人教版高中英语必修四第三单元
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Tips amuse vt. 1) to make sb laugh or smile 2) to entertain amusing adj. pancake n. a thin flat round cake
Reading
5. How to explain a joke which 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.
Reading
2. What is a punchline? Find the jokes’ punchlines.
Punchline The words that form the climax of a joke
Reading
Punchline
Reading
3. Read the two puns and enjoy playing on words.
III. Role play
1. 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 detective. Doyle introduced Holmes in 1887 in the short story A Study in Scarlet. Doctor Watson is Sherlock’s best friend and partner.
➢ A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two-tired.
➢ A small boy went to the counter to pay for his lunch but he was a little short.
Reading
4. Read English jokes on page 22 and do Exercise 1.
have read/watched funny? 源自文库ive your reasons.
Discussion
2. Study the words and expressions.
V. Homework
Choose one topic and do your writing. 1) The play Sherlock Holmes and Doctor
Watson 2) Do you think the jokes/story/play you
Warming Up
2. What kinds of verbal humour do you know?
Jokes
Puns
Crosstalk
Funny stories
Verbal humour
Funny poems
Comedy
II. Reading
1. Work in groups. Read the jokes on page 17. Do you understand them?
Role play
2. Fill in the chart.
Characters Time Place Beginning Development Climax (Punchline)
Role play
3. Discuss in groups. What kind of people are Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson?
Unit 3 A taste of English humour Reading and speaking
贵阳三十七中 彭青娥
I. Warming Up
1. Charlie Chaplin was a master of _n_o_n_ve_r_ba_l_hu_m_o_u_r_ . So is Rowan Atkinson.
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) Short, when spoken, can have two meanings: a. small in height; b. not having enough money.
Role play
4. Discuss in groups of three. Change the funny story into a short play. Be prepared to act it out.
IV. Discussion
1. Discuss in groups. Do you think the jokes/story/play funny? Give your reasons. Choose one student in each group to take notes.
Reading
5. How to explain a joke which 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.
Reading
2. What is a punchline? Find the jokes’ punchlines.
Punchline The words that form the climax of a joke
Reading
Punchline
Reading
3. Read the two puns and enjoy playing on words.
III. Role play
1. 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 detective. Doyle introduced Holmes in 1887 in the short story A Study in Scarlet. Doctor Watson is Sherlock’s best friend and partner.
➢ A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two-tired.
➢ A small boy went to the counter to pay for his lunch but he was a little short.
Reading
4. Read English jokes on page 22 and do Exercise 1.
have read/watched funny? 源自文库ive your reasons.
Discussion
2. Study the words and expressions.
V. Homework
Choose one topic and do your writing. 1) The play Sherlock Holmes and Doctor
Watson 2) Do you think the jokes/story/play you
Warming Up
2. What kinds of verbal humour do you know?
Jokes
Puns
Crosstalk
Funny stories
Verbal humour
Funny poems
Comedy
II. Reading
1. Work in groups. Read the jokes on page 17. Do you understand them?
Role play
2. Fill in the chart.
Characters Time Place Beginning Development Climax (Punchline)
Role play
3. Discuss in groups. What kind of people are Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson?
Unit 3 A taste of English humour Reading and speaking
贵阳三十七中 彭青娥
I. Warming Up
1. Charlie Chaplin was a master of _n_o_n_ve_r_ba_l_hu_m_o_u_r_ . So is Rowan Atkinson.
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) Short, when spoken, can have two meanings: a. small in height; b. not having enough money.
Role play
4. Discuss in groups of three. Change the funny story into a short play. Be prepared to act it out.
IV. Discussion
1. Discuss in groups. Do you think the jokes/story/play funny? Give your reasons. Choose one student in each group to take notes.