高二北師大版模塊六Unit17LaughterLesson3MyFavouriteComedyComedyQuizCanyouthinkofacomedianwho·isfondofimitatingfamouspeople?·putsondifferentvoices?·getsintotroubleandthengetsoutofit?·makesoutthathe/sheisnotverybright?·dressesupasdifferentpeople?·tellsgoodanecdotesandmakesupgoodjokes?·reallymakesyouburstoutlaughing?·youusedtolikebutyou’vestoppedlikinghim/her?Pre-readingWhodoyouthinkisthebestcomedian?AboutMr.BeanMr.BeanisaBritishcomedytelevisionseriesof14half-hourepisodes(集)starringRowanAtkinsonasthetitlecharacter.DifferentepisodeswerewrittenbyRowanAtkinson,RobinDriscoll,RichardCurtisandonebyBenElton.Theself-titledfirstepisodewasbroadcastonITVonJanuary1,1990,withthefinalepisode,Goodnight,Mr.Bean,onOctober31,1995.AboutRowanAtkinsonRowanSebastianAtkinson(bornonJanuary6,1955)isanEnglishcomedian,actorandwriter,famousforhisworkontheclassicsitcoms(情景喜劇)suchasBlackadder,TheThinBlueLineandMr.Bean,aswellasdoingthevoice-overforZazuinTheLionKing.HehasbeenlistedinTheObserverasoneofthe50funniestactsinBritishcomedy,andamongstthetop50comedyactseverina2005polloffellowcomedians.ReadingStrategies1.First,readthetexttogetthegeneralidea.Thenreadthequestionsandusethemtoguideyou.2.Sometimesthingsarenotstatedexplicitlyinthetext.Youneedtomakeinferencesorreadbetweenthelinestounderstandwhatismeant.3.Readthetextagainusinglogictomakeinferences.WhilereadingChoosethebestanswers.1.Mr.Beanamusesaudienceby________.A.hishumorouswordsB.hiswordsC.hisactionsD.bodylanguageD2.Mr.Beanwentintoarestaurantbecause________.A.itwashisbirthdaythatdayB.hewashavingapartyC.heoftenatethereD.helikedthefoodthereA3.Heputthebirthdaycardonthetableforeveryonetoseebecausehewantedpeopletothink____.A.hehimselfwrotethecardB.someoneelsesenthimthecardC.hegavethecardtooneofhisfriendsD.hewashumorousB4.Mr.Beanwasastonishedandfinallychose“steaktartare”because________.A.hehadn’teatenthiskindoffoodbeforeB.steaktartarewasonlythecheapdishC.helikeditverymuchD.itwasthemostexpensiveB5.InafancyrestaurantMr.BeandoesthefollowingEXCEPT__.A.puttingabirthdaycardwithsomewordsintoanenvelopeB.puttingsomemoneyonthetableasatipC.orderingarawhamburgerD.hidingtherawmeatB6.Rowanmajoredin______whenhewasatOxford.A.artB.electricalengineeringC.musicD.performance7.Rowanshowedhisactingtalentwhen_______.A.hegraduatedfromOxfordB.heenteredaboardingschoolC.hestudiedatNewcastleUniversityD.hewasataprimaryschoolBDAnswerthefollowingquestions.Text11.WhyhasMr.Beangonetoafancyrestaurantonthisparticularday?Mr.Beanisinafancyrestaurantbecauseitishisbirthday.Weknowthatbecausehehasbroughtabirthdaycardwithhimthathesignsandgivestohimself.2.DoesMr.Beanhavemanyfriends?Howdoyouknow?3.WhydoesMr.Beanchoosethe“steaktartare”?Hedoesn’thavemanyfriendsbecause,ifhedid,theywouldbeathisbirthdaydinneraswell.Mr.Beanchoosesthe“steaktartare”becauseitistheonlydishhecanpayfor.Therestaretooexpensive.4.WhydoesMr.Beanpretendtolikethefoodwhenthewaiterstalktohim?Heistryingtobepoliteandhedoesn’twantthewaiterstoknowthatheusuallydoesn’tgotofancyrestaurants.Text21.HowdoyouknowthatRowanAtkinsonisnotlikehisfamouscharacterMr.Bean?Inwhatwaysishedifferent?Weknowthathe’snotlikeMr.BeanbecauseRowanAtkinsonisveryeducatedandMr.Beanisnot.Mr.BeanhasanuglylittlecarbutAtkinsonhasacollectionofnicecars.2.DidRowanAtkinson’sparentsencouragehimtobecomeanactor?Whyorwhynot?No,theydidn’t.Histeachersencouragedhimtobeanactor.RowanAtkinson’sfatherdidn’tseethevalueoftelevision.Theyalsolivedonafarmandhisparentsseemedtopreferthathegetagoodeducation.3.DoesRowanAtkinsonliketoworkwithothertalentedpeople?Howdoyouknow?Yes,hedoes.Hedidn’twanttobecomeanactoruntilhemetatalentedgroupofpeoplewhenhewasatuniversity.OrganizationText1InarestaurantBeforeMr.BeanordersadishHelooksatthemenu,_________,and______allhismoneyandputitinthesaucer.Intermsofmoney,heordersadish____________.WhenthedisharrivesHeis________tofinditactuallyrawhamburger.AfterheeatsitHefindsitdoesn’ttaste______.WhathedoesnextHe________himself________therawmeatanywhere.astonishedcountswithconcernshockedgoodbusieshidingText2AboutRowanAtkinsonAthisearlyyearsHespenthisearlyyears_________________.AtprimaryschoolHehadalreadyshown___________________.At13Heearnedascholarshiptoa___________________.LaterHestudiedat__________________andgot_____________inhisyear.AtOxfordHeobtainedhis______________inelectricalengineering,whichmightexplainhisinterestin_________.onthefamilyfarmadmirableactingtalentboardingschoolNewcastleUniversitythehighestmarksMaster’sdegreefastcarsParaphraseThehumourisalwaysmadeclearthroughaseriesofsimpleandfunnyactsthatrelypurelyonbodylanguage,whichisuniversal.=Thehumourisshowedthroughsimpleandfunnyactsbywayofbodylanguage,whichiseasytounderstand.2.Hemakesanattempttoeatit,butitisclearfromthelookonhisfacethathefindsthetastetrulydisgusting.=Hetriestoeatit,butfromthelookonhisfacewecanfindthatittastesawful.3.InBritain,Mr.Atkinsonisquitefamousformanyotherwonderfulcharactersthathehascreated,butinternationally,heisbestknownforthedizzy,awkward,clumsy,butalwaysamusingMr.Bean.=Mr.AtkinsonisnotonlyfamousformanyothercharactershehascreatedinBritain,butalsoforthecomedycharacterMr.Beanworldwide.4.Althoughhisteacherspredictedacareerinacting,Rowanwasnotconvincedhimself,untilhemetagroupoftalentedpeopleatuniversity,whowereinvolvedintheatre,andherealizedthiscouldbeacareerforhim.=Althoughhisteacherspredictedhehadagiftforacting,Rowanwasnotsureofthatuntilhemetagroupoftalentedpeopleinvolvedintheatreatuniversity.Andhethenrealizedthathiscareermightbegin.Post-readingHaveyoueverwatchedanyMr.Bean’scomedies?Whichone?Whathappenedinthecomedy?2.WhichChinesecomedianisyourfavourite?Telloneofhis/hercomediesinyourgroup.LanguagePoints1.astonish[用法點(diǎn)撥]astonish為及物動(dòng)詞，意為“使驚訝(=surprisesbgreatly)”。如：Sheastonishedmewithherbeautifulhandwriting.她那秀麗的書法使我感到驚訝。Iwasastonishedatthenewsofhisescape.聽到他逃之夭夭的消息，我感到驚訝。[聯(lián)想拓展]astonish,surprise,excite,interest等動(dòng)詞（使、令人……）其后可加-ed/-ing形式變?yōu)樾稳菰~，修飾人或物；-ed形式表達(dá)人或物本身具備的特征，意為“使人吃驚的”。如：Shelookedastonishedwhensheheardthenews.她聽到消息顯得很吃驚。Ifinditquiteastonishingthatnoneofyoulikedtheplay.我感到驚訝的是你們誰都不喜歡那場戲劇。[即時(shí)演練]Thereappearedan_______lookonherfaceonhearingthe______story.A.astonished;astonishingB.astonished;astonishedC.astonishing;astonishingD.astonishing;astonishedA2.desperate[用法點(diǎn)撥]desperateadj.意為“不顧一切的；絕望的(=feelingorshowingthatyouhavelittlehopeandarereadytodoanythingregardlessofdanger)”。如：Theprisonersbecamedesperateintheirattempttoescape.囚犯們不顧一切地想逃跑。Adesperatemanwillstopatnothingtogetwhathewants.一個(gè)亡命之徒為了達(dá)到自己的目的什么事都做得出來。[即時(shí)演練]Whenthestrangerwasdragginghimaway,thebabyreachedouthishandsin_______wantofhismother.A.curiousB.desperateC.sincereD.seriousB3.obtain[用法點(diǎn)撥]obtainvt.意為“獲得；得到(=getsth)”，如：Ihaven’tbeenabletoobtainthatbookanywhere.我到處都沒買到那本書。Furtherinformationcanbeobtainedfromourheadoffice.詳細(xì)的資料可從我們的總部得到。[即時(shí)演練]Imanagedto_______aticketfortheopera,butsatatthebackofthetheatre,Icouldneitherseenorhearclearly.A.obtainB.receiveC.acceptD.takeA4.convince[用法點(diǎn)撥]convincevt.意為“使相信(=makesbfeelcertain)”。如：Itrytoconvincehimoftherealityofthedanger.我試圖使他相信危險(xiǎn)的確存在。Yourargumentistooweaktoconvinceme.你的論點(diǎn)太薄弱了，說服不了我。[聯(lián)想拓展]convincedadj.確信的；深信的convincingadj.令人信服的convincesbofsth使某人確信某事convincesbtodosth說服某人做某事Theexcusethathegaveisconvincingandeveryoneisconvinced.他給出的理由令人信服，大家都信服。[即時(shí)演練]1.瑪麗亞說服自己相信他并不愛她。Mariahad_________