人教版高中英语必修4 Unit3 Using language 名师课件

1、名名 师师 课课 件件0A taste of English Humour人教版必修四人教版必修四Unit 3Using language0 0 所谓所谓pun, pun, 通常是指利用一个单词通常是指利用一个单词的两个含义的两个含义, , 或者利用两个特定的或者利用两个特定的单词单词, , 达到达到“一语双关一语双关”的目的。的目的。如如: :英语中有趣的双关语英语中有趣的双关语“pun”0 0 He is not a grave man until he is a grave man. 其中的其中的grave有两个含义有两个含义, 一个是一个是“严肃的严肃的” (形容词形容词), 一个是一

2、个是“坟墓坟墓”(名词名词)， 因此这句话的意思是：因此这句话的意思是： 他不是一个严肃的人他不是一个严肃的人, 除非他躺到坟墓里才能除非他躺到坟墓里才能严肃起来。严肃起来。 0 0They pray for you today and prey on you tomorrow.其中的其中的pray (祈祷祈祷)和和prey(捕食捕食), 发音发音相同相同, 外形相似。外形相似。因此这句话的意思是：因此这句话的意思是：他们今天为你祈祷他们今天为你祈祷, 明天就会加害于你。明天就会加害于你。 0 0Read the two puns and enjoy playing on words. A b

3、icycle cant 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. 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

4、 in height; b. not having enough money.0 0Words preview amuse pancake explanation detective mountainous whispervt. 使发笑使发笑; 使愉快使愉快n. 烙饼烙饼; 薄饼薄饼n. 解释解释; 讲解讲解; 说明说明n. 侦探侦探adj. 多山的多山的; 山一般的山一般的n. 耳语耳语; 低语低语vt. & vi. 低语低语; 小声说小声说0 0 vast mess react porridge drunkadj. 巨大的巨大的; 辽阔的辽阔的n. 脏或乱的状态脏或乱的状态vi.

5、做出反应做出反应; 回应回应n. 粥粥; 麦片粥麦片粥adj. 醉的醉的Words preview0 0English jokes There are thousands of jokes which use “play on words” to amuse us. Now read some of these customer and waiter jokes and match the joke with the explanation on P22.0 01 C: Whats that fly doing in my soup? W: Swimming. I think! 2 C: Wh

6、ats that? W: Its bean soup. C: I dont want to know what its been. I want to know what it is now. 3 C: Waiter. Will the pancakes be long? W: No, sir. Round.B A C0 0Explanation A. The first person is asking for information about time. The second person treats it as a question about shape. B. The first

7、 person is angry about something and wants to say“Why is this here?” The second person treats it as a request for information and gives an answer to the question. C. The answer to the question contains a word which, when spoken, can have two meanings.0 0Tips Sherlock Holmes is a character created by

8、 the English writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes became the prototype(原型原型) for the modern mastermind detective. Doyle introduced Holmes in 1887 in the short story A Study in Scarlet. Doctor Watson is Sherlocks best friend and partner.Role play: Read the funny story on page 22.0 0Read a s

9、hort, funny story on Page 22 about the famous detective SherlockHolmes and his friend Doctor Watson. Then change the story into a short dialogue. Act it in groups of three Holmes, Watson and a narrator.Role-play0 0A teacher asked a student to write 55. Student asked: How? Teacher: Write 5 and beside

10、 it another 5! The student wrote 5 and stopped. Teacher: What are you waiting for? Student: I dont know which side to write the other 5!Joke 10 0Joke 2A man goes to the doctor and says, “Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts.” The doctor asks, “What do you mean?” The man says, “When I touch my shoulder

11、, it really hurts. If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts.” The doctor says, “I know whats wrong with you youve broken your finger!”0 0Patient: Doctor, Ive lost my memory.Doctor: When did this happen?Patient: When did what happen? Joke 30 0Garcia: Thank you doct

12、or. My fever is gone.Doctor: Dont thank me. Thank God.Garcia: Then I will pay the fees to God. Joke 40 02 Listen to Part 1 and write down the main idea.Listening: You are going to listen to a funny story about jam.Mary made some jam but left some on the kitchen table for a few days as she had to go

