Unit4HumourLesson1Watch

avideoclipCanyoufeelthesenseofhumourfromMarkTwain?Whatdoyouusuallydowhenyoufeeldown?Doyouthinkreadingahumorousstoryisagoodwaytocheerup?What’syourfavouritehumorousstory?Canyoushareitinclass?Warming-upWhathumorousorfunnystorieshaveyouread?humorousstoriesFanJinPassedtheRoyalExamTheAdventuresofTomSawyerTheMerchantofVeniceGettingthecasketandreturningthepearlCopyingthewaytheywalkinHandan本文話題為“幽默”；

本文分享了三個幽默小故事。故事一講述了一個收藏家為了免費得到一個值錢的古董杯托，花大價錢買了只貓，結(jié)果卻沒拿到杯托；故事二講述了福爾摩斯和華生在外露營，醒來看見漫天星光，其實是帳篷被偷；故事三講述了一個中年人去看醫(yī)生，醫(yī)生建議他去馬戲團看小丑表演以愉悅心情，結(jié)果他自己就是那個小丑，他的表演能讓人愉悅，自己卻很抑郁。WHAT語篇研讀——What’ssofunny?HOW本文為幽默小故事。幽默小故事通常有故事的基本要素，包括：場景、人物、情節(jié)等，且往往有出人意料的結(jié)局（高潮）。這些結(jié)局和高潮，常常傳遞了深刻的含義或辛辣的諷刺。語篇研讀——What’ssofunny?WHY本文通過分享不同的幽默故事，引導(dǎo)學(xué)生體會故事背后蘊含的深意或辛辣的諷刺意味，思考如何積極地面對生活，樹立正確的人生觀。語篇研讀——What’ssofunny?Characters:Afamousartcollector,astoreownerSetting:Inthe_________ofastoreStoryAdoorwayTextbuilder—What’ssofunny?Plot:Thecollectornoticedthemilksaucerforacatwasa______________;Heboughtthecatwith＄_____,andthenaskedtheownerforthesaucerforfree.valuableantiqueClimax:Theowner_______andsaiditwashisluckysaucer.Hehadsold____catsthisweek.200refused68Characters:SherlockHolmes,Dr.WatsonSetting:AcampingtripStoryBTextbuilder—What’ssofunny?Plot:Theywenttosleep______agooddinnerandabottleofwine;Holmes________toseethenightsky;HeaskedWatsonwhathehaddeducedfromit;Watsontalkedalotabouttheuniverse,thetimeandthe______.wokeupClimax:Holmeswas_____foramomentandsaidsomeonehadstolentheir______.weathersilenttentafterTextbuilder—What’ssofunny?Characters:Amiddle-agedman,adoctorSetting:Inthedoctor’ssurgeryStoryCTextbuilder—What’ssofunny?Plot:Hehadbeenfeeling_________foroveramonth;He_________whatseemedlikeagestoseethedoctor;Thedoctorfoundeverythingwas_____withhimexceptforsomeminorproblems;Shethoughtheonlyneeded____________andadvisedhimtoseeanamazing______ofacircusintown.waitedforClimax:Themansaidhewastheclown,Grock.fineagoodlaughclowndepressedTextbuilder—What’ssofunny?Completethesummarieswiththewordsorphrasesyouhavelearntfromthestories.Anartcollectornoticedacatlappingmilkfroma1

saucerinthe2

doorway

ofastore.Herealizedthatitwasan3

antique

andveryvaluable.Hedecidedtobuythecatandofferedtopay200dollarsintheend.Thenheaskedthestoreownerto4

throwinthesaucer,buttheownerrefusedtogiveitawayforhehadsold68catsbecauseoftheluckysaucer.While-readingSherlockHolmesaskedhis5

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friendDr.Watsonwhathesawfromthesky.“6

Millionsandmillionsofstars,”saidDr.Watson.Basedonhisknowledgeon7

astronomy,hebelievedtherearemillionsofgalaxiesand

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ofplanets.Hededucedthatitwasprobablyaquarterpastthreebasedonthe9

scientificmeasurementoftime.Fromthe10

currentatmosphere,heforecastedthatitwouldbeabeautifuldaythenextday.Watsondidn’trealisethatsomeonehadstolentheirtent!While-readingAmiddle-agedmanwhowas11

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wenttothedoctor.Thedoctorexaminedhimandfound12

everythingwas(working)OK.Thedoctorthoughtthatwhatthemanneededwas13agoodlaugh,andsuggested14acircusperformance.Ac