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

Lesson 1 What's so funny? Humour Unit 4 Do you think it's important that we laugh from time to time? Why? Example I think it is important that we laugh from time to time because … P6 1 it makes us relax. it makes people feel good. it boosts relationships. it helps reduce embarrassment. it helps us live longer. Example I like reading humorous stories because I like the play on words. P6 1 Do you like reading humorous or funny stories? Why? Example Laughter makes you ten years younger.（ A Chinese proverb） Funny Stories setting plot when character where who Punch lines Basic Elements cause process result Story A Characters(who) Setting (when,where) plot Reason process result Funny Punch line An art collector; A store owner Walking through the city A store To get the valuable antique saucer Walked.. Buy...throw in... Buy a cat in a high price without the saucer “So far this week I’ve sold 68 cats.” Read for understanding 1. What kind of person are the art collector and the store owner? He is a nerd who always interprets problems from the perspective of knowledge, but ignores real life. Think and Share 2. Why is the story funny? Because the famous art collector, who was a smart aleck, was finally fooled by the store owner. (sarcasm) 3. What can we learn from the story?(moral) Clever people may be victims of their own cleverness . Characters(who) Setting (when,where) plot Reason process result Funny Punch line Story B Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson On the camping trip Outdoors To tell their tent had been stolen not realized their tent had been stolen “Someone has stolen our tent!” asked...deduce from the stars in the sky... 1. 1.What kind of person is Dr. Watson? Why? He is a nerd who always interprets problems from the perspective of knowledge, but ignores real life. Think and Share 2. Why is the story funny? Dr. Watson made so many reasonable inferences based on his knowledge but failed to deduce their tent was stolen.(sarcasm) 3. What can we learn from the story?(moral) Too complicated methods cannot solve easy problems. Sometimes the answer is very simple. Characters(who) Setting (when,where) plot Reason process result Funny Punch line Story C A middle aged man / clown; A doctor Seeing a doctor A hospital Felt depressed for over a month Wait for; examine him; give suggestions The man was the clown. “I am Grock!” 1.What kind of person is Grock? Why? He is a pessimistic person who is suffering from the feeling of depression. He has lost his passion in work and cannot fit well with the outside world. He always notices the negative part in life without hope and happiness. Think and Share 2. Why is the story funny? An amazing clown who could make others laugh couldn’t make himself laugh. (sarcasm) A doctor is unable to heal himself. The core of a comedy is tragic. 3. What can we learn from the story?(moral) What are the funny parts of Story B? Complete the notes. Story B: Sherlock and Dr. Watson saw millions of stars at night because _________________. their tent was stolen Sherlock Holmes asked his __________ friend Dr. Watson what he saw from the sky. “___________________ of stars,” said Dr. Watson. Based on his knowledge on ______________, he believed there are millions of galaxies and _________ of planets. He deduced that it was probably a quarter past three based on the _____________________ of time. From the ___________________, he forecasted that it would be a beautiful day the next day. Watson didn’t realise that someone had stolen their tent! faithful Millions and millions astronomy billions scientific measurement current atmosphere Character What did each person do? Real purpose The result The middle-aged man The doctor He was feeling ______and went to see ___________. She ________ the man and suggested he see the ____________ of Grock. To seek medical help from the doctor. To help ease his grief. Story C ______________was Grock. down the doctor examined performance The man himself What are the funny parts of Story C? Complete the notes. Story C: An amazing clown couldn’t _____________________. cheer himself up A middle-aged man who was ____________ went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found ______________________ OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was_______________, and suggested ______________________. Actually he was ______________________. depressed everything was (working) a good laugh a circus performance the amazing clown Which of the three stories do you like most? Why? Tell it to your group using your own words. Language Points 1. was/were doing when... 2. notice sb/sth doing 3. do a double take 4. offer to do 5. for sale 6. a good appetite 7. hand over 8. be used to sth/doing sth 9. save sb from sth/doing 10. so far 11. go on a trip 12.retire for the night 13.wake up 14. for a moment 15. feel down 16. go wrong 17. call in 18. why don’t you do Focus on Language: Continuous Tenses Read the following sentences from Story C. Discuss which continuous tense is used in each sentence. Everything had been going wrong for him. Well, I’ve been having a bit of a crisis. This time next week, I’ll be arriving in New York. Present perfect continuous tense Past perfect continuous tense Future continuous tense Focus on Language: Continuous Tenses Future Continuous (will be+verb-ing) Present Perfect Continuous (have/has been+verb-ing) Past Perfect Continuous (had been+verb-ing) I will be working in the United States for three months. And I’ve been doing a lot of work. He had been feeling depressed for over a month. He had been waiting for about an hour. Focus on Language: Continuous Tenses 1 The eager fans ________________(wait) for six hours before they finally got the tickets for the football match. 2 I ___________________(look for) that for weeks — where did you find it? 3 Mrs Wang ___________________________(stay with her friends) when she goes to Hainan. 4 As he ________________________(repair his car) all afternoon, he was messy. 5 This book is taking me so long that I _________________(still read) it by this time next year! 6 She ________________________(study English) since she left school. had been waiting had been looking for will be staying with her friends had been repairing his car will be still reading has been studying English Read the jokes below and talk about the funny part of each joke. Girl: Why was the cat sitting on the computer? Boy: He was keeping an eye on the mouse. Teacher of politics: Who is the speaker of the House? Student: Mother. Student: Professor, I did the best I could on this test. I really don’t think I deserve a zero. Professor: Neither do I. But that’s the lowest grade I’m allowed to give. Teacher: What is the chemical formula for water? Student: HIJKLMNO! Teacher: What are you talking about? Student: Yesterday you said it’s H to O! Express Yourself Homework $$