Unit 4 Humour Lesson 1 What's So Funny? 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册

U4 L1 Lesson1 WHAT'S SO FUNNY? story time Do you like reading humorous stories? Why? the play on words the humorous plots the funny acts the clever conversations accents I like funny stories because of 1. A：I only know 25 letters of the alphabet. B：why? A： I don’t know why(Y). 2. Which is faster, hot or cold? Hot. Because you can catch a cold(感冒). 3. --What do you call a bee from America? --A USB.（A US bee） A pun or play on words（双关语） is a humorous use of a word or phrase that has several meanings or that sounds like another word. The punchline(妙语，画龙点睛之语) of a joke or a funny story is normally its last sentence or phrase, which makes it funny. What makes these lines funny? A punchline? A guy is sitting at home when he hears a knock at the door. He opens the door and sees a snail on the doorway. He picks up the snail and throws it as far as he can. 1 year later, there’s another knock at the door. He opens it and sees the same snail! The snail says, “What happened just now, bro?” Funny Stories Punch lines character setting plot who when where purpose actions result Basic Elements Story A 1 2 3 4 Read for understanding Characters Setting plot when where Actions result Punch line 5 6 3 An art collector; A store owner Walking through the city A store “So far this week I’ve sold 68 cats.” Purpose Story B 1 2 3 4 Group work Characters Setting plot when where Purpose result Punch line 5 6 3 Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson On the camping trip；retired for the night Outdoors “Someone has stolen our tent!” Actions Story B 1 2 3 4 Group work Characters Setting plot when where Reason result Punch line 5 6 3 A middle aged man / clown; A doctor Seeing a doctor A hospital “I am Grock!” Actions try to add a title to each story Don’t be too clever by half. Add a title to each story Don’t overthink. Sometimes the answer is quite simple. Add a title to each story A doctor is unable to heal himself. The core of a comedy is tragic. What features do jokes or funny stories have in common? Summary Story A Story B Story C Story A Structure Language Meaning 14 Structure Language Meaning Step1 Describe a clear setting and introduce the main characters. Step2 Describe the plot that prepare for the punchline. Step3 Deliver the funny ending clearly and briefly. Either use puns or describe the actions, appearances and dialogues of the characters. the wisdom of humor comes from life. Debate Some people say comedy is more about making people think, others think comedy is more about making people laugh. What do you think? Pros:For deep thinking Cons: For a good laugh The primary function of comedy is to entertain（娱乐） the public. Comedy not only brings superficial（肤浅的） laughter, but also should contain profound（寓意深刻的） insight（视角） and reflection on human nature（反映人性）, society and life. As an art form, the core purpose of comedy is to bring joy. Homework Rewrite any one of the three funny stories by yourself by changing the ending to make it different and share with us next time. $$