Unit 4 Lesson 1 What's So Funny? 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Lesson 1 What’s so funny? Activate and Share Example I like reading humorous stories because I like the play on words. Do you like reading humorous or funny stories? Why? (add joy / relax / a sense of well-being / natural feel-good chemicals) Story A What tense? An English teacher asked the students, “What tense is it when I say ‘ I’m pretty’ ”. The students answered, “Past Tense”. Story B The watch is not mine. One of my classmates was late for school. The teacher in charge showed a watch to him without a word. The classmate looked at the watch and said,“ The watch is not mine.” Story C Please wake him up by yourself Prefessor :“ Please wake up your classmate next to you. This is in cass, sleeping is not allowed.” Students :“Professor, please wake him up by yourself. It was you who put him to sleep.” layering: 铺垫 punchline：笑点 Layering and Punchline Which sentence in the three funny stories exactly makes you laugh? Story A What tense? An English teacher asked the students, “What tense is it when I say ‘ I’m pretty’ ”. The students answered, “Past Tense”. Story B The watch is not mine. One of my classmates was late for school. The teacher in charge showed a watch to him without a word. The classmate looked at the watch and said,“ The watch is not mine.” Story C Please wake him up by yourself Professor :“ Please wake up your classmate next to you. This is in class, sleeping is not allowed.” Students :“Professor, please wake him up by yourself. It was you who put him to sleep.” Read the stories quickly and find the layering and the punchline of each story. Read for understanding Story A Read Story A and answer the four questions. Story A A famous art collector was walking through the city when he noticed a dirty cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store. He did a double take. He noticed that the saucer was an antique and very valuable, so he walked casually into the store and innocently offered to buy the cat for 20 dollars. The store