高中英语(北师大)选择性必修二Unit4Writingworkshop课件

选择性必修二

Unit

4

Humour(6)高二年级英语A

funny

storyWriting

workshopGet

ready

for

writingRead

a

story.

Add

an

ending

to

make

it

a

funny

one.One

day,

Mr.

Smith

drove

his

car

to

meet

his

friends

at

the

station.

When

he

found

there

was

still

quite

some

timebefore

the

train

arrived,

he

decided

to

take

a

short

sleep.Get

ready

for

writingRead

a

story.

Add

an

ending

to

make

it

a

funny

one.He

was

about

to

fall

asleep

when

a

young

lady

came

andasked

him

the

time.

Mr.

Smith

opened

his

eyes

andanswered,"Half

past

eight."

With

a

gentle

"Thank

you",the

woman

left.Get

ready

for

writingRead

a

story.

Add

an

ending

to

make

it

a

funny

one.After

a

short

while

this

happened

again,

so

Mr.

Smith

wrote

"I

don't

know

the

time!"

on

a

piece

of

paper

and

put

it

on

thewindow

of

his

car.But

only

a

few

minutes

later,...Get

ready

for

writingCompare

your

ending

with

the

original

one.But

only

a

few

minutes

later,

an

old

man

came

and

woke

him

up,"Hi,

young

man,

I

can

tell

you

the

time.

It's

nine

o'clock

now."Get

ready

for

writingWhat

is

funny

about

the

ending?The

man

wrote

"I

don't

know

the

time."

because

he

didn'twant

to

be

bothered.

But

at

the

end

of

the

story,

it

turned

out

that

his

idea

of

putting

up

a

piece

of

paper

to

stop

himselfbeing

bothered

never

worked

the

way

he

had

wanted.

He

was

still

disturbed

but

the

difference

was

that

this

time

hewas

offered

the

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edRead

for

writingLook

at

the

pictures.Read

for

writingAnswerthe

questions.1.

Where

are

they?They

are

at

a

busy

airport

terminal.2.

What

is

the

problem?How

are

the

passengers

feeling?There

are

lots

of

flight

delays.People

get

impatient

and

angry.Read

for

writingAnswer

the

questions.3.

Have

you

ever

had

an

experience

of

flight

delays?

Howdo

you

react

when

yourflight

delays?—

wait

patiently—

get

impatient

and

yell

at

the

agentsRead

for

writingRead

the

title

"Lost

ldentity".

What

does

the

title

mean?Your

identity

is

who

you

are.

Lost

identity

means

you

don't

knowwho

you

are.Read

for

writingRead

the

first

four

paragraphs

of

the

story

"Lost

Identity".

Answer

the

questions.1.

When

and

where

did

the

story

take

place?2.Whowere

involved?3.

What

were

the

main

characters

doing?Read

for

writingAnswer

the

questions.1.

When

and

where

did

the

story

take

place?On

a

snowy

winter

afternoon

at

Heathrow

Airport.2.Whowere

involved?A

man

passenger

and

a

young

agent.a

person

who

looks

aftersomeone

else's

businessRead

for

writingAnswer

the

questions.3.

What

were

the

main

characters

doing?The

agent

was

dealing

with

the

angry

man

passenger.Read

for

writingCreate

an

ending

for

the

story

with

two

or

three

sentences.Compare

your

ending

with

the

original

one.The

agent

smiled,

stood

up

and

spoke

loudly,"Attention,please!

We

have

a

passenger

here

WHO

DOES

NOT

KNOW

WHO

HE

IS.

If

anyone

can

help

him

find

his

identity,

please

come

to

the

gate."Read

for

writingAnswer

the

question.What

is

funny

about

the

original

ending?Read

for

writingThe

funny

part

is

the

play

on

the

meaning

ofthe

expression"Do

you

know

who

I

am?"

The

man

meant

that

he

wassomebody

that

shouldn't

be

ignored

while

the

agent

took

it

literally:

The

man

couldn't

find

his

identity.

The

agent

smartly

dealt

with

the

passenger's

rude

behavior.

