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Unit 4 Humour
Period 4 Writing Workshop & Viewing Workshop & Reading Cub
教学设计
教学基本信息
单元名称
选择性必修第二册Unit 4 Humour
学科
英语
学段
高中
年级
高二第一学期
主要教材
书名:普通高中教科书·英语选择性必修第二册
出版社:北京师范大学出版社 出版日期:2019年12月
课时安排
2课时(80min)
课型
读思课
教学设计理念
根据《普通高中英语课程标准(2017年版2020年修订)》,课堂教学设计应遵循以下核心理念:
以发展学生英语学科核心素养为目标,落实立德树人根本任务。教学应践行英语学习活动观,围绕主题语境,依托多模态语篇,设计学习理解、应用实践、迁移创新三类层层递进的活动,将语言知识学习、文化内涵理解、语言技能发展与思维品质提升有机融合。
同时,教师需深入研读语篇,把握主题意义与文化价值,并制订指向核心素养的单元整体教学目标。教学应重视培养学生的学习能力,鼓励自主、合作与探究式学习,并推动教、学、评一体化,以评促学,最终实现语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力的同步提升。
教材分析
【Writing Workshop主题意义】
本课是本单元写作课,通过呈现一则幽默故事的范文让学生学习如何写故事,属于“人与社会”主题。学生通过撰写幽默故事,回顾自己生活中的趣事,并与其他同学分享快乐。
What
本课写作范文讲述了一则发生在机场的幽默故事,一位乘客因为飞机被取要求插队被优先办理,遭到工作人员礼貌拒绝后,傲慢地要亮出自己的身份“Do you know who I am?”,工作人员却根据此句认为其忘了自己的身份,以一语双关的幽默方式化解了冲突。
How
本课幽默故事运用一般过去时叙述整个故事。语篇在对话部分采用了直接引语的方式还原了故事发生的背景,使用了heavy snow,long delay,unlucky passengers 生动展示了机场的情况。接着关键人物出场,运用了“demanded angrily” “reply politely”对比的手法增进了故事的戏剧性。最后通过对于“Do you know who I am ”的不同解读抖出了包袱,是全文的笑点所在。
Why
希望学生通过学习进一步欣赏幽默故事,了解幽默故事的构成要素,语言特点和笑点所在。模仿本文撰写自己的幽默故事,为他人带来欢乐,也增强自己的幽默感,从而积极、乐观地面对生活。
【Viewing Workshop主题意义】
本课是视听课,视频通过Mr. Hill 咨询小岛上的旅游项目的经过,展现了故事的幽默和风趣。本课属于“人与社会”主题,旨在引导学生通过视听进一步了解幽默的多元呈现方式。
What
本课以对话形式呈现了一名游客向游客中心服务人员咨询的经过。对话第一部分服务人员介绍了小岛的基本情况,但年龄较大的Mr Hill 却想了解极限运动,接着服务人员介绍了蹦极、跳伞。Mr. Hill 决定尝试极限跳伞,服务人员建议他去附近的咨询中心咨询。对话最后以Mr. Hill 请服务人员帮助他叫一辆出租车结束。本视频主要呈现了言语幽默(verbal humour)和非言语幽默(non-verbal humour)。
How
本视频中第一部分主要针对极限运动展开问答。第二部分针对Mr Hill 感兴趣的内容base jumping进行进一步询问。问答中含有大量的对比信息如“rather boring,a bit more exciting ”,形成对比反差。人物的肢体动作和面部表情等非语言信息,表现了Mr Hill 的兴奋,服务人员的迟疑和礼貌,也是本视频幽默所在。
Why
学生通过观看视频,了解视频传递的信息,品味对话中语言的信息差所引发的幽默。引导学生关注说话人如何根据场合选择正式或非正式、直接或委婉的语言形式,表达自己的态度、情感和观点,实现有效交际。
【Reading Club主题意义】
本课为本单元的拓展阅读课,包含两个阅读语篇,语篇一介绍了世界著名喜剧表演家卓别林的生平、表演特点、人们对他的评价,属于“人与社会”主题。语篇二介绍了英式幽默的特点,也属于“人与社会”主题,两个文本丰富了学生跨文化知识储备,拓展了学生的文化视野。
What
Reading Club 1 本课介绍了世界著名喜剧表演艺术家卓别林的生平,表演特点和 人们对他的评价。
Reading Club 2 本课介绍了英国喜剧受欢迎的原因及英式幽默的特点:文化特色,双关语,调侃禁忌和自嘲。
How
语篇一:文章第一段描述了卓别林扮演流浪汉的典型的艺术形象,第二段介绍了他的家庭出身及演艺经历。第三,四段介绍了卓别林的艺术成就及成功原因。第五段引用卓别林的话说出了他对幽默的理解。最后一段是人们对他的评价。
在行文中大量描述其生平及成就。在描述成就方面使用了如”one of the most famous comedy characters in the world“ ”such huge commercial successes“ ”producing a series of box office hits“”elevated slapstick comedy to a new level“等词块。
语篇二:该文是一篇说明文,文章首段介绍了英国喜剧很受欢迎,继而第二,三段探讨其原因,并抛出问题英式幽默是否能被其他文化理解,第五,六段举例说明了可能对于外国人造成理解困难的两个方面,即文化特色及双关语。然后介绍了英式幽默的另两个特点即政治调侃和自嘲。最后一段总结了英式幽默的特点。在语言方面,作者通过举例详细描述了英式幽默的特征,如在双关语的使用方面,列举了健身教练和学员的对话及医生和病人之间的对话。大量的举例帮助读者更加清楚英式幽默的特征,学会欣赏英式幽默。
Why
通过学习使学生了解卓别林的生平及其塑造的流浪者的典型形象,分析其成功的原因,思考幽默的真谛。拓宽学生文化视野,进一步了解幽默背后的文化特色,了解英式幽默的特点,学会欣赏英式幽默,并思考中英幽默文化的异同。
学情分析
What I Know(学生已知)
