Unit3-A-taste-of-English-humour.ppt

1、Unit 3,Life Life is challenging, _it. Life is various, make it. Life is beautiful, d_it. Life is_, enjoy it.,humorous,meet,iscover,Talk Show,sketch,crosstalk,Types of Humour,verbal,nonverbal,sketch; cross talk funny poems; funny stories; jokes; limerick（打油诗）,mime ; farce （笑剧） clown,Im the king of th

2、e world!,When there is only one man in the world.,Im a lonely lonely rider,Who will survive, KFC or McDonalds ?,1,2,3. sit-ups !,Dare look down upon me!,When a boy is heart-broken.,Are you kidding me, buddy!,ENGLISH JOKES,There is one kind of jokes which use a “play on words”. They are funny because

3、 one does not understand the other.,A. Albert Einstein Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. Thats relativity.,B. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experienc

4、e.,Mary: John says Im pretty. Andy says Im ugly. What do you think, Peter? Peter: A bit of both. _,I think youre pretty ugly.,1. A: When I stand on my head the blood rushes to my head, but when I stand on my feet the blood doesnt rush to my feet. Why is this? B. Its because your feet arent empty.,Ca

5、n you understand these jokes?,2. Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.,Choose the right answer: 1,Which is the best title for this story? A John and the jam B How to make jam C The chickens and the jam D The chickens were dr

6、unk 2,Why was Mary angry? A Her chickens were ill B John threw away her jam C.John stayed away five days D The pan was broken 3,What turned the jam into wine? A The cold weather B The hot weather C The chickens D John,C,B,B,Listen to part 1 and write down the main idea.,Mary made some jam but left s

7、ome 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 jam, came home and threw it into the kitchen yard.,Listen to part 1 and write down the main idea.,Mary _ but _ for a few days as _. Some days later, John, knowing _abo

8、ut jam, _ and _.,made some jam,left some on the kitchen table,she had to go to look after her sick mother,nothing,came home,threw it into the kitchen yard,“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 _th

9、e jam, but its made them_”,Listen to part 2 again and fill in the blanks,threw away,thats,sorry,porridge,enjoyed,drunk,Tongue twisters,1. Mike likes to write by the nice bright light at night. 3.Betty bought some butter, but the butter was bitter, so she bought some better butter to make the bitter

10、butter better.,2. Can you can a can as a canner can can a can.,Watson: Read Between the Lines I think of how short life is and how long the universe has lasted. I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is. I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds.,生命是多么短促，而宇

11、宙是多么漫长。,我是如此渺小，而天空是如此广阔。,宇宙是多么寒冷，而人们睡在床上时多么暖和。,A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR,Charlie Chaplins career:,Charlie Chaplin,Was born in _,His job is _,In 1972, he was given _,Type of acting is _,His charming character is _,His costume: _,He died in_ in _.,Charlie Chaplins career:,Charlie Chaplin,Was born i

12、n 1889.,His job is an actor.,In 1972, he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work.,Type of acting is mime and farce.,His charming character is The Little Tramp.,His costume: large trousers, worn-out shoes and small round black hat.,He died in 1977 in Switzerland.,Read the passage again and

13、 write down the main idea of each paragraph.,Main Body,Read the passage again and write down the main idea of each paragraph.,Main Body,a small black hat,a walking stick,large trousers,worn-out shoes,The Little Tramp was a _ and _ person.,Para.3 The Little Tramp,Why was it known and loved by many pe

14、ople around the world?,poor,homeless,Because he had the determination to overcome difficulties.,Time : Place : Job in the film :,in the middle of the 19th century,California,panning for gold,What troubles did they meet in California?,Para 4: The Gold Rush,1.Cut off the leather top of the Shoe 2.Pick

15、 out the laces and eat them 3.try cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe 4.Treat it as if it were the finest meat 5.Sit down at the table with plate and drinking up,Para 4: The Gold Rush,Summary,People may laugh at others_ on a banana skin, bumping into someone else, or falling down a hole, kind

16、of cruel _, for it makes them _ with themselves seeing others _ _ than themselves. As an outstanding humourous actor, Chaplin could always _ in the people deep feelings by using _ forms of acting in the time of silent films. His charming _ “the little tramp” is well-known all over the world, a poor

