Unit4Lesson1What'sSoFunny课件高中英语北师大版选择性

U4L1Lesson1WHAT'SSOFUNNY?

1.Ionlyknow25lettersofthealphabet.-why?-Idon’tknowwhy(Y).2.Whichisfaster,hotorcold?Hot.Becauseyoucancatchacold.3.WhatdoyoucallabeefromAmerica?AUSB.Apunchline?Aguyissittingathomewhenhehearsaknockatthedoor.Heopensthedoorandseesasnailonthedoorway.Hepicksupthesnailandthrowsitasfarashecan.1yearlater,there’sanotherknockatthedoor.Heopensitandseesthesamesnail!Thesnailsays,“Whathappenedjustnow,bro?”“Moneytalks.Butallminealwayssaysisgoodbye.”’Apunorplayonwordsisahumoroususeofawordorphrasethathasseveralmeaningsorthatsoundslikeanotherword.

Thepunchlineofajokeorafunnystoryisnormallyitslastsentenceorphrase,whichmakesitfunny.Whatmakestheselinesfunny?FunnyStories2.Setting3.Plotwhen1.Characterwherewho4.PunchlineBasicElementscauseprocessresultfunnypartStoryACharacters(who)Setting(when,where)PlotReasonProcessResultFunnypartPunchlineAnartcollector;AstoreownerWalkingthroughthecityAstoreTogetthevaluableantiquesaucerWalked..Buy...throwin...Buyacatatahighpricewithoutthesaucer.“SofarthisweekI’vesold68cats.”Characters(who)Setting(when,where)PlotReasonProcessResultFunnypartPunchlineStoryBSherlockHolmes;Dr.WatsonOnthecampingtripOutdoorsTotelltheirtenthadbeenstolennotrealizedtheirtenthadbeenstolen“Someonehasstolenourtent!”asked...deducefromthestarsinthesky...Characters(who)Setting(when,where)PlotReasonProcessResultFunnypartPunchlineStoryCAmiddleagedman/clown;AdoctorSeeingadoctorAhospitalFeltdepressedforoveramonthWaitfor;examinehim;givesuggestionsThemanwastheclown.“IamGrock!”Addatitletoeachstory

Don’tbetoocleverbyhalf.AddatitletoeachstoryDon’toverthink.Sometimestheanswerisquitesimple.AddatitletoeachstoryAdoctorisunabletohealhimself.Thecoreofacomedyistragic.Whatfeaturesdojokesorfunnystorieshaveincommon?SummaryStoryAStory

BStoryCStoryAStructureLanguageMeaningStructureLanguageMeaningStep1Describeaclearsettingandintroducethemaincharacters.Step2Describetheplotthatprepareforthepunchline.Step3Deliverthefunnyendingclearlyandbriefly.

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ordescribetheactions,appearancesanddialoguesofthecharacters.Readersfindthemamusingduetotheirpersonalfeelingsandemotions.Inotherwords,itisuniversallyacknowledgedthatthewisdomofhumorcomesfromlife.DebateSomepeoplesaycomedyismoreaboutmakingpeoplethink,

othersthinkcomedyismoreaboutmakingpeoplelaugh.Whatdoyouthink?Pros:FordeepthinkingCons:ForagoodlaughTheprimaryfunctionofcomedyistoentertain（娱乐）thepublic.Comedynotonlybringssuperficial（肤浅的）laughter,butalsoshouldcontain

profound（寓意深刻的）insight（视角）andreflectiononhumannature（反映人性）,societyandlife.Asanartform,thecorepurpose