学生已具备基础词汇,如 “funny”“laugh”“joke”“story” 等,能初步表达对幽默的感受。在语法方面,学生已掌握一般过去时、过去进行时及简单从句,能理解叙事类文本的基本结构,对直接引语也有一定认识。背景知识上,学生对喜剧电影、笑话、滑稽表演有生活体验,知晓幽默能让人开心、缓解压力。写作方面,学生接触过叙事文写作,了解故事的基本要素(时间、地点、人物、事件),为本单元“写一个有趣故事”的任务打下基础。
What I Want to Know(学生想知)
学生对不同文化的幽默特点很感兴趣,想知道英式幽默为何如此独特,双关语、自嘲等技巧如何让人发笑,以及中国幽默与英式幽默有何异同。他们想深入了解卓别林这位喜剧大师的成长经历和艺术贡献,也想学习更多关于“幽默”的高级词汇和地道表达。此外,学生最关心的是:如何写出一个真正好笑的英文故事?“包袱”(punchline)该怎么设计才能出人意料?
What I Learned(学生学到)
学生将系统了解幽默的文化内涵与功能,认识“笑”对心理健康的积极作用。他们会学习英国幽默的四大特点:双关语、自嘲、调侃权威、肢体喜剧,并通过对比中国幽默(如相声、小品)增强跨文化理解。学生还将了解卓别林如何将小人物的困境转化为喜剧经典,体会喜剧背后的社会关怀。
语言方面,学生将学习与本主题相关的新词汇(如 comedian, slapstick, satire, self-deprecation, relieve tension, have an influence on 等),并通过叙事写作任务巩固过去时态的运用,掌握直接引语和细节描写让故事更生动的方法。通过分析范文中“包袱”的设计,学生将学会构思并创作属于自己的幽默故事。
教学目标
1. 分析幽默故事在结构语言特点,制造幽默手法,撰写一则幽默故事.(Writing)
2. 获取记录对话关键信息并说出视频中好笑的部分。(Viewing)
3. 梳理卓别林在生平故事,分析卓别林对于喜剧的观点,表达自己的看法。(reading club 1
4. 梳理英国幽默的特点。。(reading club 2)
教学重难点
教学重点
1. 核心词汇与句型:掌握与幽默、喜剧相关的主题词汇(如 comedian, slapstick, satire, pun, self-deprecation 等),以及举例论证的表达方式(如 For instance, One example of this)。
2. 幽默故事的结构分析:通过阅读"Lost Identity"等范文,理解幽默故事的基本结构——Setting → Characters → Plot → Punchline,把握每个部分如何为最终笑点服务。
3. 叙事写作技巧:运用过去时态连贯叙述,使用直接引语和描述性语言使故事生动,能够独立创作一篇结构完整、有清晰"包袱"的幽默故事。
4. 英式幽默的文化理解:理解英式幽默的四大特征——双关语、自嘲、调侃权威、肢体喜剧,并能对比中英幽默的异同。
5. 叙事时态的综合运用:巩固一般过去时、过去进行时、过去完成时在故事叙述中的正确切换。
教学难点
1. 跨文化幽默的理解障碍:英式幽默中的双关语和文字游戏(如"flexible"的一词双义)依赖英语语言特点和文化背景,中国学生理解难度较大。此外,英国阶级制度、禁忌话题等文化背景也非学生所熟悉。
2. "包袱"的独立设计:学生最大的挑战在于写出一个既出人意料又合乎逻辑的笑点结尾。这需要较强的逻辑思维、创造力和语言组织能力,对多数学生而言难度较高。
3. 叙事时态的灵活切换:学生在长篇幅写作中容易出现时态混乱,难以准确运用不同时态区分事件主次、描述背景与主干情节。
4. 幽默类型的辨析与举例:学生需区分 slapstick、satire、dark comedy、pun 等不同幽默类型,并用自己的语言举例说明,涉及抽象概括与分类思维能力。
5. 直接引语的规范使用:中英文标点差异导致学生在直接引语的引号、大小写、断句等方面易出错。
教学资源
课件PPT,黑板、白板。
教学活动设计
教学过程
活动形式及步骤
活动意图
时间
学习理解
Activity 1
Lead-in — Predict the Ending ① 教师展示"Be Careful What You Wish For"故事前半部分(含图片),学生阅读并回答:— What did the wife wish for? — What did the husband wish for? — Can you predict the ending? (The fairy picked up her wand, and Boom! ______) ② 学生分享预测后,教师呈现结局"He was ninety.",引导学生思考:— Why is this ending funny? — What makes a story funny? (板书关键词: unexpected, silly, play on words)
利用悬念故事激发学生学习兴趣,引出"unexpected ending"概念,激活学生关于幽默故事的背景知识,为后续写作结构学习做铺垫
5min
Activity 2
Read for Main Idea ① 学生快速阅读"Lost Identity",回答三个问题:— When and where did the story take place? — What happened to the main characters? — Why is the story funny? ② 教师引导学生关注标题"Lost Identity"的含义:— What does "Lost Identity" mean? — 答案:Your identity is who you are. Lost identity means you don't know who you are.
通过快速阅读把握故事大意,理解标题含义,整体感知幽默故事的内容和效果,为深入分析结构做准备
3min
Activity 3
