(共61张PPT)
Unit 3
A taste of English Humour
Using language
高一人教新课标版必修四
所谓pun, 通常是指利用一个单词
的两个含义, 或者利用两个特定的
单词, 达到“一语双关”的目的。
如:
英语中有趣的双关语“pun”
① He is not a grave man until he is a
grave man.
其中的grave有两个含义, 一个是“严肃的”(形容词), 一个是“坟墓”(名词)，
因此这句话的意思是：
他不是一个严肃的人, 除非他躺到坟墓里才能严肃起来。
②They pray for you today and prey on you tomorrow.
其中的pray (祈祷)和prey(捕食), 发音
相同, 外形相似。
因此这句话的意思是：
他们今天为你祈祷, 明天就会加害于你。
Read the two puns and enjoy playing on words.
A bicycle can’t stand on its own because
it is two-tired.
A small boy went to the counter to pay
for his lunch but he was a little short.
How to explain the two puns
1) Two-tired, when spoken, can have two
meanings: a. with two tires; b. too tired.
2) Short, when spoken, can have two
meanings: a. small in height; b. not
having enough money.
Words preview
amuse
pancake
explanation
detective
mountainous
whisper
vt. 使发笑; 使愉快
n. 烙饼; 薄饼
n. 解释; 讲解; 说明
n. 侦探
adj. 多山的; 山一般的
n. 耳语; 低语
vt. & vi. 低语; 小声说
vast
mess
react
porridge
drunk
adj. 巨大的; 辽阔的
n. 脏或乱的状态
vi. 做出反应; 回应
n. 粥; 麦片粥
adj. 醉的
Words preview
English jokes
There are thousands of jokes which
use “play on words” to amuse us.
Now read some of these customer
and waiter jokes and match the joke
with the explanation on P22.
1 C: What’s that fly doing in my soup
W: Swimming. I think!
2 C: What’s that
W: It’s bean soup.
C: I don’t want to know what it’s been.
I want to know what it is now.
3 C: Waiter. Will the pancakes be long
W: No, sir. Round.
B
A
C
Explanation
A. The first person is asking for information about time. The second person treats it as a question about shape.
B. The first person is angry about something and wants to say “Why is this here ”
The second person treats it as a request for information and gives an answer to the question.
C. The answer to the question
contains a word which, when
spoken, can have two meanings.
Tips
Sherlock Holmes is a character created
by the English writer Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle. Sherlock Holmes became the prototype
(原型) for the modern mastermind detective.
Doyle introduced Holmes in 1887 in the short
story A Study in Scarlet. Doctor Watson is
Sherlock’s best friend and partner.
Role play: Read the funny story on page 22.
Read a short, funny story on Page 22
about the famous detective Sherlock
Holmes and his friend Doctor Watson.
Then change the story into a short
dialogue. Act it in groups of three —
Holmes, Watson and a narrator.
Role-play
A teacher asked a student to write 55. Student asked: How Teacher: Write 5 and beside it another 5! The student wrote 5 and stopped. Teacher: What are you waiting for Student: I don’t know which side to
write the other 5!
Joke 1
Joke 2
A man goes to the doctor and says,
“Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts.” The doctor asks, “What do you mean ” The man says, “When I touch my
shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my
knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead,
it really, really hurts.” The doctor says,
“I know what’s wrong with you – you’ve
broken your finger!”
Patient: Doctor, I’ve lost my memory.
Doctor: When did this happen
Patient: When did what happen
Joke 3
Garcia: Thank you doctor. My fever
is gone.
Doctor: Don’t thank me. Thank God.
Garcia: Then I will pay the fees to God.
Joke 4
2 Listen to Part 1 and write down
the main idea.
Listening: You are going to listen to
a funny story about jam.
Mary made some jam but left some on the
kitchen table for a few days as she had to go
to look after her sick mother. Some days later,
John, knowing nothing about the jam, came
home and threw it into the kitchen yard.
1. What was Mary going to do with the
cooked plums in the pan
2. What did John think Mary should
have done with the mess in the pan
3. What do you think Mary is going to
say when she finds out what has
happened
4. How do you think John will react to her
3 Listen to Part 1 again and answer
the following questions:
1. What was Mary going to do with the
cooked plums in the pan
She was going to put them in the fridge later when they had cooled down.
2. What did John think Mary should
have done with the mess in the pan
He thought she should have thrown it out for the chickens to eat.
4. Before you listen to Part 2,
try to put these sentences
below in order. Then listen
again and check if you were right.
___ Mary got angry with John.
___ Mary saw the chickens behaving strangely.
___ John was sorry.
___ The chickens enjoyed the jam.
___ John said he thought the jam was porridge.
___ Mary looked at the red mess on the ground.
___ John said the chickens were drunk.
___ Mary came home.
1
2
3
4
8
7
5
6
“ You ___________ my jam,” she shouted.
“ Oh, ______ what it was,” he said.
“ I’m ______ but I thought it was ________
which had gone bad in the hot weather. The
chickens have ________ the jam, but it’s
made them _______.”
enjoyed
porridge
sorry
drunk
that’s
threw away
5 Fill in the blanks while listening to
Part 2 a second time.
Mary Smith looked at the beautiful ripe plums. They would make lovely jam. When she had finished the cooking, she filled all her empty jam jars and left the rest of the jam in the pan. She would put it in the fridge when it was cooler. But just then the telephone rang,
Part 1
Listening text
her mother was in hospital after a car
accident. Mary picked up her bag and
ran out of the house.
Some days later, her husband, John,
came home from a business trip. He had
been travelling all day and felt like
having a drink and a piece of cake. As
he came into the kitchen he saw a pan
with a dark red mess inside it.
He lifted it up and smelled it. It
smelled bad. Mary must have forgotten to
clean this pan, he thought. So he poured
all the jam into the chicken yard and
cleaned the pan. Then feeling comfortable,
he began to eat a piece of cake.
When Mary returned, she noticed the
chickens behaving strangely. They were
running around the yard as if they were
sick. She saw the dark red mess on the
ground and went closer. When she saw a
plum stone she went into the kitchen. Her
husband was reading a newspaper at the
table. Angrily Mary rushed up to him.
Part 2
“You threw away my jam,” she
shouted. “Oh, that’s what it was,” he
said. “ I’m sorry but I thought it was
porridge which had gone bad in the hot
weather.” “ Good heavens!” said Mary.
“That must be the jam I left in the pan,
but why didn’t you threw it in the
dustbin ” John laughed.
“It was a mistake. However, the chickens have enjoyed the jam, expect that it has made them drunk. What are we going to do with these drunken chickens ”
Discuss with your partner whether you think the story you listened to is funny. Give your reasons. Use these words and expressions below to help you.
Speaking and writing
How wonderful!
I’m pleased we both like…
I felt happy because…
What fun!
It surprises me that…
I (don’t) laugh at that kind of thing
because…
It is (not) very amusing/funny that…
I (don’t) enjoy this very much because…
S1: What fun! I enjoyed that story.
I always laugh at that kind of thing.
S2: Me too. I’m pleased we both
like the same kind of funny stories.
Sample dialogue:
S1: The punchline was good. You
were wondering what would happen.
