(
课件网) Unit 3 A taste of English humour Using Language Humour What are the differences between the pictures and the video you’ve just watched? Speaking English jokes There are thousands of jokes which use “play on words” to amuse us. Now read some of these customer and waiter jokes and match the joke with the explanation on P22. 1 C: What’s that fly doing in my soup? W: Swimming. I think! 2 C: What’s that? W: It’s bean soup. C: I don’t want to know what it’s been. I want to know what it is now. 3 C: Waiter. Will the pancakes be long? W: No, sir. Round. B A C Explanation A. The first person is asking for information about time. The second person treats it as a question about shape. B. The first person is angry about something and wants to say “Why is this here?” The second person treats it as a request for information and gives an answer to the question. C. The answer to the question contains a word which, when spoken, can have two meanings. Pre-listening--Prediction While-listening--Main idea (Part I) While-listening--Details (Part II) Listening: A funny story Background Jam is a thick sweet substance made by boiling fruit with sugar, often sold in jars and spread on bread. John ? Mary Plums(李子) in the pan Chickens 1. What is the relationship between Mary and John? 2. What did Mary and John do with the plums in the pan? 3. What happened to the chickens? plum Mary made some _____ but left some in the _____ for a few days as she had to go to look after her sick _____. Some days later, her _____ John, who knew nothing about the jam, came home and threw it into the _____. 2. While-listening--Main idea (Part I) Listen to the first part of the story and try to complete the following passage. jam pan mother husband chicken yard Before listening to the second part, try to put these sentences below in order. Then listen to the recording and check if you were right. 2. While-listening--Details (Part II) ___ Mary got angry with John. ___ Mary saw the chickens behaving strangely. ___ John was sorry. ___ The chickens enjoyed the jam. ___ John said he thought the jam was porridge. ___ Mary looked at the red mess on the ground. ___ John said the chickens were drunk. ___ Mary came home. 1 2 3 4 8 7 5 6 Read the Funny Story 2. What happened actually? Someone has stolen their tent. 1. How did Watson answer Holmes’ question? --I think of how short life is and how long the universe lasted. --I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is. --I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds. Read the story on P22 and then change it into a short dialogue. Act it in groups of three—Holmes, Watson and a narrator. Show Time Teacher: Why do birds fly south? Student: Because it’s too far to walk ! Creative Thinking Complete the dialogues in a funny way. ? ? ? ? ? Teacher : Sam, you talk a lot ! Sam : It's a family tradition. Teacher : What do you mean? Sam : Sir, my grand ... ...