Read for Structure — Elements of a Funny Story ① 教师呈现幽默故事的四要素框架(Setting → Characters → Plot → Punchline),学生再次阅读"Lost Identity",完成细节信息表: Setting: heavy snow last winter; long delays at Heathrow Airport; hundreds of unlucky passengers; one unfortunate agent Characters: the angry man (impatient, rude); the young agent (polite, smart); other passengers waiting in line Plot: An angry man pushed to the front → demanded a first-class seat → shouted "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" → The agent responded cleverly Punchline: "We have a passenger here WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity, please come to the gate." ② 教师引导学生分析幽默产生的原因:— What did the man mean by saying "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" — What did the agent mean by saying "We have a passenger here WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS." — How did the author make the story funny? (答案:play on words / double meaning)
通过表格形式帮助学生梳理幽默故事的四个核心要素,系统化地掌握故事结构,为写作搭建清晰的框架支架
5min
Activity 4
Focus on Language — Writing Techniques ① 情景描写技巧:教师展示PPT中的示例,学生找出描述性词汇:— "heavy snow", "long delays", "hundreds of unlucky passengers" 提问:What do these descriptive words help to achieve? (答案:set the mood, capture readers' attention) ② 人物刻画技巧:教师引导学生从范例中找出四种刻画人物的方法,完成表格: 刻画方法 | 原文示例 Actions(动作)| pushed his way, screamed, smiled, stood up Words(语言)| "I want a first-class seat on this flight, now!" Feelings(情感)| angrily, politely Appearance(外貌)| young, unfortunate ③ 句子支架(Sentence Builder):教师呈现并讲解:— Opening: "The heavy snow last winter caused long delays..." / "You won't believe it but..." — Setting: "Hundreds of unlucky passengers were told it had been cancelled." — Direct speech: "I want a first-class seat on this flight, now!" demanded the man angrily. 学生朗读并模仿造句
聚焦语言表达,通过分析范例中的写作技巧,帮助学生掌握情景描写和人物刻画的具体方法,实现从阅读理解到写作能力的迁移
5min
Activity 5
Summary — Mind Map 以思维导图的形式,整理幽默故事的四个核心要素及对应的写作技巧: Funny Story → Setting (descriptive words) → Characters (actions + words + feelings + appearance) → Plot (climax) → Punchline (unexpected + play on words)
使用思维导图帮助学生系统化地掌握幽默故事的写作框架和技巧,形成结构化知识,便于记忆和运用
2min
应用实践
Activity 6
Outlining ① 学生思考自己经历过或听说过的最有趣的事情,完成Outline表格: Structure | My Funny Story Setting| When? Where? What was the situation? Characters| Who was involved? (actions/words/feelings/appearance) Plot| What happened? (climax) Punchline| What is the unexpected funny ending? ② 学生两人一组分享自己的Outline,同伴提出建议(重点关注Punchline是否"unexpected and funny")
通过构思和口头分享,将结构知识转化为写作计划,在交流中内化所学语言和技巧,同时培养口头表达能力
5min
Activity 7
Drafting ① 学生根据Outline和Writing Help,独立完成初稿(8分钟) ② 教师巡视指导,重点关注:— 是否使用了描述性语言 — 是否运用了直接引语 — 时态是否一致 — Punchline是否清晰有力
通过限时写作训练,培养学生独立完成叙事写作的能力,在实践中内化所学的结构知识和写作技巧
10min
Activity 8
Peer Editing 两人一组交换作文,使用评价标准进行同伴互评: ① Are there clear, descriptive words for setting? ② Are different characterization techniques used (actions/words/feelings/appearance)? ③ Is there a climax in the plot? ④ Is the punchline brief, clear and unexpected? ⑤ Are there any language errors (tenses, spelling, punctuation)?
