人教英语必修4Unit 3 A taste of English humour3.pptVIP

Passage B One morning a mother was trying to wake up her son. Wake up now! Its time to go to school.I dont want to go to school, the son replied.His mother said, Give me two reasons why you dont want to go to school. Okay. One, all the children hate me. Two, all the teachers hate me.Not good enough, the mother replied.Fine, the son said. Then you give me two good reasons why I SHOULD go to school.One, youre 50 years old. Two, youre the headmaster of the school. It takes 26 muscles to smile, and 62 muscles to frown(皱眉). So smile more and be happy everyday! Homework 1. Work in groups to get the basic information about Charlie Chaplin. 2.Preview the reading part. * ng rain cats and dogs It rains heavily. Task 1 when pigs fly Something that is impossible. eat ones word To take back ones word. What is humour? The ability to make people think that things are____________________. funny/interesting/amusing… adj. 1.Types of humour 2.Typical actors/writers of English humour 3.Example of Chinese humour 4.Group activity Task Ⅱ Verbal Non-verbal What is verbal humour? What is non-verbal humour? What is non-verbal humour? Humour without words mime (哑剧) TEACHER: You say that John Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who am I speaking to? VOICE: Oh, this is my father. What is verbal humour? Punchline The part that makes you laugh. 包袱 Using words to make people laugh. What is the most interesting part? 1.Types of humour 2.Typical actors/writers of English humour 3.Example of Chinese humour 4.Group activity nonverbal Charlie Chaplin What kind of humour? Charlie Chaplin’s Movie Posters Modern Times Why is he funny? He is funny/interesting/amusing because of his __________________. body language. Other examples of English homour Mr. Bean Why is he funny? He is funny/interesting/amusing because of his _________________. facial expressions/body language Mark Twain (funny stories) Mark : the most famous humorous novelist in America. ①The