A taste of English humor 公开课ppt课件

1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour,Warming up& Reading,笑一笑，十年少 笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天,A smile always makes a young man. Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face . -Victor Hugo,play on words,老师：一个傻瓜提的问题，10个 聪明人也回答不了。”学生：“难怪我考试总也不及格。” 英语课上,老师抄了满黑板笔记老师:同学们,笔记抄完了吗?同学们无声老师又说:写完就吱一声啊!同学们:吱!,punch

2、line,punchline,Jokes played on words,POLICEMAN: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times. THIEF: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didnt like it. So I had to go back and change it twice! TEACHER: You say that John Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who a

3、m I speaking to? VOICE: Oh, this is my father.,punchline,punchline,Little Johnny feels sorry for teacher A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology(哲学) courses. She started up her class by saying Everyone who thinks youre stupid, stand up! After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up.The

4、teacher said, Do you think youre stupid, Little Johnny? No, maam, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!,funny story,Jokes without words, Get rid of the horrible diets (after all you are not so fat).,Im driving at a high speed.,I want to lose my weight.,What is humour?,Humor is someth

5、ing that makes it funny and makes people _. If someone often makes others laugh, We say he is very _. We call him a _.,humorous,humorist,laugh,humor,Types of humour,mime,非言语的,哑剧,言语的；文字的,幽默短剧/小品,小丑，丑角,相声,喜剧,comedy,小品,sketch,Act out a situation during their shows.,Farce(闹剧)is a comedy(喜剧) which aims t

6、o entertain the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant（夸张的）, and improbable situations.,Sketch（小品；短剧）,Cross talk,Clowns Their appearance: colored wigs（假发）, stylistic makeup, outlandish（古怪的） costumes, unusually large footwear, red-nose, etc. They entertain spectators（观众） by acting in a hilarious（

7、滑稽的） fashion.,Mime is a performance using gestures and body movements without words.,Mr. Bean is described as “a child in a grown mans body”.,Charlie Chaplin,He was one of the most famous _ that can make others laugh all the time. He was a great_.,Charlie Chaplin,humorists,master of nonverbal humor,

8、A Master of Nonverbal Humor,Was born in,His job is,In 1972, he was given,Type of acting is,His charming character is,One of his greatest works:,He died in in,1889,an actor,mime,The Little Tramp,The Gold Rush,a special Oscar for his outstanding work.,1977,Switzerland.,Find out the main idea of each p

9、art.,Para 1,Para 2,Para 3,Para 4,Para 5,Social backgroud,Childhood,His most famous character,An example of his works. (The Gold Rush),His achievements.,Jining No. 1 Senior High School,Scanning,a reading skill used to look for details of a passage,Why did so many people like him? Because he made peop

10、le laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.,Para.1,1.When was he taught to sing and dance?,Para.2,He was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.,2. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off

11、.,Para.2,His father died and left the family even poorer.,高考链接,(NMET2005山东卷) Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year, _ a record US$ 57.65 a barrel on April 4. A. have reached B. reaching C. to reach D. to be reaching,a result,Jining No. 1 Senior High School,large trousers,wo

12、rn-out shoes,a walking stick,a small black hat,a moustache,Can you describe the little tramp?,Para.3,He wore a small black hat, large trousers, worn-out shoes and a moustache and walked stiffly carrying a stick.,Cut off the leather top of the shoe Pick out the laces and eat them Try cutting and chew

13、ing the bottom of the shoe Sit down at the table.,Can you put them in a right order?,Para.4,Jining No. 1 Senior High School,He was given a _ for his lifetime _ work.,special Oscar,outstanding,Jining No. 1 Senior High School,Para.5,The Tramp,The Kid,The Gold Rush,Discussion,1.What made Chaplin so suc

14、cessful? 2.What should we learn from him?,The reasons for his success,Jining No. 1 Senior High School,We should be optimistic(乐观的) no matter what difficulties we meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was.,Set up an aim Do our best Work hard Never give up/ lose heart Insist on what we pursue,Jining No. 1 Senior High School,Discussion,What does humour mean? Is humour always kind? Whats behind fun?,Act out(表演) a situation by using nonverbal humour,in a hurry,slide on a banana skin,bump into someone else round a corner,carry a heavy box,Situations:,Laughing is better than medici