So I’m happy that it all turned out
well in the end.
S2: It surprises me that John didn’t
see the plum stone if Mary did.
S1: That’s because Mary did the
cooking, but John didn’t look at the
jam carefully. He just thought it was
a mess and threw it away.
S2: I think it’s very amusing and always
try to read stories like that. That
make me smile.
S1: OK. Let me tell you this funny story then. It’s about a hedge cutter which was made in China but sold in England …
1) Use a logical order: explain the
situation, what happened and then
give the punchline.
2) Read it through when you have
finished checking for mistakes.
3) Read it to your partner and ask for
advice.
4) Rewrite your story and put it into
a class collection of funny stories.
Writing
Sample writing:
Stages in the story
Mr Hills buys a hedge cutter made in
China.
2. It breaks and he tries to mend it himself.
3. The instruction booklet says it should
not be touched “without permission”.
4. He decides to get a new one so no one
will ever know.
A TRUE STORY OF MR HILLS
Mr Hills in London bought a hedge cutter made in China. It was very small and very cheap and it worked very well.
At first he was very pleased with it. It made his hedges look smart and neat. Then one day it broke down. There was nothing he could do to make it work.
He took it apart and put it together again but still it would not work. Next he took out the booklet of instructions to see if they had any advice for him. Imagine his amazement when he saw these words written in the booklet. “No one is to touch or try to repair this hedge cutter without permission.”
What was he to do Should he have written to the manufacturers in Beijing before he had his hedge cutter mended
Mr Hills thought long and hard. Finally he went back to the shop and bought another hedge cutter. He put his old one in the dustbin. He thought no one would ever know what he had done.
一、单词拼写
1. _____________ n. 皮肤; 外壳
2. _____________ adj. 残酷的; 令人痛苦的
3. _____________ n. & adj. 底部; 底部的
4. _____________ vt. 使惊讶
5. _____________ n. 一口; 满口
6. _____________ vt. 使欢乐; 款待
7. _____________ adv. 特别地
8. _____________ adj. 无家可归的
9. _____________ n. 富有; 运气
10. ____________ v.& n. 煮沸; 沸腾
boil
skin
cruel
bottom
astonish
mouthful
entertain
particularly
homeless
fortune
11. ____________ prep. & adv. 遍及; 始终
12. ____________ adj. 幸运的; 吉利的
13. ____________ vt.& vi. 摇摆; 旋转
14. ____________ n. 失败; 失败者
15. ____________ n. 暴风雪
16. ____________ n. & adj. 导演; 径直的
17. ____________ adj. 杰出的; 显著的
18. ____________ adj. 磨破的; 穿旧的；
19. ____________ adj. 巨大的; 辽阔的
20. ____________ n. 感性; 理性
throughout
fortunate
swing
failure
snowstorm
direct
outstanding
worn-out
vast
sense
二、单词运用
1. Today the Chinese teacher began the class
with an amusing _______ show.
2. I kept a diary at times when there was
something ___________ to keep down.
3. The class were cheered up by her
_____________ performance.
4. We like to stay with him, for he’s a man
with a pretty _______ of humour.
5. The woman sat there, __________ (chew)
a piece of gum.
slide
particular
outstanding
sense
chewing
6. He will never forget that ________
experience of his.
7. She ___________ it to me so as not to be
heard by others.
8. It will do you good to have plenty of
________(boil) water every day.
9. We really had pity on the poor _________
girl and took her to our house.
10. Cold-blooded animal will sleep __________
the winter without eating anything.
throughout
cruel
whispered
boiled
homeless
三、词语派生
As a result of their impatience, that plan
ended in _________ (fail).
2. ____________ (fortune), we two were selected
for the Olympic torch bearers in Guangdong.
3. Besides the point, the accident happened for
some other _________ (direct) reasons.
4. You are expected to spend an _____________
(entertain) evening in this place of public
_______________ (entertain).
failure
Fortunately
indirect
entertainment
entertaining
5. The government is trying to stop the
strike in a _____________ (violent) way.
6. I wondered all the time why mother
had never thrown away those clothes
already __________ (wear) out.
non-violent
worn
7. I’m so full I can’t have another __________
(mouth).
8. She ________ (joy) playing the piano every
day, for it is a great _______ (enjoy) to her.
9. He was _________ (sense) of the trouble he
had caused.
10. Mobil phones may not work so well in
_____________ (mountain) areas.
mouthful
enjoy
sensible
joy
mountainous
四、词组互译
1. 对……满足(意) ________________
2. 在整个亚洲 __________________
3. 战胜困难 ____________________
4. 挑出; 辩别出 ____________
5. 一条丧家狗 ________________
6. 撞上; 撞见 ________________
7. 突出的成就 _______________________
8. 幽默感 ___________________
sense of humour
be content with
throughout Asia
overcome difficulties
pick out
a homeless dog
knock into
outstanding achievements
9. badly off _______________
10. in particular _____________
11. cut off _____________
12. star in _________
13. in search of ____________
14. be born in poverty ___________
15. be set in ______________
16. go camping __________
穷的; 缺少的
特别; 尤其是
切断; 断绝
主演
寻找; 寻求
出身贫寒
以……为背景
野营
五、词组运用
词组填空 根据句子提供的语境, 从第四大题
中选一个适当的词组并用其适用的形式填空。
She can’t be so popular at all; I don’t even
know what movies she has __________.
2. Before ________________, you must get
everything needed ready.
3. To be honest, I enjoy reading the stories and
novels written by the big man ______________.
in particular
starred in
going camping
4. 完成这样巨大的工程, 我们常要克服某些
艰难困苦。
In doing so great a project, we had to
__________________________ at times.
5. 在人潮的广场上, 我好容易才发现他。
In the crowed square, I had a hard time
___________ him _______.
overcome some difficulties
picking
up
6. 这部电影是以二十世纪60年代美国黑人的
社会状况为背景写的。
The film ___________ the social conditions
of the black of America in the 1960s.
从上述短语中选一个适当的短语翻译下列句子。
7. 浏览刚完成的那本书, 她自感满意。
was set in
She read through her newly-finished book
and was content with herself.
8. 他四周看, 在找什么。
9. 顾着思考问题, 他差点撞上路边的停车。
10. 据说这部电影当时有一部分由于某种原因
被剪切了。
It is said that one part of the film had
to be cut off for some reason.
He looked around in search of something.
Lost in thought, he nearly knocked into
a car parked aside.
Don’t leave the water _______ while
you brush your teeth.
A. run B. running
C. being run D. to run
2. Tell Mary that there’s someone ____ for
her at the door.
A. waiting B. waited
C. waits D. to wait
六、单项选择
B
A
3. A phone call sent him _______ to the
hospital.
A. hurry B. hurrying
C. to hurry D. hurried
4. Do you know the boy _______ under
the big tree
A. lay B. lain C. laying D. lying
B
D
5. There are lots of places of interest
_______ in our city.
A. needs repairing
B. needing repaired
C. needed repairing
D. needing to be repaired
D
6. The drunken husband knocked
against the table and sent the bowls
_______ in all directions before he
was sent _______ by his wife.
