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高一人教新课标版必修四. Unit 3 A taste of English humour Warming up. Look at the following pictures. Which picture can make you laugh?. I want to lose my weight. I’m driving at a high speed. any mouse I like. Do you feel funny? How many kinds of humour do you know about?. jokes. sketch.
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高一人教新课标版必修四 Unit 3 A taste of English humour Warming up
Look at the following pictures. Which picture can make you laugh? I want to lose my weight.
Do you feel funny? How many kinds of humour do you know about? jokes sketch cross-dressing mime/farce body language facial expression
HUMOUR Short sketch MIMEANDFARCE Verbal jokes Comedy Cross talk pantomime funny stories / poems NONVERBAL
varieties of humors English humors Nonverbal Mime and farce Verbal jokes Funny stories Funny poems Chinese humors Pantomime Funny plays Cross talk Jokes Doggerel
What kind of humour do these pictures show us? CharlieChaplin mime
Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces and acts silly behaviour. mime 哑剧,滑稽剧
Mark Twain was the popular and humorous American author. adj. 幽默的 (funny stories)
Do they have anything in common? humorous
crosstalk Two or more speakers make many jokes and funny conversation.
Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.
Riddle 谜语 • What day of the week is the best for • having fried foods? Friday 2. What month do soldiers hate? March 三月;行军
Enjoy some verbal jokes: 1. Policeman:Youcan’tparkhere. Driver:Why can’t I ? Policeman:Readthesighthere. Driver: It says, “Fine for Parking,” so I parked. 罚款
2. Girl : Ifwemarry, will you give me a ring ? Boy: Ofcourse, What’s 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.
joke • Customer: What’s that fly(苍蝇) doing in my soup? • Waiter: Swimming, I think!
A tongue twister competition • A big black bug bit a big black dog on • his big black nose! • 2. Fresh fried fish, Fish fresh fried, Fried fish • fresh, Fish fried fresh. • 3. While we were walking, we were watching • window washers wash Washington's windows • with warm washing water.
What is a punchline? Find the jokes’ punchlines. 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 didn’t like it. So I had to go back and change it twice! Punchline The words that form the climax of a joke.
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
Pantomine (哑剧) cross talk (马季, 姜昆) jokes doggerel (打油诗)
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 idea.
Reference sentences:(参考句型) 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 ______ . 7. I like all of them, because they _____________________ with each other. have a lot in common
LanguagePoints humo(u)rn. [u]幽默, 风趣 humouristn. [c] 幽默(作)家, 谈吐幽默的人 humorousadj.幽默的, 诙谐的 有幽默感 I like a person who ___________________. has a sense of humor Mark Twainwas a___________ author and he was a __________. humorous humorist
Homework • Find more information • about English humour and • Charlie Chaplin. • 2. Remember the language points.