Unit 1 Laugh out loud! Developing ideas课件 -2023-2024学年外研版高中英语新教材选择性必修第一册

SB1U1 Laugh out loud! Period 5 Developing ideas 1. Acquire the main idea and the structure of the passage; 2. Get the specific information, understand the wisdom of celebrities and learn the positive attitude to life from them; 3. To form a positive attitude towards life. Before reading Make a prediction title What will the text be about? illustration (插图) Who are they? What are they doing? What is their relationship? What elements does the author include when introducing them? Are there any similarities or differences between them? Before reading ldentities Achievements (honors,awards, publications) Judgment Both of the two writers have their unique brand of humour. 1 Humour has been an essential part of human behaviour for thousands of years. There is comedy in the texts of Ancient Greece, and medieval writings are filled with jokes. While these same jokes might not be as funny to us now as they were then, their authors understood that humour could not only entertain but also throw new light on sensitive or emotiveissues. 2 Closer to modern times,someone who is remembered for his ability to combine humour with more serious messages is American writer Mark Twain. Twain's particular …. exposition narration argumentation autobiography to tell one’s lifetime experiences Skim briefly the first two sentences in the first two paragraph to identify the genre(体裁) of the text. to explain, introduce… to tell a story to argue/defend √ Before reading Detailed reading Question 1 Why is humor important? 2 Question 2 What is the purpose of two examples? 3 Question 3 Why is Lin Yutang’s joke about the man and wild animals called quick wit? 1 4 Question 4 How do you understand “humor is mankinds’ greatest blessing? Read para 1 carefully and answer the question. throw light on 使…较容易理解 Question 1 Why is humor important? 1 Read para 2 carefully and answer the question. 2 Question 2 What is the purpose of two examples? Read para 4 carefully and a