Unit 3 A taste of English humour

Unit 3 A taste of English humour主题语境：人与自我——语言学习的规律、方法等[话题单词]1．amuse vt. 使发笑；使愉快2．relax vt. 使放松；使轻松3．embarrassing adj. 令人尴尬的4．mental adj. 精神的5．vivid adj. 生动的6．impressive adj. 印象深刻的7．understanding n．理解8．wisdom n．智慧9．intelligence n．智力10．harmony n．和谐11．comic adj. 喜剧的12．drama n．戏剧13．inspire v．激发，激励14．encourage v．鼓励15．touched/moved adj. 感动的[话题短语]1．asenseofhumour幽默感2．makeajoke说笑话3．burstintolaughter放声大笑4．taketheplaceof代替5．haveaneffecton对……起作用6．takeadvantageof利用7．keepagoodmoodindailylife在日常生活中保持良好的心态8．beverycheerfuleveryday每天都很开心9．bewildwithjoy欣喜若狂10．can'thelp/resistlaughing禁不住大笑[话题佳句]1．Humourbecomespartofwisdom.幽默成为智慧的一部分。

2．Asenseofhumourmayworkasabalancewheelinone'slife.幽默感可以在人的生活中起调节作用。

3．Havingthesenseofhumouristhevaluabletreasureofahuman－being.具有幽默感是一个人的宝贵财富。

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Unit 3 A taste of English humourLanguage points教案Teaching goals1．Target languagea. Humour, comedy, content, performer , astonish , fortunate, ordinary, bored, entertain , throughout, homeless, moustache, worn, failure, overcome, leather, pick out.b Make Ss get knowledge of the new words and phrases.2．Ability goalsGet Ss to use some useful new words and expressions correctly.Enable Ss to make sentences with the useful sentence patterns.3．Learning ability goalsTo help students master the important language points.To help students to make sentences by using the words and phrases.Teaching important pointsGet Ss to master the usage of the words and phrases.Teaching difficult pointshelp students get knowledge of the language points.Teaching methodsInspiration, Questioning and Discussion.Teaching aidsA computer, a projector and a recorder.Teaching proceduresStep I , review the new words and phrases.Step II. Teaching the important language points一．词语辨析1. specially / especially / particularly【解释】specially = on purpose故意地；专门地 (不是为了别的，而只是为了某一目的而专门采用的某种方式。

Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour ( Book4)C lass：_________ Name：_____________ Group：___________ No：_________Ⅰ. Words1. humour n. 幽默humorous adj. 幽默的2. nonverbal adj. 不用语言的3. comedy n. 喜剧4. depressed adj. 沮丧的5. performer n. 表演者6. unfortunately adv. 不幸地7. ordinary adj.普通的8. entertain v. 使欢乐，款待9. charming adj. 迷人的，有魅力的10. moustache n. 小胡子11. optimism n. 乐观12.snowstorm n. 暴风雪13. leather n. 皮革14. chew v. 咀嚼15. convince v. 使信服16. direct v. 导演，指挥17. outstanding adj. 突出的，杰出的18. confidence n. 自信19. gesture n. 姿态，手势20. occasion n.时刻，场合21. budget n. 预算，开支22. actress n. 女演员23. amuse v. 使发笑，使愉快24. explanation n. 解释25. whisper n. 耳语，低语26. react v. 做出反应，回应Ⅱ. Phrases1. feel / be content with 对…满足2. badly off 贫穷3. cut off 切断4. pick out 挑选5. star in 主演6. (be) in search of 寻找7. overcome difficulty 克服困难8. be caught in 被…困住9. up to now 到目前为止10. brighten people’s lives照亮人们的生活11. as time goes by 随着时间的流逝12. throughout the world 遍布全世界13. worn-out shoes 破旧的鞋子14. a walking stick 拐杖15. social failure 社会生活中的失败者16. the Gold Rush 淘金热17. mid-nineteenth century 19世纪中18. on the edge of 在…的边缘19. outstanding work in films在电影业中的杰出工作20. a sense of humour 幽默感Ⅲ. Sentences1. 过去他们很贫困，根本谈不上度假。

人教版高中英语必修四 Unit3 A tasteof English humour-词汇篇（学生版）face.他对这次竞赛中获得第二名很满意，因此脸上露出了满意的微笑。

2. break into强行进入，破门而入；撬开(汽车等)；突然开始(笑、哭)break away from摆脱；脱离，背叛(政党、国家等) break down出故障；失败；垮掉break in强行闯入，打断break out爆发；突然发生break through突围；突破break up粉碎；结束；散开；(学校)期终放假break off断开；停顿；突然中止E.g. The thief broke away from the police and ran into the woods.小偷摆脱了警察跑进了树林。

