Unit 4 Humour Lesson 1 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册

新北师大版高中英语选择性必修二Unit4 Humour Lesson1 What’s so funny Warming-up What humorous or funny stories have you read? humorous stories Fan Jin Passed the Royal Exam The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Merchant of Venice Getting the casket and returning the pearl Copying the way they walk in Handan Pre-reading What makes these stories funny? 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-reading Which characters are in the story? Where are they? What happened to/between them? Why is it funny? Work in groups of three. Each student reads one of the stories and answer the following questions. While-reading Story A Which characters are in the story? A famous art collector, a store owner and a cat. Where are they? They are in a store in the city. 3 What happened to/between them? The art collector wanted to buy the 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-reading Story B Which characters are in the story? Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Where are they? They are outdoors. 3 What happened to/between 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 didn’t realise they could see the stars because their tent had been stolen. While-reading Story C Which characters are in the story? A doctor and a clown. Where are they? They are in the doctor’s surgery. 3 What happened to/between them? The clown was feeling unhappy. 4 Why is it funny? The clown who makes everyone laugh can’t cheer himself up. While-reading Group Work: Read the three stories. Complete the notes. Then share and check your