Unit 4 Humour Lesson 1 What’s So Funny?课件 高二英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Lesson 1 What’s So Funny？ UNIT 4 HUMOUR By the end of this period, students will be able to: 1. read and talk about humorous or funny stories； 2. read for general understanding； 3. read for specific information； 4. express the funny part of each joke. CONTENTS Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV 3 What are humorous or funny stories? Humorous or funny stories are often satirical stories which use humor to criticize a person or a society. This might help you gain valuable information about the problems of a community and will make you understand the English context to words, phrases and ideas. Lead-in Share the humorous or funny stories that you read with your partner. Then discuss what makes these stories funny. I like reading humorous stories because I like the play on words. I like reading humorous stories because they make me relax. … Do you like reading humorous or funny stories? Why? Let’s read the following stories and find out more about them! Pre-reading Story A( ) Story B( ) Story C( ) a. An amazing clown couldn’t give himself a good laugh. b. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson saw millions of stars at night because their tent had been stolen. c. The store owner refused to give away the saucer with the cat because it can attract more buyers. 2. The three stories are all _________________stories. Task 1 Read the three stories quickly and try to answer the following questions. humorous / funny c b a While-reading Fast reading Task 1　Read Story A and do the following exercises. 1. Which characters are in the story? 2. Where did the story happen? Careful reading 3. Finish the chart according to story A. Character Real purpose The result The art collector to__________________ The store owner to __________________ ____________________ get the saucer bought a cat in a high price sell cats with the saucer made money 4. What can we know from Story A? A. The famous art collector knew the