1、 Unit 3 A taste of English humourI. 單元教學目標技能目標Skill GoalsTalk about different types of humour; a taste of English humourLearn how to express ones emotionsLearn the -ing form as the Predicative, Attribute & Object ComplementLearn to write humorous storiesII. 目標語言功 能 句 式情感EmotionsI enjoy this very

2、 much because .I laugh at that kind of thing because .This is fun because .How wonderful/ surprising!It surprises me that .Im pleased we were both amused at .I felt happy because .Its amusing that .詞 匯1. 四會詞匯Astonishing, performer, throughout, overcome, homeless, ordinary, entertain, leather, chew,

3、direct, outstanding, 2. 認知詞匯 verbal, nonverbal, mime, farce, Charlie Chaplin, Edward Lear, bump, poverty, charming, tramp, lace, enjoyment, Oscar, costume, Sherlock Holmes3. 詞組be content with, badly off, pick out, star in, pick out, cut off語 法構詞法：名詞與形容詞之間的轉化 動詞的-ing形式作表語、定語和賓語補足語的用法The -ing form as

4、predicative, attribute and object complement. 教材分析與教材重組1教材分析本單元的中心話題是“感受英語幽默，其中涉及到了幽默的種類及其代表人物，并就中外幽默進行了粗略的比擬，以此讓學生感受英語幽默的內(nèi)涵。1.1 WARMING UP中提出了三個問題：How many kinds of humour do you know？Do you know these kinds of humour？ Do you have other kinds of humour in China？這三個問題直指本單元中心話題，為下一步的閱讀理解作了準備。1.2 PRE-

5、READING在WARMING UP 的根底上提出了另外三個問題：What do you like to laugh at？ What does humour mean？ Is humour always kind？這三個問題進一步讓學生了解幽默的含義，即把缺陷與完美、荒唐與合理、愚笨與機敏等兩極對立的屬性不動聲色地結合起來，在對立統(tǒng)一中見其深刻的意義。1.3 READING以美國著名喜劇大師Charlie Chaplin的表演為例，為學生展示了幽默的內(nèi)涵。第一段以常見的踩香蕉皮滑倒為例，指出了幽默的內(nèi)涵之一：“Perhaps it makes us feel more content wit

6、h our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves.從第二段開始介紹卓別林以其獨特的表現(xiàn)方式成為著名的幽默大師，文中列舉了兩部他的喜劇片，一部是The Little Trump，另一部是The Gold Rush。前者以其穿著及行為而受到了人們的喜愛；后者通過吃皮鞋這一片段，讓人領略了他的無與倫比的想象力與幽默感。卓別林將滑稽的相貌、夸張的穿戴和離奇的想象完美地結合起來，出于現(xiàn)實而又超脫現(xiàn)實。令人在捧腹大笑的同時，感到了他對待苦難的積極態(tài)度，和對下層小人物的同情。這篇文章揭示了幽默的內(nèi)涵，給學生留下

7、了思考的余地：Is humour always kind？1.4 COMPREHENDING分為兩局部。第一局部以填寫表格的形式讓學生練習寫閱讀筆記，同時提示他們?nèi)宋飩饔浀膶懛?，讓學生了解文章結構。第二局部練習課文中出現(xiàn)的生詞。1.5 LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE包括詞匯和語法兩局部。詞匯局部強調(diào)用英語來解釋詞匯，并在實際情景中使用所學詞匯。 語法局部主要通過大量的例句和習題來實現(xiàn)讓學生自主學習的目的，總結-ing形式在句中作表語、賓語和賓語補足語的用法。1.6 USING LANGUAGE局部, 從聽、說、讀、寫四個方面來學習和穩(wěn)固所學語言知識，全面表達語言運用能力。2.

8、教材重組2.1 將WARMING UPP17， READINGP22與SPEAKINGP23整合在一起上一堂口語課。2.2 將PRE-READING，READING (P17), COMPREHENDING (P18)及LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE中的練習一和練習二整合在一起上一堂閱讀課。從字、詞、句、和篇章幾個方面掌握目標語言。2.3 將LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE (P20)中的剩余練習及USING LANGUAGE (P56)中的所有練習整合成語法課來練習-ing形式在句中作表語、賓語和賓語補足語的用法。2.4 將LISTENING(P23), LIS