A. flying; to sleep
B. flying; sleeping
C. to fly; to sleeping
D. to fly; to sleep
A
7. As is known to us all, traveling is
_____, but we often feel _____ when
we are back from travels.
A. interesting; tired
B. interested; tiring
C. interesting; tiring
D. interested; tired
A
8. The woman found it no good _____ her
daughter too much money.
A. giving B. being given
C. given D. gave
9. As the stone was too heavy to move, I left it
_____ on the ground.
A. laying B. lay C. lying D. lain
10. John’s bad habit is _____ without
thorough understanding.
A. read B. being read
C. to be read D. reading
A
C
D
Homework
Choose one topic and do your writing.
1) The play Sherlock Holmes and
Doctor Watson
2) Do you think the jokes/story/play you
have read/watched funny Give your
reasons.(共50张PPT)
Unit 3
A taste of English Humour
Workbook
高一人教新课标版必修四
□thief □professor □potatoes
□carrots □mushrooms □midnight
□shirt □trousers □spread □quiet
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Listening on P55
1 Listen to the tape and tick the words you hear.
2 Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions.
1. Where did Peter get the potatoes
Peter was given the potatoes by a friend.
2. Why didn’t Peter want to get up when the thief was in his house
He thought the thief might have a knife and he did not want to make him angry.
3. Why couldn’t the thief take away the
potatoes
4. How did Peter stop the man stealing
the potatoes？
He did not have a bag to carry the potatoes in.
He removed the shirt that the thief
had planned to put the potatoes in.
5. Why was the thief angry
He thought the husband had stolen his
shirt so he could no longer steal the
potatoes.
6. What do you think Peter did next
Student’s own answer.
Listening text
Long ago, there lived a poor couple, Peter and his wife. One day a friend gave them some potatoes and they put them on the floor. At midnight, a thief broke into their house. It was very dark. The wife heard a noise and whispered, : “Peter... Peter... Wake up. There is a thief in our house.”
Peter was a clever man. Thinking that
the thief might have a knife, he did not
want to make the thief angry. So he
said, “Be quiet! It must be mice. There
is no thief.” So his wife went back to
sleep. The thief found the potatoes on
the floor. Having no bag to carry them,
He took off his shirt and spread it on
the floor. As he was picking up the potatos to put them on his shirt, Peter quietly took the shirt away and hid it under the bed. He didn’t want to lose his potatoes. The thief did not know his shirt had gone so he put the potatoes on what he thought was his “shirt”. However, when he tried to pick them up he could not do so.
As he was looking up for his shirt, Peter’s wife woke up again and shouted: “Peter. There IS a thief in our house.” Peter became very angry. He shouted, “I’ve told you there is no thief in our house.”
Hearing this, the thief became very
angry too. “Who said there is no
thief He siad. “If there is no thief
in this house, then, who’s taken my
shirt ”
Talking on Page 55
Useful expression
I enjoy this very much because …
I laugh at that kind of thing because …
This is fun because …
I felt happy because …
It surprises me that …
I’m pleased we were both amused at …
It is very amusing that …
How wonderful / surprising!
Sample dialogue:
BAI PIN: What do you find funny I enjoy
Mr Bean because he makes such wonderful
faces as he does stupid things.
WEI YUN: I’m not surprised you like Mr
Bean because all my family are crazy about
him and cannot get enough of his
programmes.
BAI PIN: We enjoy this kind of humour because my father loves Charlie Chaplin films. When he sees his stick and hat and that funny walk, he is always in fits of laughter.
WEI YUN: What I like best is the problems Mr Bean has with everyday situations—like changing his clothes on the beach. I remember that one very well.
BAI PIN: Yes. I know that one. It reminded me when I stayed in England and I watched everybody try to change into their swimming costume, under a towel. It’s good that we both enjoyed that!
Listening task on P58
1 Choose the best picture that best
describes what happened.
A
B
C
Sample description:
1. The teacher sees some boys looking
at a dog.
2. The dog is thin and he feels sorry for it.
3. He asks what they intend to do with it.
4. He finds they all want to look after
it but only the person who tells the
biggest lie can have it as a pet.
5. The teacher is angry and lectures the
boys about telling lies and how honest he
was at their age.
6. The boys decide to give him the dog.
2 Choose the best answer.
1. Why did the children decide to give the
dog to the teacher
A. Because none of them wanted to
keep the dog.
B. Because their teacher liked it.
C. Because they could not decide
which of them should own it.
D. Because they thought the teacher
had told them a lie.
D
2. What do you think of the children
A. They all like dogs.
B. They all respect their teachers.
C. They all work hard at their lessons.
D. They are honest and lovely.
A
3 Listen to the tape again and
answer the question.
How do you think the teacher felt when he was offered the dog
I think the teacher felt embarrassed
when he was offered the dog because
he did not want it and had not expected
to be offered it.
Discussion
Discuss how you would solve
these problems and help the
teacher.
Help the teacher Advice
to refuse to take the dog politely
Suggesting to the boys
that you would love the
dog but that it is impossible
for you to take it for walks
as you have so much work
to do. Offer it back to
them as you can now see
how well they would care
for it.
Help the
teacher Advice
to decide which boy should have the dog
Suggesting that the boys explain
to you how they would care for
the dog. Note where they would
keep it, what they would feed it
on, how often they would take it
for walks, whether their parents
are happy to have a new dog.
Then choose accordingly.
Listening text
One day a teacher was walking along the road. It was a lovely sunny day. The sky was blue and the birds were singing in the trees. The teacher felt happy until he saw five boys, standing round a thin and hungry dog.
It looked very frightened and the teacher
felt very sorry for it. So he asked the
boys what they were going to do with the
dog.
“Oh,” said one of the boys. “We
were just deciding who should take the
dog home and look after it. We all want
it for a pet but only one of us can have
it .” The teacher asked how they were
going to choose the owner of the dog.
“Well,” said another boy, “We’ve
decided that the one who told the biggest
lie should have him.” At this the teacher
became very angry. He started to talk to
the boys about truth and honesty. He
continued for ten minutes while the
boys listened carefully. Then he ended by saying, “And I never told a lie when I was your age.” There was a long silence as the boys looked at the teacher and then each other. They seemed to agree with what he had said. The teacher was glad that his words hadimpressed the boys. Then the first boy spoke again. “After what we heard, I think you should have the dog!”
Reading task on Page 59
Pre-reading
April Fool’s day is a day when people play
jokes on each other. On this day you will often
see strange and interesting finds, scientific
results or astronomical findings that are put
there to mislead the public. The newspaper feels
happy if a large number of people believe what
is written. Sometimes particularly good stories
get into the evening news on BBC.
