1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour Reading and speaking,貴陽三十七中 彭青娥,1,I. Warming Up,Charlie Chaplin was a master of _ . So is Rowan Atkinson.,nonverbal humour,2,Warming Up,2. What kinds of verbal humour do you know?,Verbal humour,Jokes,Funny stories,Comedy,Funny poems,Crosstalk,Puns,3,II. Reading,1. Wo

2、rk in groups. Read the jokes on page 17. Do you understand them?,4,Reading,2. What is a punchline? Find the jokes punchlines.,Punchline,The words that form the climax of a joke,5,Reading,Punchline,6,Reading,3. Read the two puns and enjoy playing on words. A bicycle cant stand on its own because it i

3、s two-tired. A small boy went to the counter to pay for his lunch but he was a little short.,7,Reading,4. Read English jokes on page 22 and do Exercise 1.,Tips amuse vt. 1) to make sb laugh or smile 2) to entertain amusing adj. pancake n. a thin flat round cake,8,Reading,5. How to explain a joke whi

4、ch uses “play on words”? Explanation 1) The first person , The second person . 2) The answer to the question contains a word which, when spoken, can have two meanings.,9,Reading,6. How to explain the two puns? 1) Two-tired, when spoken, can have two meanings: a. with two tires; b. too tired. 2) Shor

5、t, when spoken, can have two meanings: a. small in height; b. not having enough money.,10,III. Role play,Read the funny story on page 22.,Tips Sherlock Holmes is a character created by the English writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes became the prototype (原型) for the modern mastermind dete

6、ctive. Doyle introduced Holmes in 1887 in the short story A Study in Scarlet. Doctor Watson is Sherlocks best friend and partner.,11,Role play,2. Fill in the chart.,12,Role play,3. Discuss in groups. What kind of people are Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson?,13,Role play,4. Discuss in groups of thre

7、e. Change the funny story into a short play. Be prepared to act it out.,14,IV. Discussion,Discuss in groups. Do you think the jokes/story/play funny? Give your reasons. Choose one student in each group to take notes.,15,Discussion,2. Study the words and expressions.,16,V. Homework,Choose one topic and do your writing. 1) The play Sherlock H