新人教必修四 Unit3 A taste of English humour-Speaking.pptVIP

Read some of these customer and waiter jokes and match the joke with the explanation on P22. C: What’s that fly doing in my soup? W: Swimming. I think! 2. C: What’s that? W: It’s bean soup. C: I don’t want to know what it’s been. I want to know what it is now. The second person treats it as a request for information, and gives an answer to the question. C. The answer to the question contains a word which, when spoken, can have two meanings. More jokes Speaking on P23 S1: This is my joke. (without smiling) “When is a door not a door?” S2: I don’t know. When is a door not a door? S1: When it’s a jar. (laughs) S2: Why is that funny? S1: It is a play on words. A door is a jar when it is slightly open. A jar is a sort of jug. That is what makes it funny! S2: Oh, I see! Well, you did not say it in a very funny way. S1: What should I do? Was I too serious? Did I smile when I shouldn’t? S2: You looked serious. That was good but you looked too serious. You should have a little sparkle in your eye to show me that a joke is coming. You could also smile a little (with your lips perhaps). S1: OK. Shall I try it again? Let me see if you find it funny this time. S2: Yes. When you are ready, you can begin again. Talking on Page 55 Useful expression I enjoy this very much because … I laugh at that kind of thing because … This is fun because … I felt happy because … It surprises me that … I’m pleased we were both amused at … It is very amusing that … How wonderful / surprising! Sample dialogue: BAI PIN: What do you find funny? I enjoy Mr Bean because he makes such wonderful faces as he does stupid things. WEI YUN: I’m not surprised you like Mr Bean because all my family are crazy about him and cannot get enough of his programmes. BAI PIN: We enjoy this kind of humour because my father loves Charlie Chaplin films. When he sees his stick and hat and that funny walk, he is always in fits of laughter. WEI YUN: What I like best is the problems Mr Bean h