E.g. Don't break in while others are speaking.别人讲话时不要插话。

E.g. The car I was in broke down, so I had to walk home.我坐的车抛锚了，所以我不得不走路回家。

E.g. A big fire broke out in the town last night.昨天晚上镇里着了大火。

E.g. The meeting broke up without a result.会议没有得出结果就结束了。

E.g. Strong will can almost break through everything.顽强的意志几乎可以战胜一切。

3. persuade/convincepersuade 着重利用督促、劝告来感动和影响听者，使其愿意相信某事或参与某种行为E.g. I persuade him to quit smokingconvince指用理论、证据等理智方面的因素使别人相信4. as/withAs (conj.)随着，常用来引导时间状语从句With(prep.)随着，后接名词或复合宾语，不引导从句E.g. He gave me so many facts that convinced me.三、要点梳理1. content(1)adj.满足的；满意的①We shouldn't be content with the achievements already gained.我们决不能满足于已取得的成绩。

Unit 3A taste of English humour(主题语境：人与自我——语言学习的规律、方法等)1 content adj. 满足的；满意的vt. 使满足n. 内容；目录；容量；满足【经典例句】He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so theycould feel more content with their lives.在人们感到沮丧的时候，他可以使他们开怀大笑，于是人们就对自己的生活感到比较满足。

(1)be content to do sth. 乐于做某事be content with... 对……满足/满意(2)content oneself with... 满足于……；使(某人)自己对……感到满足温馨提示：“对……满意”的常用短语小结：be content with; be pleased with; be satisfied with; be happy with。

[基础练习]——单句语法填空(1)Those who are content _with their present situations will surely make no difference in life.(2)That rich man is tired of city life, so he is content _to_live (live) in the country.[能力提升]——一句多译(3)我们不应该使自己仅仅满足于课本知识。

①We shouldn't _be_content_with_the_knowledge learned from the books. (content adj.)②We should _never_content_ourselves_with_the_knowledge learned from the books. (content v t.)2 astonish vt. 使惊诧【经典例句】It astonished us that she should marry a sugar daddy.她竟然嫁给了一位有钱的老男人太令人惊讶了。