13、to look after her sick mother. Some days later, John, knowing nothing about the jam, came home and threw it into the kitchen yard.0 01. What was Mary going to do with the cooked plums in the pan?2. What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan?3. What do you think Mary is going

14、to say when she finds out what has happened?4. How do you think John will react to her?3 Listen to Part 1 again and answer the following questions:0 01. What was Mary going to do with the cooked plums in the pan?She was going to put them in the fridge later when they had cooled down.2. What did John

15、 think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan? He thought she should have thrown it out for the chickens to eat.0 04. Before you listen to Part 2, try to put these sentences below in order. Then listen again and check if you were right.0 0_ Mary got angry with John._ Mary saw the chickens be

16、having strangely._ John was sorry._ The chickens enjoyed the jam._ John said he thought the jam was porridge._ Mary looked at the red mess on the ground._ John said the chickens were drunk._ Mary came home.123487560 0“ You _ my jam,” she shouted.“ Oh, _ what it was,” he said. “ Im _ but I thought it

17、 was _ which had gone bad in the hot weather. The chickens have _ the jam, but its made them _.” enjoyedporridgesorry drunkthatsthrew away5 Fill in the blanks while listening to Part 2 a second time.0 0 Mary Smith looked at the beautiful ripe plums. They would make lovely jam. When she had finished

18、the cooking, she filled all her empty jam jars and left the rest of the jam in the pan. She would put it in the fridge when it was cooler. But just then the telephone rang,Part 1Listening text0 0her mother was in hospital after a car accident.Mary picked up her bag and ran out of the house.Some days

19、 later, her husband, John, came homefrom a business trip. He had been travelling all dayand felt like having a drink and a piece of cake. Ashe came into the kitchen he saw a pan with a darkred mess inside it. 0 0He lifted it up and smelled it. It smelled bad. Mary must have forgotten to clean this p

20、an, he thought. So he poured all the jam into the chicken yard and cleaned the pan. Then feeling comfortable, he began to eat a piece of cake.0 0 When Mary returned, she noticed the chickensbehaving strangely. They were running around theyard as if they were sick. She saw the dark red messon the gro

21、und and went closer. When she saw a plum stone she went into the kitchen. Her husband was reading a newspaper at the table. Angrily Maryrushed up to him.Part 20 0“You threw away my jam,” she shouted. “Oh, thats what it was,” he said. “ Im sorry but I thought it was porridge which had gone bad in the

22、 hot weather.” “ Good heavens!” said Mary. “That must be the jam I left in the pan, but why didnt you threw it in the dustbin?” John laughed. 0 0 “It was a mistake. However, the chickens have enjoyed the jam, expect that it has made them drunk. What are we going to do with these drunken chickens?”0

23、0 Discuss with your partner whether you think the story you listened to is funny. Give your reasons. Use these words and expressions below to help you.Speaking and writing0 0How wonderful!Im pleased we both likeI felt happy becauseWhat fun!It surprises me thatI (dont) laugh at that kind of thingbeca

24、useIt is (not) very amusing/funny thatI (dont) enjoy this very much because0 0S1: What fun! I enjoyed that story. I always laugh at that kind of thing.S2: Me too. Im pleased we both like the same kind of funny stories.Sample dialogue:0 0S1: The punchline was good. You were wondering what would happe

25、n. So Im happy that it all turned out well in the end.S2: It surprises me that John didnt see the plum stone if Mary did. 0 0S1: Thats because Mary did the cooking, but John didnt look at the jam carefully. He just thought it was a mess and threw it away.S2: I think its very amusing and always try t

26、o read stories like that. That make me smile.S1: OK. Let me tell you this funny story then. Its about a hedge cutter which was made in China but sold in England 0 01) Use a logical order: explain the situation, what happened and then give the punchline.2) Read it through when you have finished check

27、ing for mistakes.3) Read it to your partner and ask for advice.4) Rewrite your story and put it into a class collection of funny stories.Writing0 0Sample writing:Stages in the story1. Mr. Hills buys a hedge cutter made in China.2. It breaks and he tries to mend it himself. 3. The instruction booklet says it should not be touched “without permission”.4. He decides to get a new one so no one will ever know. 0 0A TRUE STORY OF MR HILLS Mr. Hills in London bought a hedge cutter made in China. It was very small and very cheap and it worked very well. At first