Unit 4 Period 1 Topic talk & What's so funny（课件）英语北师大版2019选择性必修第二册

高中英语北师大版2019选择性必修第二册 Unit 4 Humour Topic talk & What’s so funny? 第1课时 Topic Talk Learning objectives Describe preferred humor types using the Text Builder framework (e.g., "I love comedies because...") Analyze the paradoxical unity in three proverbs (P7 Quote), such as comedy's "funny way of being serious" Capture key information (past-tense verbs/adjectives) through listening gap-fill exercises (P7 Q4) Contents 1. Lead in 2. Pre-listening 3. While-listening 4. Post-listening 5. Summary 6. Homework Lead-in Watch a video clip and answer the following question. Lead-in Lead in Why does it make you laugh? Because Jerry and Tuffy are so intelligent. Because the background music is amusing. Because Tom looks very dumb. … Lead-in What are the benefits of laughing? It makes us relax. It makes people feel good. It boosts(促进) relationships. It helps reduce embarrassment. It helps us live longer. What happens if we do not laugh? We may feel nervous. It might make people feel bad. Relationships might get worse. There might be embarrassment. We might get sick. Lead-in Pre-listening Pair Work: Do you think it’s important that we laugh from time to time? Why? What makes you laugh? Why does it make you laugh? e.g. I think it’s important that we laugh from time to time, because it makes us relax. I find puns and sarcasm funny, because I enjoy the play on words and their meanings. While-Listening Listen and complete the following sentences. I love/like ___________________________. My favourite kind of comedy is _________________________________. Why do these things make us laugh? I think it is because of ________________________________. Research shows that laughing has significant benefits; it ________________________________ and ________________________. Laughing also ________________________________________. So, it __________________________________. funny stories, cross talks and comedies when someone pretends to be someone else the humorous plots and funny acts relieves stress and anxiety, relaxes the whole body gives one a sense of well-being encourages the brain to produce natural feel-good chemicals helps to make relationships stronger and enhance teamwork While-Listening How should we arrange all the ideas when we talk about humour? Funny Things Reasons Benefits & Effects While-Listening I love/like funny stories, cross talks and comedies. My favourite kind of comedy is when someone pretends to be someone else. Why do these things make us laugh? I think it is because of the humorous plots and funny acts. Research shows that laughing has significant benefits; it relieves stress and anxiety, relaxes the whole body and gives one a sense of well-being. Laughing also encourages the brain to produce natural feel-good chemicals. So, it helps to make relationships stronger and enhance teamwork. 1. general preference 2. favorites 3. reasons 4. benefits 5. effects 12 While-Listening Listen to the dialogue. Complete the diagram. The arrow shows the progression (进程) of the funny story, with the beginning on the left to the ending on the right. What do you expect to hear? Tell your partner. a wild swing nose collapsed help him up gathered himself got up embarrassed to open up Son, you’ve got real potential. That was an excellent hit Post-listening How do you understand the following quotes? Laughter is the best medicine. — A Chinese proverb 欢笑是最好的良药。/ 笑一笑，十年少。 —— 谚语 A day without laughter is a day wasted. — Charlie Chaplin 没有笑声的一天是浪费了的一天。 ——查理·卓别林， 英国演员、导演、编剧，喜剧大师 Post-listening Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. — Peter Ustinov 喜剧只是表现严肃的一种有趣方式。 ——彼得·乌斯蒂诺夫， 俄罗斯/英国编剧、导演、演员 I don’t sit down to write a funny story. Every single thing I sit down to write is meant to be sad. — Lorrie Moore 我坐下来不是为了写一个有趣的故事。我坐下来写的每一件事都是悲伤的。 ——洛丽·摩尔， 美国小说家，以文风幽默的短篇小说闻名 Homework Write a short paragraph about what you find funny and why we need humour. You can use the sentence frames from the Text Builder or your own words. Summary 1. We’re all terrified of him. be terrified of 对……感到害怕 terror n. 惊恐 terrify v. 使恐惧 terrifying adj. 令人惊恐的 terrified adj. 极度惊恐的 terrific adj. 极好的 terrible adj. 糟糕的 terrorist n. 恐怖分子 terrorism n. 恐怖主义 Summary 2. I was so embarrassed that I wanted the floor to open up and consume me. vt. 吃，喝 Fat people consume more energy than slim people. 胖的人比瘦的人消耗更多的能量。 2. 消耗，消费（能量、燃料、时间） The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels. 电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。 consumer [C]消费者 consumption [U]消耗；消费 Summary 3. He was confused and didn’t know if he should carry on hitting me. adj. 困惑的 confuse 混淆 be confused about 对……困惑 confusing adj. 令人困惑的 confusion n. 困惑，混淆 第2课时 Lesson 1 What’s so funny? Lead-in Lead-in Lead-in Lead-in Do you like reading humorous or funny stories? Why? I like reading humorous stories because they help to relieve stress and anxiety. Lead-in Jigsaw Reading(拼图阅读) Work in pairs. Group A: Story A（古董猫碟） Group B: Story B（帐篷失踪） Group C: Story C（小丑医生） Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. Jigsaw Reading(拼图阅读) 1. Which characters are in the story A? ① The art collector ② The middle-aged man ③ Sherlock Holmes ④ Dr.Watson ⑤ The store owner ⑥ The doctor A.