《unit3 a taste of English humor》

1、Warming-up品味英语的幽默What is humour?Humour is some words that means making others laugh.If someone often makes others laugh,We say he is humorous;We call him a humorist. How many kinds of humor do you know?verbalnonverbal cross talk; jokes; sketchtongue twisters;funny poems; funny stories; mime ;pantomi

2、me clown Verbal means spoken, that is to say we use spoken words only.However, nonverbal humor mainly relies on ourfacial expressions or gestures, instead of using words. ClownsClowns Customer: Whats that fly doing in my soup? Waiter: Swimming, I think!Chinese tongue twisters:这是蚕，那是蝉。这是蚕，那是蝉。蚕常在叶里藏，

3、蚕常在叶里藏，蝉常在林里唱蝉常在林里唱。1.Policeman: You cant park here. Driver: Why cant I ? Policeman: Read the sign there. Driver: It says, “Fine for Parking,” so I parked.Enjoy some verbal jokes:罚款note: fine has two meanings1) Good2) pay some money for doing something wrong.2. Girl : If we marry, will you give me a

4、 ring ? Boy: Of course, Whats your telephone number?3.Daughter: Auntie kissed me this morning, Mum ! Mum : How nice ! Did you kiss her back ,dear ? Daughter: Of course not. I kissed her face.POLICEMAN: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times?THIEF: Well, I stole a dress from that sh

5、op but my wife didnt like it. So I had to go back and change it twice! What is a punchline? Find the jokes punchlines.PunchlineThe words that form the climax of a joke.Joke 1: The joke is funny because the wife wanted to change the dress her husband had given her. People do not usually change stolen

6、 goods if they do not like them. They may get caught as they have done. So that is why this joke is funnyTEACHER: You say that john Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who am I speaking to?VOICE: Oh, this is my father.PunchlineJoke 2: parents often ring up school to explain why their c

7、hild cannot come to school. The humour lies in the fact that the voice on the phone is the childs speaking and not the parents. That is why it is funny. Charlie ChaplinHe can make others laugh all the time. He is a great silent movie star He is one of the most famous . Modern Times, The Little Tramp

8、, The Gold Rush, City Lighthis masterpieces. (mime)Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces and acts silly behaviour. 笑剧，滑稽剧笑剧，滑稽剧Next we will learn about some more humorous people,Some are foreigners ,some are Chinese(funny stories)Mark TwainMark Twain was the popular and humorous American aut

9、hor. adj.幽默的幽默的马克吐温（Mark Twain），美国著名作家和演说家，真实姓名是萨缪尔兰亨克莱门(Samuel Langhorne Clemens)。“马克吐温”是他的笔名.长篇小说汤姆索亚历险记哈克贝利费恩历险记百万英镑镀金时代傻子旅行密西西比河上的生涯Edward Lear(funny poems)Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an artist. Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His cross talk shows always make his audien

10、ce shout with laughter. cross talk唐杰忠Pantomime(哑哑剧）（刘全和、剧）（刘全和、刘全利）刘全利）Marx Brothers美国早期的喜剧演员中，除了卓别林Charles Chaplin,Marx兄弟也非常受欢迎。他们也是最经典的喜剧之王， Types of humourTypical actors/writers of EnglishhumourExample of Chinese humour nonverbal mime(哑剧哑剧 )Charlie chaplinMr Bean verbal jokes Funny stories funny

11、poems（打油诗）（打油诗） Mark twainEdward LearMarx Brothers Pantomimes(哑剧哑剧)刘全和刘全和 刘全利刘全利cross talk (马季马季, 姜昆姜昆)jokesAct out(表演表演) a situation by using nonverbal humourC. in a hurryA. slide on a banana skinB. carry a heavy boxSituations:Which do you like better: verbal or nonverbal humour Give your reason.I

12、prefer verbal humor, because it is very funny. I like jokes, it is worthwhile to learn about more expressions.You can choose three or more sentences to express your idea.1. I prefer _ . 2. Because verbal/nonverbal humor is_.3. I like_ . (mime/sketch/jokes)4. It makes me _.5. It is worthwhile to do/doing6. When I enjoy them, I feel _ .Laughing is better than medicine.Laughing is better than medicine. Today we have learned something about humour. Humour is everywhere in our daily life. I hope you can be optimistic(乐乐观的观的) no matter what difficulties you meet with.Life i