17、and _ person wearing large trousers, _ shoes, and carrying a walking _.,sliding,humour,content,inspire,particular,character,homeless,worn-out,stick,A social _ as he was, he was loved by all the people for his _ in overcoming difficulties and being kind to people _ to him. When playing the famous fil

18、m The Gold Rush, Chaplin managed to make the sad situationeating a _ shoe, entertaining by using _ humour. Such is Charlie Chaplin who produced, _ , and wrote the movies that he _ in. He was given a special Oscar for his _ work in bringing humour to us all.,Summary,directed,starred,failure,determina

19、tion,unkind,boiled,nonverbal,outstanding,LANGUAGE POINTS,直到目前为止 2.Be satisfied ,happy , not wanting more,up to now be content with,3. 1) content (adj.): satisfied 满足，满意，知足。 be content with sth. be content to do sth. Are you content with your present salary? She is quite content to stay at home looki

20、ng after her children. 她呆在家里照顾孩子感到非常知足。,2) content (vt.) 使满意, 使满足 content sb./oneself with sth. 使满足于 I content myself with a glass of coffee everyday.,3) content (n.): that which is contained in sth.所含之物，内容, 目录,I like the style of the book but I dont like the content. 我喜欢这本书的文体，但我不喜欢它的内容。,直到目前为止 2.B

21、e satisfied ,happy , not wanting more 3. 时光流逝 4.潦倒,穷困 ,缺少的,up to now be content with as time goes by badly off,They are too badly off to have a holiday. 他们贫因得根本谈不上度假。 In fact most people are better off than they were five years ago. 实际上现在大多数人都比五年前要富裕。,4.潦倒,穷困 ,缺少的 badly off be worse off 情况带坏，恶化 be w

22、ell off 富裕的，处境好的 be better off (尤指经济)境况较好,直到目前为止 2.Be satisfied ,happy , not wanting more 3. 时光流逝 4.潦倒,穷困 ,缺少的 5.encourage sb,up to now be content with as time goes by badly off Inspire sb,6. inspire ：,inspire sb. (with sth.) inspire sth. (in sb.): 激励或鼓舞某人。,His speech inspired them with hope. 他的演讲燃起

23、了他们的希望。 This inspired in us a love for learning. 这激起了我们对学习的热爱。,inspire sb. to do sth. 激励或鼓舞某人去做某事 赋予某人灵感,启示,启迪。 We are inspired to work harder by his example. 他的榜样激发我们更加努力工作。 inspiration n.灵感; 好主意 inspired adj. 得到灵感的; 得到神启示的 inspiring adj. 鼓舞的; 激励的,直到目前为止 2.Be satisfied ,happy , not wanting more 3.

24、时光流逝 4.潦倒,穷困 ,缺少的 5.encourage sb. 6.surprise sb 7. Lack of success;a person on a thing that fails 8.A plan of how a person or an organization will spend the money that is available in a particular time,up to now be content with as time goes by badly off well off inspire sb. with sth. astonish sb. fa

25、ilure budget,8.遍及, 整个世界,throughout the world,8.遍及, 整个世界 9.磨破的,穿旧的,精疲力尽的 10.克服困难 11. Look for sb. Sth 12.主演 13.突现社会情景 14.大笑起来 15.在某个特定场景 16.额外的费用 17.野营 18.山区 19.仰望星空 20.开玩笑,throughout the world worn-out overcome difficulties in search of star in highlight social situations burst into laughter on a ce

26、rtain occasion extra charge go camping a mountainous area look up at the stars play jokes on P59,pick up pick out pick off Ill pick you _ at the station. You should not pick _ any of the flowers. She was able to pick _her father at the other side of the room. Ill pick my things _later. She picked _

27、a blue dress. I picked _ a few words of Greek when I was there last year.,up,off,out,up,out,up,cut off cut down cut up Her little finger was cut _in an accident at the factory. He cut _meat on his place. Did you have to cut _the trees. We were cut _in the middle of our conversation. He tried to cut

28、_on smoking but failed.,off,up,down,off,down,1)Thisisanexpression_tothelocalpeople and cantbeunderstood. (2)Thepresidentwilltakehisown_planeforH.K.(3)Eachpersonsfingerprintsare_tohimself. (4) Wed better not waste time on such problem of no _value. (5).He is very _ about his food.,special particular,

