Unit 1 Laugh out loud Developing ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

NAME: Lin Yutang OCCUPATION: writer, translator, linguist, philosopher, inventor WORKS: My Country and My People and The Importance of Living NAME: Mark Twain OCCUPATION: writer, humorist, lecture, adventurer WORKS: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Para 1 Humor Ancient Greece essential comedy medieval writing be filled with entertain throw light on Para 2 Mark Twain American writer The Adventure of Tom Sawyer mischievous cross out witty barber Para 3 Lin Yutang 1924 youmo humor bilingual writer unique Para 4 Lin Roman emporer wit on the spot thinking on his feet whisper roar with laughter Para 5 Reality + Dream + Humour = Wisdom Twain Lin illuminate complicated indeed as great as Activity 2 Find out Mark Twain and Lin's attitude towards humour Mark Twain and Lin’s attitude towards humour is positive / favorable. And they practised what they preached Activity 3 Complete the diagram. 1. human behaviour 2. entertain 3. sensitive or emotive issues 4. combine humour 5. serious messages 6. funny and often mischievous 7. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 8. “That‘s just my luck. I always have to stand when that fellow lectures!” 9. He borrowed “youmo” from Anciet Chinese as the translation for the English word “humour”. 10. a master of humour 11. He told a story about a cruel Roman emperor who tried to feed a man to wild animals during the dinner at a university. 12. way of life 13. illuminate the world Think & Share 1 Why is Lin Yutang’s joke about the man and wild animals funny? 2 Do you agree with Mark Twain’s remark on humour at the end of the passage? Give your reasons. 3 How can a sense of humour help you in your daily life? Give an example. 4 In what ways do the two reading passages in this unit help you to better understand the meaning of having a light-hearted attitude towards life? 1 Because with the little joke, Lin was