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1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour Using language,amuse pancake explanation detective mountainous whisper,vt. 使发笑; 使愉快 n. 烙饼; 薄饼 n. 解释; 讲解; 说明 n. 侦探 adj. 多山的; 山一般的 n. 耳语; 低语 vt. 小声说,vast mess react porridge drunk,adj. 巨大的; 辽阔的 n. 脏或乱的状态 vi. 做出反应; 回应 n. 粥; 麦片粥 adj. 醉的,English jokes,There are thousands

2、of jokes which use “play on words” to amuse us. Now read some of these customer and waiter jokes and match the joke with the explanation on P22.,1 C: Whats that fly doing in my soup? W: Swimming. I think! 2 C: Whats that? W: Its bean soup. C: I dont want to know what its been. I want to know what it

3、 is now. 3 C: Waiter. Will the pancakes be long? W: No, sir. Round.,B,A,C,Explanation A. The first person is asking for information about time. The second person treats it as a question about shape. B. The first person is angry about something and wants to say “Why is this here?”,The second person t

4、reats it as a request for information and gives an answer to the question. C. The answer to the question contains a word which, when spoken, can have two meanings.,Tips Sherlock Holmes is a character created by the English writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes became the prototype (原型) for

5、the modern mastermind detective. Doyle introduced Holmes in 1887 in the short story A Study in Scarlet. Doctor Watson is Sherlocks best friend and partner.,Role play: Read the funny story on page 22.,Read a short, funny story on Page 22 about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Docto

6、r Watson. Then change the story into a short dialogue. Act it in groups of three Holmes, Watson and a narrator.,Role-play,A teacher asked a student to write 55. Student asked: How? Teacher: Write 5 and beside it another 5! The student wrote 5 and stopped. Teacher: What are you waiting for? Student:

7、I dont know which side to write the other 5!,Joke 1,Joke 2,A man goes to the doctor and says, “Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts.” The doctor asks, “What do you mean?” The man says, “When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hu

8、rts.” The doctor says, “I know whats wrong with you youve broken your finger!”,Patient: Doctor, Ive lost my memory. Doctor: When did this happen? Patient: When did what happen?,Joke 3,Garcia: Thank you doctor. My fever is gone. Doctor: Dont thank me. Thank God. Garcia: Then I will pay the fees to Go

9、d.,Joke 4,2 Listen to Part 1 and write down the main idea.,Listening: You are going to listen to a funny story about jam.,Mary made some jam but left some on the kitchen table for a few days as she had to go to look after her sick mother. Some days later, John, knowing nothing about the jam, came ho

10、me and threw it into the kitchen yard.,1. What was Mary going to do with the cooked plums in the pan? 2. What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan? 3. What do you think Mary is going to say when she finds out what has happened? 4. How do you think John will react to her?,3 L

11、isten to Part 1 again and answer the following questions:,1. What was Mary going to do with the cooked plums in the pan?,She was going to put them in the fridge later when they had cooled down.,2. What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan?,He thought she should have thrown i

12、t out for the chickens to eat.,4. Before you listen to Part 2, try to put these sentences below in order. Then listen again and check if you were right.,_ Mary got angry with John. _ Mary saw the chickens behaving strangely. _ John was sorry. _ The chickens enjoyed the jam. _ John said he thought th

13、e jam was porridge. _ Mary looked at the red mess on the ground. _ John said the chickens were drunk. _ Mary came home.,1,2,3,4,8,7,5,6,“ You _ my jam,” she shouted. “ Oh, _ what it was,” he said. “ Im _ but I thought it was _ which had gone bad in the hot weather. The chickens have _ the jam, but i

14、ts made them _.”,enjoyed,porridge,sorry,drunk,thats,threw away,5 Fill in the blanks while listening to Part 2 a second time.,Mary Smith looked at the beautiful ripe plums. They would make lovely jam. When she had finished the cooking, she filled all her empty jam jars and left the rest of the jam in

15、 the pan. She would put it in the fridge when it was cooler. But just then the telephone rang,Part 1,Listening text,her mother was in hospital after a car accident. Mary picked up her bag and ran out of the house. Some days later, her husband, John, came home from a business trip. He had been travel

16、ling all day and felt like having a drink and a piece of cake. As he came into the kitchen he saw a pan with a dark red mess inside it.,He lifted it up and smelled it. It smelled bad. Mary must have forgotten to clean this pan, he thought. So he poured all the jam into the chicken yard and cleaned t

17、he pan. Then feeling comfortable, he began to eat a piece of cake.,When Mary returned, she noticed the chickens behaving strangely. They were running around the yard as if they were sick. She saw the dark red mess on the ground and went closer. When she saw a plum stone she went into the kitchen. He

18、r husband was reading a newspaper at the table. Angrily Mary rushed up to him.,Part 2,“You threw away my jam,” she shouted. “Oh, thats what it was,” he said. “ Im sorry but I thought it was porridge which had gone bad in the hot weather.” “ Good heavens!” said Mary. “That must be the jam I left in t