愚人节的来历
每年4月1日，是西方也是美国的民间
传统节日——愚人节。
愚人节起源于法国。1564年, 法国
首先采用新改革的纪年法——格里历
(即目前通用的阳历)，以1月1日为一年之
始。但一些因循守旧的人反对这种改革,
依然按照旧历固执地在4月1日这一天送
礼品， 庆祝新年。主张改革的人对这些守
旧者的做法大加嘲弄。聪明滑稽的人在
4月1日就给他们送假礼品，邀请他们参加
假招待会。并把上当受骗的保守分子称为
“四月傻瓜”或“上钩的鱼”。从此人们在
4月1日便互相愚弄， 成为法国流行的风俗。
18世纪初，愚人节习俗传到英国，接着又被
英国的早期移民带到了美国。
愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开
玩笑，用假话捉弄对方。有的人把细线拴
着的钱包丢在大街上，自己在暗处拉着线
的另一端。一旦有人捡起钱包, 他们就出
其不意地猛然把钱包拽走。还有人把砖头
放在破帽子下面搁在马路当中，然后等着
看谁来了会踢它。小孩们会告诉父母说
自己的书包破了个洞，或者脸上有个
黑点。等大人俯身来看时, 他们就一边
喊着“四月傻瓜”。一边笑着跑开去。
总之，每逢愚人节这一天, 动物园和水族馆
还会接到不少打给菲什(鱼)先生成莱昂
(狮子)先生的电话，常常惹得工作人员
掐断电话线，以便减少麻烦。
如今的愚人节在美国已主要是淘气的
男孩子们的节日了!
Answer the following questions.
Children enjoy playing jokes on each other.
When they “fool” someone they say “April
Fool” to them. The most common kind of joke
is to say something like “Your dress is
hanging down at the back”. When you turn
round they say “April Fool”.
What do children usually do on April
Fool’s Day
2. Why did people believe the
programme Panorama
People believed the programme
Panorama because it was always
serious and known for its factual
correctness.
The advice the BBC gave to people wanting to grow their own noodle tree could not be serious as no tree could be grown in this way.
3. Do you think the advice that the
BBC gave people who asked how
to grow noodle trees was serious
Give a reason.
If I was not sure if a story was true or not, I would go to the library to check the facts in an encyclopedia or go on the Internet.
4. What would you do to find out
whether a story like this was true
There was an old man of ___________
Who ____________________________
He laughed and he cried
Till he fell down and died
That funny old man of __________
Speaking and writing task on Page 60
Tobermory
followed his football team’s glory
Tobermory
Sample writing
There was an old woman they say
Who would eat an apple a day
When asked she replied
It’s good for my inside
For I am never ill anyway.
掌握这26个字母，
可能改变你的一生
A—Acknowledging (感激)
感激上帝给予你的一切。
B—Belief (信念) 做每一件事要有坚定的信念。
C—Confidence (信心) 对自己充满自信心。
D—Dreaming (梦想) 有空不妨做做白日梦。
E—Empathy (心灵相通) 站在对方的立场上为对方想想。
F—Fun (乐趣) 享受现有的一切。
G—Giving (给予) 将你所能给予的都给予你周围的人。
H—Happiness (幸福观) 为你的生活及所做的事感到满意。
I—Imagination (想象力) 伸出你想象的翅膀去追求你的梦想。
J—Joy (欢乐) 把你的欢乐带给你所认识的人。
K—Knowledge (知识) 不断学习各种知识。
L—Love (爱心)
奉献你的爱心及爱的精神。
M—Motivation (激励)
不断激励自己实现自我超越。
N—Nice (友善)
即使对陌生人也保持一颗善心。
O—Openness (开化)
敞开你的胸怀去接受新事物。
P—Patience (耐心)
坚持就是胜利，耐心等待成功的出现。
Q—Quiet (安宁)
找一段安宁的时间、安宁的地方去好好反省自己。
R—Respect (尊重)
尊重所有的种族、宗教、文化、信仰及价值观。
S—Smile (微笑) 用微笑面对绝望的困境。
T—Trust (信任) 信任自己、亲戚、朋友和其他人。
U-Unity (团结) 与周围的人和平相处。
V—Victory (成功) 庆祝自己的成功, 即使是小小的。
W—Wait (等候) 耐心等候, 好运总会出现。
Homework
1. Make a summary about what we learned in this unit by filling up the SUMMING UP on Page 24 and CHECKING YOURSELF on Page 61.
2. Please collect as many funny stories as
you can. They will be useful in the next
period. And try to find some interesting
words in these stories.(共41张PPT)
Unit 3
A taste of English humour
Learning about language
高一人教新课标版必修四
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
fortune ----
contentment ----
perform ------
fortunate
fortunately
contented
content
contentedly
performer/
performance
performing
Discovering useful words and expressions
1 Fill in the chart.
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
humour
astonish-
ment
bore
charm
entertain-
ment
humour
humorous
humorously
astonish
astonishing
astonishingly
bore
bored, boring
boringly
charm
charming
charmingly
entertain
entertaining
entertainingly
In the 1990s, Mr. Bean became a star using
mime to highlight difficult social situations
much as Charlie Chaplin had done. His method
of acting was to appear _________, look around
and then do exactly the wrong thing. Children
particularly would burst into ________ at his
behavior. He always managed to _______
those things that people are afraid of doing
uncertain
laughter
pick out
Answer key for Exercise 2.
because they do not want to appear a social
_______. On one occasion in a restaurant he
ordered a steak tartare. When the uncooked
meat arrived he was _________ by shame
because he could not eat it. He ________ a
piece of meat and pretended to ______ a
mouthful but instead put it into the plant pot
beside him. He put other pieces into his pocket.
failure
overcome
cut off
chew
___________ the meal he seemed to show
great ___________in his food. He was such
an ___________ performer that when he
finished eating his dinner, the waiter offered
him the same dish again at no extra _______!
Throughout
enjoyment
outstanding
charge
occasion n. (事情发生的)时刻; 时候; 场合
We should keep quiet on such an occasion.
在这种场合我们应该保持安静。
On another occasion, he landed in a deserted
car park.
还有一次, 他在一个废弃的停车场着陆。
on occasion 有时; 偶尔
on this / that occasion 此时(那时)
on one occasion 有一次; 曾经
on the occasion of 在……的时候; 值此之际
Explanation
Exercise 3 on Page 20
Sample dialogue:
I
S1: I’ll be better off if I can come back to
my childhood because I find my little
sister has a better life than me.
S2: But you’ll be worse off if your sister
feels envy at you.
II
S1: I will be better off if I have a chance
to study abroad because I can pick up
English.
S2: But you will find it is worse off when
living abroad, without a parent or a close
friend to care for you.
The –ing form as the Predictive, Attributive and Object Complement
Grammar
Review: -ing形式作主语和宾语
作主语
1. Talking to him is talking to a wall.
对他说话等于对牛弹琴。
2. Smoking may cause cancer.
吸烟会致癌。
3. Walking is my sole exercise.
散步是我唯一的运动。
4. Talking mends no holes.
(谚)空谈无济于事。
作宾语
5. I suggest bringing the meeting to an end.
我建议结束会议。
6. He admitted taking the money.
他承认钱是他拿的。
7. I couldn’t help laughing.
我禁不住笑了起来。
8. Your coat needs brushing.
你的大衣需要刷一下。
Can you smell anything burning
(宾语)
2. We won’t have you doing that.
(宾语)
3. No one is allowed to speak in the reading
room.
