unit1 Leisure Activities

1、New College EnglishUnit OnePart OneWarming up1. Our Leisure Activities1. Our Leisure Activities2. Laughter2. Laughter4. Proverbs and Quotations4. Proverbs and Quotations 3. Recognizing Puns 3. Recognizing Puns Part One: Preparation Our Leisure ActivitiesWhat do you do for fun in your leisure time? p

2、lay table tennis/football/basketball, go swimming/skating,go to Karaoke bars / movies /a concert/theatres/museumsplay cards /computer games /musical instruments,collect stamps/coins,listen to music,read novels,go shoppingPart One: Preparation Our Leisure ActivitiesWhat do your parents do for fun in

3、their leisure time?watch TV / a sports match,go shopping/traveling/bowling/dancing,go to Karaoke / a concert / the library,play mahjong/chess, visit or entertain friends,drink tea at a tea bar/housePublic Square Dancing hikingrock-climbingbungeeTaekwondo/kickboxingPart One: Preparation Our Leisure A

4、ctivitiesMost active activities: sports activities, dancingMost passive activities: watching TV, listening to music, reading novels, playing cards, chess and mahjong What are the most active and most passive activities people do? Part One: Preparation Our Leisure ActivitiesOur Leisure ActivitiesOur

5、Leisure Activities Most people seek ways to socialize, to relax or to have fun during their leisure hours. Obviously peoples tastes vary depending on their income and their age. Part One: Preparation Our Leisure Activities But in recent years, the home entertainment industry has grown all over the w

6、orld. More and more families have TVs, tape recorders, CD players, VCRs, VCDs, DVDs and computer games to add to the variety of leisure activities in the home. Part One: Preparation Our Leisure Activities In some countries, young people spend hours sitting in front of their computers, surfing on the

7、 Internet or playing computer games. Part One: Preparation Our Leisure Activities There are still many people who enjoy spending some of their leisure time participating in competitive sports or other physical activities such as dancing and tai chi (shadow boxing). Exercise not only contributes to g

8、ood health but also takes the mind away from worries and troubles.Part One: Preparation Our Leisure Activities Concerts, plays and other performances constitute another source of entertainment outside the home. Part One: Preparation Our Leisure ActivitiesThey derive great satisfaction from giving ot

9、hers pleasure by making them laugh or by enabling them to lose themselves in the imaginary world of a play or the relaxing sounds of music. While some people prefer to be entertained, others prefer to be the entertainers.Task 2Laughter Crosstalk Cross-talk is very popular in China. You can listen to

10、 it everywhere. Its popularity lies in its humorous language, the performers quick wits, their funny gestures and their presentation skills. Another reason is that the subject of cross-talk is close to real life so that it resonates（共鸣）with the audience. Part Two: In-Class Reading Background Informa

11、tion Although cross talkers, now highly respected and recognized as folk artists, worship Dongfang Shuo of Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) as their forefather, it is in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) that this popular plebeian culture began to prosper. Part Two: In-Class Reading Background Information In

12、early years, street cross-talkers in Beijings Tian Qiao area included Qiongbupa (not-fearing poverty), Wanrenmi (adored-by-ten-thousand-people). They wrote and performed many popular pieces, making indelible contributions to the development of this art form. Part Two: In-Class Reading Background Inf

13、ormation Beijing was home to the cross-talk, but Tianjin was a place where cross-talkers must go to perform. Many famous cross talkers all once performed in Tianjin for many years before their names were widely known across the country, including Ma Sanli, Hou Baolin, Su Wenmao, Gao Yingpei, etc. Ta

14、sk 2Similar to our Chinese Crosstalk, Americans also have the stand-up comic or comedian, who stands alone in front of the audience and tells jokes to make audience burst into laughter. He does all kinds of accents, he can do jokes, he could be a stand-up comic. Watch the video clip and tell the dif

15、ference between crosstalk and the stand-up comic talk show. Part One: Preparation Recognizing Puns4. Recognizing Puns4. Recognizing Puns (双关语双关语) Read the following sentences and find out the humor.Dont expect to eat something fancy when youre flying because its plane food. The word “plane” has the

