必修4Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour听课手册

1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour请你根据下面的要求，写一篇题为“Why we need humour in our life的短文。提示：1 幽默能使人欢笑愉悦，人们乐于跟你在一起；2 幽默能使人精神高涨，有益于身心健康；3 .幽默能使人忘却烦恼，减轻压力，使生活更美好；4. （你的观点）,精彩美文 /Why we need humour in our lifeWe badly n eed humour in our life. There are various reas ons.Firstly, life is faster than w e can ima

2、gine. We are always busyw ith endless work. Therefore, it is important for us to set ourseV es free from hard work for a while. Humour can help relieve us of such pressure.Secon dly, humour can make people laugh and feel happy. It makes you attractive and people will n ever feel dull together with y

3、ou.Thirdly, humour can always keep you in high spirits, w hich w ill do good to both your mental and physical health. Humour cha nges the colour of the whole world before you.Fourthly, humour makes people laugh at a time w hen they feel depressedso they can feel more content w ith their lives.Whats

4、more, humour can be a most effective means of dealing w ith difficult situations. Humour is the best medici ne in life.In a word, humour is very importa nt to all of us. Lets fully enjoy humour in our lives.名师点睛.;，1. 文章体裁：议论文。2 .行文逻辑：引出话题t分析原因t个人看法。3.词汇短语：运用了较高级的词汇和短语。 女口： be busy with（忙于” ）,therefo

5、re（因此）,set ourselves free from（释放自己），in high spirits（情绪高），feel content with（对”感到满意 ），whats more（另外）,deal with（处理）等。4 .句式句法：运用了多样化的句式结构。如：状语从句：tha n we can imagi ne, so they can feel morecontent with their lives ; 形式主语结构： it is important for us to set ourselves free from hard work :定语从 句: which will

6、do good to both your mental and physical health ; 定语从句： when they feel depressed 等。I .单词荟萃1. n. 幽默tadj.幽默的2. n.表演者，演出者t v.表演；做；履行，执行t n.表演；履行3. vt.使惊讶t adj.令人惊讶的t adj.感到惊讶的t n.惊讶4. adj.幸运的t n. 幸运，运气t adv.幸运地5. adj.忧伤的；抑郁的；消沉的；萧条的t v.使消沉；使沮丧；愁苦；使贬值6. vt.& vi.使欢乐；款待t adj.愉快的，有趣的t n.款待；娱乐，消遣7. vt.使信服t

7、adj.令人信服的t adj.相信的，信服的8 . vt.& vi.导演；指示，指挥adj直的；直接的t n一导演tadv.直接地tn .指导；方向9.adj.特殊的，特别的tadv.特殊地，特别地10n.时刻，场合tadj.偶尔的tadv偶尔地，有时地11vt.使发笑，使愉快tadj.感到愉快的tadj.逗人发笑的，令人愉快的n.愉快，快乐12vi.做出反应，回应tn.反应，回应n .短语检测1.闯入，进入2.直到现在3.对”满足4.穷的,缺少的5.寻找6.挑选出，辨别出7.切断,断绝8.沉默,不作声9.使用10.在”担任主角，主演川佳句再现1. Victor Hugo once said,

8、 “ Laughter is the sun that drives win ter from the huma n face正如维克多 雨果曾经所说：“笑容如阳光，能驱赶人脸上的寒意”2. Unfortunately his father died,the family even worse off 不幸的是他的父亲去世了，使得他的家境更加艰难”3. Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if itspaghetti.然后他把鞋带挑出来吃，就像吃意大利面一样。4. In stead he and ano ther man

9、are hidi ng in a small hut duri ng a sno wstorm.相反，他和另外一个人被暴风雪困在一个小屋中，没有任何吃的东西。5. He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland,he was buriedin 1977.他生活在英国和美国，却在瑞士度过生命中最后的日子，并于1977年被安葬在那里。IV .课文回顾Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest comedy 1.(act) in the world. He was bo

10、rn in a poor familyin 1889. He was taught to sing and dance 2.he was very young because both of his pare nts were poormusic hall 3.(perform). By his tee ns, he 4.(become) one of the most famous child actors inEn gla nd. People were in terested in his acti ng which made everyth ing 5.(en tertai n). W

11、ith time going by,he began making films. His films were so funny 6. people all over the world liked watching7. .Charlie Chaplin not on ly directed films, but also 8.(star) in them .In 1972 he was give n a specialOscar for his outstanding work in films. He died in Switzerland in 1977. He is loved and

12、 remembered 9._ a great actor who could in spire people with great 10.(con fide nt).单词点睛;， 1 content adj.(desiring no more than what one has; satisfied)满意的，满足的 n.满足，满意；(something contained)内容；(书)目录 vt.(to make sb content or satisfied)使满足(1) be/feel content with = be satisfied/pleased with 对,满意be con

