(课件网) UNIT 4 HUMOUR Section E WRITING WORKSHOP~READING CLUB 2 WRITING WORKSHOP Pair Work You are going to write a funny story. What is the funniest thing that has ever happened to you Use the structure below to help you tell your story. Suggested answer Our head teacher is a humorous person. At the class meeting last Monday，he arrived before class. “Those who are absent now，please raise your hands!” After a while，all the students burst into laughter. Just then，an absent-minded classmate，who may not have heard the teacher’s words，suddenly stood up and said loudly，“Me，sir!” Seeing this，our head teacher laughed and couldn’t say a word. 2 Read the funny story“Lost Identity ”. Answer the questions. 1 When and where did the story take place 2 What happened to the main characters in the story 3 Why is the story funny The man wanted to threaten the agent by saying “Do you know who I am ”. However，the wise agent pretended not to understand him and asked passengers to help him find his identity. It happened at Heathrow Airport last winter. One agent was busy dealing with the passengers who stayed there because of the cancelled flight. A man got angry for having stood in line for long and demanded a first class seat. 3 Complete the information in the“Details”column based on the structure given. Punchline A punchline is the part that makes people laugh. It is often unexpected，silly，or a play on words. Structure Details My funny story Setting heavy snow ； long delays at an airport Characters Plot Punchline An unfortunate agent was dealing with all the passengers. An angry man pushed his way to the front and asked for a first class seat. An angry man yelled at the agent “DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM ” We have a passenger here WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. Write 2-3 sentences about the setting and the plot in your story. Use the Sentence Builder to help you. COMPOSE YOUR WRITING Outlining Complete the right column of information in Activity 3 based on the funny story you shared at the beginning of the lesson. Or you may start a new story. 6 Drafting Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft. 7 Editing Edit your story in pairs. Then share what you have written in class. Suggested answer 4———7 One Monday afternoon，the weather was sunny，and the students were very happy. During the break，they were talking and laughing in the classroom，discussing what the teacher would say at the next class meeting，when Mr Li came in. Seeing the teacher，the students all went back to their seats and went quiet. But Tom，who was still absorbed in his storybook，didn’t know what happened，with his eyes glued to it. Mr Li looked around and said， “Now those who are absent，please raise your hands!”Not knowing what to say，the students looked at each other. After a second，the room burst into laughter. Hearing the laughter，Tom suddenly stood up and cried out loudly，“Me， ... ...