Thus

the

story

hasan

unexpected

funny

ending.Focus

on

structure

and

languageRead

the

story

again.

Find

the

detailed

information

on

thefollowing

aspects.Setting:

Heavy

snow;

long

delays

at

an

airport

(Para.1)Characters:Plot:Punchline:Focus

on

structure

and

languageRead

the

story

again.

Find

the

detailed

information

on

the

following

aspects.An

unfortunate

agent

was

dealingwith

all

the

Characters:

passengers.

An

angry

man

pushed

hisway

tothe

front

and

demanded

a

first

class

seat

angrily.Focus

on

structure

and

languageRead

the

story

again.

Find

the

detailed

information

on

the

following

aspects.The

young

agent

responded

politely

and

asked

him

to

wait

his

turn.

The

young

man

yelled

at

theagent,"DO

YOU

KNOW

WHO

I

AM?"Plot:Focus

on

structure

and

languageRead

the

story

again.

Find

the

detailed

information

on

the

following

aspects.Punchline:

We

have

a

passenger

here

WHO

DOES

NOT

KNOW

WHO

HE

IS.Focus

on

structure

and

languageThink

about

the

following

questions

on

"punchline"1.

What

is

a

punchline?A

punchline

is

the

part

that

makes

people

laugh.

It

is

often

unexpected,

silly,

or

a

play

on

words.2.

Is

it

a

commonly

expected

ending

or

non-expected

ending?A

non-expected

ending.Focus

on

structure

and

languageRead

another

short

story.

Answer

the

question.

What

is

the

punchline

in

the

story?A

multi-millionaire.Once

a

CEO

was

interviewed

by

a

reporter.CEO:

Thanks

to

my

wife,

she

made

a

millionaire

out

of

me.

Reporter:

What

were

you

before?CEO:

A

multi-millionaire.Focus

on

structure

and

languageWhy

is

the

story

above

funny?After

reading

the

first

part

of

story,

readers

have

a

commonunderstanding

of

the

story

and

can

draw

a

commonlyexpected

ending

—

The

man

used

to

be

poor.

But

here

the

writer

creates

a

non-expected

ending

—

He

used

to

be

richerbut

his

wife

made

him

less

rich

by

maybespending

most

of

his

money.Focus

on

structure

and

languageWhat

writing

tip

can

you

conclude?Writing

tip

1:If

the

writer

can

create

a

non-expected

ending,

then

the

story

will

be

funnyFocus

on

structure

and

languageRead

the

first

part

of

the

story

"Lost

ldentity"

again.

Answer

the

questions.1.How

does

the

writer

capture

the

readers'

attention

at

thebeginning

of

the

story?By

creating

clear

and

detailed

settings

in

the

openingsentence

(heavy

snow;

long

delays).Focus

on

structure

and

languageAnswer

the

questions.2.

How

does

the

writer

make

the

story

a

vivid

one?Find

some

examples

in

the

text

and

underline

them.By

using

direct

speech

and

descriptive

words.Focus

on

structure

and

languageHere

are

some

examples

of

the

descriptive

words:—

The

man

pushed

his

way

to

the

front."I

want

a

first

class

seat,

now!"

demanded

the

man

angrily.—

The

young

agent

replied

politely.—

The

man

screamed

at

the

young

agent.Focus

on

structure

and

languageWhat

is

the

function

of

these

descriptive

expressions?They

can

create

clear

and

detailed

settings

and

plot.

Allthese

details

naturally

lead

to

a

commonly

expected

ending.Then

the

effect

of

punchline,

which

provides

an

unexpectedending,

serves

best.Focus

on

structure

and

languageCan

you

conclude

the

second

tip

for

writing

a

funny

story?Writing

tip

2:Use

descriptive

expressions

for

the

details

to

lead

to

acommonly

expected

ending.Compose

your

writingThink

about

the

question:What

is

the

funniest

thing

that

has

ever

happened

to

you?Compose

your

writingStep

1:OutliningComplete

the

information

based

on

your

story.SettingCharactersPlotCommon

understandingPunchlineCompose

you