Unit 4 Humour -Reading (1) What's so funny 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语北师大版2019选择性必修第二册

选择性必修二Unit4Humour(1)

高二年级英语What’ssofunny?

Reading(1)Activateandshare

Doyoulikereadinghumorousorfunnystories?Why?(humoroususeofawordwithmorethanonemeaningorthatsoundslikeanotherword)ExampleIlike

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onwords.Readandexplore1.ReadStoryAandanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)Whichcharactersareinthestory?(2)Wheredidthestoryhappen?(3)Whathappenedtothecharacters?(4)Whatwastheresult?Readandexplore(1)Whichcharactersareinthestory?Afamousartcollector,astoreownerandacat.(2)Wheredidthestoryhappen?Inastoreinthecity.Readandexplore(3)Whathappenedtothecharacters?Thecatwaslappingmilkfromasaucerinthedoorwayofastore.Theartcollectorwantedtobuythesaucerbutboughtacat.Thestoreownerkneweveryonewantedtobuythesaucerthecatused,andhemademoneybysellingthecat.Readandexplore(4)Whatwastheresult?Thestoreownerkneweveryonewantedtobuythesaucerthecatused,andhemademoneybysellingthecat.Readandexplore2.Analyzethefunnypartofthestorybycompletingthefollowingquestionsingroupsoffour.(1)Whatkindofpersonisthecollector?Why?(2)Whatkindofpersonisthestoreowner?Why?(3)Whyisthestoryfunny?(4)Whatexpressionsareusedtomakethestoryfunny?Readandexplore(1)Whatkindofpersonisthecollector?Why?So-called“clever”.Hewantedtobuythesaucer,butheboughtacatthathedidn’twant.Readandexplore(2)Whatkindofpersonisthestoreowner?Why?Smart.Hemademoneybysellingthecat.Hekneweveryonewantedtobuythesaucer.Readandexplore(3)Whyisthestoryfunny?Thestoreownerrefusedtogiveawaythesaucerwiththecatbecausehehassold68catsbecauseofthesaucer.Readandexplore(4)Whatexpressionsareusedtomakethestoryfunny?...noticedacatlappingmilkfromasaucer;antique;valuable;pay200dollars;casually;innocently;throwinthatoldsaucer;but…;sofarthisweekI’vesold68cats.ReadandexploreAnartcollectornoticedacatlappingmilkfromasaucerinthedoorwayofastore.Herealizedthatitwasanantiqueandveryvaluable.Hedecidedtobuythecatandofferedtopay200dollarsintheend.Thenheaskedthestoreownertothrowinthesaucer,buttheownerrefusedtogiveitawayforhehadsold68catsbecauseofthisluckysaucer.3.Trytotellthestorytoyourpartner.(possible

version)Readandexplore4.WorkinpairswithonereadingStoryBwhiletheotherreadingStoryCandcompletethenotesontheWorksheet.

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yournoteswithyourpartnerreadingthesamestory.StoryBCharacterWhatdideachpersondo?RealpurposeTheresultSherlock

HolmesDr.Watson

HewokeandaskedWatsonwhathesaw.Hewantedtoconfirmthattheirtentwasstolen.He

spokeaboutastronomyandthestarshesaw.Hefocusedonthestars.Hedidn’trealise.Herealisedtheirtentwasstolen.StoryCCharacterWhatdideachpersondo?RealpurposeTheresultThemiddle-agedmanThedoctor

Hetoldthedoctorthathewasfeelingdown.Hewantedtoseehowhecouldfeelbetter.She

askedtheclownquestions.Shewantedtofigureoutwhatwaswrong.…seetheclownwhocheeredeveryoneup...made…laughcouldn’tcheerhimselfupReadandexplore5.Completethefunnypartofthelasttwostories.Share

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yournoteswithyourpartnerreadingthesamestory.StoryThefunnypartBSherlockandDr.Watsonsawmillionsofstarsatnightbecause…CAnamazingclowncouldn’t…ReadandexploreStoryThefunnypartBSherlockandDr.Watsonsawmillionsofstarsatnightbecausetheirtentwasstolen.ReadandexploreStoryThefunnypartCAnamazingclowncouldn’tcheerhimselfup.RecallandsummarizeCompletethesummarieswiththewordsorphrasesyouhavelearntfromthelasttwostories.Tellthestoriesyou’vereadtoyourpartnerandtheclass.RecallandsummarizeSherlockHolmesaskedhis5friendDr.Watsonwhathesawfromthesky.“6ofstars,”saidDr.Watson.Basedonhisknowledgeon7,hebelievedtherearemillionsofgalaxiesand8ofplanets.faithfulMillionsandmillionsastronomybillions(StoryB)RecallandsummarizeHededucedthatitwasprobablyaquarterpastthreebasedonthe9oftime.Fromthe10,heforecastedthatitwouldbeabeautifuldaythenextday.Watsondidn’trealisethatsomeonehadstolentheirtent!scientificmeasurementcurrentatmosphere

(StoryB)RecallandsummarizedepressedeverythingwasagoodlaughacircusperformancetheamazingclownThinkandshare1.Whichofthethreestoriesdoyoulikemost?Why?

Whenanartcollectornoticedacatlappingmilkfromaveryvaluablesaucerinthedoorwayofastore,hedecidedtobuythecat.Here,thewriterdescribedthecollector’sbehaviorbyusingthewords“causally”and“innocently”.(StoryA)StoryAThenheaskedthestoreownertothrowinthesaucer,buttheownerrefusedtogiveitawayforhehadsold68catsbecauseofthisluckysaucer.Naturally,ahumorouseffectcanbeachieved.StoryB

SherlockHolmesdidnotdirectlyspeakouttheproblemhefound,butguidedDr.Watsontoobserveandfind.Butthetwopeoplefocusedondifferentthings.Naturally,ahumorouseffectcanbeachievedwhenrevealingtheproblemintheend.StoryCInordertohighlightGrock’slong-termdepressedstate,inthetext,continuoustense(presentperfectcontinuous,pastperfectcontinuous)isused.Hewenttoseethedoctor.Whenthedoctorsuggestedthatheseetheclown,herepliedhewastheclown.Anam