13、tent to do sth 满意/乐意做某事content sb with 使某人对”感到满足(2) co nte nted adj.表示或感到满意或满足的，心满意足的con te ntedly adv.感到满意或满足地conten tme nt n.满足，满意【巧学助记】content（衙足的；構意的温馨提示content用作形容词时，只能用 well修饰，不能用very修饰，且不可作前置定语。如：不 可说 He is a content man. 而应说 He is a contented man.【活学活用】(1) 2014 新课标全国卷 I 阅读 D But he is not co

14、ntent to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.但是他并不满足于在它们毫无记录地消失之前仅仅记录下这些声音。(2) As the TV is broke n, youll have to content yourselfliste ning to the radio.电视机坏了，所以你只能听收音机来满足自己了。(3) That rich man is tired of city life, so he is content(live) in the coun try.那位富人厌倦了城市生活，所以他

15、愿意在乡下生活。(4) Thosetheir prese nt situati ons will surely make no differe nee in life.那些满足于现状的人在生活中一定不会有大的作为。 2 entertain vt.& vi. (to interest and amuse sb in order to please them) 使欢乐；(to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home) 款待(1) entertain sb with sth/by d

16、oing sth 用某物/通过做某事使某人欢乐be entertained by 对,感至U高兴en tertai n sb to sth招待某人吃某物en terta in on eself 自娱自乐e ntertai ning adj.使人愉快的，有趣的en tertai nment n. 款待，请客；娱乐，消遣【活学活用】2015 广东卷 阅读 C Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment.另一种反对电视的观点是，它取代阅读而成为一种娱乐形式。(2)

17、 Humour will help your speech sta nd out and keep every one.幽默会让你的发言脱颖而出，并使每个人都开心。(3) It was an eye ope ning experie nee, muchtha n the music awards.这是一个大开眼界的经历，比音乐颁奖礼更有趣。(4) 2014 浙江卷 阅读 B People do not avoid in their homes, but they also hold businessmeals at restaura nts.人们免不了要在家中招待客人，但是他们也会在餐馆中举行

18、商业会餐。 3 convince vt.(to make sb believe that sth is true)使确信，使信服(1) co nvince sb of sth使某人相信某事be convinced of sth/that 确信某事 /,convince sb to do sth说服某人做某事(2) co nvinced adj.坚定不移的，有坚定信仰的convincing adj. 令人信服的【易混辨析】convince 与 persuade(1)convince 是通过摆事实、讲道理等使人信服，后面常接 of 或 that 从句。(2) persuade 是指用劝说的方式说服

19、某人，使其愿意采纳意见或采取行动。【活学活用】2015 陕西卷 阅读 B Mr Holden returned home from his holiday upset and convinced (that) his pet was dead.霍尔顿先生度假回来后非常沮丧，他确信他的宠物死掉了。(2) We were able to convince the stude nts of ( =) the n eed for wide readi ng.我们能让学生们认识到广泛阅读的必要性。(3) He talked to her more, and from all that she said,

20、 he her having an affectionate heart.他和她又谈了许多，根据她所说的一切，他深信她有一颗温柔善良的心。(4) No one has come up with a explanation of why dinosaurs died out.尚未有人能对恐龙的灭绝做出一个令人信服的解释。(5) Truly that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis, and people are optimisticabout the future of the country.相信政府可以带领他们

21、走出金融危机，人们对国家的未来感到乐观。 4 direct vt. (to be in charge of actors in a play, or a film/movie) 导演；(to control or be in charge of sb/sth) 指示，指挥 adj. (happening or done without involving other people, actions, etc. in between) 直接的；直率的 adv. 直接地(1) direct sb to a place 指引某人到某处direct sb to do sth指示 /命令某人做某事(2)

22、 direction n. 方向；指导，指挥；(药品等的 )说明书 (常用复数 )in every direct ion = in all directio ns朝四面八方in the direction of 朝 , 方向at/under the direction of sb 在某人的指导下(3) directly adv. 直接地；立即conj. 一, 就,(常用于引导时间状语从句 )【易混辨析】direct 与 directly用作副词时，这两个词都有“直接地”之意。(1) direct 指行路中不停步、不绕道，直奔目的地。(2) directly 指以一种直接的方式。表示时间的时候，

23、有“立刻，不拖延”之意。【活学活用】(1) 2015 江苏卷 任务型阅读A reader can enjoy an indirect experienee without any of the dangers or stresses involved.读者可以毫无压力并安全地享受这种间接体验。(2) The opera by the well- known Chinese director, Zhang Yimou.这部歌剧是由中国著名导演张艺谋执导的。(3) Its only a small improvement but at least its a step the right dire