9、TENING(P55) 和LISTENING TASK(P58)整合在一起上一堂聽力課。2.5 將WRITINGP23，TALKINGP55和SPEAKING AND WRITINGP60整合成一堂寫作課。2.6 將USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONSP56，READING TASKP59，PROJECTP61和 SUMMING UPP24整合在一起上一堂復習課，總結這個單元所學全部內(nèi)容。3 課時分配1st period Speaking2nd period Reading3rd period Grammar4th period Listening5th period Wri

10、ting6th period Summary. 分課時教案The First Period SpeakingTeaching goals 教學目標1. Target language 目標語言a. 重點詞匯verbal, nonverbal, mime, farce, pancakes, mountainous, whisperb. 重點句型I think how short life is and how long the universe has lasted. P222. Ability goals 能力目標Enable the students to talk about some t

11、ypes of English humour and Chinese humour.3. Learning ability goals 學能目標a. Help the students learn how to talk about some types of English and Chinese humour, and then find their differences.b. Let the students listen, read, and then imitate the jokes, so that they can realize that humour is to let

12、people to be optimistic about everything around.Teaching important points 教學重點Help the students learn how to understand and enjoy English humors.Teaching difficult points 教學難點Help the students know the differences between English and Chinese in humours.Teaching methods 教學方法Using pictures, discussion

13、, reading and imitation.Teaching aids 教學準備A recorder and a projector.Teaching procedures & ways 教學過程與方式Step RevisionHave a dictation about the words and expressions that appeared in Unit 2. Step Warming upStart the new unit by showing the students a picture:T: Look! What do you think of the pict

14、ure?Ss: Its very funny! A wolf or a dog is jumping across the back of a sheep!T: Yeah! Its so funny that we cannot help laughing about their acting. It makes us feel nice. Today, we are going to learn something about humour. The title is A taste of English humour. Do you know something about English

15、 humour?S1: Im sorry.S2: I know an English humour.T: Really? Please read it to us.S2: Ill try. One day a patient went to see his doctor. He said to the doctor: “Doctor, I see double. The doctor said: “Sit on the chair please. And then the patient asked the doctor: “Which one?T: Thats really interest

16、ing! Thank you! In fact this is a kind of English humour, which we call verbal joke. Ok, here are some pictures. Look, who are they? 1 2 3 4S3: Its Charlie Chaplin. And I know picture one is from a film called The Gold Rush.T: Right. Who know the man in picture 3?S4: I dare say that everyone know hi

17、m. Hes Mr. Bean, one of the most famous and successful British actor.T: You are right. Hes now recognized as the most popular British comedy expert. And how about the last one?S5: Its difficult to say. I guess hes an American because the picture behind him looks like an American flag.T: Right. He is

18、 Mark Twain, the famous American writer. Do you know something about him?S6: He liked to make jokes with other people.T: Have you once read some?S6: Only a few.T: Can you bring us some next time?S6: Let me try.T: OK, now, lets look at the chart on Page 17. What does it tell us?S7: From the table we

19、can see that Charlie Chaplin is good at nonverbal humour; Mr. Bean is famous for his mime and farce; while Mark Twain was good at tell some funny stories. But I dont know Edward Lear.T: Right. Edward Lear is a famous British poet. His poems are funny. But they were all from daily life. Until now peo

20、ple also read them and enjoy them. Here is one of his short poems. Please look at the screen:There was an old Man with a breadThere was an old man with a bread,Who said, “Its just as I feared!Two owls and a hen,Four larks and a wren,Have all built their nests in my bread!T: In these two poems we can

21、 see that Edward Lear used a kind of magnification to make his poem funny. But because the sense of humour of English and Chinese is different, sometimes what they feel funny would not sound funny to us. But if you want to make fun of one of your friends, you can send them to him/her. They will be s

22、urprise to see these. Well, do you know these persons in the pictures? What are they good at? Nonverbal, mime and farce, funny stories or funny poems?12 34S8: Picture 1 is Chen Peisi. I think he is famous for his mime and farce.S9: Picture 2 is Zhao Benshan. He is famous for his Xiao pin. And he is

23、also for his mime, I think.S10: The two persons in picture 4 are Liu Quanhe and Liu Quanlin. They are good at Ya ju (啞劇).T: Do you know the third person? No? He is the famous cross talk actorHou Baolin. When he was living, he was the most popular actor. Many of his works are the classic. OK, now can

24、 you finish the last column of the chart? The Suggested answers:English humourNonverbalMime and farceVerbal jokesFunny storiesFunny poemsChinese humourPantomime (啞劇) 劉全和、劉全林Funny plays 陳佩斯、趙本山Cross talk 侯寶林、馬季JokesDoggerel 打油詩Step Reading on P22The purpose of this reading is to introduce the kind of