29、particular,speical,particular,particular/special,particular,补语. 同位语,名词，代词,动词,名词，代词,形容词，名词,形容词,副词,补语. 同位语,He can hardly speak an English word. It is a pity that he cannot swim. 3.Such things ought not to be allowed. 4. His hobby is playing football. 5. I have not heard from him since May. 6. He has g

30、ot rid of his bad habit. 7. Ive never seen him discouraged. 8. She kept us waiting for over two hours. 9.She didnt know what to do next. 10. Autumn has come. 11. Dick is a very intelligent boy. 12. The girl danced beautifully. 13. Whether hell join us in the discussion is of great importance.,14. He

31、 told me the news that the space station had been built successfully. 15. Whenever you may go, you will find him at work. 16. He himself will do the experiment 17. This is the bridge built last years. 18. I cant go with you. I still have a lot of work to do. 19. We will soon make our city what your

32、city is now. 20. The teacher was pleased with my spoken English.,Grammar,动词-ing形式,doing,动名词,现在分词=形容词/副词,主语，宾语，表语,表语，定语，状语，宾补,Talking mends no holes. 空谈无济于事。 Working with you is a pleasure. 和你一起工作是一种乐趣。 动名词做主语和不定式做主语一样，也可以用it作形式主语。如： Its rather tiring walking around in a city.,【考例】, What do you think

33、 made Mary so upset？ _ her new bicycle (上海高考题） A. As she lost B. Lost C. Losing D. Because of losing,解析：losing her new bicycle是句子的主语，谓语made her so upset被省略，losing 在此表示具体的动作。,二. 动名词作宾语的用法 1有些动词或短语动词后常用动名词作宾语。如admit, appreciate, avoid，cant stand（不能忍受）, consider，devote to, dislike enjoy，escape, excuse,

34、 feel like, get down to, give up, imagine,delay, insist on, mind, miss,pay attention to .,Her shoes want mending. 她的鞋该修理了。 注意: 当 need, want, require, worth后面接doing也可以表示被动。 Your hair wants cutting. 你的头发该理了。The floor requires washing. 地板需要冲洗。,【考例】,I cant imagine _ that with them A. do B. to do C. bein

35、g done D. doing,She looks forward every spring to _ the flower-lined garden（上海高考题） A. visit B. paying a visit C. walk in D. walking in,解析：考查短语动词 look forward to 后跟动名词作宾语的用法。,动词-ing形式作表语、定语和宾补 一、动词-ing形式作表语 动名词作表语表示抽象的、一般的行为，现在分词作表语表示主语的特征、性质和状态。 我们最大的幸福是为人民服务。 Our greatest happiness is serving the p

36、eople.（动名词） 我们的任务是建设社会主义。 Our task is building socialism. （动名词）,我们昨晚看的电影十分动人。 The film we saw last night is quite moving. （现在分词） 他的话很鼓舞人。 His words are encouraging. （现在分词）,常用来作表语的现在分词有astonishing, amusing, confusing, disappointing, boring, encouraging, inspiring, moving, tiring, interesting, surpris

37、ing等。,二、动词-ing形式作定语 动名词作定语用来说明该名词的用途，不表示名词本身的动作； 现在分词作定语与所修饰的名词具有逻辑上的主谓关系，即现在分词相当于所修饰名词的谓语。 我们必须改进工作方法。 We must improve our working method. （动名词） 他们将手术台架设在一座小庙里。 They set up an operating table in a small temple.（动名词）,中国是发展中国家。 China is a developing country. （现在分词） 正在做实验的那个学生是我们的班长。 The student makin

38、g the experiment is our monitor.（现在分词）,三、动词-ing形式作宾补 动名词不能作宾语补足语。现在分词作宾补表示的是正在发生的动作。例如： 我看见他正在上楼。 I saw him going upstairs. 我们看着她在过大街。 We watched her crossing the street. 我们听见她在房间里唱歌。 We heard her singing in her room。,全析提示：接现在分析作宾语补足语的动词有feel, hear, listen to, see, look at, watch, observe, notice, f

39、ind, smell, set, have, keep, start, leave, get ，catch等。,全析提示： 动名词短语不能作定语，单个的动名词可以用作定语，但仅作前置定语。 如 working method= method for working 工作方法 2. 单个分词和分词短语都可作定语，单个分词一般作前置定语，分词短语则作后置定语，相当于一个定语从句。 如：the man visiting Japan=the man who is visiting Japan 访日的那个人。,2. 在allow, advise, forbid, permit后直接跟动名词作宾语，如果有名

