Unit+4+Humour+Lesson+1+What's+So+Funny 高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册

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avideoclipCanyoufeelthesenseofhumourfromMarkTwain?Whatdoyouusuallydowhenyoufeeldown?Doyouthinkreadingahumorousstoryisagoodwaytocheerup?What’syourfavouritehumorousstory?Canyoushareitinclass?Warming-upWhathumorousorfunnystorieshaveyouread?humorousstoriesFanJinPassedtheRoyalExamTheAdventuresofTomSawyerTheMerchantofVeniceGettingthecasketandreturningthepearlCopyingthewaytheywalkinHandan本文话题为“幽默”；

本文分享了三个幽默小故事。故事一讲述了一个收藏家为了免费得到一个值钱的古董杯托，花大价钱买了只猫，结果却没拿到杯托；故事二讲述了福尔摩斯和华生在外露营，醒来看见漫天星光，其实是帐篷被偷；故事三讲述了一个中年人去看医生，医生建议他去马戏团看小丑表演以愉悦心情，结果他自己就是那个小丑，他的表演能让人愉悦，自己却很抑郁。WHAT语篇研读——What’ssofunny?HOW本文为幽默小故事。幽默小故事通常有故事的基本要素，包括：场景、人物、情节等，且往往有出人意料的结局（高潮）。这些结局和高潮，常常传递了深刻的含义或辛辣的讽刺。语篇研读——What’ssofunny?WHY本文通过分享不同的幽默故事，引导学生体会故事背后蕴含的深意或辛辣的讽刺意味，思考如何积极地面对生活，树立正确的人生观。语篇研读——What’ssofunny?Characters:Afamousartcollector,astoreownerSetting:Inthe_________ofastoreStoryAdoorwayTextbuilder—What’ssofunny?Plot:Thecollectornoticedthemilksaucerforacatwasa______________;Heboughtthecatwith＄_____,andthenaskedtheownerforthesaucerforfree.valuableantiqueClimax:Theowner_______andsaiditwashisluckysaucer.Hehadsold____catsthisweek.200refused68Characters:SherlockHolmes,Dr.WatsonSetting:AcampingtripStoryBTextbuilder—What’ssofunny?Plot:Theywenttosleep______agooddinnerandabottleofwine;Holmes________toseethenightsky;HeaskedWatsonwhathehaddeducedfromit;Watsontalkedalotabouttheuniverse,thetimeandthe______.wokeupClimax:Holmeswas_____foramomentandsaidsomeonehadstolentheir______.weathersilenttentafterTextbuilder—What’ssofunny?Characters:Amiddle-agedman,adoctorSetting:Inthedoctor’ssurgeryStoryCTextbuilder—What’ssofunny?Plot:Hehadbeenfeeling_________foroveramonth;He_________whatseemedlikeagestoseethedoctor;Thedoctorfoundeverythingwas_____withhimexceptforsomeminorproblems;Shethoughtheonlyneeded____________andadvisedhimtoseeanamazing______ofacircusintown.waitedforClimax:Themansaidhewastheclown,Grock.fineagoodlaughclowndepressedTextbuilder—What’ssofunny?Completethesummarieswiththewordsorphrasesyouhavelearntfromthestories.Anartcollectornoticedacatlappingmilkfroma1

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ofastore.Herealizedthatitwasan3

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andveryvaluable.Hedecidedtobuythecatandofferedtopay200dollarsintheend.Thenheaskedthestoreownerto4

throwinthesaucer,buttheownerrefusedtogiveitawayforhehadsold68catsbecauseoftheluckysaucer.While-readingSherlockHolmesaskedhis5

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friendDr.Watsonwhathesawfromthesky.“6

Millionsandmillionsofstars,”saidDr.Watson.Basedonhisknowledgeon7

astronomy,hebelievedtherearemillionsofgalaxiesand

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ofplanets.Hededucedthatitwasprobablyaquarterpastthreebasedonthe9

scientificmeasurementoftime.Fromthe10

currentatmosphere,heforecastedthatitwouldbeabeautifuldaythenextday.Watsondidn’trealisethatsomeonehadstolentheirtent!While-readingAmiddle-agedmanwhowas11

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wenttothedoctor.Thedoctorexaminedhimandfound12

everythingwas(working)OK.Thedoctorthoughtthatwhatthemanneededwas13agoodlaugh,andsuggested14acircusperformance.Ac