25、 humour we can laugh at -verbal jokes. They use a “play on words to be funny. Let the students read the three jokes and then match the joke with the explanation.T: Well, boys and girls, just now we learned something about English and Chinese jokes. Now lets read some English jokes on Page 22. Ill gi

26、ve three minutes for you to read them and then match the joke with the explanation. If you like, you may have a discussion. And then well check the answer. OK, read them.The students read and finish their task, and the teacher can show some other jokes on the screen. After they have finished the tas

27、k, check the answer and ask them to enjoy the jokes on the screen.T: Have you finished the reading? Are the jokes funny?Ss: Yes, they are very funny. Weve never found that English jokes so funny.T: Whats the answer?S11: The answer is 1 to B, 2 to C and 3 to A.T: Good. Now, please look at the screen.

28、 Here are more jokes on it. Read them and enjoy them. If you have some troubles in understanding, discuss, or ask me.Give the students some time to read the jokes.Patient: Doctor, Ive lost my memory.Doctor: When did this happen?Patient: When did what happen?Anisha: Thank you doctor. My fever is gone

29、.Doctor: Dont thank me. Thank god.Anisha: Then Ill pay the fees to god. A man with two red ears went to see his doctor.Doctor: What happened to your ears?Man: I was ironing a shirt and the phone rang but instead of picking up the phone, I accidentally picked up the iron and stuck it to my ear.Doctor

30、: Oh Dear! But . what happened to your other ear?Man: The scoundrel (惡棍) called back!T: Funny?Ss: Were laughing to death!T: Dont do that, another joke is waiting for you. Please read the neat joke on Page 22. And then finish the question followed.Give the students three minutes to do it. T: Now deci

31、de which of these two kinds of jokes you like better. Give your reason.S12: I find the first kind jokes are easier to understand.S13: Those jokes on the screen are the funnies ones, I think.S14: We must understand the background of the funny story at first, and then we can know what a humor Sherlock

32、 Holmes was. I think to understand this kind of jokes needs wisdom to understand. We must know that he was a detective, so he was always thinking of the things such as stealing. T: What you said is reasonable. Now lets listen to the tape, pay attention to the intonation, and try to bring out the hum

33、orous meaning.If time permits, the teacher can ask some students to act out the jokes.Step IV SpeakingT: Now, weve learned some jokes and listened to some too. How about speaking out what you feel funny in class? Ill give you five minutes to prepare this task, and then ask some of you to tell us you

34、r story. There are some steps for you to finish the task. If you think they are useful, follow them.Five minutes later.S15: My story is one day Lian Hong was standing by the window, talking with other students. Ren Xinglian came up. She wanted to make a joke with Lian and gave her a surprise. So she

35、 rushed towards Lian and kicked her at the same. But to all of us surprise, Ren slipped on the floor! Everybody laughed to bend their backs, me too.T: Me too! OK, this class is full of joy. We know that in our life, there are full of happiness, sorrows, boredoms, and joys. When we meet with sorrows

36、or boredoms, dont forget to read these jokes. Maybe they can bring you sunshine. Am I right?Ss: Yes. Thank you.Step V HomeworkT: Todays homework is to preview the Reading material and finish the Comprehending ahead. And I have a wish that at the beginning of each class, one of our classmates can giv

37、e us a joke, to bring smile into the classroom. Do you agree?Ss: Thats a good idea.T: Lets begin from Group one. One of you will tell a joke to us at the beginning of next class. Dont forget it. Ok, class is over. See you next time.Ss: See you.The Second Period ReadingTeaching goals 教學目標1. Target la

38、nguage 目標語言a. 重點詞匯slide, skin, cruel, content with, badly off, particular, entertaining, throughout, homeless, worn-out, failure, overcome, difficulty, fortunate, snowstorm, pick out, cut off, chew, star in, outstanding, Switzerlandb. 重點句子Do you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin,

39、 bumping into someone else round a corner, or falling down a hole in the road? P17Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life . P17He became famous for using a particular form of acting, including mime and farce. P17But he was lived by all who watched the films for his determination in overc

40、oming difficulties and being kind even when people were unkind to him. P18Imagine you are hungry and all there is to eat is a boiled shoe. P18That was the problem facing Charlie Chaplin in one of his most famous films. P18He solved it by using nonverbal humour. P18Their job is “panning for gold. P18

