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1、Unit 20HumourPeriod 1: Warming up & Reading (Laughing Matter) Period 2: Acting, Speaking & Wb listening Period 4: Language PracticingPeriod 3: Listening, Integrating Skills and Wb talking Period 5: (Wb)Integrating Skill and WritingPeriod 1: Warming up & Reading (Laughing Matter)Laughing matterForms

2、of humourclown comedy crosstalk showComediansShort literaryLaughing matterCharacteristicsComediesClownsComediansCrosstalk showsLaughing matterTheatre play; use different techniques: cross-dressing, stereotypes, word play;Alone or a pair; do not use any words; special clothes, make-up and the way the

3、y walk.Alone or a pair; unlike clowns; body language and face; play with words.A pair; play with words; make jokes and funny conversations; sometimes dress up a little or act out small sketches.Laughing matterLaughing mattersimilarityComediesClownsComediansCrosstalk showsfunny; have a long history;

4、make people happy and laugh. 1.What is comedies? Theatre plays. 2.How do the writers of comedies make people laugh? Can you give me 3 examples? They use different techniques: cross-dressing, stereotypes and word play. Questions 3.Can you describe a clown in your own words? They often act alone or as

5、 a pair and 4.Like clowns, comedians often work alone or as a pair. So do you think the show of a comedian is more like that of a clown or a comedy? Why? A comedy; They do not use the make-up that clowns use and they play with words. Questions 5.What is crosstalk show? A pair of comedians entertains

6、 the audience with word play. 6.Do they share anything in common? Yes. They all make people happy and laugh, they are funny and they all have a long history. Questions 7.Do you say they have a long history? How long has the tradition of crosstalk existed in China? More than 2,000 years. 8.Were there

7、 comedies in Shakespeares times? Because we dont understand the language and word play that Shakespeare used. 9.But why are some of Shakespeares comedies not so funny for us? Questions Yes.listeningDifferenceIn commonChinese comedy showsWestern comedy showsDiscussionCultural backgrounds; kinds of ja

8、pes; way and style of performance. popular; make people happy and laugh; funny; humorous; have a long history.Laughing Party Lets bring laughter to our class. You are to use the form of humor. And any performances are acceptable.1. There once was a very large lady in our town. She wore a dress size

9、16. I knew her when she was young, but she had a much smaller size. Why do you think she is now wearing a size 16? I guess she just 8 + 8 (ate and ate).2. I was arrested at the airport. Just because I was greeting my cousin Jack! All that I said was Hi Jack, but very loud.Word puzzle While we were w

10、alking, we were watching window washers wash Washingtons windows with warm washing water. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.The shells she sells are surely seashells.So Im sure she sells seashore shells. if she sells shells on the seashore3. A Finnish fisher named Fisher failed to fish any fish

11、one Friday afternoon and finally he found out a big fissure in his fishing-net.Tongue twisters Homework 1.Make a better preparation for the laughing party after class. 2.Preview Speaking and Wb Listening.3.Rewrite Laughing matter in about 100 words.Period 2Acting, Speaking & Wb listening a.What is t

12、he most important thing in his job? b.How does he make people laugh? c.How does he make people think about life?(To make people laugh and think about our life.)Questions Suppose a circus clown is here in our class. Will you ask any questions?Please make up a dialogue between you and your partner. On

13、e plays the part of a journalist and the other a circus clown.The following questions are for reference For which age do you write your show?What do you do as a clown?What are you doing at this moment?what are your plans for your next show?How do you make children laugh?When will you stop working as

14、 a clown?Here is an interview sample. A: Hello. Im a journalist from Taizhou Daily. May I ask you some questions?B: Sure. A: Is your performance successful tonight?B: Yes.A: How long have you been a Clown?B: Since 8 years age.A: Im so glad you accepted my interview. And I hope your show in Taizhou w

15、ill be more popular.B: Thanks a lot.I willIm going toI intend toI hope toI plan/want toI wish toIve decided (not) toI hope notUseful expressions 1.Listen to the tape and tick what the interviewer and Mr. Atkinson talk about.( ) Plays ( ) Language( ) Comedies ( ) Culture( ) Comedian ( ) Success( ) Sh

16、akespeare ( ) Chinese( ) Audience ( ) Germans 2.Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions.1. What is the title of the comedy that almost everybody likes?Mr. Bean2. What are the differences between the two comedies they talk about?Blackadder(set in the time of Shakespeare)Mr. BeanSe

