人教版高中英语必修4 Unit3 Workbook listening and reading 精品课件

1、Unit 3A taste of English humourWorkbookthief professor potatoescarrots mushrooms midnight shirt trousers spread quietListening on P551 Listen to the tape and tick the words you hear.2 Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions.1. Where did Peter get the potatoes? Peter was given the

2、 potatoes by a friend.2. Why didnt Peter want to get up when the thief was in his house? He thought the thief might have a knife and he did not want to make him angry.3. Why couldnt the thief take away the potatoes?4. How did Peter stop the man stealing the potatoes？ He did not have a bag to carry t

3、he potatoes in.He removed the shirt that the thief had planned to put the potatoes in. 5. Why was the thief angry? 6. What do you think Peter did next?He thought the husband had stolen his shirt so he could no longer steal the potatoes.Listening text Long ago, there lived a poor couple, Peter and hi

4、s wife. They had no money to buy food and lived a very hard life. One day they were given some potatoes by a friend and put them on the floor. When evening came, they went to bed. At midnight, a thief stole into their house. It was very dark. The wife heard a noise and shouted: “Peter, Peter. Wake u

5、p. There is a thief in our house.” Peter was a clever man. Thinking that the thief might have a knife, he did not want to make the thief angry. He just wanted the thief to go away with whatever he wanted. So he said, “Be quiet. There is no thief. Go back to sleep.” So his wife went back to sleep. Th

6、e thief found the potatoes on the floor, but he could not carry them because there was no bag to hold them. He took off his shirt and spread it on the floor. He wanted to pour the potatoes onto his shirt, but just when he turned back to get them, Peter quietly took away his shirt and hid it under th

7、e bed. The thief did not know his shirt was gone. He put the potatoes on what he thought was his “shirt”. But when he tried to pick it up he could not do so. Just then Peters wife woke up and shouted again, “Peter, Peter! Wake up. There is a thief in our house.” Peter became very angry. He shouted,

8、“Be quiet, please. There is no thief in our house. Listen, if I say there is no thief, then there is no thief.” When he heard this, the thief became very angry and shouted, “Who said there is no thief? If there is no thief in this house, then who has taken my shirt?”Talking on Page 55Useful expressi

9、on I enjoy this very much because I laugh at that kind of thing because This is fun because I felt happy because It surprises me that Im pleased we were both amused at It is very amusing that How wonderful / surprising!Sample dialogue:BAI PIN: What do you find funny? I enjoy Mr Bean because he makes

10、 such wonderful faces as he does stupid things.WEI YUN: Im not surprised you like Mr Bean because all my family are crazy about him and cannot get enough of his programmes.BAI PIN: We enjoy this kind of humour because my father loves Charlie Chaplin films. When he sees his stick and hat and that fun

11、ny walk, he is always in fits of laughter. WEI YUN: What I like best is the problems Mr Bean has with everyday situationslike changing his clothes on the beach. I remember that one very well. BAI PIN: Yes. I know that one. It reminded me when I stayed in England and I watched everybody try to change

12、 into their swimming costume, under a towel. Its good that we both enjoyed that!Listening task on P58 1 Choose the best picture that best describes what happened.ABCSample description:1. The teacher sees some boys looking at a dog. 2. The dog is thin and he feels sorry for it. 3. He asks what they i

13、ntend to do with it.4. He finds they all want to look after it but only the person who tells the biggest lie can have it as a pet.5. The teacher is angry and lectures the boys about telling lies and how honest he was at their age. 6. The boys decide to give him the dog.2 Choose the best answer. 1. W

14、hy did the children decide to give the dog to the teacher? A. Because none of them wanted to keep the dog. B. Because their teacher liked it. C. Because they could not decide which of them should own it. D. Because they thought the teacher had told them a lie. D 2. What do you think of the children?

15、 A. They all like dogs. B. They all respect their teachers. C. They all work hard at their lessons. D. They are honest and lovely. A 3 Listen to the tape again and answer the question.How do you think the teacher felt when he was offered the dog?I think the teacher felt embarrassed when he was offer

16、ed the dog because he did not want it and had not expected to be offered it.DiscussionDiscuss how you would solve these problems and help the teacher. Help the teacherAdvice to refuse to take the dog politelySuggesting to the boys that you would love the dog but that it is impossible for you to take

17、 it for walks as you have so much work to do. Offer it back to them as you can now see how well they would care for it.Help the teacherAdvice to decide which boy should have the dog Suggesting that the boys explain to you how they would care for the dog. Note where they would keep it, what they woul

18、d feed it on, how often they would take it for walks, whether their parents are happy to have a new dog. Then choose accordingly.Listening text One day a teacher was walking along the road. It was a lovely sunny day. The sky was blue and the birds were singing in the trees. The teacher felt very hap

19、py until he saw five boys aged about 15 standing round an animal. As he went up to them, he saw that the animal was a thin and hungry dog. It looked very frightened and the teacher felt very sorry for it. So he asked the boys what they were going to do with the dog. “Oh,” said one of the boys. “We w

20、ere just deciding who should take the dog home and look after it. We all want to look after the dog but only one of us can have it as a pet.” The teacher asked how they were going to choose the owner of the dog. “Well,” said the same boy, “Weve decided that the one who told the biggest lie should ha

