(
课件网) Unit 4 Humour Topic Talk Learning Objectives PART. 01 Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage. Learning Objectives Extract key information (humour types, laughter benefits) from dialogues, improving the ability to understand spoken English about personal experiences and the effects of humour. Through pair/group work, discuss humour preferences, practice describing funny things and their reasons for laughter. Explore cultural perspectives on humour. Understand how different cultures value laughter as a source of joy, stress relief, and relationship-building, recognizing universal and cultural-specific humour traits. Analyze dialogues to understand personal stories and laughter’s effects, interpreting cause-effect relationships (e.g., funny acts → laughter → stress relief). In writing tasks, innovate by combining Text Builder elements with personal experiences, creating unique paragraphs about humour. Use the Text Builder as a scaffold to organize thoughts, applying this strategy to discuss/present on humour. Practice listening for specific details to enhance targeted learning. By reflecting on personal humour experiences and writing independently, students develop self-study habits. Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage. Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties Extract key information (humour types, laughter benefits) from dialogues, discuss humour preferences, and describe funny things in pair/group work. Analyzing cause-effect in laughter’s effects, combining Text Builder elements with personal experiences in writing, and understanding cultural humour traits. Lead-in PART. 02 Watch the video. What does your laughter sound like Topic Talk PART. 03 Pair Work. Do you think it’s important that we laugh from time to time Why What makes you laugh Why does it make you laugh Example: I think it’s important that we laugh from time to time, because ... I think it is important that we laugh from time to time because it makes us relax/ it makes people feel good/ it boosts relationships/ it helps reduce embarrassment. I find puns and sarcasm funny. I enjoy the play on words and their meanings. Suggested answer Listen to the dialogue and then choose the best answer. 1. What makes Ma Hua l ... ...