16、same pronunciation as “plain”. If you say something is plain, you mean it is simple in style. Normally you dont have very nice food on planes.Part One: Preparation Recognizing Puns2. If you get sick at the airport it could be a terminal illness. The word “terminal” may mean illness or disease that c

17、auses death, often slowly, and cannot be cured. It also means a place where vehicles, passengers, or goods begin or end a journey. An airport terminal is where you get on a flight or get off a flight.Part One: Preparation Recognizing Puns3. To write with a broken pencil is pointless. The word “point

18、less” means having no sense or purpose, and a broken pencil has no point.4. Math teachers have lots of problems. Math teachers may have a lot of problems for their students. They also may have problems themselves. Part One: Preparation Recognizing Puns5. A small boy went to the counter to pay for hi

19、s lunch but he was a little short. The word “short” may mean short in height, it also means not having as much as you want or need. So here it may mean the boy doesnt have enough money to pay for the lunch. It may also mean that the boy is too short to reach the counter.Part One: Preparation Recogni

20、zing Puns6. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said “No change yet.” When you buy something from a vending machine, if you insert more than enough money, the machine will return the change, in the form of coins. Wh

21、at the nurse means is that they havent managed to get the coin out of the boy yet. So the boys condition hasnt changed.Directions: Work in groups to prepare something that will entertain or amuse your classmates, for example: a joke, riddle, song, mime (哑剧哑剧), skit (小短剧小短剧) etc. Present what your gr

22、oup has prepared for your class. Then vote for the most entertaining group. To be the most entertaining groupPart One: Preparation Proverbs and Quotations5. Proverbs and Quotations5. Proverbs and QuotationsHappiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind. Ma

23、rcel Proust 愉快有益于人的身体，但只有悲伤才能愉快有益于人的身体，但只有悲伤才能培养心灵力量。培养心灵力量。 马赛尔马赛尔普鲁斯普鲁斯特特 Part One: Preparation Proverbs and QuotationsHumor has been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest. Mark Twain幽默被人正确地解释为幽默被人正确地解释为“以以诚挚表达感受，寓深思于嬉诚挚表达感受，寓深思于嬉笑笑”。 马克马克吐温吐温Part One: Preparation Proverbs and Q

24、uotationsHappiness takes no account of time.欢乐不觉时光过。欢乐不觉时光过。 Laughteristhebestmedicine. 大笑是最好的良药。大笑是最好的良药。Part One: Preparation Proverbs and QuotationsJoysareourwings,sorrowsareourspurs. Richter欢乐是我们的双翼，悲痛是我们的动力。欢乐是我们的双翼，悲痛是我们的动力。 里克特里克特Thehumanracehasonereallyeffectiveweapon,andthatislaughter. Mark

25、Twain人类确有一件有效武器，那就是笑。人类确有一件有效武器，那就是笑。 马克马克吐温吐温Part One: Preparation Proverbs and QuotationsLaughteristheshortestdistancebetweentwopeople. VictorBorge笑是两个人之间最短的距离。笑是两个人之间最短的距离。 维克托维克托伯盖伯盖Wit is the lowest form of humor. Alexander Pope智力是幽默的最低形式。智力是幽默的最低形式。 亚里山大亚里山大波普波普Part One: Preparation Proverbs a

26、nd QuotationsHumorisanaffirmationofmansdignity,adeclarationofmanssuperioritytoallthatbefallshim. RomainCary幽默是对人类尊严的肯定，是幽默是对人类尊严的肯定，是人类战胜一切不幸的檄文。人类战胜一切不幸的檄文。 罗曼罗曼加里加里Part One: Preparation Proverbs and QuotationsThemostwasteddayofallisthatduringwhichwehavenotlaughed. SebastianR. N. Chamfort一日未曾笑过便是荒废

27、一日。一日未曾笑过便是荒废一日。 塞巴斯蒂安塞巴斯蒂安查姆福特查姆福特 Humor is universal,but peoples sense of humor varies. (Para. 1-3)Even animals have a sense of humor. The authors dog is a good example. (Para. 4)Text StructureThe typical three parts of a joke (Para. 5)setup, 2) body, 3) punch line. Different forms of humor (Para.