21、ve him.” At this the teacher became very angry. He started to explain to the boys about truth and honesty. He continued for ten minutes while the boys listened carefully. Then he ended by saying, “And I never told a lie when I was your age.” When he finished there was a long silence. The boys looked

22、 at the teacher and they seemed to agree with what he had said. The teacher felt happy that his words had impressed the boys. Then the same boy spoke again. “After what we heard, I think you should have the dog!”Reading task on Page 59Pre-reading April Fools day is a day when people play jokes on ea

23、ch other. On this day you will often see strange and interesting finds, scientific results or astronomical findings that are put there to mislead the public. The newspaper feels happy if a large number of people believe what is written. Sometimes particularly good stories get into the evening news o

24、n BBC. 愚人节的来历愚人节的来历 每年每年4月月1日日,是西方也是美国的民间是西方也是美国的民间传统节日传统节日愚人节。愚人节。 愚人节起源于法国。愚人节起源于法国。1564年年, 法国法国首先采用新改革的纪年法首先采用新改革的纪年法格里历格里历(即目前通用的阳历即目前通用的阳历),以以1月月1日为一年之日为一年之始。但一些因循守旧的人反对这种改革始。但一些因循守旧的人反对这种改革,依然按照旧历固执地在依然按照旧历固执地在4月月1日这一天送日这一天送礼品礼品, 庆祝新年。主张改革的人对这些守庆祝新年。主张改革的人对这些守旧者的做法大加嘲弄。聪明滑稽的人在旧者的做法大加嘲弄。聪明滑稽的人在

25、4月月1日就给他们送假礼品日就给他们送假礼品, 邀请他们参加邀请他们参加假招待会。并把上当受骗的保守分子称为假招待会。并把上当受骗的保守分子称为“四月傻瓜四月傻瓜”或或“上钩的鱼上钩的鱼”。从此人们在。从此人们在4月月1日便互相愚弄日便互相愚弄, 成为法国流行的风俗。成为法国流行的风俗。18世纪初世纪初, 愚人节习俗传到英国愚人节习俗传到英国, 接着又被接着又被英国的早期移民带到了美国。英国的早期移民带到了美国。 愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开玩笑玩笑, 用假话捉弄对方。有的人把细线拴用假话捉弄对方。有的人把细线拴着的钱包丢在大街上着的钱包丢在大街上, 自己在

26、暗处拉着线自己在暗处拉着线的另一端。一旦有人捡起钱包的另一端。一旦有人捡起钱包, 他们就出他们就出其不意地猛然把钱包拽走。还有人把砖头其不意地猛然把钱包拽走。还有人把砖头放在破帽子下面搁在马路当中放在破帽子下面搁在马路当中, 然后等着然后等着看谁来了会踢它。小孩们会告诉父母说看谁来了会踢它。小孩们会告诉父母说自己的书包破了个洞自己的书包破了个洞, 或者脸上有个或者脸上有个黑点。等大人俯身来看时黑点。等大人俯身来看时, 他们就一边他们就一边喊着喊着“四月傻瓜四月傻瓜”。一边笑着跑开去。一边笑着跑开去。总之总之, 每逢愚人节这一天每逢愚人节这一天, 动物园和水族馆动物园和水族馆还会接到不少打给菲什

27、还会接到不少打给菲什(鱼鱼)先生成莱昂先生成莱昂(狮子狮子)先生的电话先生的电话, 常常惹得工作人员常常惹得工作人员掐断电话线掐断电话线,以便减少麻烦。以便减少麻烦。 如今的愚人节在美国已主要是淘气的如今的愚人节在美国已主要是淘气的男孩子们的节日了男孩子们的节日了!Answer the following questions.Children enjoy playing jokes on each other. When they “fool” someone they say “April Fool” to them. The most common kind of joke is to s

28、ay something like “Your dress is hanging down at the back”. When you turn round they say “April Fool”.1. What do children usually do on April Fools Day?2. Why did people believe the programme Panorama?People believed the programme Panorama because it was always serious and known for its factual corr

29、ectness.The advice the BBC gave to people wanting to grow their own noodle tree could not be serious as no tree could be grown in this way. 3. Do you think the advice that the BBC gave people who asked how to grow noodle trees was serous? Give a reason.If I was not sure if a story was true or not, I

30、 would go to the library to check the facts in an encyclopedia or go on the Internet. 4. What would you do to find out whether a story like this was true?There was an old man of _Who _He laughed and he cried Till he fell down and died That funny old man of _Speaking and writing task on Page 60Toberm

31、oryfollowed his football teams gloryTobermorySample writingThere was an old woman they sayWho would eat an apple a day When asked she replied Its good for my inside For I am never ill anyway.掌握这掌握这2626个字母，个字母，可能改变你的一生可能改变你的一生AAcknowledging (感激感激) 感激上帝给予你的一切。感激上帝给予你的一切。 BBelief (信念信念) 做每一件事要有坚定的信念。做每一件事要有坚定的信念。 CConfidence (信心信心) 对自己充满自信心。对自己充满自信心。 DDreaming (梦想梦想) 有空不妨做做白日梦。有空不妨做做白日梦。 EEmpathy (心灵相通心灵相通) 站在对方的立场上为对方想想。站在对方的立场上为对方想想。 FFun (乐趣乐趣) 享受现有的一切。享受现有的一切。GGi