24、ction.虽然这只是一个小小的改进，但至少是朝着正确的方向迈出的一步。(4) the teacher came in, everyone was quiet.老师一进来大家就安静了。(5) 用 direct 或 directly 填空。 He is very ， so you always know what his real views are. Write to uswith details of your clubs. At your first meet ing, expla in simply andwhat you hope to achieve. 5 whisper n. (a

25、 very quiet way of saying something so that other people cannot hear you) 耳语，低语 vt.&vi .(to say something very quietly so that other people cannot hear you) 低声说；私谈； 密谈whisper to sb与某人耳语，小声说whisper about悄悄传播It is whispered that , 有人私下说 ,(2)give sb the whisper 对某人耳语，给某人以暗示in a whisper/in whispers 低声地【

26、活学活用】(1) 2014 北京卷 完形I could hear every one whispering, “ Who in our school could draw that well ?”我能听到每个人都在窃窃私语：“我们学校有谁能画得那么好呢？”(2) She said it, so I could nt hear.这是她悄声说的，所以我没有听清说的是什么。(3) lts beingthat Jim and Mary are to separate.人们正在悄声议论说吉姆和玛丽就要分手了。(4) The man ager was angry at see ing his employ

27、eesin the office the n warned them not to dothat aga in.经理看到员工在办公室里窃窃私语后特别生气，于是警告他们不要再私下交谈。短语储存.;， 1 up to now直到现在(谓语动词用现在完成时)just now 刚才now and aga in/the n 有时； 不时from now on从现在起【活学活用】(1) Up to now, there has bee n no more effective and reliable way tha n exams for educati on.迄今为止，教育行业还没有找到比考试更有效、更

28、可靠的方法。用now相关短语的适当形式填空。 he forgets to turn off the light. n ights will get lon ger and lon ger.(3) Up to now, the programme(save) thousa nds of childre n who would otherwise have died. 2 badly off 穷的；缺少的(比较级为 worse off;最高级为 worst off)badly off for ( = in n eed of)缺少well off (better off, best off) 富裕的

29、，境况良好的be well off for ( = havi ng ple nty of)有很多的【活学活用】(1) We were so badly off when we first married that we could afford to heat only one room in the house.我们刚结婚时非常穷，以至于只能支付得起房子里一间屋子的暖气。(2) The in crease in taxes means that well be 50 pounds a month.税收的增加意味着我们每月收入要少50英镑。(3) If I had stayed at my o

30、ld job at Microsoft, Ifinan cially.如果我还留在微软做原来的工作，我在经济上会更好过一些。 3 pick out (to choose or select)挑出；(to distinguish)辨别出pick out sb/sth from 从”中挑出/辨别出某人/物pick up捡起；让某人搭车；继续；摔倒后站起来；接收(节目)；无意中学会；染上(疾病)【活学活用】Steve n describes himself as “ a regular guy you could nt pick me out of a crowd ” .史蒂文形容自己是“一个普通人

31、一一放在人群中就找不出来的普通人”。(2) Li Yu was picked out to serve the gen eral man ager because of his excelle nt compete nee.李玉因为业务能力强而被选为总经理。用pick相关短语的适当形式填空。 Shefrom thousa nds of applica nts for the job. Wellwhere we fini shed yesterday. She soonFrench whe n she went to live in France. those books that youd l

32、ike to read. 4 cut off (to shut off)切断(水、电、煤气等)供应；断绝cut out 切去；删掉cut up 切碎cut dow n 砍倒；压缩；缩减cut 凿穿；从”穿过cut away 切掉，砍掉【活学活用】2014 福建卷 阅读 B When the prince went to the house looking for the girl whose foot fitted the shoe, the wicked(邪恶的)stepmother told one of her two daughters to cut off her big toe t

33、o fit into the shoe.当王子去那间房子寻找适合穿这只鞋子的女孩时，邪恶的继母让她两个女儿中的一个切掉她的大脚趾 以使她的脚适合这鞋子。(切掉)(2) The operator cut him off before he had a cha nee to talk to me.他还没有来得及和我说话，接线员就把他的电话切断了。(切断)(3) A sudden attack of typhoid cut him off in the prime of his life.伤寒突然发作，他年纪轻轻就被夺去了生命。(夺取生命)(4) 用cut相关短语的适当形式填空。 I was spe

34、aking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were . The shipher waythe wave. costs is a good way to make profits. Dont hesitate tothe useless in formati on in your passage.句型透视.;， 1 As Victor Hugo once said ,“Laughter is the sun that drives win ter from the huma n face , and up to nownobody has been a

35、ble to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.正如维克多 雨果曾经所说： “笑容如阳光， 能驱赶 人脸上的寒意”，到目前为止，没有人能比查理卓别林更好地做到这一点。句型公式as sb once said 正如某人说过【句式点拨】as在此引导定语从句，修饰后面整个句子，此时，定语从句的位置比较灵活，可放在句首、句中或句 末，译为“正如，正像”。【相关拓展】区别：as与which引导定语从句(1) as引导的从句可置于句前，而which则不能。(2) as引导的从句，有“正如 ” ”之意，而 which则没有。(3) 当先行词被so, such, the s

