1、Reading and writing,How do you define humor?,Brainstorming,Humor is. Humor changes. Humor can help.,Humor is a sign of intelligence,helping us to handle embarrassment and get out of unhappiness,Customer: Whats that fly doing in my soup? Waiter: Swimming, I think.,Revision,Role play the conversations

2、,Customer: Waiter, will the pancakes be long? Waiter: No, sir. Round.,punchline,Doctor Watson,Sherlock Holmes,Was Sherlock Holmes content with Watsons answers? Can you guess what Sherlock Holmes said in the end?,Reading-Questions,Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went camping in a mountainous area.

3、They were lying in the open air under the stars. Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered, Watson, when you look at that beautiful sky, what do you think of? Watson replied, I think of how short life is and how long the universe has lasted. No, no, Watson! Holmes said. What do you really

4、 think of?,Watson tried again. I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is. Try again, Watson! said Holmes. Watson tried a third time. I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds. Holmes said, Watson, you fool! You should be thinking that _!,short life,long uni

5、verse,small “I”,vast sky,cold universe,warm bed,“Watson, you fool! You should be thinking that someone has stolen our tent!”,Pair work- Speaking,Discuss with your parter whether you think the story is funny.Give your reasons Use these words and expressions below to help you. How wonderful! It surpri

6、ses me that. I (dont ) laugh at that kind of thing because What fun. I dont enjoy this very much because How enjoyable that was! I can not understand why you laugh at,Create Your Own Jokes,In Groups of 4 students Discuss three points based on your own funny story The situation What hapened The punch

7、line,Writing,Discussion -5mins (Groupwork),A Funny Story One day a man called a taxi company for a taxi to take him to the airport . He waited but it did not arrive. The situation So he called again. The girl said “Im sorry the taxi hasnt come ,but dont worry as the plane is always late .” What happ

8、ened “Well,it certainly will be this morning.”the man said, “because I happen to be flying it ! ”The punchline,Writing-5mins,Write down the story. a.logical order (punchline) b.read it through checking for mistakes c.read it to your group members d.rewrite your story and put it into a class collecti

9、on,Its your show time,Select3-4spokespersons to present your stories. Try to make us laugh. Which is the best work? Best and most creative performance wins a prize!,Conclusion,A person without humor is just like a spring without flowers A sense of humor is really one of the keys to happiness. It gives fun and happiness to life to make it worth living. Book recommendation-Return to Laughter-By Laura Bohannan,Home assignment,1.Review the contents o