.
Dick: She doesn’t. She plays the piano.
5. Customer: Is there any soup on the menu?
Waiter: There was, but I wiped it off.
6. Dick: Where are we eat tonight?
Nick: Let’s eat up the street.
Dick: Let’s not. I don’t like the concrete.
7. Professor: Name two pronouns.
John: Who, me?
Professor: That’s right. 8. Teacher: Jimmy, what are the three words that students use most often at school?
Jimmy: I don’t know…
Teacher: Correct.
9. Tracy: Will you marry me？
Minister(surprised): Well, this is very sudden and
unexpected.
Tracy(laughing): No, What I mean is when I get
married in church, will you be the
minister who marry me and my
husband? 1889
1977ActorMime and farce“ the tramp”Large trousers, worn-out shoes and small round black hatCharming, social failure
with a determinationWriting style: Writing in the first person makes the reading more personal. Writing in the third person makes it more formal and impersonal.