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

Unit 4 humor Lesson 1 what’s so funny? Activate and Share Example I like reading humorous stories because it helps relieve stress and anxiety. Do you like reading humorous or funny stories? Why? (add joy / relax / a sense of well-being / natural feel-good chemicals) 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.” layering: 铺垫 punchline：笑点 Layering and Punchline Which sentence in the funny story exactly makes you laugh? 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.” 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 owner replied, “I’m sorry, but the cat isn’t for sale.” The collector said, “Please, I need a hungry cat with a good appetite around the house to catch mice. I’ll pay you 200 dollars for that cat.” The owner said “sold” and handed over the cat. The collector continued, “Hey, for the 200 dollars I wonder if you could throw in that old saucer. The cat’s used to it and it’ll save me from having to get a dish.” And the owner said, “Sorry my friend, but that’s my lucky saucer. So far this week I’ve sold 68 cats.” Read for understanding Read the layering of Story A and answer the following questions. 1. Which characters are in the story? 2. Where are they? 3. What happened to/between them? Read Story A and answer the four questions. Story A