36、ame(指同样的两个，若指同一个，关系词则用that)所修饰，或such, thesame本身就是先行词时，关系代词用as,不用which。(4) 当as在从句中作主语时，后面常接实义动词的被动式，如果从句中的实义动词是主动式，一般用which作主语。【活学活用】 As I said at the beg inning of my speech, China is on the move.正如我在演讲开头所说，中国正不断前进。(2) A good many proposals were raised in the meeting ，was expected.正如所预料的一样，在会议上提出了许多

37、好建议。(3) After graduating from college, I took some time off to go travelling， turned out to be a wisedecisi on.大学毕业后，我花了一段时间去旅游，结果证明这是一个明智的决定。(4) He forgot to bring his pen with him,was ofte n the case.他忘记带笔，这对他来说是常有的事。 2 They are so hungry that the little tramp tries boiling one of his leather shoe

38、s for dinner.他们饿极了，因此那个小流浪汉只好煮了他的一只皮革鞋来充饥。The act ing is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.( 卓另 U林吃东西的)动作是那么地陶醉，以至于你会相信这是他所吃过的最美味的食物之一。 句型公式sothat如此”以至于，so+ man y/much/few/little +名词+ that 从句so+形容词+ a/an+单数可数名词+ that从句so+形容词/副词+助动词/系动词+主语+ th

39、at从句【句式点拨】so/suchthat -这两种结构都可以引导结果状语从句。so是副词，后接形容词或者副词；such是形容词，后接名词。此外，还需注意以下几点：(1) 当两者中都出现单数可数名词，且该名词前有形容词修饰时，二者可以互换：so+ adj. + a/an+ n.=such+ a/an+ adj. + n.。(2) 当名词前有 many, much, little, few修饰时，用so不用such。因为此时的中心词不再是名词，而是many, much, little, few 这些表示数量的词。(3) sothat -中的so放在句首时，通常采用部分倒装。【活学活用】(1) 2

40、015 浙江卷阅读 D She was so joyous that even on the worst days, she could make me smile. 她是那么乐观，即使在最糟糕的日子里，她也能让我微笑。(2) The wester ners eatmuch fat and sugar that they put on weight easily.西方人摄入如此多的脂肪和糖，所以他们很容易发胖。(3) He is so hon est a pers on(=) that you can depe nd on him whe n you are in trouble.他是如此诚实

41、的一个人，所以在你遇到困难时，可以依靠他。(4) So curious (be) the couple about the wild plants that they decided to make a trip toMadagascar for further research.这对夫妇对野生植物如此好奇，于是他们决定去一趟马达加斯加做进一步的研究。步步跟踪验收对点集谓强化运用I .单句填空1. By the time the authorities revealed that the story was a hoax, thousands of people(flee)from their

42、 homes.2. After the theft, they behaved naturally as if nothing(happen).3. 2016 will still be a difficult year for some people, particular those facing the continuing effects of the bad economy.4. JustYeats said, “ Education is not the filling of a pail( 桶), but the lighting of a fire. ”5. Our gover

43、 nment has take n some measures(overcome) the lack of electricity, but it may takesome time before we have eno ugh power.6. Life is by no means perfect si nee difficulties are un avoidable, but I(convince) that life is 10 per cent what happe ns but 90 per cent how we react to it.7. I can remember fe

44、w occasionshe was absent from class in primary school.8. She was ast oni shed(hear) the n ews that she had won the first prize in the speech con test.9. (content) you are, the less n eed youll feel to try to in crease your in come.10. At the magic performanee, I found it (astonish) that a pigeon app

45、eared out of the magicia ns empty hand.n .单句改错1. In order not to be heard by the people around us, I whispered him that I was leaving.2. His arguments sound convinced but theyre only based on theory.3. In a sports team each player has a clear role, and there are few occasi ons that members are un ce

46、rta in of their roles.4 . My in itial react ion of the n ews was relief, but as I thought more about it I bega n to feel angry.5 . Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their bori ng or difficult work are unno ticed.6 . Scien tists are convinced the positive effect of laughter on physical a

47、nd men tal health.7 . Though there was no one in the hall, he stood on the stage as if heis being watched and expected todeliver a speech.8 . We should nt compla in about being poor, because many families are much better off after the big earthquake.9.Up to now, the programme met thousa nds of probl

48、ems thathave bee n preve nti ng the from programmefrom develop ing.10 . Though havi ng worked here for merely two mon ths, I, fortun ately, find that this job is quite differe nt from my expectati on.完成课时作业（十八）Unit 3 A taste of English humour【基础自主梳理】I .l.humour; humorous 2.performer; perform; performanee3. aston