《unit3atasteofEnglishhumor》.ppt

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1、,Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour,Warming-up,品味英语的幽默,What is humour?,Humour is some words that means making others laugh. If someone often makes others laugh, We say he is humorous; We call him a humorist.,How many kinds of humor do you know?,verbal,nonverbal,cross talk; jokes; sketch tongue twister

2、s; funny poems; funny stories;,mime ;pantomime clown,Verbalmeansspoken,thatistosayweusespokenwords only. However,nonverbalhumormainlyreliesonour facialexpressionsorgestures, insteadofusingwords.,Clowns,Customer: Whats that fly doing in my soup? Waiter: Swimming, I think!,joke,Chinese tongue twisters

3、: 这是蚕，那是蝉。 蚕常在叶里藏， 蝉常在林里唱。,1.Policeman: You cant park here. Driver: Why cant I ? Policeman: Read the sign there. Driver: It says, “Fine for Parking,” so I parked.,Enjoy some verbal jokes:,罚款,note: fine has two meanings 1) Good 2) pay some money for doing something wrong.,2. Girl : If we marry, will

4、you give me a ring ? Boy: Of course, Whats your telephone number?,3.Daughter: Auntie kissed me this morning, Mum ! Mum : How nice ! Did you kiss her back ,dear ? Daughter: Of course not. I kissed her face.,POLICEMAN: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times? THIEF: Well, I stole a dr

5、ess from that shop but my wife didnt like it. So I had to go back and change it twice!,What is a punchline? Find the jokes punchlines.,Punchline,The words that form the climax of a joke.,Joke 1: The joke is funny because the wife wanted to change the dress her husband had given her. People do not us

6、ually change stolen goods if they do not like them. They may get caught as they have done. So that is why this joke is funny,TEACHER: You say that john Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who am I speaking to? VOICE: Oh, this is my father.,Punchline,Joke 2: parents often ring up school

7、 to explain why their child cannot come to school. The humour lies in the fact that the voice on the phone is the childs speaking and not the parents. That is why it is funny.,Charlie Chaplin,He can make others laugh all the time. He is a great silent movie star He is one of the most famous humouris

8、ts. Modern Times, The Little Tramp, The Gold Rush, City Light his masterpieces.,(mime),Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces and acts silly behaviour.,笑剧，滑稽剧,Next we will learn about some more humorous people, Some are foreigners ,some are Chinese,(funny stories),Mark Twain was the popular a

9、nd humorous American author.,adj.幽默的,马克吐温（Mark Twain），美国著名作家和演说家，真实姓名是萨缪尔兰亨克莱门(Samuel Langhorne Clemens)。“马克吐温”是他的笔名. 长篇小说汤姆索亚历险记 哈克贝利费恩历险记 百万英镑 镀金时代 傻子旅行 密西西比河上的生涯,Edward Lear,(funny poems),Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an artist.,Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His cross ta

10、lk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.,cross talk,唐杰忠,Pantomime(哑剧）（刘全和、刘全利）,Marx Brothers,美国早期的喜剧演员中，除了卓别林Charles Chaplin,Marx兄弟也非常受欢迎。他们也是最经典的喜剧之王，,Pantomimes(哑剧) 刘全和 刘全利,cross talk (马季, 姜昆) jokes,Act out(表演) a situation by using nonverbal humour,C. in a hurry,A. slide on a banana

11、skin,B. carry a heavy box,Situations:,Discussion,Which do you like better: verbal or nonverbal humour Give your reason.,Example:,I prefer verbal humor, because it is very funny. I like jokes, it is worthwhile to learn about more expressions.,You can choose three or more sentences to express your ide

12、a.,1. I prefer _ . 2. Because verbal/nonverbal humor is_. 3. I like_ . (mime/sketch/jokes) 4. It makes me _. 5. It is worthwhile to do/doing 6. When I enjoy them, I feel _ .,Reference sentences:(参考句型）,Laughing is better than medicine.,Today we have learned something about humour. Humour is everywher

13、e in our daily life. I hope you can be optimistic(乐观的) no matter what difficulties you meet with.,Conclusion,Life is humorous,enjoy it.,Writing,Write a funny story in a logical order.,Homework,What is a logical order?,Logical order,First ,Then,Next,Finally/At last,Can you tell a funny story in a logical order?,Goodbye,Thank you!,