通过同伴互评培养读者意识和批判性思维,让学生在评价他人作文的过程中反思自己的不足,同时学习他人的优点
3min
迁移创新
Activity 9
Sharing and Evaluation ① 选2-3位学生展示自己的故事(朗读或投影),全班投票评选:— "Best Punchline Award"(最佳笑点奖) — "Most Vivid Description Award"(最生动描写奖) ② 教师点评,总结亮点和共性问题
通过展示和评选,为学生提供展示平台,增强写作成就感和自信心;在欣赏同伴作品中拓宽思路,激发创作灵感
3min
Activity
10 Summary 教师引导学生回顾本节课所学: ① What are the four elements of a funny story? ② How can we make characters vivid? ③ What is a punchline? How to make it funny?
巩固本节课所学核心知识,形成清晰的知识体系
1min
作业内容
根据同伴反馈修改完善自己的幽默故事,工整誊写后提交
通过修改完善,落实"写作—反馈—修改"的完整写作流程,培养学生自主修改和反思的能力,提升最终作品质量
板书设计
Unit 4 Humor — Writing a Funny Story
Four Elements:
Setting (when/where) → Characters (who) → Plot (what) → Punchline (funny ending)
Characterization:
Actions + Words + Feelings + Appearance
Key to Punchline:
unexpected + silly + play on words
Writing Process:
Outlining → Drafting → Editing
教学反思
教学设计紧密结合新课标的要求,以英语学习活动观为指导,设计了学习理解、应用实践、迁移创新三类层层递进的活动。通过"Lost Identity"范例分析,帮助学生系统掌握幽默故事的结构要素和写作技巧;写作流程清晰,从构思到起草再到同伴互评,注重过程性指导
学生独立设计"包袱"的难度较大,部分学生可能难以在有限时间内完成一个既出人意料又合乎逻辑的笑点;双关语的理解和创作对英语水平较弱的学生存在挑战
今后可提供更多"包袱"设计的范例和模板(如"角色身份反转""对某句话的另类解读"等),降低创作门槛;对于基础薄弱的学生,可允许先用中文构思笑点,再翻译成英文,逐步过渡到直接用英文创作
Viewing教学活动设计
教学过程
活动形式及步骤
活动意图
时间
学习理解
Activity 1
Activate and Share — 激活背景知识 ① 教师展示图片A-D(不同运动项目),学生识别并回答: — What kinds of sports are they? — Which sports would you like to try? Which wouldn't you? Why? ② 学生两人一组讨论,分享自己对不同运动的态度和理由
通过识别运动项目和讨论个人偏好,激活学生关于体育运动的背景知识和相关词汇,为本课听力理解做语言和话题准备
5min
Activity 2
Predict — 预测视频内容 ① 教师展示图片E(老人),引导学生进行预测: — Where is the man? (What place is it?) — What may the man enquire about? — Which of these sports do you think he would enjoy doing? Why? ② 学生根据图片信息和自身经验进行合理推测,教师板书关键词
通过看图预测培养视听前的预测策略,激发学生的好奇心和观看期待,为后续理解视频内容做好心理和认知准备
3min
Activity 3
View and Learn — 第一次观看:整体感知 ① 教师播放完整视频,学生观看并回答两个问题: — List the sports mentioned in the video. — What sports is the man interested in? ② 学生观看后分享答案,教师核对: Keys: Two sports are mentioned: bungee jumping and BASE jumping. The man is interested in BASE jumping. ③ 教师追问:Where does the man go? What does he want? 引导学生理解视频基本情境:The man goes to a tourist information center to find things to do during his holiday.
