unit-3-a-taste-of-English-humor-Using-language

1、2021/6/71 2021/6/72 三月，行军三月，行军 1. What day of the week is the best for having fried foods? 3. What is the smallest room in the world? 2. What month do soldiers hate? 2021/6/73 1. Policeman: You cant park here. Driver: Why cant I? Policeman: Read the sigh there. Driver: It says, “Fine for Parking,” s

2、o I parked. Enjoy some verbal jokes: 罚款罚款 2021/6/74 2. Girl: If we marry, will you give me a ring? Boy: Of course, Whats your telephone number? 3. Daughter: Auntie kissed me this morning, Mum! Mum: How nice! Did you kiss her back, dear? Daughter: Of course not. I kissed her face. 2021/6/75 Read some

3、 of these customer and waiter jokes and match the joke. Can you match the joke with the explanation. C: Whats that fly doing in my soup? W: Swimming. I think! (B) The first person is angry about something and wants to say “Why is this here?” 2021/6/76 2. C: Whats that? W: Its bean soup. C: I dont wa

4、nt to know what its been. I want to know what it is now. (C) The answer to the question contains a word which, when spoken, can have two meanings. 2021/6/77 The first person is asking for information about time. The second person treats it as a question about shape. The second person treats it as a

5、request for information, and gives an answer to the question. 3. C: Waiter. Will the pancakes be long? W: No, sir. Round.(A) 2021/6/78 More jokes Patient: Doctor. Ive lost my memory. Doctor: When did this happen? Patient: When did what happen? Anisha: Thank you doctor. My fever is gone. Doctor: Dont

6、 thank me. Thank god. Anisha: Then Ill pay the fees to god. 2021/6/79 Little Johnny feels sorry for teacher A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology(哲学哲学) courses. She started up her class by saying “Everyone who thinks youre stupid, stand up!” After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood

7、up. The teacher said, “Do you think youre stupid, Little Johnny?” “No, maam, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself! 2021/6/710 A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose! 2. Fresh fried fish, Fish fresh fried, Fried fish fresh, Fish fried fresh. 3. While we were walking

8、, we were watching window washers wash Washingtons windows with warm washing water. A tongue twister competition 2021/6/711 play on words tongue twister 饶口令饶口令 jokes Pun双关双关 Riddle 谜语谜语 limerick 2021/6/712 1. How did Watson answer Holmes question? -I think of how short life is and how long the unive

9、rse 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. 2021/6/713 2. What happened actually? Someone has stolen their tent. 2021/6/714 After reading the funny story, what kinds of persons do you think they are? S

10、herlock Holmes: Doctor Watson: careful careless Carelessness may cause many funny stories in our daily life. 2021/6/715 I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母 或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。 1. These _ (煎饼煎饼) made by my mother are really tasty. 2. What did he say in _ (解释解释) of his stupid behaviou

11、r? 3. She was feeding the baby with _ (粥粥). pancakes explanation porridge 2021/6/716 4. The company hired a d_ to look into the accident. 5. I will have to clean up all the m_ in this room. mess detective 2021/6/717 II. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. I had an _ (amuse) experience last year when

12、 I lived in a small village in the south of France. 2. Few people live in the _ (mountain) area. 3. When I went up to the students, they were _ (whisper) in the classroom. amusing mountainous whispering 2021/6/718 4. A _ (vast) number of people helped the little girl. 5. Running away is our natural

13、_ (react) when we meet danger. 6. He walks as if he were _ (drink), but in fact he isnt. vast reaction drunk 2021/6/719 III. 根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子 （每空一词）。（每空一词）。 1. The boys have decided to _ _ (下个星期去露营下个星期去露营). 2. _(你认为你认为 这部电影怎么样这部电影怎么样) you saw last night with your parents? go camping

14、next week What do you think of the film 2021/6/720 3. When customers get to the store, they _(被当作贵被当作贵 宾对待宾对待). 4. Though he had failed twice, he wanted to _ (再试一次再试一次). are treated as honored guests try a third time 2021/6/721 Write down your story in a logical order: First Then Next Finally/At las

15、t Speaking on P23 2021/6/722 Sample writing: Stages in the story 1. Mr. Hills buys a hedge cutter made in China. 2. It breaks down and he tries to mend it himself. 2021/6/723 3. The instruction booklet says it should not be touched “without permission”. 4. He decides to get a new one so no one will

16、ever know. 2021/6/724 A true story of Mr Hills Mr Hills in London bought a hedge cutter made in China. It was very small and very cheap and it worked very well. At first he was very pleased with it. It made his hedges look smart and neat. Then one day it broke down. There was nothing he could do to

17、make 2021/6/725 it work. He took it apart and put it together again but still it would not work. Next he took out the booklet of instructions to see if they had any advice for him. Imagine his amazement when he saw these words written in the booklet. “No one is to touch or try to repair this hedge cutter without 2021/6/726 permission.” What was he to do? Should he have written to the manufacturer