2017年必修4 Unit 3 A Taste of English Humor period 1.pptVIP

Which do you like better: verbal or nonverbal humour? Give your reasons. Mr. Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts silly, he seems to be quite stupid, and the things he does are strange. Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter. * * Words preview humour comedy n. 幽默；滑稽 n. 喜剧 Warming Up What do you like to laugh at? Some funny things, such as funny looks, funny acts, funny words and so on. Humour means the quality in something that makes it funny and makes people laugh or the ability to laugh at things and think that they are funny. Humour is not always kind, some humour can be cruel. It depends on who is joking and who is listening. What does humour mean? Is humour always kind? Do you know what a punchline is? Read the following jokes and find their punchlines. POLICEMAN: What did you have to break into the same shop three times? THIEF: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didn’t like it. So I had to go back and change it twice! 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. Pre-reading The chart below shows you some typical actors or writers of English Humour. Do you enjoy these kinds of humour in China? Pre-reading Charlie chaplin Mr Bean nonverbal mime Example of Chinese humour Typical actors/writers of English humour Types of humour Pantomine (哑剧) (刘全和, 刘全利) Mark twain Edward Lear Marx Brothers verbal jokes,funny stories,funny poems comedy Example of Chinese humour Typical actors/writers of English humour Types of humour cross talk (马季, 姜昆) jokes doggerel (打油诗) Do you have other kinds of humour in China? 中国幽默特有的形式： 独角戏、相声、小品、 双簧等。 “幽默”的含义 “幽默”一般有两层含义： 一是指使某事物可笑或喜剧性的因素。 二是指看出、欣赏或表达有趣的喜剧性事物的能力。