通过第一次观看,让学生整体感知视频内容和主题,获取主要信息,验证预测,培养视听理解的整体把握能力
5min
Activity 4
View and Learn — 第二次观看:获取细节 ① 教师分发学案(含填空对话),学生阅读填空题,明确需要关注的信息类型。 ② 教师再次播放完整视频,学生边看边完成对话填空。 ③ 学生两人一组核对答案,随后教师全班核对。 Answers: 1. some information about the island 2. a wonderful island 3. quiet and relaxing 4. some information about adventure sports 5. about extreme sports 6. do you recommend 7. jump off a bridge or a building 8. rather boring 9. more exciting 10. BASE jumping exactly 11. the top of a mountain
通过第二次观看和细节填空训练,培养学生从视听材料中获取关键信息的能力,同时学习与主题相关的语言表达
8min
Activity 5
Analyze — 分析幽默来源 ① 教师引导学生关注对话结尾部分的言语幽默: MH: Can you tell me where it is please? J: No problem. It's just down the street next to the church, a couple of minutes from here. MH: Thank you very much for your help. J: Not at all. Enjoy your stay on Skye. MH: Oh, one last thing. J: Yes? MH: Could you call a taxi for me please? It's a long walk and I feel rather tired. ② 教师提问: — Why is this part funny? — What technique does the humor use? ③ 教师引导学生总结:Contrast(反差) — 老人刚才说要玩BASE jumping(高强度极限运动),现在却连走几步路都嫌累要打车。这种反差制造了幽默效果。 ④ 学生分组讨论:Find more examples of funny parts in this video. ⑤ 教师总结:幽默效果来源于 “预期违背” — 观众被引导认为老人会选择一个轻松的运动(因为他说自己很累),结果他却选择了最刺激的BASE jumping。
通过分析对话中的反差和预期违背,帮助学生深入理解幽默的产生机制,培养文本分析和批判性思维能力
7min
应用实践
Activity 6
Role-play — 角色扮演 ① 学生两人一组,分角色表演对话(Mr Hill 和 Josh)。 ② 教师提出表演要求: — Pay attention to the usage of verbal humor(注意言语幽默的表达,如语调、停顿) — Pay attention to the usage of non-verbal humor(注意非言语幽默的运用,如表情、手势、肢体动作) ③ 学生准备2分钟,然后进行角色扮演。 ④ 选2-3组进行全班展示,其他学生观察并点评。
通过角色扮演,在真实语境中运用所学的语言知识,同时通过语音语调和肢体语言传达幽默效果,内化语言和文化知识
8min
迁移创新
Activity 7
Group Discussion — 讨论与评价 ① 教师提出问题,学生小组讨论: — Do you find this video funny? — Do you think the man is humorous? Why or why not? — Talk about the funny parts of this video. ② 小组代表分享讨论结果,教师引导学生从以下角度分析: 参考分析: I think the video is funny and the man is humorous. The funny part is the unexpected choice of Mr Hill. The humorous effect is created by the contrast between the man's less vigorous physical condition revealed in his conversation, and his choice for the sport that demands more energy. The man at the tourist information office doesn't expect Mr Hill to enjoy extreme sports. The audience was led towards an easier sport before the ending, too. ③ 教师总结:幽默不仅来自语言本身,还来自情境反差和观众预期被颠覆。
通过小组讨论和观点分享,培养学生的批判性思维和口头表达能力;在分析幽默效果的过程中加深对幽默机制的理解
7min
Activity 8
Summary — 课堂总结 教师引导学生回顾本节课所学: ① What sports are mentioned in the video? ② What makes the video funny? ③ What techniques does the humor use? (板书:contrast, unexpected choice, verbal + non-verbal humor)
巩固本节课所学核心内容,帮助学生形成对幽默表现形式的系统性认识
2min
作业内容
Find another piece of humorous dialogue(from a movie, TV show, or book)and appreciate it from verbal and non-verbal aspects. Write a short paragraph to explain what makes it funny.
通过寻找和分析其他幽默对话,将课堂所学“反差”“预期违背”“言语与非言语幽默”等分析框架迁移到新的语境中,培养独立分析和审美鉴赏能力
板书设计
Unit 4 Humor — Viewing Workshop
Sports mentioned:
bungee jumping → BASE jumping
What makes it funny?