4. I am sorry to have kept you waiting long.
(宾语)
5. I have a friend living in London.
6. My hobby is swimming.
宾补
宾补
表语
定语
宾补
定语
一、-ing形式作定语
1. 单个动词的-ing形式作定语位于
被修饰名词的前面, 既可以表示被修饰
者的作用或功能, 也可以表示被修饰者
的动作或状态。如：
building materials
= materials for building 建筑材料
动名词作定语, 宾语补足语和表语
drinking water
= water for drinking 饮用水
a walking stick
= a stick for walking 手杖
a reading room
= a room for reading 阅览室
a writing desk
= a desk for writing 写字台
tiring music
= music that is tiring 烦人的音乐
a surprising result
= a result that is surprising
一个惊人的结果
2. –ing 形式短语作定语时, 放在所修饰的
名词之后, 并且在意思上相当于一个
定语从句。如：
They lived in a room facing the street.
= They lived in a room that faces the street.
他们住在一间面朝街的房子。
The man standing there is Peter’s father.
= The man who is standing there is Peter’s
father. 站在那儿的那个人是彼得的父亲。
Anybody swimming in this river will be fined.
= Anybody who is swimming in this river
will be fined.
在这条河里游泳的任何一个人都会被罚款。
3. -ing形式短语也可以用作非限制定语,
相当于一个非限制性定语从句, 这时,
它与句子其他部分用逗号分开。如：
His brother, working as a teacher, lives
in Beijing. = His brother, who is working
as a teacher, lives in Beijing.
他那个当教师的哥哥住在北京。
The apple tree, swaying gently in the
breeze, had a good crop of fruit.
= The apple tree, which was swaying
gently in the breeze, had a good crop
of fruit.
那棵苹果树硕果累累, 在微风中轻轻摇曳。
二、-ing形式作宾语补足语
1. 1) 动词-ing形式作宾语补足语常放在
宾语后面, 表示一个正在进行的主动性
的动作, 强调一个过程或一种状态。如：
When we returned to the school, we
found a stranger standing at the entrance.
当我们回到学校时, 发现一个陌生人
站在大门口。
We found the snake eating the eggs.
我们发现蛇正在吃鸡蛋。
I found a bag lying on the ground.
我发现地板上放着一个包。
The boss kept the workers working
the whole night.
那老板让工人整夜地工作。
2) 当主句转换为被动结构时, 原来作
宾语补足语的动词-ing形式便转换为
主语补足语。如：
They found the result very satisfying.
= The result is found very satisfying.
这个结果很令人满意。
They heard him singing in the next room.
= He was heard singing in the next room.
有人听到他在隔壁房间唱歌。
We mustn’t keep them waiting.
= They mustn’t be kept waiting.
千万不能让他们等。
2. 能用-ing形式作宾语补足语的几类动词:
表示感觉和心理状态的动词, 常见的有see,
hear, feel, smell, find, notice, observe, look at,
listen to等。如：
We saw a light burning in the window.
I felt somebody patting me on the shoulder.
Can you smell anything burning
As he spoke, he observed everybody looking at
him curiously.
Listen to the birds singing.
I didn’t notice him waiting.
2) 表示指使意义的动词, 常见的有 have, set,
keep, get, catch, leave等。如：
I won’t have you doing that.
This set me thinking.
I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.
I can’t get the clock going again.
You won’t catch me doing that again.
你看吧, 我决不会做那种事了。
3. see, hear, feel, watch等动词之后用-ing形式
和动词不定式作宾语补足语的区别：
① 前者表示动作正在进行, 而后者表示
(或强调) 动作从开始到结束的全过程。如:
We passed by the classmates and saw
the teacher making the experiment.
我们走过教室, 看见老师在做实验。
(只在走过教室的刹那间, 看见老师正在做实验)
We sat for an hour and watched the teacher
make the experiment.
我们坐了一个小时, 看老师做实验。
(一个小时之内一直在看老师作实验)
② 如果宾语补足语是短暂性动词, 动词不定式
短语表示一次动作, 而-ing形式则表示反复动作。
e.g. We heard the door slam.
We heard the door slamming.
(反复动作)
(一次动作)
三、-ing形式作表语
-ing形式作表语时放在系动词之后, 用来泛指
某种动作或行为, 以说明主语的身份、性质或
情况。如：
Her hobby is painting. 她的业余爱好是画画。
My job is looking after the children.
我的工作就是照顾这些孩子。
His concern for his mother is most touching.
他对母亲的关爱很感人。
She was very pleasing in her appearance.
The ___ boy was last seen ___ near the
bank of the lake.
A. missing; playing B. missing; play
C. missed; played D. missed; to play
解析: missing是形容词, 作boy的定语,
意思是“失踪的”。 was last seen playing
表示被看见时正在玩。
真题解析
A
2. Mr Smith, ___ of the ___ speech,
started to read a novel.
A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored
C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring
解析: 此题考查现在分词与过去分词的区别。
tired, moved, interested excited 等过去分词
叙述的是人的本身感受; tiring, moving,
interesting, exciting等现在分词叙述的是某
一物或事情给予人的感受。
A
3. When we watched the national flag
___ in the Olympic Games on TV,
we raised a cheer.
A. rise B. being risen
C. raised D. being raised
解析: 本题考查分词作补语, rise是不及物动词,
先排除A、B两项, 国旗是被人们升起的,
应该用分词的被动形式, 句意为: 当看到电视中
奥林匹克运动会上国旗正在被升起时, 我们
欢呼起来。
D
4. We sat there, ____with what we listened
to.
A. satisfying B. to satisfy
C. contented D. content
解析: 本题考查动词用法。satisfied
表示“感到满意的”, 把A、B两项排除;
content 既是形容词, 又是动词,
be contented with “对……满足”。
D
A cook will be immediately fired if he is
found _____ in the kitchen.
A. smoke B. smoking
C. to smoke D. smoked
2. The manager discussed the plan that they
would like to see _____ the next year.
A. carry out B. carrying out
C. carried out D. to carry out
B
C
单项选择
3. I can hardly imagine Peter _______ across the
Atlantic Ocean in five days.
A. sail B. to sail C. sailing D. to have sailed
4. When we got back from the cinema, we
found the lamp_______ but the door _______.
A. being on; shut B. burning; shutting
C. burning; shut D. on; shutting
C
C
5. There was a terrible noise ____ the sudden
burst of light.
A. followed B. following
C. to be followed D. being followed
6. Tell Mary that there’s someone ____ for her
at the door.
A. waiting B. waited C. waits D. to wait
7. The _______ waiter came up to us and said,
“You are welcome.”
A. smiling B. smiled C. smile D. to smile
B
A
A
8. The result of the test was rather ______.
A. disappointed B. disappointing
C. being disappointed D. disappoint
9. People ____ in the city do not know the
pleasure of country life.
A. live B. to live C. lived D. living
10. The library’s study room is full of students
____ for the exam.
A. busily prepared B. busy preparing
C. busily prepare D. are busily preparing
B
D
B
11. It’s really terrible to have a bus _____
another, which will cause an _____
accident.
A. knocked up; astonished
B. bumped into; astonishing
C. knocked into; astonished
D. bumped up; astonishing
B
12. New Zealand is an _____ country;
you can hear ____ everywhere.