①② B.③④ C.①⑤ D.⑤⑥ 2. Why could Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson see millions of stars when they woke up? A. Because it would be a beautiful day the next day. B. Someone had stolen their tent! C. Because the time was probably a quarter past three. D. Because they drank a bottle of wine. Task 1 Choose the correct answers. √ √ Jigsaw Reading(拼图阅读) 3. What caused the middle-aged man still sad at the end of the story C? A. He didn't find a skilful doctor. B. He was seriously ill. C. He would be working in the United States for three months. D. He is Grock. √ Jigsaw Reading(拼图阅读) Task 2:Complete the notes on P10. Story A Character What did each person do? Real purpose The result The art collector He decided to buy the cat and asked the store owner to ________ the saucer To get the ________ One bought a cat at a high price; the other made money The store owner The owner refused to give it away To sell ______ with the saucer saucer cats throw in Jigsaw Reading(拼图阅读) Story B Character What did each person do? Real purpose The result Sherlock Holmes He asked Watson what he could deduce from the ______in the sky. He wanted Watson to notice that their tent was_______ . Dr. Watson didn’t realise __________________. Dr. Watson To make reasonable inferences as possible as he could. stars He made_____ different inferences about the stars he saw. four stolen their tent was stolen Jigsaw Reading(拼图阅读) Story C Character What did each person do? Real purpose The result The middle-aged man To seek medical help from the doctor. The doctor To help ease his grief. He was feeling ______and went to see ___________. down the doctor She ________ the man and suggested he see the____________ of Grock. examined performance The man himself was Grock. Fill in the blanks. Jigsaw Reading(拼图阅读) An art collector noticed a cat ________(lap) milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store. He realised that it was ______ antique and very valuable. He decided to buy the cat and offered to pay 200 dollars in the end. Then he asked the store _______(own) to throw ______ the saucer; but the owner refused to give it away for he had sold 68 cats because of this lucky saucer. lapping an owner in Sherlock Holmes asked his faithful friend Dr. Watson ______ he saw from the sky. “millions of stars,” said Dr. Watson. Based on his knowledge on astronomy, he believed there are millions of galaxies and of billions of planets. He deduced that it was _________(probable) a quater past three based on the scientific measurement of time. From the current atmosphere, he forecasted that it would be a beautiful day the next day. Watson didn't realise that someone __________(steal) their tent! what probably had stolen Jigsaw Reading(拼图阅读) Jigsaw Reading(拼图阅读) A middle-aged man who was _______(depress) went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found everything OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was a good laugh, ______ suggested a clown. Actually he was ______ clown, Grock. depressed and the Which of the three stories do you like most? Why? Language Focus 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 Future Continuous (will be+verb-ing) I will be working in the United States for three months. Present Perfect Continuous (have/has been+verb-ing) And I’ve been doing a lot of work. Past Perfect Continuous (had been+verb-ing) He had been feeling depressed for over a month. He had been waiting for about an hour. 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 Express Yourself 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! 05. Summary Lead-in Summary 1. pretend v.假装；假扮(behave to make people believe sth.is true or not true)；装扮 单句语法填空 (1)Don't pretend (understand) when you don’t. (2)When his mother came in，he pretended (study). (3)He pretended (know) the answer to the problem already. (4)He shuffled(搅乱) the papers (around) on the desk， (pretend) to be busy. to understand to be studying to have known pretending Lead-in Summary 2. anxiety n.担心；焦虑；渴望 (1)with anxiety焦急地 (2)anxious adj.忧虑的；不安的；渴望的 be anxious for/about担心…… be anxious to do...渴望做…… be anxious＋从句(从句中常用虚拟语气) (3)anxiously adv.焦虑地；急切地 Lead-in Summary 3. embarrassed (adj.) embarrass (vt.) embarrassing (adj.) embarrassment (n.) 尴尬的；陷入困境的 使尴尬；使窘迫；使不安 令人不安的；让人难堪的；令人尴尬的 尴尬；难堪 Her husband was with her，but there was blood everywhere and the woman (embarrass) and clearly in shock.(2014·福建) was embarrassed Lead-in Summary 3. consult v.咨询；请教；商量；查阅；参看 consult a dictionary查字典 consult sb.请教某人 consult with sb. about/on sth.就……与某人商量 三者都可以用来表示“查阅，参考”，但是其宾语有所不同： consult/refer to＋a book/dictionary/encyclopedia，etc. look up sth.in a book/dictionary/encyclopedia，etc. 多词一义consult，look up，refer to Lead-in Summary 4. deserve v.值得；应得；应受(报答或惩罚) (should have or be given) 单句语法填空 (1)They didn’t deserve (win). (2)I think your suggestion deserves ________ (try). (3)This suggestion deserves _______________________________ (consider). to win trying/to be tried consideration/considering/to be considered 07. Homework Lead-in Homework 1. 1.完成P11语法练习（Q9-Q10） 2. 改编Story A结局，需包含1个进行时态（e.g. "The owner had been waiting for such a collector..."） Thank you for your listening Lavf56.15.102 null Other 84820.055 null Other 136155.67 $$