Unit3 A taste of English humourTeaching aims:Ⅰ. TopicDifferent types of humour; a taste of English humourⅡ. Useful words and expressions:Nouns: slide, skin, content, particular, failure, difficulty, boil, snowstorm, bottom, mouthful, Switzerland, swing, pancake, whisper, senseVerbs: slide, content, astonish, entertain, overcome, boil, chew, direct, star, swing, Adjectives: cruel, content, particular, homeless, worn-out, fortunate, bottom, direct, outstanding, mountainous, vastAdverb: throughout, fortunately, directExpressions: be content with, be badly off, be worn out, pick out, cut off, star in, knock intoⅢ. Functional items:1. Expressing anxietyWhat’s wrong? What’s the matter with you?Is there anything wrong?2. Expressing surpriseReally? Oh dear! Is that so? Good heaven!3. Expressing pleasureI’m glad /pleased/ happy to…That’s n ice /wonderful /great.Ⅳ. GrammarThe –ing form as the predicative, attribute and object complementTheir job is “panning for gold”.That was the problem facing Charlie Chaplin.He sat down at the table with his plate and drinking cup.Do you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin, bumping into someone else round a corner, or falling down a hole in the road?Teaching proceduresPeriod 1-2 ReadingStep 1. Warming up and Discussing:1. How many kinds of humor can you think of in your daily life?Types of humor:English humor Chinese humor Nonverbal pantomime (哑剧) Mime and farce funny plays Verbal jokes cross talk (相声) Funny stories funny stories Funny poems doggerel (打油诗)2. What’s the difference between jokes and humors?3. Can you name out some of the humorous actors you like?Background knowledge:mime 笑剧farce 滑稽剧comedy 喜剧tragedy 悲剧opera 歌剧TV play 电视剧humor 幽默joke 笑话circus 马戏团clown 小丑sketch 小品cross talk 相声Step 2. ReadingTask 2: Ss read and answer the following questions:1. What’s the passage mainly about?A. The history of English humor.B. The films Chaplin made.C. The humor Chaplin made in his film.D. The Gold Rush in California.2. How many parts can the passage be divided into?A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 53. People enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck because _______.A. they enjoy doing soB. it makes people more worried about their lifeC. it makes people more content with their lifeD. there’s much fu n in doing so4. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for __________.A. the characters he played in his filmsB. the films he directedC. the joy he gave us in his filmsD. the contributions he made in films Task 2: Ss read and fill the following chart:Period 3-4. Language learningStep 1. Revision Ss retell the text with their own words.Step 2. Language points1. find /think/ feel it + adj./n + to do sth.We find it important to learn English well.I feel it a great honour to be invited to the party.2. see sb. Doing See sb do See sb doneWe saw him stealing the book from the bookstore just now.He saw Tom go out of the classroom yesterday afternoon.His neighbour saw him often beaten by his father.3. Skin: The purse is made of crocodile skin.be all skins and bones 瘦的皮包骨头4. be cruel to Don’t be cruel to animals.It is cruel of sb. to do sth. It’s cruel of America to bomb Iraq.5. feel /be content with sth, be content to do sth.People of the city feel content with their life.Mary is content to sit in front of the television all night.6. be worse off be bet ter off7. astonish sb. with sth. to the astonishment of sb.be astonished at sth./ to do sthHe said he could astonish us with a good result in the final exam.To the astonishment of the teachers, he got the first in the competition.The teachers were astonished at his getting the first in the competition.The teachers were astonished to find that he got the first in the competition.8. worn-out : adj. 穿破的Worn out vt. vi 使…耗尽; 穿破/旧，Cheap socks wear out quickly. I am worn out by the hard work.9. failure un.失败cn. 失败的人或事His plans ended in failure. As a writer, he was a failure.10. be loved by sb. for sthDeng Xiaoping is loved by the Chinese for his great contribution to China’s construction and social reform.11. star in : 担任主角This is an old film starred in by Charlie Chaplin.12. knock into He walked in such a hurry that he knocked into an old lady in the street.Step 3 Learning about language1. Ss do part 1 of the discovering useful words and expressions.2. Ss finish part 2, 3 and 4Step 4. Practice1. Ask the Ss to do Ex. 1and 2 on page 63.Period 5-6. ReadingStep 1. Pre-readingThe purpose of this reading is to introduce students to English jokes. Two kinds of jokes are shown here. The first shows now different meanings can make something amusing. This is called a “play on words”. The second kind of joke is s short funny story. Both jokes are very popular in English-speaking countries.Step 2. ReadingTask 1: Ss read and give their own answer to the question.Answer key for Exercise 1:1. B 2.C 3. ATask 2: Ss read part 2 and give their own answers to the two questions.Step 3. Reading task (page 59)Task 3: Ss read the passage and answer the following questions.1. What do children usually do on April Fool’s Day?2. Why did people believe the programme Panorama?3. Do you think the advice that the BBC gave people who asked how to grow noodle trees was serious? Give a reason.4. What would you do to find out whether a story like this was true.Task 4: Ss read and analyse the way that the BBC played this trick.Suggested answer:1. The panorama TV programme is serious and people believe it.2. The progrmme itself was presented in a very serious way.3. There were many details given in the story to make it believable.Task 5: Ss read and think if these things are true:1. that pigeons follow roads and road signs when they find their way home.2. that the earliest football has been found in a grave dated to 1000 years ago.3. that earliest human paintings on cave walls are all modern fakes.4. that advanced computers can “talk” to each other without the aid of humans. Period 7-8. Listening and speakingStep 1. Warm upAsk one of the Ss to tell the class a joke.Step 2. Pre-listeningThis is a story that English speaking people find funny. It is the kind of story that might happen to anybody who has a farm and chickens. At first let Ss read the questions to make sure that they know what they should do in this listening.Step 3 ListeningTask 1: Ss listen to the tape twice and finish Ex 1 and 2 on page 23.Step 4. SpeakingTask 2: Ss in pairs think of a funny story. It can be an English story or a Chinese story. Follow the following procedure:Prepare a joke and tell your partner in English.While telling your story, use the expression on your face and some acting to help make the story as funny as you can.After telling your story to your partner, let him/her give you some advice.Then let your partner tell his/her story.Finally tell your story to the class.Step 5. Listening (on page 55)This is a funny story for the students to enjoy. Ss should listen carefully and first try to understand the meaning.Task 3: Ss listen to the tape twice and finish Wb Ex 1 and 2 on page 55.Task 4: TalkingHumour make people laugh, feel happy and relaxed. Sometimes one person may find something funny while another person doesn’t find it amusing at all. So in pairs discuss with your partner what makes you laugh. Try to use the followingexpressions:I enjoy this very much because….It surprises me that …I laugh at that kind of thing because…This is fun because…I’m pleased we were both amused at…It is very amusing that…How wonderful /surprising!Period 9. Grammar:Step 1. Warm upReview what the Ss have learned about –ing as the subject and ObjectStep 2. The –ing form as predicative, attribute and object complementPredicative1. Seeing is believing.2. The music is exciting.Attribute1. There is a swimming pool in our school.2. China is a developing country..3. The person translating the songs can speak seven languages.4. The boy standing there is a classmate of mine.Object complement1. We heard her singing in her room.2. You can see them performing every night this week at the new theatre.3. We watch the children diving into the water from the diving board.Step 3. Practice1. Ss finish Ex 2 ,3and 4 on page 21.2. Ss do Wb Ex 1 and 2 on page 56.astonish depress play do ride amuse bark welcome3. Choose the suitable words from the box below and fill in the blanks in the correct form:1). I can’t imagine Bill________ a motorbike.2). Did you hear the dog downstairs _______ for most of the night?3). Frank is very good at telling funny jokes. He can be very ________.4). You can’t stop me _________ what I want.5). He gave me a ________ hug when he met me at theairport.6). Jim has really learnt very fast. She has made ________ progress.7). It’s been raining all day. This weather is __________.8). When I came out of the theatre, I noticed a group of children _________ musical instruments across the street.Keys: 1). riding 2). barking 3). amusing 4). doing5). welcoming 6). astonishing 7). depressing 8). playingPeriod 10. WritingStep 1. Pre-writingThis exercise lets students to write a funny story.Task 1: Ss gather information that they need and plan what they want to write.Step 2. While-writingTask 2: Ss write an English funny story or a Chinese one.Writing tips:Ss make a planSs write down their story in a logical order:First … Then …. Next…. Finally / At last…For each part of the story try to find the most interesting words you can to describe how you felt or what was happening.Then write out your story using these interesting words.Read through your story.Then show it to your partner. Let him/her suggest some new and exciting words. Help your partner with his/ her story.Write out the story and put it into a class collection of stories.。

