Unit1DevelopingideasDevelopingideasTheimportanceofhumour课件高中英语选择性

SB1U1Laughoutloud!Period5Developingideas1.Acquirethemainideaandthestructureofthepassage;2.Getthespecificinformation,understandthewisdomofcelebritiesandlearnthepositiveattitudetolifefromthem;3.Toformapositiveattitudetowardslife.Haveyoueverseenthisfilm?Activity1:GettingtoknowtwohumourouswritersTheyareadaptedfomMarkTwain’sgreatworks.

HaveyoueverwatchedthisTVseries?Activity1:GettingtoknowtwohumourouswritersThereexistdifferentversionsofit.ItisadaptedfromLinYutang’snovel.LinYutangwasaChinesewriterwhocouldwritebothinChineseandEnglish.Whatdidtheyhaveincommon?narrative:[ˈnærətɪv]satire讽刺;讽刺作品[ˈsætaɪə(r)]sophisticated[səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd]复杂的，老练的，见多识广的populariser['pɒpjələraɪzə]大众化的人，普及化Theybothhadasenseofhumour.Theywerehumorous.LinYutang(1895–1976)AChinese

writer,translator,linguist&philosopherMarkTwain(1835–1910)AnAmericanwriter,humorist,lecturer&adventurerAwiseandwittypopulariser说话风趣的通俗作家travelnarratives&

adventurestoriesof

boyhood“LincolnoftheAmericanLiteraryHistory”

“美国文学史上的林肯”structureofthepassagethegeneralintroductionoftheimportanceofhumor(P1)MarkTwain&hishumor(P2)LinYutang&hishumor(P3-4)conclusion:What’shumor(p5)1Humourhasbeenanessential

partofhumanbehaviourfor

thousandsofyears.Thereis

comedyinthetextsofAncient

Greece,andmedievalwritings

arefilledwithjokes.While

thesesamejokesmightnotbe

asfunnytousnowastheywere

then,theirauthorsunderstood

thathumourcouldnotonly

entertainbutalsothrownew

lightonsensitiveoremotiveissues.2Closertomoderntimes,someonewhoisremembered

forhisabilitytocombine

humourwithmoreserious

messagesisAmericanwriter

MarkTwain.

Twain'sparticular….expositionnarrative

argumentativeautobiography

totellone’slifetimeexperiences

Skimbrieflythefirsttwosentencesinthefirsttwoparagraphtoidentifythegenre(体裁)ofthetext.

toexplain,introduce…totellastorytoargue/defend√BeforereadingReadpara1carefullyandanswerthequestion.throwlighton使…较容易理解Whyishumorimportant?1Humourhasbeenanessentialpartofhumanbehaviour.Humourcouldnotonlyentertainbutalsothrowlightonsensitiveoremotiveissues.Readpara2carefullyandanswerthequestion.2Howmanyexamplesarementionedinthisparagraph?Whatarethey?Whatisthepurposeoftwoexamples?

Readpara2carefullyandanswerthequestion.Example1Hesaysinhisnoval:writingiseasy,allyouhavetodoiscrossout(划掉，删掉)thewrongwords.Example2Twain’sfunnyresponsetothebarber.That’sjustmyluck.Ialwayshavetostandwhenthatfellowlectures.purpose?Hisstyleofwritingisfunnyandmischievous.Heisequallywellknownforhiswittyremarksinhiseverydayinteractionswithpeople.Tip1:Inargumentative,weusuallyuseexamplestosupportouropinoins.Itcanmakeouropinoinsconvincing,clearandvivid.Readpara3carefullyandanswerthequestion.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstsentenceinparagraph3?IntroducingLinYutang.Comparingtheachievementsofthetwowriters.Makingatransitiontoanotherexample.Explainingtheoriginof“youmo”.LikeTwain,butontheothersodeoftheworld,LinYutangwassoontobecomefamousforhisuniquebrandofhumour.Tip2:UsetransitionalwordsorsentencestomakeyourwirtinglogicalReadpara3carefullyandanswerthequestion.WhatdidLindo?HebroughttheconceptofhumourtomodernChineseliterature.Hecreativelyborrowed‘youmo’fromAncientChineseasthetranslationfortheEnglishword‘humour’.Readpara4carefullyandanswerthequestion.4HowdidLinshowhisquickwitinthisparagraph?Linwassuddenlyaskedtogiveaspeechbythepresident.LintoldastoryaboutacruelRomanemperortryingtofeedamantowildanimals.Thisstorymadetheaudienceroarwithlaughter.Didthesewildanamalssucceedeatingtheman?Theyweretoldtomakeaspeechaftereatingtheman.Actually,Lindidn’twanttogivethespeech,whilehewantedtorejecttherequestinanotembarrassingway,sohemadethestory.Withthislittlejoke,Linwasabletomakepeoplelaugh,whilehewasgentlytellingoffthepresident.Hereferredtohimselfastheanimalandthepresidentastheemperorindirectlytorefusetheruderequirement.ThisisLin’squickwit.thinkonone’sfeet反应敏捷，反应快Readpara5carefullyandanswerthequestion.5Whatishumourinthisparagraph?Humourisn’tjustaboutlaughter,butisawayoflifeandatoolthatcanilluminatetheworld.Humourismankind’sgreatestblessing.Yes.Livingandworkingwithotherscansometimesbe...Humorisagiftwhichcanmakeourlifemucheasierandmorecolorful.Doyouagree?Reality+Dreams+Humour=WisdomAfterreading:Task1.Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethediagram.human

