高一英语人教版Unit 20 humourreading课件.ppt

,Unit20Homour(2),Comediansarepeople,whotelljokesordoamusingthingstomakepeoplelaughandthink.,Doyouanythingaboutthem?Whatmakesthemfunny?,Thecomicduoofthe1930s“LaurelandHardy.”(ThethinoneiscalledStanLaurel,whilethestoutoneiscalledOliverHardy.)Theyarefunnybecausetheyareeachothersopposites:onefatandonethin;oneiscleverandoneissillyetc.,Doyouanythingabouthim?Whatmakeshimfunny?,MrBean.AlthoughMrRowanAtkinsonactsasdifferentcomiccharactersheismostfamousaroundtheworldasMrBean.MrBeanisfunnybecausehemakesfunnyfaces,heactssilly,heseemstobequitestupid,andthethingshedoesarestrange.,Lookatthephoto.Doyouknowtheperson?,DustinHoffman,DustinHoffmaninthefilmTootsie(1982).InthisfilmHoffmanactstheroleofawoman,andmanypeopleagreethathisperformancewassogoodthatyouoftencanttellthedifference.Butinthefilmofcoursethereareallkindsoffunnymoments.,Doyouknowhim?,MaJiisawell-knownartistofcrosstalkshowsinChina.Hishumerouscrosstalkshowsalwaysmakehisaudienceroarwithlaughter.,CharlieChaplin,FengGong,humor,comedy,comedian,cross-talk,wordplay,humor,clown,joke,tonguetwister,Whenwearetalkingabouthumor,whatwordcanyouthinkof?,Reading:,1.WhyisDustinHoffmansofamous?A.Heisfamousforhisworks.B.Heisfamousforhisforeignaccent.C.Heisfamousforhisroleactingasawoman.D.Heisgoodatplayingonwords.2.Whatdoesa“sketch”meaninthetext?A.arough,quicklymadedrawingB.generaloutlineC.short,humorousplayD.apieceofwriting3.Comediansandplayersinacomedyaresimilarin_.A.theirwayofplayingwithwordsB.ClothesC.cross-dressingwayD.Foreignaccent,HowlonghasthetraditionofcrosstalkexistedinChina?Givethreeexamplesoftechniquesthatwritersofcomediesoftenusetomakepeoplelaugh.3.WhyaresomeofShakespearescomediesnotsofunnyforus?,ThetraditionofcrosstalkhasexistedinChinaformorethan2,000years.,1.cross-dressing2.stereotypes3.wordplay,BecausewedontunderstandthelanguageandwordplaythatShakespeareused.,4.Canyoudescribeaclowninyourownwords?Whatdoesaclownlooklike?,Aclownisafunnyperson,usuallydressedupinwideclothesofverybrightcolours,suchasredandyellow.Theyoftenwearabigcolouredwig.Theirfaceiscoveredwithwhitemake-up,andtheirmouthandeyesaremadetolookverybigusingredandothercolouredmake-up.Clownsoftenhaveabigrednose.Alloftheirclothes,includingtheirshoesareusuallyover-sized.,5.Istheshowofacomedianmorelikethatofaclownoracomedy?Explainyouranswer.,Theshowofacomedianismorelikeacomedythanlikeaclown.Acomediandoesntwearanyofthefunnyclothesandmake-upofclowns.Thehumourofclownsisoftenverysilly.Clownsoftendontspeakatall.Theirjokesarealmostallbodylanguage,andsillythingslikefallingdown.Thecomedian,ontheotherhandusesalltherichnessofthelanguagetocreatefun,justasincomedies.Infact,comediansoftenactoutlittlesketcheswhichmakeusthinkofactingonthestageincomedy.,1.atheatreplay/makelaugh/usedifferenttechniques2.befamousforactingasawoman/afunnyplay3.bestereotypesofnationalities/doacertainjob4.makefunofothers/tellanamusingstory5.actoutstereotypesofpeople/roarwithlaughter6.soundfunny/speakwithaforeignaccent7.playonwords/createfun/laughloudly/actalone8.actasapair/makeadifferentkindoffun9.befunnyforchildren/forgetonesproblem10.atleast/forashortmoment/workalone11.beimportantinonesshow/usethemake-up12.actoutasituation/duringtheshow,Usefulexpression,13.haveincommonwith/aplayinacomedy14.playwithwords/thinkaboutlife/askilledartist15.atonemomentinashow/hearlaughing16.afewminuteslater/betypicalforChina17.acrosstalkshow/apairofcomedians18.entertaintheaudiencewithwordplay19.makejokesandconversations/dressupalittle20.actoutsmallsketches/infrontofthelaughingaudience21.havealongtraditionofthiskindofcomedy22.dateback