28、 6-12)slap-stick, Chinese cross-talk, a play on words, puns and double entendres.Humor will persist even though some professional humorists think todays humor is not very intelligent or sophisticated. (Para. 13)Part Two: In-Class Reading Global ReadingOrganization Analysisuniversal varies animalsdog

29、setupbodypunch lineslap-stickChinese cross-talka play on wordspunsintelligentsophisticatedBut, what is it that makes a story or a joke funny? 本句为强调句型的特殊疑问句，强调句中主语。本句为强调句型的特殊疑问句，强调句中主语。那么，那么，到底是什么东西到底是什么东西会使一个故事或笑话会使一个故事或笑话让人感到滑稽可笑的呢？让人感到滑稽可笑的呢？Whyisitthatseveralstudentsinaclasswillfalloutoftheirchai

30、rslaughingafterItellajokewhiletherestofthestudentslookasifIvejustreadtheweatherreport? (Line 10)本句为强调句型的特殊疑问句，强调原因状语。本句为强调句型的特殊疑问句，强调原因状语。为什么听我讲完一个笑话后为什么听我讲完一个笑话后,班上有些学生会班上有些学生会笑得前仰后合笑得前仰后合,而其他学生看上去就像刚听我读了而其他学生看上去就像刚听我读了天气预报一样呢天气预报一样呢?为什么为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？大的青春痘呢？Whyisit

31、thateverytimeIhaveahotdate,Ibreakoutwithabigzitonmyface?嗯嗯这工作这工作是什么是什么最让你感兴趣呢？最让你感兴趣呢？Hmm,whatisitthatinterestsyoumostaboutthejob?你上一次看见她是你上一次看见她是多久以前多久以前的事的事?2.asenseofhumor3.focus (n.) (Line 21, Para. 3)兴趣，趋势等的中心；焦点兴趣，趋势等的中心；焦点Many scientists were trying to find _. 很多科学家都在全力寻找很多科学家都在全力寻找震源震源。Yao M

32、ings wonderful performance in NBA enables him to become _.姚明在姚明在NBA的精彩表现使得他成为的精彩表现使得他成为篮球迷们关注的焦点篮球迷们关注的焦点。thefocusofbasketballthefocusoffansattentiontheearthquake(vt & vi.) concentrate 集中；使集中于焦点集中；使集中于焦点You should focus (your mind) on work. 你应该你应该把精力放在工作上把精力放在工作上。台湾当局应该台湾当局应该更多地关注更多地关注如何改善与祖国大陆的

33、关系。如何改善与祖国大陆的关系。The Taiwan authority is supposed to focus more attention on how to improve its relationship with the Chinese mainland. 4.mutual (adj.) (Line 25, Para. 4) 1) 相互的相互的, , 彼此的彼此的 ( (指感情指感情) )_ helped the players of the Chinese womens volleyball team achievethe victory in the final. 互相的支持和

34、鼓励互相的支持和鼓励帮助中国女排的队员取得了决赛帮助中国女排的队员取得了决赛的胜利。的胜利。宽恕源于对宽恕源于对彼此的理解彼此的理解。Forgiveness is due to _.mutualunderstandingMutualsupportandinspiration 2) shared by two or more people共同的共同的,共有的共有的Mutualefforts are the key to success. 共同的努力共同的努力是成功的关键。是成功的关键。她们发现她们对蔡依林的歌她们发现她们对蔡依林的歌有着有着共同的兴趣共同的兴趣。They found that t

35、hey had a mutualinterest in Jolin Tsais songs.tempt (v.)(Line 28, Para. 4) 1) to try to persuade someone to do something which maybe unwise or immoral引诱引诱, , 诱惑诱惑常用结构：常用结构：be tempted to do sth. 某人被诱惑（诱骗）做某事某人被诱惑（诱骗）做某事That old man was _.那个老人正在那个老人正在劝诱一些年轻人加入那个神秘的组织劝诱一些年轻人加入那个神秘的组织。temptingsometeenag