17、t in England at the time of Shakespeare.You need to understand English very well.You need to know quite a lot about English history.Set in present day England.You dont need to understand English.You dont need to know much about England.2. What are the differences between the two comedies they talk a

18、bout? 3. Listen to the tape again and make a summary of the listening text by completing the following sentences.Mr. Atkinson is most famous for his roles in two popular .One of them is set of Shakespeare, while the other is set in .To understand the first you need to have good and some idea of .Whi

19、le in the first show is very important, in the other are spoken.But that is not the only reason why it is .It is popular around the world because anyone can in Mr. Bediesin the timepresent day EnglandEnglishEnglish historylanguagehardly any wordsan international successrecognize something of himself

20、Art of Life a tongue twister competition Betty bought some butter, but the butter was bitter, so she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better.I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I wont wish the wish you wish to wish.If white chalk ch

21、alks white on a black blackboard, will black chalk chalk black on a white whiteboard then?Period 3Listening, Integrating Skills and Wb Talking543126ListeningWhat was the mans job?In England, who can marry couples in church?How close to each other did the man and the woman live?Where did the woman as

22、k the minister to marry her?When did he ask her to marry him?Integrating skills Weve already met, havent we?What happens to the girl before the interview?What happens during the interview?What is the result of the interview?What do you think is the most funny part of the story?What types of jokes do

23、 you have in China? Questionnaire:Reading ComprehensionThe first meetingThe second meetingInformationTimePlace RelationshipDetailson the way to the interview later (on time for the interview) a street an interview room strangers interviewer / interviewee pass, cut in, brake, hit, fall, fortunately,

24、cycle, go up to, knock off, accident, pick up, ride on. walk into, in surprise and total silence, look on as, for a moment, go well, work experience, as well as. DiscussionTopic 1: What would you do if you were the writer at your first meeting?Topic 2: Is the result a usual one in a Chinese company?

25、 If you were the manager, what would you do and why?Topic 3: Suppose you were the manager of the company in the story, would you tell us what has happened to you?TalkingPeriod 4 Language Practicing a humorous story story full of humor a famous humorous writer a humorous actor have a good sense of hu

26、mor have no much sense of humor Language pointsin good humor This computer isnt working well, can anybody help me work it? It works quite well. can work this machine better than me workmakes me happy make oneself /sb. + PP.makes him think make sb. + 不定式be made to study make yourself understood make

27、myself heard by intension without intention intended it intend to do intend you to make up intended reporting intend that he (shall) set out appreciate the sentences is also highly appreciated appreciate reading appreciate helping He would much appreciate it if you could do him that favour. It is hi

28、s way of walking that makes me feel funny. It is when I was still a pupil that I first saw him. It is because of his great acting that makes me remember him forever. It is him that we are talking now. It is on the screen that we saw him.It is (was)+被強調(diào)部分+that(who).an interesting cross talk an amusin

29、g cross talklaughing audiencea reading roomI can see some people reading perform cycle jump drop laugh break burn quarrel enter sharePeople saw the police_ the window with a hammer.Behind the doors we heard the audience_during the show.Neighbours watched him_something heavy into the river.You can se

30、e them_every night this week at the New Theatre.laughingbreakingdroppingperformingperform cycle jump drop laugh break burn quarrel enter share5. I could hear the newly-married couple_every day over small matters.6. We watched the cyclists_down the road quickly.7. Can you smell something_.8. We watch

31、ed three old men_this food with each other.shoutingcyclingburningsharingThe boyThe personThe comedianThe womanThat touristThe couplegetting marriedcoming to dinner this eveningeating her lunchperforming the showsinging nowlooking at her mapare famous film stars.is a classmate of mine.writes her song

32、s herself.is a friend of my mothers.can play four musical instruments.is in his forties.Matching ExerciseClimbing out of the windowJumping over the fenceAsking a passer-by where the post office is Entering the post office and writing a message Paying with a ringLeaving the post officeComing to a bridgeLeaving her bag on the road and starting fishingHer fishhook catching in the Emperors coatTaking out a knife to cut the hookEmperor talking and walking with herFilm SissiReportGive a report of the film Sissi. Try to use ing forms. The report can begin like this.Now I would like to recomm