behaviourentertain

sensitive

or

emotive

issuescombine

humourserious

messages

funny

and

often

mischievousHe

borrowed

"youmo"

from

Ancient

Chineseas

the

translation

for

the

Englishword"humour".amasterofhumour

The

Adventures

of

Tom

Sawyer

"That’s

just

my

luck.

I

always

have

to

standwhen

that

fellow

lectures!"

He

told

a

story

about

a

cruel

Romanemperor

who

tried

to

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a

man

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lifeilluminate

the

worldReality+Dreams+Humour=Wisdom1.Whatisyourunderstandingof“reality”and“dreams”?2.Whatisthefunctionof“humor”inthisequation?3.Whatisyourunderstandingof“wisdom”?4.Workoutthemeaningofthisequationandshareyouropinionwiththeclass.Discussandpresentyouropinionoftheequationfromthepassage.real·ity★/riˈæləti/

1★[uncountable]thetruesituationandtheproblemsthatactuallyexistinlife,incontrasttohowyouwouldlikelifetobe现实；实际情况◆Sherefusestofacereality.她不肯面对现实。◆You'reoutoftouchwithreality.你脱离了现实。2★[countable]athingthatisactuallyexperiencedorseen,incontrasttowhatpeoplemightimagine事实；实际经历；见到的事物◆theharshrealitiesoflife严峻的生活现实dream1★[countable]aseriesofimages,eventsandfeelingsthathappeninyourmindwhileyouareasleep梦；睡梦◆Ithoughtsomeonecameintothebedroom,butitwasjustadream.我还以为有人进了卧室，原来只是一场梦。2★[countable]awishtohaveorbesth,especiallyonethatseemsdifficulttoachieve梦想；理想；愿望◆HerlifelongdreamwastobehumourhumourshumouredhumouringNOUN★1★[uncountable]thequalityinsththatmakesitfunnyoramusing;theabilitytolaughatthingsthatareamusing幽默；幽默感◆astoryfullofgentlehumour充满轻松幽默的故事2[countable, uncountable](formal)thestateofyourfeelingsormindataparticulartime感觉；心情；精神状态◆tobeinthebestofhumours情绪极好◆tobeoutofhumour(=inabadmood)心情不好NOUN[uncountable]1.theabilitytomakesensibledecisionsandgivegoodadvicebecauseoftheexperienceandknowledgethatyouhave智慧；才智；精明◆awomanofgreatwisdom才女◆wordsofwisdom至理名言2.wisdomofsth/ofdoingsthhowsensiblesthis明智◆Iquestionthewisdomofgivingachildsomuchmoney.我对给孩子这么多钱是否明智怀有疑问。3.theknowledgethatasocietyorculturehasgainedoveralongperiodoftime（社会或文化长期积累的）知识，学问1.Whatisyourunderstandingof“reality”and“dreams”?Realityissomethingthatexistsobjectively.Dreamisakindofexpectationforthefuture.Reality+Dreams+Humour=Wisdom2.Whatisthefunctionof“humor”inthisequation?Itmakespeoplelaughandgivespeoplepleasure.3.Whatisyourunderstandingof“wisdom”?Wisdomisakindofcomprehensiveabilitythathumanbeingshave.Itreferstotheabilityofpeopletounderstandanddealwiththingsquickly,flexiblyandcorrectly.Everyonelivesinreality.Inreality,onemustpursuedreamsifhewantstoliveameaningfullife.Aperson’slifewouldbeboringifthereisnowaytolethimrelaxonhiswaytopursuehisdream.Ifweusehumortoenrichourlife,ourlifewillbemorecolorful.Thatisthewi