高中英语必修4,Unit3warming-up

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourWhatishumour?Humourissomewords

thatmeansmakingotherslaugh.Ifsomeoneoftenmakesotherslaugh,Wesayheishumourous;Wecallhimahumourist.

Lookatthefollowingpictures.Whichpicturecanmakeyoulaugh?Warmingup

Doyoufeelmylove?Iwanttolosemyweight.

I’mdrivingatahighspeed.Doyoufeelfunny?

Howmanykindsofhumourdoyouknowabout?Canyounamesomepeoplethatyouthinkarehumorous?tonguetwister绕口令crosstalk相声Kindsofhumourfunnystoriescomedy喜剧mime哑剧sketch小品jokes

ChinesehumouristsDotheyhavesomethingincommon?Whatstylesofhumour

doyouknow?

sketch小品sketch/funnyplayscomedycomedycrosstalkTwoormorespeakersmakemanyjokesandfunnyconversation.

MrBeanmimeMrBeanisfunnybecausehemakesfunnyfacesandactssillybehaviour.

哑剧,哑剧表演mimeandfarceMr.BeanEdwardLear(funnypoems)famouspoet(funnystories)MarkTwainwasthepopularandhumourousAmericanauthor.Customer:What’sthatfly(苍蝇)doinginmysoup?Waiter:Swimming,Ithink!joke1.Policeman:Whydidyouhavetobreakintothesameshopthreetimes?

Thief:Well,Istoleadressfromthatshopbutmywifedidn'tlikeit.SoIhadtogobackandchangeittwice!joke2.Teacher:YousaythatJohnJoneshasacoldandcannotcometoschooltoday.WhoamIspeakingto?

Voice:Oh,thisismyfather.Joke1:

Thejokeisfunnybecausethewifewantedtochangethedressherhusbandhadgivenher.Ifwomenpayfortheirdressestheycan

,ofcourse,changethemifthey

do

notlikethem

.However,thewifeistreatingthedressasifthehusbandhasboughtitforherwhenhehasreallystolenit.Peopledonotusuallychangestolengoodsiftheydonotlikethem.Theymaygetcaughtastheyhavedone.SothatiswhythisjokeisfunnyJoke2:parentsoftenringupschooltoexplainwhytheirchildcannotcometoschool.Thehumourliesinthefactthatthevoiceonthephonegivesitawaythatitisthechildspeakingandnottheparent.Achild(howevermuchtheywantto)cannotgivethemselvespermissionnottocometoschool.Thatiswhyitisfunny.MrBean(憨豆先生)CharlieChaplinAMasterofNonverbalHumourCharlieChaplinHeisoneofthemostfamoushumouriststhatcanmakeotherslaughallthetime.

Hewasagreatsilentmoviestar.ModernTimes,TheLittleTramp,TheGoldRush,CityLightarehismasterpieces.

asmallroundblackhat

awalkingstick

largetrousers

worn-outshoes

TheLittleTrampwasa____and________person.

TheLittleTrampItwasknownandlovedbymanypeoplearoundtheworld.poorhomelessConclusion

Humouriseverywhereinourdailylife.Ihopeyoucanbeoptimistic(乐观)nomatterwhatdifficultiesyoumeet,justasCharlieChaplinwas.Born1889JobactorFamouscharacterLittletrampCostumelargetrousers,worn-outshoes,smallroundblackhatandawalkingstickTypeofactingmimeDied1977Reading:1.Fastreading:Therearetwo,TheLittleTrampandTheGoldRush.Whoisthemaincharacterofthetext?Whatwashefamousfor?

2.Howmanyfamousfilmsorcharactersarementionedinthetext?Whatarethenames?AMasterofNonverbalHumourThemaincharacterisCharlieChaplin.Hewasfamousforhisnonverbalhumour.Para1Para2Para3Para4Para5Exercise2.Matchthemainideaof