1. Contrast(反差):
- “I feel rather tired” vs. “I want to do BASE jumping”
2. Unexpected choice(预期违背):
- Audience expects easy sport → man chooses extreme sport
3. Verbal humor + Non-verbal humor
Key vocabulary:
tourist information center, adventure sports,
bungee jumping, BASE jumping, elastic cord, parachute
教学反思
教学设计以英语学习活动观为指导,设计了从“学习理解(预测、观看、分析)→ 应用实践(角色扮演)→ 迁移创新(讨论评价)”的递进式活动。视频素材本身具有强烈的幽默效果,通过“反差”和“预期违背”制造笑点,能够有效激发学生的学习兴趣。填空任务设计合理,既有信息提取的难度,又贴近学生的语言水平
部分学生可能难以在有限时间内完成所有填空任务;学生对英式幽默中“含蓄反差”的理解可能存在困难;课堂时间有限,角色扮演的展示面不够广
后续可提前下发生词表,降低听力理解难度;分析幽默环节可辅以中文类比帮助学生理解;可将角色扮演延伸为课后视频录制作业,让更多学生有机会展示
Reading Club 1教学活动设计
教学过程
活动形式及步骤
活动意图
时间
学习理解
Activity 1 Lead-in — 激活已知,导入话题 ① 教师展示卓别林经典“小流浪汉”形象图片,提问: — Give a description of the little tramp. (He wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.) — What do you know about him? — Have you ever seen his films? ② 学生分享关于卓别林的已有知识(如《摩登时代》《城市之光》等),教师补充介绍。 ③ 教师呈现标题,引导学生预测文章内容。
通过经典形象激活学生背景知识,建立与文本的情感连接,激发阅读兴趣,为后续学习做铺垫
5min
Activity 2 Read for Main Idea — 整体感知 ① 学生快速阅读全文,回答三个核心问题: — Why did he take the career of acting? (He was influenced by his parents, and had to make a living on his own at an early age.) — What were his main achievements? (Produced a series of box office hits and elevated silent films to a new level, created his typical image as well.) — How is he evaluated? (Some criticize him for being overly sentimental, while others think his films are influential in their approach to acting.) ② 教师引导学生归纳文章大意:这是一篇关于卓别林生平、艺术成就和喜剧理念的人物传记。
通过三个核心问题帮助学生快速把握文章主旨和关键信息,建立对文本的整体认知
5min
Activity 3 Read for Details — 梳理时间线 ① 学生再次阅读课文,完成时间线(timeline)填写: — 1889: born in London, parents were entertainers — 1899: have to fend for himself and joined a youth stage group — 1913: was offered a movie contract and gained huge commercial successes — 1919: set up his own studio and controlled all aspects of his films — 1936: films very successful and his most successful one is Modern Times ② 学生两人一组核对答案,教师板书完整时间线。 ③ 教师追问:What can we learn from his life experiences? (引导学生体会卓别林从贫困少年成长为喜剧大师的奋斗历程。)
通过时间线梳理,帮助学生获取传记类文本中的关键时间节点和对应事件,培养信息提取和归纳能力,同时感受卓别林的奋斗精神
8min
Activity 4 Read for Deep Understanding — 分析喜剧理念 ① 教师提问:What are Chaplin’s ideas and opinions in presenting comedies? 学生从文中找出证据,完成分析: Chaplin’s ideas: — Making the joke look effortless and simple was part of his genius. — He took the situation of the underdog — hunger, poverty, laziness — and made it into comedy gold. — Chaplin acted as an ordinary man who had difficulties to overcome, and made sure he always came up smelling of roses. ② 教师引导学生深入理解: — What does “underdog” mean? — What does “came up smelling of roses” mean? — Why did Chaplin choose to act as ordinary people with difficulties? ③ 学生小组讨论,分享对卓别林喜剧理念的理解。
通过细读和文本依据查找,深入理解卓别林的喜剧艺术理念,学习从文本中提取证据支持观点,培养批判性思维
10min
应用实践
Activity 5 Write a Summary — 撰写摘要 ① 教师讲解摘要(summary)的写作要点: — 涵盖核心信息(who, what, when, why, how) — 用自己的语言重新组织 — 简洁明了,不添加个人观点 ② 学生根据时间线和关键信息,独立撰写一篇关于卓别林的简短摘要(约80-100词)。 ③ 学生两人一组交换阅读并给出反馈。 ④ 选2-3位学生朗读自己的摘要,教师点评。
通过撰写摘要,巩固所学内容,训练信息整合和语言概括能力,实现从阅读理解到书面输出的转化
10min
迁移创新
Activity 6 Discussion — 评价与表达 ① 教师呈现文中对卓别林的两种评价: — Some criticize him for being overly sentimental. — Others think his films are influential in their approach to acting. ② 学生小组讨论: — What do you think of Chaplin’s ideas and opinions in presenting comedies? — Do you agree that his films are too sentimental? Why or why not? — What can we learn from Chaplin’s life and his art? ③ 小组代表分享讨论结果,教师总结。
通过评价和讨论,鼓励学生发表个人见解,培养批判性思维和口头表达能力,实现知识的迁移和创新
5min
Activity 7 Summary — 课堂总结 教师引导学生回顾本节课所学: ① What are the key events in Chaplin’s life? ② What are Chaplin’s ideas about comedy? ③ How do you evaluate Chaplin’s contribution to comedy?
