1、Unit 4 HumourLesson 1 Period 1Warming-upWhat humorous or funny stories have you read?humorous storiesFan Jin Passed the Royal Exam The Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Merchant of VeniceGetting the casket and returning the pearl Copying the way they walk in Handan Pre-readingWhat makes these stories funn
2、y?Do you like reading humorous stories?Why?e.g.The humorous plots/The funny acts/The clever conversations/The play on words/The accents make/makes these stories funny.While-reading1 Which characters are in the story?2 Where are they?3 What happened to/between them?4 Why is it funny?Work in groups of
3、 three.Each student reads one of the stories and answer the following questions.While-readingStory A1 Which characters are in the story?A famous art collector,a store owner and a cat.2 Where are they?They are in a store in the city.3 What happened to/between them?The art collector wanted to buy the
4、saucer but instead bought a cat.4 Why is it funny?The store owner knew everyone wanted to buy the saucer the cat used,and he made money by selling the cat.While-readingStory B1Which characters are in the story?Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson.2Where are they?They are outdoors.3 What happened to/between
5、 them?They were on a camping trip.They were talking about the stars that they could see.4 Why is it funny?Watson spoke about astronomy,the position of stars,the scientific measurement of time and the atmosphere but didnt realise they could see the stars because their tent had been stolen.While-readi
6、ngStory C1 Which characters are in the story?A doctor and a clown.2 Where are they?They are in the doctors surgery.3 What happened to/between them?The clown was feeling unhappy.4 Why is it funny?The clown who makes everyone laugh cant cheer himself up.While-readingGroup Work:Read the three stories.C
7、omplete the notes.Then share and check your notes with your group members.CharacterWhat did each person do?Real purposeThe resultThe art collectorHe bought a cat.He wanted to buy the saucer.He bought a cat that he didnt want.The store ownerHe made money by selling the cat.He knew everyone wanted to
8、buy the saucer.He made money.Story AWhile-readingCharacter What did each person do?Real purposeThe resultSherlock HolmesHe woke up and asked Watson what he saw.He wanted to confirm that their tent was stolen.He realised their tent was stolen.Dr.Watson He spoke about astronomy and the stars he saw.He
9、 wanted to show off his knowledge.He didnt realise.Story BWhile-readingCharacter What did each person do?Real purposeThe resultThe middle-aged manHe told the doctor that he was feeling down.He wanted to see how he could feel better.The clown who makes everyone laugh cant cheer himself up.The doctor
10、She asked the clown questions.She wanted to figure out what was wrong.She suggested that he go to see the clown who cheered everyone up.Story CWhile-readingWork Independently:Complete the funny part of the three stories.StoryThe funny partAThe store owner refused to give away the saucer with the cat
11、 because he has sold 68 cats because of the saucer.BSherlock and Dr.Watson saw millions of stars at night because their tent was stolen.CAn amazing clown couldnt cheer himself up.While-readingGroup Work:Tell one of the three stories to your group based on your notes.Form new groups.Each student summ
12、arises one of the three stories.You can use your notes and answers from the previous activities to help.Complete the summaries with the words or phrases you have learnt from the stories.An art collector noticed a cat lapping milk from a 1 saucer in the 2 doorway of a store.He realized that it was an
13、 3 antique 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 4 throw in the saucer,but the owner refused to give it away for he had sold 68 cats because of the lucky saucer.While-readingSherlock Holmes asked his 5 faithful friend D
14、r.Watson what he saw from the sky.“6 Millions and millions of stars,”said Dr.Watson.Based on his knowledge on 7 astronomy,he believed there are millions of galaxies and 8 billions of planets.He deduced that it was probably a quarter past three based on the 9 scientific measurement of time.From the 1
15、0 current atmosphere,he forecasted that it would be a beautiful day the next day.Watson didnt realise that someone had stolen their tent!While-readingA middle-aged man who was 11 depressed went to the doctor.The doctor examined him and found 12 everything was(working)OK.The doctor thought that what
16、the man needed was 13 a good laugh,and suggested 14 a circus performance.Actually he was 15 the amazing clown.While-readingPost-readingPair Work:Read the jokes below and talk about the funny part of each joke.Girl:Why was the cat sitting on the computer?Boy:He was keeping an eye on the mouse.The fun
17、ny part is the play on the meaning of“mouse”.The computer mouse has the same name as the real mouse.Post-readingTeacher of politics:Who is the speaker of the House?Student:Mother.The funny part is the play on the meaning of“the House(众议院)”.In politics it often refers to the political institute and i
18、s capitalised.The student understood it to be the household.The mother is often thought of as the speaker as she tends to talk more at home and decides on household matters.Student:Professor,I did the best I could on this test.I really dont think I deserve a zero.Professor:Neither do I.But thats the
19、 lowest grade Im allowed to give.The funny part is that the student is complaining about the low mark and professor responds as it is actually higher than what he deserves.The professor uses sarcasm(讽刺)here.Post-readingPost-readingTeacher:What is the chemical formula(化学式)for water?Student:HIJKLMNO!T
20、eacher:What are you talking about?Student:Yesterday you said its H to O!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 doesnt know what a formula is.Which of the three stories do you like most?Write a short passage
21、to give your reasons.Story AStory BStory CAssignmentNotes1.so he walked casually into the store and innocently offered to buy the cat for 200 dollars.innocently:装作若无其事地innocent1)be innocent of 无辜的，无罪的 He was sure that the man was innocent of any crime.他确信此人是清白无罪的。反 be guilty of 有罪的2)naive 天真无邪的 a naive young child 天真无邪的小孩子3)n.innocenceNotes2.“And What do you deduce from that?”deduce v.推断，演绎1)adj.deductive 推断的，演绎的 n.deduction 演绎法2)反induce:v.归纳 adj.inductive 归纳的 n.induction 归纳法3)according to the studies on astronomy astronomy 天文学astronomer 天文学家 astronaut 宇航员Goodbye!