36、erstojointhatmysteriousorganizationThat boy _ become a thief. 那个男孩儿那个男孩儿受人诱骗受人诱骗而成了一名小偷。而成了一名小偷。wastemptedto 2) try to persuade someone to do something by making it seem attractive 吸引吸引, , 引起引起的兴趣的兴趣The fine weather andBeautiful scenery_. 不错的天气和美丽的景色不错的天气和美丽的景色吸引着我们到户外去吸引着我们到户外去。temptedustogooutside

37、The joke is no less funny because it is so often used. (Line 49) 这个笑话并没有因为经这个笑话并没有因为经常讲而变得常讲而变得不那么不那么好笑。好笑。noless（than）: 不少于，不亚于。不少于，不亚于。她和从前她和从前一样活跃一样活跃。She is noless active than she used to be.一个动物一个动物,即使是一只小昆虫即使是一只小昆虫,对对疼痛的敏感程度也不比人类少疼痛的敏感程度也不比人类少。An animal, even a small insect, is nolesssensiblet

38、opainthanman. blame(v.) (Line 102) 责备责备, ,归咎归咎Bad workmen often blame their tools. You can hardly blame Peter for being angry with her.betoblame:Thehotweatherispartlytoblameforthewatershortage.onlyhaveoneselftoblame:Ifhefailshisexams,hellonlyhavehimselftoblame.persist (vi.)(Line 102, Para. 13) to co

39、ntinue to exist; last 继续存在继续存在高山顶上，积雪高山顶上，积雪终年不化终年不化。On the top of very high mountains snow persists throughout a year. 雾雾还有几天才能散还有几天才能散，所以提醒司机谨慎驾驶。，所以提醒司机谨慎驾驶。 Fog will persist for several days, so drivers are warned to be careful.(2) (-in) to continue doing something with determination in spite of

40、 opposition 坚持；坚持； 执意执意如果你的弟弟如果你的弟弟继续制造麻烦继续制造麻烦，公司就不得不解雇他。，公司就不得不解雇他。If your brother _, the company may be forced to dismiss him.persists in causing troubleThe US president George. W. Bush _ to Iraq. 美国总统布什美国总统布什坚持派更多的军队坚持派更多的军队前往伊拉克。前往伊拉克。persists in sending more troops It has been a labor of love.

41、I fooled you again.Some people have a better sense of humor than others just as some people have more musical talent.这出于自己的喜好。这出于自己的喜好。你又上了我的当。你又上了我的当。有些人比别人更有幽默感，就像有些人更有音乐有些人比别人更有幽默感，就像有些人更有音乐天赋一样。天赋一样。It appeals to all ages and all culture. 它广为不同年龄和不同文化背景的人所喜爱。它广为不同年龄和不同文化背景的人所喜爱。Nearly every come

42、dian has used the following joke in one form or another.Cross-talk can be heard anywhere from small village stages to the largest Beijing theaters, and to radio and television.几乎每一位滑稽说笑演员都以这种或那种方式讲几乎每一位滑稽说笑演员都以这种或那种方式讲过下面这个笑话。过下面这个笑话。无论是在乡村的舞台上，还是在北京最大的剧里，无论是在乡村的舞台上，还是在北京最大的剧里，或是在广播、电视上，或是在广播、电视上，随处

43、都能听到相声。随处都能听到相声。Ding Cong is a master of word play.丁聪是位调皮话大师。丁聪是位调皮话大师。I dont think humor is to be blamed for that.我认为这不是幽默的过我认为这不是幽默的过错。错。Part Two: In-Class Reading Global ReadingUnderstanding Specific InformationWork in pairs to find the best answer according to the passage you have read.1) When h

44、earing the same joke, . A. all the listeners laugh B. different people have different reactions C. most people regard it as the weather report D. some listeners fall out of their chairsPart Two: In-Class Reading Global ReadingUnderstanding Specific Information2) A humorous person . A. doesnt have a

45、joke for every occasion B. always pays attention to other people C. is not always funny D. is well liked by other peoplePart Two: In-Class Reading Global ReadingUnderstanding Specific Information3) The dog took the slipper into the living room because . A. she knew Grandma didnt like dogs B. she did

46、nt like Grandma C. she wanted to play a trick on Grandma D. Grandma was a strangerPart Two: In-Class Reading Global ReadingUnderstanding Specific Information4) The word “typical” in paragraph 5 implies that . A. most jokes or humorous stories have three parts B. every joke or humorous story has thre

47、e parts C. a joke or humorous story that has three parts is a real joke or humorous story D. a common joke or humorous story is the most recognizablePart Two: In-Class Reading Global ReadingUnderstanding Specific Information5) “The joke is no less funny because it is so often used.” means the joke .