19、he pan, but why didnt you threw it in the dustbin?” John laughed.,“It was a mistake. However, the chickens have enjoyed the jam, expect that it has made them drunk. What are we going to do with these drunken chickens?”,Discuss with your partner whether you think the story you listened to is funny. G

20、ive your reasons. Use these words and expressions below to help you.,Speaking and writing,How wonderful! Im pleased we both like I felt happy because What fun! It surprises me that I (dont) laugh at that kind of thing because It is (not) very amusing/funny that I (dont) enjoy this very much because,

21、S1: What fun! I enjoyed that story. I always laugh at that kind of thing. S2: Me too. Im pleased we both like the same kind of funny stories.,Sample dialogue:,S1: The punchline was good. You were wondering what would happen. So Im happy that it all turned out well in the end. S2: It surprises me tha

22、t John didnt see the plum stone if Mary did.,S1: Thats because Mary did the cooking, but John didnt look at the jam carefully. He just thought it was a mess and threw it away. S2: I think its very amusing and always try to read stories like that. That make me smile.,S1: OK. Let me tell you this funn

23、y story then. Its about a hedge cutter which was made in China but sold in England ,1) Use a logical order: explain the situation, what happened and then give the punchline. 2) Read it through when you have finished checking for mistakes. 3) Read it to your partner and ask for advice. 4) Rewrite you

24、r story and put it into a class collection of funny stories.,Writing,Sample writing:,Stages in the story Mr Hills buys a hedge cutter made in China. 2. It breaks and he tries to mend it himself. 3. The instruction booklet says it should not be touched “without permission”. 4. He decides to get a new

25、 one so no one will ever know.,A TRUE STORY OF MR HILLS Mr Hills in London bought a hedge cutter made in China. It was very small and very cheap and it worked very well. At first he was very pleased with it. It made his hedges look smart and neat. Then one day it broke down. There was nothing he cou

26、ld do to make it work.,He took it apart and put it together again but still it would not work. Next he took out the booklet of instructions to see if they had any advice for him. Imagine his amazement when he saw these words written in the booklet. “No one is to touch or try to repair this hedge cut

27、ter without permission.”,What was he to do? Should he have written to the manufacturers in Beijing before he had his hedge cutter mended? Mr Hills thought long and hard. Finally he went back to the shop and bought another hedge cutter. He put his old one in the dustbin. He thought no one would ever

28、know what he had done.,一、单词拼写 1. _ n. 皮肤; 外壳 2. _ adj. 残酷的; 令人痛苦的 3. _ n. 沸腾,boil,skin,cruel,bottom,astonish,mouthful,entertain,particularly,homeless,fortune,11. _ prep. 理性,throughout,fortunate,swing,failure,snowstorm,direct,outstanding,worn-out,vast,sense,二、单词运用。 1. Today the Chinese teacher began

29、the class with an amusing _ show. 2. I kept a diary at times when there was something _ to keep down. 3. The class were cheered up by her _ performance. 4. We like to stay with him, for hes a man with a pretty _ of humour. 5. The woman sat there, _ (chew) a piece of gum.,slide,particular,outstanding

30、,sense,chewing,6. He will never forget that _ experience of his. 7. She _ it to me so as not to be heard by others. 8. It will do you good to have plenty of _(boil) water every day. 9. We really had pity on the poor _ girl and took her to our house. 10. Cold-blooded animal will sleep _ the winter wi

31、thout eating anything.,throughout,cruel,whispered,boiled,homeless,三、词语派生 As a result of their impatience, that plan ended in _ (fail). 2. _ (fortune), we two were selected for the Olympic torch bearers in Guangdong. 3. Besides the point, the accident happened for some other _ (direct) reasons. 4. Yo

32、u are expected to spend an _ (entertain) evening in this place of public _ (entertain).,failure,Fortunately,indirect,entertainment,entertaining,5. The government is trying to stop the strike in a _ (violent) way. 6. I wondered all the time why mother had never thrown away those clothes already _ (we

33、ar) out.,non-violent,worn,7. Im so full I cant have another _ (mouth). 8. She _ (joy) playing the piano every day, for it is a great _ (enjoy) to her. 9. He was _ (sense) of the trouble he had caused. 10. Mobil phones may not work so well in _ (mountain) areas.,mouthful,enjoy,sensible,joy,mountainou

34、s,四、词组互译 1. 对满足(意) _ 2. 在整个亚洲 _ 3. 战胜困难 _ 4. 挑出; 辩别出 _ 5. 一条丧家狗 _ 6. 撞上; 撞见 _ 7. 突出的成就 _ 8. 幽默感 _,sense of humour,be content with,throughout Asia,overcome difficulties,pick out,a homeless dog,knock into,outstanding achievements,9. badly off _ 10. in particular _ 11. cut off _ 12. star in _ 13. in search of _ 14. be born in poverty _ 15. be set in _ 16. go camping _,穷的; 缺少的,特别; 尤其是,切断; 断绝,主演,寻找; 寻求,出身贫寒,以为背景,野营,五、词组运用 词组填空 根据句