41、Finally he tries cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe. P18First he picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. P18Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe, treating if as if it were the finest meat. P18He makes it seems as if it were one of the best meals he has ever had! P

42、182. Ability goals 能力目標Enable the students to learn what humour means and what is nonverbal humour.3. Learning ability goals 學能目標Help the students learn how to describe what nonverbal humour is by Chailie Chaplins career. Teaching important points 教學重點Help the students to divide the text into severa

43、l parts according to the meaning of the passage.Teaching difficult points 教學難點a. Decide the divide of the paragraphs of the text.b. Help students to learn the Subjunctive Mood.Teaching methods 教學方法Scanning, careful reading, and discussion.Teaching aids 教學準備A recorder and a projector.Teaching procedu

44、res & ways 教學過程與方式Step RevisionT: Glad to see you, everyone! Classmates in Group one, have you prepared a joke for us?Ss: Yes.T: Who would like to tell us?S: Id like to. My joke is very short. In order to let all of us understand the joke, Id like to act it out. But there is a new word in the st

45、ory. It is “l(fā)eash. It means a rope used to tie a dog. The title of the joke is A blind man in a store. Look, this is my dog. Ok, now Ill act out the joke.A blind man in a storeA blind man walks into a store with his Seeing Eye dog. All of a sudden, he picks up the leash and begins swinging the dog o

46、ver his head. The manager runs up to the man and asks, “What are you doing?! The blind man replies, “Just looking around.S: Thats all for the joke. Thank you.T: Woo! Its so wonderful. Thank you for bringing us so wonderful joke and your performance. Lets clap our hands for him. Ok, lets continue to

47、check your home- work. Last time we learned something about humour. Some jokes made us laugh. Well, what is humour?S1: Humour, like jokes, can make people laugh.S2: I think, humour includes nonverbal, mime and farce, verbal jokes, funny stories and funny poems. S3: Humour is a sense. Some people hav

48、e it. Its natural.S4: Humour is quality of being amusing; its an ability to appreciate the comic or amusing. I think my answer is the most correct answer, because I looked up the dictionary.T: All right, I think these explanations give us a full understanding about humour. I think, humour can also r

49、eflect a persons wit or intelligence. For example, what do you think of a banker?S1: A banker is a millionaire.S2: A banker is a big potato. He owns large houses, cars, and he can enjoy plenty of good things in the world.T: Yes. All of you are right. But Mark Twain once said: “A banker is a fellow w

50、ho lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining; but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. That is why Mark Twain is Mark Twain. OK, now lets look at the two questions in Pre-reading.Step Pre-readingT: What do you like to laugh at?S1: Some funny things, such as funny looks, funny acts, funny

51、 words and so on.T: Good. Is humour always kind?S2: I guess mostly humour is kind. But it depends on who is joking and who is listening.T: Right. Different people have different understanding about the same jokes. One day, if one of your friends says to you: “Dog, Ill pick your head and beat it like

52、 a basketball. You are shouting at him/her “Stop! You pig. What an interesting thing it is! Do you like this?S3: I dont think this is funny. Its crazy! If he really says this to me, he will lose me.T: But some people like this. It is difficult to see who is right and who is wrong. Some people think

53、it is funny; while other people will think it will make them throw up. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This sentence means what one person considers beautiful may not be beautiful to another. So we can see that humour is not always kind.Step ReadingThe purpose of this reading is to introduce

54、nonverbal humour. This reading material takes Charlie Chaplin for example. It tells us what nonverbal humour means; whats Charlie Chaplins style of acting; how he made a sad situation entertaining and so on.What do you know about Charlie Chaplin?This step can have three tasks. Task 1, find the main

55、idea of each paragraph. Work in groups to decide how many passages the material can be divided. Task 2, discuss the following questions：1. Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work? Why? 2. Why did people like The Little Tramp?3. Do you think Chaplins eating boiled shoes funny? Why?Step

56、 IV Summary of the passage:In Britain and America people were feeling miserable because of the bad economic situation. Charlie understood their problems. His character “the little tramp was poor and homeless, but everybody loved him for his kind heart and the way he dealt with his difficult situatio

57、n. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh at some of these terrible situations like being without food or money. He wrote and directed his own films and received an Oscar for his outstanding work.Step V HomeworkPreview grammar by finishing Exercises on Page 21. The Third Period GrammarTeaching goals 教學目標1. Target language 目標語言2. Ability goals 能力目標Enable the students to learn to use the -ing form as t