(
课件网) The Importance of Humour 导课 ●明标 导课 ●明标 Learning aims: After this class, you will be able to: get the specific information about Mark Twain and Wang Zengqi by listening and reading to strengthen logical ability. master the key phrases and sentence patterns by careful reading and group work to develop problem-solving awareness. learn the positive attitude to life from Mark Twain and Wang Zengqi through the analysis of the passage to establish the concept of loving life. Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American writer, humorist, lecturer and adventurer, who acquired international fame for his travel narratives, in particular The Innocents Abroad, and for his adventure stories of boyhood, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He is regarded as one of North America’s best and most beloved writers due to his wit and satire. Read the short introductions to Mark Twain and share what else you know about him. Mark Twain 导课 ●明标 n. 幽默作家 因...获得国际声誉 尤其，特别 《傻瓜国外旅行记》 《汤姆.索亚历险记》 《哈克贝利.费恩历险记》 被认为是 由于，因为 诙谐和讽刺 √ √ 自主 ●合作 Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram. √ √ 展示 ●质疑 human behaviour entertain sensitive or emotive issues combine humour serious messages funny and often mischievous “That’s just my luck. I always have to stand when that fellow lectures! ” The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram. Humour has been an essential part of human behaviour for thousands of years. There is comedy in the texts of Ancient Greece, and medieval writings are filled with jokes. 【While these same jokes might not be as funny to us now as they were then, their authors understood that humour could not only entertain but also throw new light on sensitive or emotive issues.】 Paragraph 1 adj.必不可少的 尽管，虽然 引导让步状从 adj.中世纪的 不仅...而且... v.使快乐 使...较容易理解 adj.使情绪激动的 点评 ●提升 Mark Twain as ... as ... 和...一样 not as ... as ... 不如... 【Closer to modern times, someone who is remembered for his ability to combine humour with more serious message is American writer, Mark Twain.】 Twain’s particular style of writing is funny and often mischievous. For example, in his classic novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he famously says, “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” Paragraph 2 因...而被记住/闻名 将...与...相结合 adj.调皮的，淘气的 删去，划掉 《汤姆.索亚历险记》 点评 ●提升 Mark Twain But he is equally well known for his witty remarks in his everyday interactions with people. For instance, while on a lecturing tour of the United States, Twain went into a barber’s shop to get a haircut and a shave. 【The barber, not recognising him, asked if he had a ticket to the lecture. 】When Twain replied that he didn’t, the barber told him that if he wanted to go to the even ... ...