A. English spoken; English-speaking
B. English-spoken; spoken English
C. English-speaking; speaking English
D. English-speaking; English spoken
D
13. When I came in, I saw Dr. Li _____ a patient.
A. examine B. examing
C. to exam D. examined
14. When he awoke, he found himself _____ by
an old woman.
A. looked after B. be looked after
C. being looked after D. be looking after
15. Sitting by her side, I could feel her heart
_________.
A. beaten B. to beat
C. beating D. to be beating
C
C
B
Homework
1. Summarize the rules of the
grammar in your own way.
2. Finish the exercises of
“Discovering useful structures”
on Page 21.(共71张PPT)
Unit 3
A taste of English Humour
Reading
高一人教新课标版必修四
NONVERBAL HUMOUR
Charlie Chaplin —
The Gold Rush
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin—The Gold Rush
1. What do you know about Charlie
Chaplin
2. What do you know about his film
What is so interesting about them
Pre-reading
The Gold Rush
a small
black hat
a moustache
a stick
very wide
trousers
Little Tramp
The Little
Tramp was
a _____ and
___________
person.
poor
homeless
The whole text introduces a world-
famous actor---Charlie Chaplie and
his excellent performances, making us
understand more about nonverbal
humour.
3. Look at the title and write down
your idea in one sentence. Then skim
the passage and see if you were right.
A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR
Reading
The main idea of each paragraph
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
Why people needed cheering up
What Charlie’s childhood was like
What his most famous character was like
Paragraph 4:
Paragraph 5:
An example of a sad situation that he made funny.
His achievements
Para 2: Finish the chart.
Childhood What happened Things
Family His father _____,
leaving the
family even
___________. His parents taught him
______ as soon as he could
speak and _______ as soon
as he could walk.
Teens Charlie became one of the
most popular child ______
in England through his
________.
died
worse off
sing
dance
actors
humour
Complete the notes about Charlie Chaplin.
Born
Job
Type of acting
Character
Costume
1889
actor
mime
little tramp, a poor and
homeless person
large trousers, worn-out
shoes, small round black
hat and a walking stick
charming, social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties and always kind
Reason for success
Died
1977
Para 4: Put the events in the right order.
( ) Chaplin tried cutting and eating the bottom of
the shoe.
( )Chaplin and his friend washed sand and expected
to pick up gold, but they failed.
( )They were so hungry that they boiled a pair of
leather shoes.
( )They were caught in a small wooden house.
( )Chaplin cut off the leather top of the shoe.
( )Chaplin picked out the laces and ate.
6
1
3
2
5
4
Para.2
Para. 4
Charlie Chaplin
Para.1
childhood
family
teens
born
parents
humor
entertaining
film
Para. 3
tramp
achievements
Para. 5
1972
1977
example
The Gold Rush
The little tramp
California
eat
Retell the text according to the chart.
1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he
was a small boy.
2. People who don’t know English
cannot enjoy Chaplin’s films.
3. The Gold Rush is set in California
in the late of the nineteenth century.
T
F
F
True or false
4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his
friend are fortunate to find some gold .
5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to
chew.
6. Chaplin not only acted in films but
wrote and directed films as well.
F
T
T
How do you understand the sentence
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from
the human face.”
A. Laughter is the power to drive winter
away and welcome warm spring.
B. Laughter can keep one’s face warm,
especially during freezing winter.
C. Laughter can make people forget their
problems and make them feel happy.
C
Choose the best answer.
2. The Gold Rush, one of Chaplin’s most famous
films, was made in ____.
A. America B. Britain
C. Canada D. Australia
3. The story of The Gold Rush happened ____.
A. in the 1750s B. in the 1850s
C. in the 1890s D. in the 1950s
A
B
4. In The Gold Rush, Chaplin and his
friend eat a pair of shoes because ___.
A. they are interested in it
B. the shoes are delicious
C. they want to make the people
laugh
D. they are very hungry
D
5. Which is NOT true
A. Charlie was a master of non-verbal
humor.
B. Charlie showed humanity and
kindness in his movies.
C. Charlie was a social failure, so he
could play that character well.
D. Charlie must have experienced sad
situations when he was a child.
C
6. People enjoy seeing other people’s bad
luck because _________.
they enjoy doing so.
it makes people more worried about
their life.
C. it makes people more content with
their life.
D. there’s much fun in doing so.
C
7. The Little Tramp is well known because ____.
Chaplin played a poor and homeless person.
B. The character was social failure.
C. Chaplin wore large trousers, worn-out
shoes and a small round black hat and
carried a walking stick.
D. Chaplin play a role as a man who determined
to overcome difficulties and was kind even
when people were unkind to him.
D
8. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for
________.
the characters he played in his films.
the films he directed.
the joy he gave us in his films.
the contributions he made in films.
C
9. What’s the main idea of the text
A. The history of English humour.
B. The films that Chaplin made.
C. The humour Chaplin made in his films.
D. The Gold Rush in California.
C
The writer mentioned that Charplin’s character
“little tramp” is charming and lovable, and he
won an Oscar for a lifetime of outstanding work,
which proves that the writer likes Charplin and
appreciates his work.
10. What’s the author’s attitude to Charlie
Charplin
A. positive B. negative
C. serious D. appreciative
D
Discussion
1. What’s behind fun
Not all humour is kind. Although we also laugh when we see someone slide on a banana skin, it’s really dangerous to those who slide on the banana skin, especially to those old people. So when we think about it we will find it’s not funny.
2. Why did people like The Little Tramp
Because it gives people courage to
overcome difficulties.
3. Do you think Chaplin’s eating boiled
shoes funny Why
Yes. Because he made the terrible situation
“real” for his audience. And he was able
to show the humanity and kindness in
the most difficult circumstances.
4. Why could Charlie Chaplin make terrible
situations (like poverty and starvation) funny
Because he had experienced the bad situation
and made them “real” for his audience.
5. Why did he get a special Oscar
Because of his outstanding work in films and
life long contribution.
Fill in the blanks.
Do you find it funny to see someone ______ on a
Banana ____, ________ into someone else round a
_______, or ______ down a hole in the road If you do,
you are not _____. Some humour can be_____. Perhaps
it makes us feel more ______ with our life because we
feel there is someone else ______ ____than ourselves.
Charlie Chaplin was born in _______ in 1889 and at
that time films were ______. He became famous for
using a _________ form of acting, including _______
and ______.
sliding
skin
bumping
corner
falling
alone
cruel
content
worse
off
poverty
silent
particular
mime
farce
Set up an aim
Do our best
spend more time than others
Never give up/ lose heart
Insist on what we pursue
We should be optimistic (乐观) no matter what
difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie
Chaplin was.
... and up to now nobody has been able to
do this better than Charlie Chaplin.
句中 up to now = up till now, 表示“到现在
为止”, 常与现在完成时连用。如：
I haven’t got any letters from him up to now.
直到现在我还没收到过他的信。
Her life has run smoothly up to now.
她的生活到目前仍一帆风顺。
【拓展】
up to 达到……程度或数量
be up to sth 能胜任某事; 忙于某事或
从事于某事
be up to sb 该由某人做出决定; 取决于某人
… so they could feel more content with
their lives.
