Unit1LaughtoutloudDevelopingideas课件高中英语选择性

Theimportanceofhumorunit1—developingideasOfcourse,Iaminshape.Roundisashape.I’msoathletic.Isurf..theInternet.Whatdoyouthinkofthesesentences?Theyarehumorous.Doyouknowanyhumorist?(humorist:someonewhoacts,speaksorwritesinanamusingway)Mr.BeantwohumoristsWhoarethey?LinYutangMarkTwainWhatdoyouknowaboutthem?MarkTwain(1835-1910)wasanAmericanwriter,humorist,lecturerandadventurer,whoaqcquiredinternationalfameforhistravelnarratives,inparticularTheInnocentsAbroad,andforhisadventurestoriesofboyhood,suchasTheAdventuresofTomSawyerandAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.HeisregardedasoneofNorthAmerica’sbestandmostbelovedwritersduetohiswitandsatire.LinYutang(1895-1976)wasaChinese

writer,

translator,linguist,philosopherand

inventor.Hisinformalbutsophisticatedstyle

ofwriting,inbothChineseandEnglish,

madehimoneofthemostinfluentialwritersofhisgeneration.Hismostfamousworks

includeMyCountryandMyPeopleand

TheImportanceofLiving.He’salsoknown

asawiseandwittypopulariserofChinesephilosophyandtheChinesewayoflife.Let’sreadthepassageandfindmoreoftheirhumor.Readthepassageandthink:1.What’sMarkTwainandLin’attitudetowardshumor?A.criticalB.neutralC.favorableD.doubtful2.Dividethepassageinto3partsandfindthemainideaofeachpart.1.What’sMarkTwainandLin’attitudetowardshumor?A.criticalB.neutralC.favorableD.doubtful√Theyevenputhumorintopractice.2.Dividethepassageinto3partsandfindthemainideaofeachpart.para.1para.2-4para.5introductiontohumorMarkandLin’shumorimportanceofhumorintroductionmainbodyconclusionIntroductionHumourisanessentialpartof1_________________.Authorshaveuseditto2______________,andthrownewlighton3_______________________________.humanbehaviourentertainsensitiveoremotiveissues使某事更易理解MarkTwainRememberedfor:abilityto4_________________withmore5___________________Writingstyle:6___________________________Example:

7___________________________________Alsowellknownforhiswitty

remarksExample:

8________________________________________________________________________________seriousmessagesfunnyandoftenmischievousTheAdventuresofTomSawyer

“That’sjustmyluck.Ialwayshavetostand

whenthatfellowlectures!”apunchlineApunchlineconcludesajoke,andisintendedtomakepeoplelaugh.Inabroadersense,apunchlinecanalsorefertotheunexpectedandfunnyconclusionofanyperformance,situationorstory.learningtolearnLinYutangFamousforhisuniquebrandofhumourEvidence:

9____________________________________________________________________________________Quickwithelpedmakehimfamousas10

________________Example:

11___________________________________________________________________________________Heborrowed“youmo”fromAncientChinese

asthetranslationfortheEnglishword“humour”.把humor这个单词翻译为“幽默”，这其实是国学大师林语堂先生的功劳。1924年，他在《晨报》副刊发表《征译散文并提倡“幽默”》，第一次将humor翻译成“幽默”。“幽默”一词出自《楚辞》，本意为“寂静无声”，被林语堂用来翻译humor，表达了humor一词的深远意境。在林语堂心中，他给幽默下的定义是：“幽默是一种人生的态度，一种应付人生的方法。幽默没有旁的，只是智慧之刀的一晃。”LinYutangFamousforhisuniquebrandofhumourEvidence:

9____________________________________________________________________________________Quickwithelpedmakehimfamousas10

________________Example:

11___________________________________________________________________________________Heborrowed“youmo”fromAncientChinese

asthetranslationfortheEnglishword“humour”.amasterofhumourHetoldastoryaboutacruelRomanemperor

whotriedtofeedamantowildanimalsduring

thedinneratauniversity.Whyisitfunny?WhyisLinYutang’sjokeaboutthemanandwildanimalsfunny?Becausewiththelittlejoke,Linwasabletomakepeoplelaugh,whilegentlytellingoffthepresident.ConclusionHumourisa12

________________andatoolthatcanbeusedto13___________________.illuminatetheworldwayoflifehaveasenseofhumor;havealight-heartedattitudeHowimportantishumorinthispassage?Doyouagreewithit?DoyouagreewithMarkTwain’sremark“Humorismankind’sgreatestblessing?Yes,Idoagreewith…becausewithouthumour,lifeis(boring...)No,Idon’tagreewith…becausesometimesimproperhumourmakespeopleembarrassed/putspeopleonthespot…Canyouthinkofotherreasonsfortheimportanceofhumor?Humourmakesourlifemoreenjoyableandmeaningful.Whenwelaugh,wefeelthepositivitywhichhelpsustostayfocusedonourlife.Humorcanplayaninstrumentalroleinformingsocialbonds,releasingtension....applyhumorintoourdailylife—Howdoyoudealwiththefollowingsituations?Whenothersthinkyouaredifferentanddon’tplaywithyou,...Whenyoudidbadlyinamathexam,...Whenotherssayyoueattoomuchandyouarequitefat,....Beingsuccessfulmeanssomethingdefferenttoeachperson.Whenothersthinkyouaredifferentanddon’tplaywithyou,...Whenyoudidbadlyinamathexam,...Whenotherssayyoueattoomuchandyouarefat,....Ofcourse,Iaminshape.Roundisashape.Iwillcontradi