巩固本节课所学核心内容
2min
作业内容
① 完善并修改课堂撰写的摘要,工整誊写后提交;② 观看卓别林的一部电影(如《摩登时代》或《城市之光》),记录一个你印象最深的片段并写下感受(英文,60-80词)
① 通过修改完善摘要,巩固信息整合和写作能力;② 通过观影活动拓展课外学习,加深对卓别林艺术的理解,培养审美鉴赏能力
板书设计
Unit 4 Humor — Reading Club 1: Charlie Chaplin
Timeline:
1889 born in London (parents were entertainers)
1899 joined a youth stage group (fended for himself)
1913 movie contract (huge commercial success)
1919 set up United Artists (controlled all aspects)
1936 Modern Times (most successful film)
Chaplin's Comedy Ideas:
1. Make the joke effortless and simple
2. Take the underdog → comedy gold
3. Ordinary man overcomes difficulties → "came up smelling of roses"
Evaluation: sentimental? or influential?
教学反思
教学设计以人物传记阅读为核心,通过时间线梳理帮助学生建立清晰的知识结构;分析喜剧理念环节引导学生在文本中寻找证据,培养了信息定位和批判性思维能力;撰写摘要活动实现了读写结合
学生对“underdog”和“came up smelling of roses”等文化负载词汇的理解可能存在困难;部分学生可能不熟悉卓别林的电影作品;摘要写作对基础薄弱的学生难度较大
可播放《摩登时代》中卓别林在流水线上的经典片段,帮助直观理解其喜剧风格;摘要写作可采用“填空式摘要”作为支架,降低难度;可推荐学生课后自愿观看完整影片
Reading Club 2 教学活动设计
教学过程
活动形式及步骤
活动意图
时间
学习理解
Activity 1 Lead-in — Brain Twister & Verbal Jokes ① 教师呈现三个脑筋急转弯(brain twisters),学生尝试回答: — What day of the week is the best for having fried foods? (Friday — fry-day) — What month do soldiers hate? (March) — What is the smallest room in the world? (mushroom) ② 教师呈现三个双关语笑话,引导学生发现幽默机制: — Policeman: You can’t park here. Driver: It says “Fine for Parking”, so I parked. (fine = 罚款 / 好的) — Girl: If we marry, will you give me a ring? Boy: What’s your telephone number? (ring = 戒指 / 打电话) — Daughter: Auntie kissed me this morning. Mum: Did you kiss her back? Daughter: I kissed her face. (back = 回吻 / 后背) ③ 教师总结导入主题:以上笑话都运用了“word play”(文字游戏),这正是英式幽默的重要特征之一。
通过脑筋急转弯和双关语笑话激发学生学习兴趣,让学生在笑声中初步感知“文字游戏”的幽默机制,自然导入英式幽默主题
6min
Activity 2 Read for Main Idea — 整体感知 ① 学生快速阅读全文,回答: — What’s the main idea of the text? (The main idea is why British comedy has been so successful and popular.) ② 教师引导学生关注文章开头的关键句: — “The reasons for the success and popularity of British comedy in particular, are interesting to explore.” ③ 学生找出文章结构:总—分—总(Introduction → Reasons → Conclusion)。
通过快速阅读把握文章主旨和结构,培养学生信息获取和归纳能力
4min
Activity 3 Read for Details — 理解英式幽默的特征 ① 学生细读文章,回答三个问题: — What makes it so important to have humour to British people? (Humour can act as a way for more reserved people to express their frustrations with life, daily routines and even other people. / British people love to express themselves through humour too.) — Why are British jokes difficult to understand according to the author? (British jokes are related to culture — they refer to people and places that are only familiar to the British themselves. Another thing is that they often “play” with words.) — What characteristics of British humour are mentioned in this passage? (Four characteristics: ① related to culture, e.g. British class system; ② word play; ③ joking about taboo topics; ④ self-deprecation.) ② 教师总结并板书英式幽默的四大特征。
通过细节阅读和问题回答,系统获取英式幽默的四大特征,培养信息定位和归纳能力
10min