落堕市安心阳光实验学校Unit 3 A taste of English humourⅠ.写作单词——会拼写1．Content adj. 满足的；满意的n. 满足vt.使满足2．bored adj.厌烦的3．overcome vt.&vi. 战胜；克服4．slide vt.&vi. (使)滑动；(使)滑行n. 滑；滑动；幻灯片5．whisper n. 耳语；低语vt.&vi. 低语；小声说6．direct vt.&vi. 导演；指示；指挥adj.直的；直接的；直率的→directly adv. 直接地；径直地conj. 一……就→director n. 导演→direction n. 指导7．amuse vt.使发笑；使愉快→amusing adj.好笑的；有趣的→amused adj.愉快的→amusement n. 消遣；娱乐(活动) 8．react vi. 作出反应；回应→reaction n. 反应9．astonish vt.使惊诧→astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的→astonished adj.惊讶的10．fortune n. 运气→fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的→fortunately adv. 幸运地→unfortunately adv. 不幸地11．entertain vt.&vi. 使欢乐；款待→entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的→entertainment n. 款待；娱乐12．fail v. 失败→failure n. 失败(者) 13．convince vt.使信服→convincing adj.令人信服的14．particular adj.特殊的；特别的n. 细节；细目→particularly adv. 特殊地；特别地15．depressed adj.忧愁的；沮丧的→depressing adj.使人沮丧的→depression n. 沮丧16．humour n. 幽默；滑稽→humourous adj.幽默的17．perform v. 执行；表演→performer n. 表演者；演出者→performance n. 执行；演出Ⅱ.阅读单词——要识记18．ordinary adj.平常的；普通的19．throughout prep. 遍及；贯穿adv. 到处；始终；全部20．chew vt.&vi. 嚼碎；咀嚼(食物) 21．outstanding adj.突出的；杰出的；显著的22．occasion n. 时刻；场合23．vast adj.巨大的；辽阔的24．mess n. 脏或乱的状态25．drunk adj.醉的26．homeless adj.无家的；无家可归的27．gesture n. 姿态；手势vi. 做手势28．explanation n. 解释；讲解；说明高频短语——会默写1．break into 强行闯入；进入2．up to now 直到现在3．pick out 挑出；辨别出4．cut off 切断；断绝5．feel/be content with 对……满足6．badly off 穷的；缺少的7．star in 担任主角；主演8．whisper to... 对……耳语9．pick up 偶尔获得；收听；好转10．react to 对……作出反应；回应教材原句——会背诵句式仿写——能应用1.As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is thesun that drives winter from the human face”．..(as 引导定语从句) 1.常言道，熟能生巧。