1) content adj. 满足; 满意; 知足
常见搭配: be content with sth.
be content to do sth. 如：
Are you content with your present salary
你对你现在的工资待遇满意吗？
She is quite content to stay at home looking
after her children.
她呆在家里照顾孩子感到非常知足。
区别: content; contented; satisfied
content与contented意思接近, 指“虽然各种愿望
没有实现, 但人应安于现状不再多求”,
content 一般作表语, 而contented一般作定语;
satisfied指“愿望、渴望或需求都得到了满足,
因而心满意足了”。
She has a contented look. 她显得满意的样子。
2) content n. 所含之物, 内容 如：
I like the style of the book but I don’t like
the content.
我喜欢这本书的文体, 但我不喜欢它的内容。
We sat there, ______with what we listened to.
satisfying B. to satisfy
C. contented D. content
解析: 本题考查动词用法。satisfied 表示“感
到满意的”, 把A、B两项排除; content既是
形容词, 又是动词, be content with 对……满
足。
D
3) content vt. 使满足 (+with)
e.g. Her answer seemed to content him. 她的回答好像令他满意。
3. Not that Charlie’s own life was easy!
卓别林自己的生活并没有那么容易！
本句为not 构成的倒装句。That 为副词, 修饰
形容词easy。
在英语中, 有时为了强调某一成分而将具有
否定意义的副词置于句首构成倒装句, 这样
的副词有not, never, seldom, little, few 等。
本句可转换为:
Charlie’s own life was not that easy!
又如：
Only in the country can you learn the
“true English”. Never have I seen such a performance.
Nowhere will you find the answer to this
question.
Not until the child fell asleep did the
mother leave the room.
4. You may find it astonishing that Charlie
was taught to sing as soon as he could speak
and dance as soon as he could walk.
令人感到震惊的是, 当查理会说话和走路的
时候就被教唱歌和跳舞。
1) it 在句中作形式宾语, 动词不定式to see…the
road 才是真正的宾语。当动词不定式作句子
的宾语, 同时有一个形容词同宾语在一起时，
常用it作形式宾语。如： I’ll make it my business to help her.
我会把帮助她作为我的责任。 Do you consider it wise to tell them about it
2) astonish: v. 使 (某人) 吃惊, 震惊, 比 surprise
的语气要强。如:
The earthquake astonished me.
地震使我惊慌失措。
be astonished 吃惊 如：
She was astonished to find he was drunk.
发现他喝醉了, 她很吃惊。
I was astonished at/by the news.
这消息使我大吃一惊。
to one’s astonishment 令……惊异的是……
To our astonishment the small boy swam
across the river. 令我们惊奇的是那小男孩居然游过了那条河。
astonishing adj. 令人吃惊的
an astonishing remark 惊人之语
astonishment n. 惊异; 惊愕; 惊奇
in astonishment 愕然, 吃惊地 如：
She stared at me in astonishment.
她吃惊地瞪着我。
5. fortunate 为形容词, 意为“幸运的；运气
好的”，相当于lucky，其反义词为unfortunate。
常用结构: be fortunate (enough) to do 或
be fortunate in doing 意为“……很幸运”。 如：
She is fortunate (enough) to have a rich husband.
=She is fortunate in having a rich husband.
她很幸运，有一位富有的丈夫。
此外，还可用于It is fortunate that …这一结构,
意为“……真是幸运”。如：
It is fortunate that we got there in time.
很幸运的, 我们及时赶到那里。
fortunately adv. 用来修饰整句话, 意为“幸运
地, 幸亏”, 反义词为unfortunately。 如:
Fortunately, I found his house at once.
很幸运地, 我立刻找到了他家。
fortune n. “机会; 命运; 运气” 如:
She has had her fortune told. 她请人算了命。
复合词: fortune-teller n. 算命者
固定搭配: make a fortune 发大财
谚语: Fortune favors fool. 傻人有傻福。
6. Unfortunately his father died, leaving
the family even worse off …
worse off: adj. (情况)更糟糕的, 更贫困的
Mark has lost his job and is worse off
than ever.
马克的工作丢了, 情况比以前更糟。
better off 情况更好
He will be better off in hospital.
他住院的话, 病情定会好转。
I’ve only broken my arm; other patients are
far worse off than me.
我只是胳膊折了, 其他病人比我严重得多。
Tom has lost his job and is worse off than ever.
汤姆的工作丢了, 情况比以前更糟。
【拓展】
badly off 穷的; 缺少的
well off 富有的
7. No one was ever bored watching him —his
subtle acting made everything entertaining.
entertaining adj. 表示“使人快乐的; 有趣的”
He told us an entertaining story yesterday.
昨天他给我们讲了一个有趣的故事。
Films should be entertaining.
【拓展】entertain v. 使感兴趣; 使娱乐; 招待
entertainment n. 娱乐; 款待; 招待
entertainer n. (娱乐节目的)表演者
8. …because known throughout the world.
throughout prep. 1) (表示地区) 遍及, 整个 如：
The company has branches throughout
the country. 这家公司的分店遍及全国。
2) (表示时间) 整个, 从头到尾 如：
It rained throughout the day. 雨下了一整天。
He led a poor life throughout his life.
他一生过着穷苦的生活。
throughout adv. 1) 整个地, 在所有各处, 全部
e.g. The hill was green throughout.
那座山整个都是绿的。
2) 自始至终, 到最后 如：
She remained silent throughout.
她从头到尾都保持沉默。
9. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a
moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out
shoes...
1) homeless adj. 无家可归的
-less是表示否定意义的形容词后缀, 加在某些
名词的后面构成否定意义的形容词, 类似的如：
helpless 无力的; 无计可施的;
无助的; 无依无靠的
careless 粗心的; 轻率的
childless 没有儿女的
harmless 无害的; 无损害的;没有恶意的; 无邪的
ceaseless 不断的; 不停的
countless 数不尽的; 无数的
tireless 不会疲倦的; 不知疲倦的, 不休止的
2) worn-out adj.
(衣类、机器等)磨破的; 磨损的; 用旧的 如：
worn-out shoes 穿旧的鞋
精疲力尽的; 憔悴的(一般不用在名词前) 如：
She looks worn-out.
她看起来憔悴不堪。
10. This character was a social failure but was
loved for his optimism and determination to
overcome all difficulties.
这个角色是社会生活中的失败者, 但他的乐观
精神和战胜困难的决心使他受到人们的喜爱。
本句为but 连接的并列句, but后的分句承前
省略了主语this character; to overcome all
difficulties为动词不定式短语作定语, 修饰
determination。
本句可理解为: This character was not a
successful person in social life, but people
loved him because of his optimism and
determination to overcome all difficulties.
failure: n. 失败; 失败者
The play was a dead failure. 这场戏完全失败了。
overcome v. (overcame, overcome) 战胜; 克服
There will be no difficulty in the world that
they cannot overcome.
世界上任何困难他们都可以克服。
11. Charlie first picked out the laces and eats
them as if they are spaghetti.
pick out: 挑出; 辨别出
My father helped me pick out a new book.
