新人教必修四 UNIT3 A TASTE OF ENGLISH HUMOUR-LISTENING

1、Listening1Listening on P23 Listen to Part 1 and write down the main idea?Mary made some jam but left some on the kitchen table for a few days as she had to go to look after her sick mother. Some days later, John, knowing nothing about the jam, came home and threw it into the chicken yard.2Listen to

2、Part 1 again and answer these questions.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 think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan? He thought she should have thrown it out for the chicken

3、s to eat.3Marys reactionJohns reaction to herMary will laugh1 John will apologize.2 He will tell her she should not have left the jam on the kitchen table.4Marys reactionJohns reaction to herMary will get angry and tell John he should have put the jam in the dustbin1 John will get angry too and say

4、that she should have told him she was making jam.2 He will laugh and say it is not important.3 He will apologize.5Marys reactionJohns reaction to herMary will say that the problems with the chickens are Johns responsibility1 John will deny this saying that she should not have left the jam on the kit

5、chen table.2 He will say that Mary did not tell him what she had been doing in the kitchen.3 He did not know the chickens would get sick.6Mary got angry with John.Mary saw the chickens behaving strangely.John was sorry.The chickens enjoyed the jam.John said he thought the jam was porridge.Mary looke

6、d at the red mess on the ground.John said the chicken were drunk.Mary came home. Part 2 Put these sentences in order1 3 6 5 2 7 4 87Fill in the blanks. “You _ my jam,” she shouted. “Oh, _ what it was,” he said. “Im _ but I thought it was _ which had gone bad in the hot weather. The chickens have _ t

7、he jam, but its made them _.”threw awaythatssorryporridgeenjoyeddrunk8THE STORY OF THE DRUNKEN CHICKENS Mary Smith looked at the beautiful ripe plums. They would make lovely jam. When she had finished the cooking, she filed all her empty jam jars and left the rest of the jam in the pan. Part 1Listen

8、ing text 9She would put it in the fridge when it was cooler. But just then the telephone rang, her mother was in hospital after a car accident. Mary picked up her bag and ran out of the house.10Some days later, her husband, John, came home from a business trip. He had been travelling all day and fel

9、t like having a drink and a piece of cake. As he came into the kitchen he saw a pan with a dark red mess inside it. He lifted it up and smelled it. It smelled bad. 11Mary must have forgotten to clean this pan, he thought. So he poured all the jam into the chicken yard and cleaned the pan. Then feeli

10、ng comfortable, he began to eat a piece of cake.12 When Mary returned, she noticed the chickens behaving strangely. They were running round the yard as if they were sick. She saw the dark red mess on the ground and went closer. When she saw a plum stone she went into the kitchen. Part 213Her husband

11、 was reading a newspaper at the table. Angrily Mary rushed up to him. “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 hot weather. “Good heavens!” said Mary. 14“That must be the jam I left in the pan, but why d

12、idnt you throw it in the dustbin?” John laughed. “It was a mistake. However, the chickens have enjoyed the jam, except that it has made them drunk. What are we going to do with these drunken chickens?”151. Listen to the tape and tick the words you hear.thief knife potatoescarrots mushrooms midnight

13、shirt trousers spread stole whispered shoutedListening on P5516Main idea The story is about a thief who tries to steal some potatoes and Peter who successfully prevents them from being stolen.17 Listen to the tape again and answerthe following questions.1. Where did Peter get the potatoes? Peter was

14、 given the potatoes by a friend.2. Why did he ask his wife to be quiet when she heard the thief? He thought the thief might have a knife and he did not want to make him angry.18 3. Why couldnt the thief take away the potatoes? 4. Why was the thief angry？ Peter removed the shirt that the thief had pl

15、anned to put the potatoes in.He thought the husband had stolen his shirt so he could no longer steal the potatoes.19Listening text WHOS TAKEN MY SHIRT? Long ago, there lived a poor couple, Peter and his wife. One day a friend gave them some potatoes and they put them on the floor. At midnight a thie

16、f broke into their house. 20 It was very dark. The wife heard a noise and shouted: “Peter, Peter. Wake up. There is a thief in our house.” Peter was clever. Thinking that the thief might have a knife, he did not want to make him angry. So he said, 21 “Be quiet. It must be mice. Theres no thief.” So

17、his wife went back to sleep. The thief found the potatoes on the floor. Having no bag to carry them, he took off his shirt and spread it on the floor.22 As he was picking up the potatoes to put them on his shirt, Peter quietly took the shirt away and hid it under the bed. He did not want to lose his

18、 potatoes. The thief did not know his shirt had gone, so he put the potatoes on what he thought was his shirt. However, when he tried to pick them up he could not do so.23 As he was looking for his shirt, Peters wife woke up again and shouted, “Peter. There IS a thief in our house.” Peter became ver

19、y angry. He shouted, “Ive told you there is no thief in your house.” Hearing this, the thief became very angry too. 24 “Who said there is no thief? he said. “If there is no thief in this house, then, whos taken my shirt?”25Listening task on P58 Choose the best picture that best describes what happen

20、ed.ABC26Sample description: 1. The teacher sees some boys looking at a dog. 2. The dog is thin and he feels sorry for it. 3. He asks what they intend to do with it. 4. He finds they all want to look after it but only the person who tells the biggest lie can have it as a pet.27 5. The teacher is angr

21、y and lectures the boys about telling lies and how honest he was at their age. 6. The boys decide to give him the dog.28Choose the best answer to each question. 1. Why did the children decide to give the dog to the teacher? A. Because none of them wanted to keep the dog. B. Because their teacher lik

22、ed it. C. Because they could not decide which of them should own it. D. Because they thought the teacher had told the biggest lie. 29 2. What do you think about the children? A. They all like dogs. B. They all respect their teachers. C. They all work hard at their lessons. D. They are honest and lov

23、ely. 30 3. What do you think about the teacher? A. He does not like these boys. B. He wants to become the owner of the dog C. He does not like the way the children choose an owner for the dog D. He wants to stop the children telling lies to own the dog31Listen to the tape again and answer the questi

24、on. How do you think the teacher felt when he was offered the dog? I think the teacher felt embarrassed when he was offered the dog, because he did not want it and had not expected to be offered it. And he felt very unhappy to be considered a liar.32Discussion Discuss how you would solve these probl

25、ems and help the teacher. 33Help the teacherAdvice to refuse to take the dog politelyThe teacher should suggest to the boys that he would love the dog but that it is impossible for him to take it for walks as he has so much work to do. Offer it back to them as he can now see how well they would care

26、 for it.34Help the teacherAdvice to decide which boy should have the dog The teacher should suggest that the boys explain how they would care for the dog. Note where they would keep it, what they would feed it on, how often they would take it for walks, whether their parents are happy to have a new

27、dog. Then choose accordingly.35Listening text WHO SHOULD OWN THE DOG? One day a teacher was walking along the road. It was a lovely sunny day. The sky was blue and the birds were singing in the trees. The teacher felt very happy until he saw five boys , standing around a thin and hungry dog.36 It looked very frightened and the teacher felt very sorry for it. So he asked the boys what they were going to do with the dog. “Oh,” said one of the boys. “We were just deciding who should take the dog home and look after it. We all want i