(
课件网) Lesson 1 What’s so funny I like reading humorous stories because they help to relieve stress and anxiety. Do you like reading humorous or funny stories Why or why not Read Story A and answer the questions below. Q1: Who are the characters in the story Q2: Where did the story happen Q3: What did the famous art collector notice What was his real purpose Q4: What was the result Key words to the questions: Result Who Where Purposes A store to get the saucer; to sell cats with the saucer one bought a cat at a high price; the other made money an art collector; a store owner 完成P9 No.3 Story A表格 Funny Stories setting plot when character where who Punch lines Basic Elements cause process result Story A Characters(who) Setting (when,where) plot Reason process result Funny Punch line An art collector; A store owner Walking through the city A store To get the valuable antique saucer Walked.. Buy...throw in... Buy a cat in a high price without the saucer “So far this week I’ve sold 68 cats.” Read for understanding 1. What kind of person are the art collector and the store owner He is a nerd who always interprets problems from the perspective of knowledge, but ignores real life. Think and Share 2. Why is the story funny Because the famous art collector, who was a smart aleck, was finally fooled by the store owner. (sarcasm) 3. What can we learn from the story (moral) Clever people may be victims of their own cleverness . Characters(who) Setting (when,where) plot Reason process result Funny Punch line Story B Sherlock Holmes; Dr. Watson On the camping trip Outdoors To tell their tent had been stolen not realized their tent had been stolen “Someone has stolen our tent!” asked...deduce from the stars in the sky... 1. 1.What kind of person is Dr. Watson Why He is a nerd who always interprets problems from the perspective of knowledge, but ignores real life. Think and Share 2. Why is the story funny Dr. Watson made so many reasonable inferences based on his knowledge but failed to deduce their tent was stolen.(sarcasm) 3. What can we learn from the story (moral) Too complicated methods cannot solve easy problems. Sometimes the answer is very simple. Characters(who) Setting (when,where) plot Reason process result Funny Punch line Story C A middle aged man / clown; A doctor Seeing a doctor A hospital Felt depressed for over a month Wait for; examine him; give suggestions The man was the clown. “I am Grock!” Character What did each person do Real purpose The result The middle-aged man The doctor He was feeling _____and went to see _____. She _____ the man and suggested he see the _____ of Grock. To seek medical help from the doctor. To help ease his grief. Story C _____was Grock. down the doctor examined performance The man himself What are the funny parts of Story C Complete the notes. Story C: An amazing clown couldn’t _____. cheer himself up A middle-aged man who was _____ went to the doc ... ...
