【英语周报】2015-2016学年高一英语人教版必修4课件：Unit 3 A taste of English humour Writing .pptVIP

Discuss with your partner whether you think the story you listened to is funny. Give your reasons. Use these words and expressions below to help you. How wonderful! It surprises me that… I’m pleased we both like… I (don’t) laugh at that kind of thing because… I felt happy because… it is (not) very amusing/ funny that… What fun! I (don’t) enjoy this very much because… Samples A: What fun! I enjoyed that story. I always laugh at that kind of thing. B: Me too. I’m pleased we both like the same kind of funny stories. A: The punchline was good. You were wondering what would happen. So I’m happy that it all turned out well in the end. B: It surprises me that John didn’t see the plum stone if Mary did. A: That’s because Mary did the cooking, but John didn’t look at the jam carefully. He just thought it was a mess and threw it away. B: I think it’s very amusing and always try to read stories like that. They make me smile. A: OK. Let me tell you this funny story then, It’s about a hedge cutter which was made in China but sold in England… * 如何写幽默故事 Think of a funny English or Chinese story and tell it to your partner. Use a logical order: explain the situation, what happened and then give the punchline. Read it through when you have finished checking for mistakes. Read it to your partner and ask for advice. Rewrite your story and put it into a class collection of funny stories. 幽默故事属于记叙文类写作。写作时除了要具备记叙文的六要素外，还要特别注意幽默故事的特殊性。通过讽喻、双关等修辞手法，合乎情理而又出人意料的故事情节使人感到好笑；同时，要在塑造人物、展开情节上下功夫，使其引人入胜。 一般比较简短，或表现生活中的一些场景，或以对话的形式出现。 写作时应注意以下几点： 1. 确定文体：幽默故事大多属于记叙文。 2. 主体时态：以一般过去时或一般现在时为主。 3. 主体人称：第一人称或第三人称。 4. 内容要点：①故事场景；②展开情节；③意外结尾。 思路引导 写幽默故事首先要设计好故事发生的场景，即时间、地点、主要人物和发生的事。做好前文的铺垫之后，故事最后的点睛之笔（punchline）才显得既在情理之中又出乎意料之外。把之前设置的悬念揭开，或者把前文铺垫酝酿好的笑料关键部分说出来。 写幽默故事时要注意前文的逻辑顺序，结尾处要与人们的生活常识或经历相矛盾，这样才能使人联系上下文体会到幽默所在。写英文幽默故事，还应注意东西方人思维方式的差异以及汉英语言文化背景的差异。 *