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Unit 4 Topic Talk
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Review
PART ONE
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1. 喜剧 n __________
2. 假装 v __________
3. 幽默的 adj __________
4. 情节;梗概 n __________
5. 口音 n __________
6. 面部的 adj __________
7. 焦虑;不安 n __________
8. 重要的;(数量)大的;显著的 adj __________
comedy
humorous
pretend
significant
plot
accent
facial
anxiety
8. 重要的;(数量)大的;显著的 adj __________
9.提高;增加;增强 v _________
10. 挥动;秋千 n __________
11. 突然倒下 v __________
12. 难堪的;尴尬的 adj __________
13. 消耗;吃;喝;吞噬 v __________
14. 困惑的 adj __________
significant
consume
confused
enhance
swing
collapse
embarrassed
15. 潜能;可能性 n __________
16. cross talk __________
17. *imitate v __________
18. interact v __________
19. interaction n __________
20. well-being n __________
21. referee n __________
potential
互动;交流
互动;交流
舒适;健康;幸福
模仿;仿效
相声
推荐人;裁判员
22. terrified adj __________
23. terrify v ____________
24. dizzy adj __________
25. unbalanced adj __________
26. embarrass v __________
27. embarrassing adj __________
非常害怕的;极度惊恐的
使恐惧;恐吓
头晕目眩的
不平衡的
使尴尬;使窘迫
令人尴尬的;使人难堪的
28.consumption n __________
29.confuse v _________
30. confusing adj __________
31. confusion n __________
消耗(量);消费(量)
令人困惑的;令人混淆的
混乱;混淆
使困惑;混淆
Pair Work
PART TWO
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humour
Use the questions to talk about humour.
What makes you laugh?
Why does it make you laugh?
Do you think it’s important for people to laugh often?
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Suggested answer:
I think it is important that we laugh from time to time because it makes us relax/it makes people feel good/ it boosts relationships/it helps reduce embarrassment/it helps us live longer.
Example: I think it’s important to laugh often because …
Listen
PART THREE
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Listen and underline the words or expressions you hear.
Funny Things
funny stories, comedies, cross talks, clever jokes
when someone is tricked
when someone pretends to be someone else
I love / like ________.
My favourite kind of comedy is ________.
Text Builder
Humour
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Reasons
the humorous plots, the funny acts, the clever conversations, the play on words
the accents they are able to imitate
the way they imitate facial expressions and the manner
the way they interact with one another
Why do these things make us laugh?
I think it is because of ___________.
Text Builder
Humour
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Benefits & Effects
adds joy to life
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
enhances teamwork
Research shows that laughing has significant benefits; it _________ and ____________.
Laughing also _______.
So, it ______________.
Text Builder
Humour
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Talk about
PART FOUR
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Use the Text Builder to talk about your humour and laughter.
Funny things
Reasons
Benefits
Humour
What
Why
Effects
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I like Mr Bean best.
Funny thing: I love his funny body language.
Reason: He is clumsy but kind, and his actions are totally unexpected.
Benefits: Watching him makes me laugh. It helps me relax after busy schoolwork and cheers me up when I feel tired.
Maybe you can say:
Listen Again
PART FIVE
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I ran up to him and tried to __________.
Listen to the dialogue. Complete the diagram.
I had my first boxing match.
I attacked back with ________
________.
The hit landed on Mr Zhao’s _____.
As a result,
he ________.
He pushed me away, _______ ______ and ______ to his feet.
I was so ___________ that I wanted the floor __________ and consume me.
He put his free hand on my shoulder and said, “___________
_____________________________________________”
a wide
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!
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I had my first boxing match.
I attacked back with_____________
The hit landed on
Mr Zhao’s ______.
As a result, he
_____________.
I ran up to him and tried to_____________________.
He pushed me away,
__________________
and ______________
to his feet.
I was so ___________
that I wanted the floor
____________ and
consume me.
He put his free hand on my shoulder and said,
“________________________________
________________________________”
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.
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Discuss
PART SIX
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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
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
PART SEVEN
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Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about what you find funny and why we need humour.
Write a short passage
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Thank you
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