48、 A. becomes less funny because it is often used B. is not often used because it is not very funny C. is funny even if it is often used D. is often used because it is funnyPart Two: In-Class Reading Global ReadingUnderstanding Specific Information6) In the story of “three elderly gentlemen”, the punc

49、h line is . A. “Lets stop for a beer.” B. “Is this Wembley?” C. “Its Thursday.” D. “So am I.”Part Two: In-Class Reading Global ReadingUnderstanding Specific Information7) The author cites Ding Congs cartoons mainly to . A. illustrate what “a play on word” is B. show Ding Cong is the greatest master

50、of word play C. entertain the reader D. show how words playPart Two: In-Class Reading Global ReadingUnderstanding Specific Information8) According to the author, a pun is . A. the least sophisticated form of humor B. too subtle to be understood by children C. difficult to understand because of the s

51、ophisticated language D. subtle but its simple forms are within childrens reachPart Two: In-Class Reading Global ReadingUnderstanding Specific Information9) The school teacher intends to mean that “the principal and I have decided ”. A. not to kiss any more on the school playground B. that the pupil

52、s should stop kissing on the school playground C. to be kissed on the school playground D. not to see anyone kissing on the playgroundPart Two: In-Class Reading Global ReadingUnderstanding Specific Information10) We can conclude from the article that the author . A. thinks humor has become vulgar B.

53、 values humor highly C. doesnt like some professional humorists D. thinks most humorists are not creativeAnalyzing JokesDirections: Work in groups to analyze the following two jokes according to the three-part anatomy mentioned in the text. Present your analysis to the class and see if theres anothe

54、r way of doing this. Give your reasons when necessary.One day a visitor from the city came to a small rural area to drive around the country roads, see how the farms looked, and perhaps to see how farmers earned a living. (SETUP)JOKE ONE:The city man saw a farmer in his yard, holding a pig in his ha

55、nds, and lifting it so that the pig could eat apples from an apple tree. The city man said to the farmer, “I see that your pig likes apples, but isnt that quite a waste of time?” The farmer replied, “Whats time to a pig?”(BODY)(PUNCH LINE)One absent-minded professor approached the edge of a wide riv

56、er, and far across on the other side he saw another absentminded professor. The first man called out loudly, “Hello! How do I get to the other side of the river?”The second man on the far side of the river shouted back, “Hello! You are already on the other side of the river”. JOKE TWO(SETUP)(BODY)(P

57、UNCH LINE)Fatal AttractionFatal AttractionAfter-class Reading2. Words and Expressions2. Words and Expressions3. Key Sentences3. Key Sentences1. Main Points1. Main PointsPart Two: After-Class Reading Passage IMain PointsRead the following summary and fill in the blanks with the information you get fr

58、om the reading passage. Agatha Christie is a famous murder mystery writer of Britain. The 1)_ of her books lies in the cleverly 2)_ plot, those easily 3)_ characters and the 4)_ set by all her stories. appeal constructed recognizablepuzzle Part Two: After-Class Reading Passage IMain Points Usually h

59、er books 5)_ with a murder and the fun for reader is in 6)_ the clues and 7) _ the right solution. The most famous 8) _ in Christies books are Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. startfollowing reaching investigators Part Two: After-Class Reading Passage I Her stories include people from different walks

60、 of life and social 9)_. And her stories often happen in quiet 10)_ or country houses. Christies world is not a real world and therefore the crime must be 11)_. But the real world is not a 12)_ place. Anyway, people today remain attracted by 13)_. So long as human beings still have the 14) _ toward the