我父亲帮我选了一本新书。
与 pick 有关的短语:
pick off 摘取
pick oneself up (倒下的人) 站起来
pick up 拾起, (车, 船) 搭载客人, 驾车去接 (人),
接收(信号, 广播、电视节目), 学会 (语言)
pick up with 在偶然机会认识 (人)
This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can ____ my father. (湖北2005)
A. find out B. pick out
C. look out D. speak out
B
find out (通过研究、努力)发现, 找出；
look out 向外看, 当心, 注意；
speak out 大声且清楚地说出。
只有pick out意思合适。
12. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe
as if it were the finest steak.
cut off: 切断; 断绝
A storm cut off power to the whole region.
暴风雨切断了整个地区电力供应。
The television show was cut off by a special
news report.
电视节目被一条特别新闻报道打断了。
I had my hair cut off and sold it.
我把头发剪掉卖了。
We were completely cut off from the
outside world.
我们和外界完全隔绝了。
【拓展】
cut across 取捷径; 走近路
cut in 插嘴
cut down 减少; 缩减
cut up 切碎
cut out 切掉; 割掉
cut into pieces 切成碎片
I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson _______. (湖南2005)
A. cut in B. cut down
C. cut out D. cut up
A
cut down 意为“砍倒”；
cut out 意为“剪掉; 除去, 省略, 删去”;
cut up 意为“切碎”。
He was in hospital for six months. He felt as
if he was ______ from the outside world.
A. cut out B. cut off
C. cut up D. cut through
解析: cut out 意为“切下; 删除”;
cut off 意为“切断; 使(人、城镇) 孤立”;
cut up 意为“切碎”;
cut through 意为“穿越”;
本句的意思是: 他住院六个月感到似乎与
外界隔绝了。
B
13. He eats each mouthful with great
enjoyment. 他一口一口地嚼得津津有味。 He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine
and made a face.
他喝了一口苦药, 做了个鬼脸。 I felt so full that I couldn’t eat another
mouthful. 我太饱了, 一口也吃不下了。 短语: at a mouthful 一大口
handful 一撮, 一把 a handful of sand 一把沙子 cupful 一满杯 two cupfuls of milk 两杯牛奶 spoonful 一匙; 满匙
two spoonfuls of sugar 两匙糖 houseful 满屋; 一屋子 armful (单臂或双臂)一抱之量 an armful of books 一抱的书
14. The acting is so convincing that it makes
you believe that it is one of the best meals he
has ever tasted!
convincing 用作形容词, 在这里表示
“使人信服的; 令人心悦诚服的”。如：
His analyses were always so convincing.
他的分析总是那么令人信服。
This is the most convincing evidence that I can
find to prove my point.
这是我所能找到的最令人信服的证据, 以证明
我的观点。
【拓展】
convince vt． 使相信; 说服; 使承认
convinced adj. 坚信不移的; 有坚定信
仰的
convince ... of … 使……确信……
be convinced of 确信; 承认
15. Chaplin produced, directed, and wrote the
movies he starred in.
卓别林自制、自导、自编一些他自演的电影。
1) direct 在句中意为“导演”, 它还有其它意思:
adj. 直的; 直线的; 直达的 如：
There is no direct train from here to Taichung.
此地没有直达台中的火车。
a direct road to London 直通伦敦的路
fly in a direct line 直线飞行
adj. 坦白的; 率直的。 如：
He has a direct way of speaking.
他说话坦白。
He gave me a direct answer.
他给我率直的回答。
2) star v. (在电影中)主演, 由……主演;
以……为主角 如:
The director wants to star Jim in his new film.
这位导演想让吉姆主演他的新片。
She has starred in a lot of good films.
她主演了许多好电影。
The boy burst into tears ______ he saw his
mother.
direct B. direction
C. directly D. directly when
解析: 本题考查direct的用法, 作动词时表示
“导演; 指示”; 作副词时表示“径直地; 直接地”,
作形容词时是“直接的”; 而directly表示
“一……就”, 相当于as soon as.
A
“To truly laugh, you must be
able to take your pain, and
play with it!”
--Charlie Chaplin
Homework
Finish Exe. 1. & 2. on Page 20, all
exercises on Page 21.
2. Try to write a happy ending for the
film The Gold Rush.(共30张PPT)
Unit 3
A taste of English Humour
Warming up
高一人教新课标版必修四
Look at the following pictures.
Which picture can make you laugh
I want to lose my weight.
I’m driving at a high speed.
any mouse I like
facial expression
body language
mime/farce
cross-dressing
sketch
jokes
Do you feel funny How many kinds
of humour do you know about
HUMOUR
MIME AND FARCE
NONVERBAL
Comedy
pantomime
funny stories / poems
Verbal jokes
Cross talk
Short sketch
Chinese humors
Pantomime
Funny plays
Cross talk
Jokes
Doggerel
English humors
Nonverbal
Mime and farce
Verbal jokes
Funny stories
Funny poems
mime
Charlie Chaplin
What kind of humour do these
pictures show us
mime
Mr Bean is funny because he
makes funny faces and acts silly
behaviour.
哑剧,滑稽剧
(funny stories)
Mark Twain was the popular
and humorous American
author.
adj. 幽默的
sketch
Two or more speakers
make many jokes and
funny conversation.
Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.
pantomime
刘全和 刘全利
三月;行军
What day of the week is the best for
having fried foods
2. What month do soldiers hate
Riddle 谜语
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
2. 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.
Customer: What’s that fly(苍蝇)
doing in my soup
Waiter: Swimming, I think!
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 competition
POLICEMAN: Why did you have to
break into the same shop three times
THIEF: Well, I stole a dress from that
shop but my wife didn’t like it. So I
had to go back and change it twice!
What is a punchline Find the jokes’
punchlines.
Punchline
The words that form the climax of a joke.
TEACHER: You say that john Jones
has a cold and cannot come to school
today. Who am I speaking to
VOICE: Oh, this is my father.
Punchline
Types of humour Typical actors/
writers of English humour Example of Chinese
humour
nonverbal
mime Charlie chaplin
Mr Bean
verbal jokes, funy stories, funny poems
Comedy Mark twain
Edward Lear
Marx Brothers
Pantomine
(哑剧)
cross talk
(马季, 姜昆)
jokes
doggerel
(打油诗)
Which do you like better:
verbal or nonverbal humour
Give your reason.
I prefer verbal humor, because it is
very funny.
I like jokes, it is worthwhile to learn
about more expressions.
You can choose three or more
sentences to express your idea.
1. I prefer ________ .
2. Because verbal/nonverbal humor is_____.
3. I like_______ . (mime/sketch/jokes…)
4. It makes me ________.
5. It is worthwhile to do/doing…
6. When I enjoy them, I feel ______ .
7. I like all of them, because they
_____________________ with each other.
have a lot in common
humo(u)r n. [u]幽默, 风趣
humourist n. [c] 幽默(作)家，谈吐幽默的人
humorous adj. 幽默的, 诙谐的
I like a person who ___________________.
Mark Twain was a ___________ author and
he was a __________.
有幽默感
humorous
humorist
has a sense of humor
Language Points
Find more information
about English humour and
Charlie Chaplin.
2. Remember the language points.
Homework