40、词或代词作宾语，则构成“allowadviseforbidpermit 名词代词不定式（宾语补足语）”之形式。如： We dont allow smoking here We dont allow anybody to smoke here,3. 动词need, require, want意为“需要”时，后跟动名词的主动式或不定式的被动式作宾语，意义没有区别。如： The window needsrequireswants cleaningto be cleaned,4. 在begin, continue, love, like, hate, prefer, intend, start后用动名

41、词和 用不定式作宾语均可，意义没有多 大区别。,5. 动词forget, go on, mean, regret, remember, stop, try, be used to, cant help后跟动名词和跟不定式区别较大，须注意。 forget, regret, remember后跟动名词，动名词表示已经发生的动作；后跟不定式表示将要发生的动作。,1.Not that Charlies own life was easy! 2.You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could

42、speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 3. Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. 4.他塑造的可爱的“小流浪汉”角色开始闻名于世，而他也越来越受欢迎 5.在十多岁时, 凭借着自己的幽默,查理已经在英国成为最受欢迎的童星之一. 6.他每一口都嚼得津津有味.,【考例】, Lets have a rest Not nowI dont want to stop _ yet（MET 1985） A. study B. to study C. for

43、 studying D. studying,解析：stop studying意为“停止学习”。, Let me tell you something about the journalists Dont you remember _ me the story yesterday？（1999上海高考题） A. told B. telling C. to tell D. to have told,解析: remember telling me意为 “记得曾经告诉过我”。,1. It took the workmen only two hours to finish _ my car. A. rep

44、airing B. repair C. to repair D. repaired,Excersice,2. Have you forgotten _$1000 from me last month? Will you please remember _ it tomorrow? A. borrowing; to bring B. to borrow; bring C. borrowed; bringing D. borrowing; bringing,3. The classroom wants _. A. clean B. cleaned C. to clean D. cleaning 4

45、. Jack said that he wouldnt mind _ for us. A. to wait B. wait C. waiting D. waited,5. My brother keeps _ me with my work. A. to help B. help C. helping D. helped 6. We should often practise _ English with each other. A. to speak B. spoke C. speak D. speaking,7. Keep on _ and you will succeed. A. a t

46、ry B. try C. triing D. trying 8. His parents insist on _ to college. A. he should go B. he go C. his going D. him to go,9. The story was so funny that we _. A. couldnt help laugh B. cant but laugh C. couldnt help laughing D. couldnt help but to laugh,10. Though it sounds a bit too dear (昂贵), it is w

47、orth _. A. being bought B. buying C. to buy D. buying it 11. He devoted his life to _ the atomic theory. A. study B. be studied C. studying D. have studied,12. We are both looking forward to _ next week. A. going on vocation(休假) B. go on vocation C. be going on vocation D. have gone on vocation,13.

48、You must pay attention to _ the works of Lu Xun. A. read B. reading C. reader D. be read 14. You should work tonight instead of _ TV. A. to watch B. you watching C. you watch D. watching,15. The microscope is used for_ minute (微小的) objects. A. examining B. being examined C. examined D. examine 16. M

49、ike has got used _ up late at night. (stay up) A. to sit B. X C. to sitting D. sitting,17. Once the heart stops _, death follows at once. A. beating B. to beat C. being beaten D. to be beating 18. We are now busy _ for the examination. A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepared D. being prepared,19. I r

50、emembered _ this person somewhere before. A. seeing B. having been seen C. seen D. to see 20. I regret _ that to her. A. having said B. to have said C. to say D. X,21. The patient must be separated to avoid (避免) _ others. A. being infected(感染) B. infecting C. to infect D. infected 22.Your clothes ne

51、ed _. A. washed B. to be washed C. to wash D. being washed,23. _ provides us with essential nutrients (营养), while _ provides us with oxygen. A. To eat; breathing B. Eating; to breathe C. Eating; breathing D. Eaten; breathed,24. He attended the party without_. A. invited B. inviting C. having invited D. being invited 25. By _, water can be changed into gas. A. heating B. being heated C. having heated D. heated,26. On land many objects prevent sound _ very far. A. to travel B. travel