Unit 20 Laughing Matter.pptVIP

Chinese comedians Comedy: n a play, film etc that is intended to entertain people and make them laugh Nationality: [UC] membership of a particular nation 国籍 [C] a large group of people with the same race, origin, Language etc.民族 Eg:1) I have Chinese nationality.2)the different nationalities within the former USSR Make fun of sb: cause people to laugh at sb unkindly E.g.: It’s cruel to make fun of people who stammer. have in common with (sb/sth): share interest, characteristics, etc.有共同的利益,特点. E.g.: I have nothing in common with him.我和他毫无共同之处. Read the text silently. Answer the following questions. 1.Why are some of Shakespeare’s comedies not so funny? 2.How long has the tradition of crosstalk existed in china? 1) Dustin Hoffman is famous for his role acting as a clown. 2) Some of the Shakespeare’s comedies not so funny for us. 3) It is the comedies’ clothes, make-up and the way they walk that makes people laugh. 4) A crosstalk show has one speaker making jokes and funny conversation. 5) The Chinese traditional crosstalk show existed dating back to the Ming Dynasty. Retelling. Retelling the text with help of the information in the form. Then the students are worked in pairs to practice retelling the text with the help of the information in the form. Afterwards, some students will be asked to give public retelling an interesting crosstalk an amusing story the laughing audience cross-dressing men reading room writing paper swimming pool washing machine Dustin Hoffman is famous for his role acting as a woman Exercises: 1)Try to translate the following words and phrase into Chinese. 2)Choose the best verb to complete each sentence, using its correct form. perform cycle jump drop laugh break burn quarrel enter sharer People saw the police