Activity 4 Deep Understanding — 分析幽默机制 ① 教师用PPT呈现文章中的双关语笑话,引导学生分析: — “I said to the Gym instructor, ‘Can you teach me to do the splits?’ He said, ‘How flexible are you?’ I said, ‘I can’t make Tuesdays.’” 问:What does “flexible” mean in two different ways? (身体柔韧 / 日程灵活) — “Patient: Doctor, I’m getting shorter and shorter. Doctor: Just wait there and be a little patient.” 问:What does “patient” mean in two different ways? (耐心的 / 病人) — “Slept like a log last night … Woke up in the fireplace.” 问:What does “slept like a log” literally mean? How does the joke work? (睡得沉 → 变成木头被烧 → 醒来在壁炉里) ② 教师总结双关语幽默产生的原因:同一词汇或表达在特定语境中被赋予两种不同的含义,产生预期违背和意外效果。
通过具体笑话的案例分析,帮助学生理解双关语幽默的语言机制,突破文化理解难点,培养语言敏感度
8min
应用实践
Activity 5 Group Work — 归纳幽默类型 ① 教师呈现英式幽默的更多类型及相关术语: — Puns(双关语) — Nonsense(无聊笑话) — Eccentricity(无厘头) — Satire(讽刺) — Self-deprecation(自嘲) — Understatement(轻描淡写) — Black humour(黑色幽默) ② 教师呈现更多幽默例句,学生分组讨论:这些笑话分别属于哪种幽默类型? — “Try our sweet corn, you’ll smile from ear to ear.” (推销玉米)— Pun — “A sound way to learn English.” (英语教学磁带广告)— Pun — Customer and waiter jokes: “What’s that fly doing in my soup?” “Swimming, I think!” — Nonsense ③ 各小组分享分类结果,教师补充说明。
通过幽默类型归纳和分类活动,拓展学生对英式幽默的认识,培养分类和归纳思维能力
6min
Activity 6 Pair Work — 角色扮演体验幽默 ① 学生两人一组,选择一个最喜欢的笑话进行角色扮演: — Customer and waiter jokes — “May I borrow your record player tonight?” joke ② 表演要求:注意运用恰当的语音语调和肢体语言传递幽默效果。 ③ 选2-3组全班展示。
通过角色扮演,让学生在真实语境中体验幽默的表达方式,内化所学语言和文化知识
5min
迁移创新
Activity 7 Discussion — 中英幽默对比 ① 教师提出讨论话题: — What are the characteristics of Chinese humour? — Are there any similarities and differences between Chinese humour and British humour? ② 教师提供参考要点: — Similarity: Both use irony and sarcasm. — Difference 1: In China, humour is usually used as positive communication to make listener happy; British humour can sound mean. — Difference 2: British use more irony in everyday language. — Difference 3: Target of British irony is usually themselves; Chinese humour avoids joking about personal life as taboo. — British humour has no limits. ③ 学生小组讨论,结合自身生活经验,举例说明中英幽默的异同。 ④ 小组代表分享讨论结果,教师总结。
通过对比中英幽默的异同,培养跨文化理解和对比分析能力,加深对文化差异的认识,增强文化自信
5min
Activity 8 Summary — 课堂总结 教师引导学生回顾: ① What are the four characteristics of British humour? ② What makes puns funny? ③ What are the similarities and differences between Chinese and British humour?
巩固本节课所学核心内容,形成系统性认识
1min
作业内容
Find more examples of British humour from the Internet or books. Choose one you find funniest and prepare a short presentation to explain what makes it funny (in terms of pun, satire, self-deprecation, etc.).
通过自主查找和探究,拓展学习渠道;通过分析幽默产生的原因,将课堂所学分析框架迁移到新的语境中,培养独立分析和表达能力
板书设计
Unit 4 Humor — Reading Club 2: British Humour
Why is British humour successful?
Four Characteristics:
1. Related to culture (class system)
2. Word play / Puns(双关语)
3. Taboo topics(禁忌话题)
4. Self-deprecation(自嘲)
What makes puns funny?
Same word/phrase → two different meanings → unexpected effect
Chinese Humour vs. British Humour
- Both use irony and sarcasm
- Chinese: positive communication / avoid personal topics
- British: self-targeted / no limits
教学反思
教学设计以双关语笑话导入,有效激发了学生的学习兴趣;通过分析具体笑话的幽默机制,帮助学生从感性认识上升到理性分析;中英幽默对比环节培养了学生的跨文化意识和批判性思维能力;教学活动形式多样,包括个人阅读、小组讨论、角色扮演等
双关语的理解对英语水平较弱的学生存在较大挑战;文化背景知识的差异可能导致部分学生难以完全理解英式幽默的精髓;课堂时间有限,学生可能没有充分时间进行角色扮演准备
可提前下发双关语笑话清单,让学生课前预习;可寻找相应英文笑话的视频片段辅助理解;中英幽默对比部分可引入中国相声、小品的具体例子进行直观对比;可增加用中文翻译英式笑话的环节,帮助学生体会“翻译后为什么不好笑”,从而理解幽默的文化依赖性
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