1、北师大版高三 Module 9 Unit 26Reading Reading What makes you laugh?What makes you laugh?sketch What makes you laugh?A comic book or your favorite cartoon A humorous column in your favorite newspaper or magazine A comedy actor like Zhao Benshan cross-talks(e.g.如此包装)Comedy films(e.g.Mr.Bean)A classic comedy
2、play(e.g.by Shakespeare)Articles or sketches sending up some serious contemporary issues Nurse:How do you feel after your operation?Patient:Quite all right,only I can feel two hearts beating inside me.Nurse:No wonder the doctor who operated on you was looking for his watch everywhere just now.TWO HE
3、ARTS BEATING A man is so addicted to gambling that he often comes home late.His wife never stops railing at him.Once he is detained at his office and comes home late.His wife accuses him of gambling again but he swears he was detained in his office.I pray to God that you are speaking the truth,his w
4、ife says.May God strike me dead if I am lying.Then I pray to God that you are lying,his wife said hopefully.AN ANGRY WIFES PRAYER At a court the judge is interrogating a mugger but gets into difficulty because the mugger is a foreigner who doesnt speak English.Dont you speak English at all?the judge
5、 asks.Only a few words,replies the mugger.What words do you know?Your purse or your life!ONLY A FEW WORDSA:Which do you find more important,money or friends?B:Friends,of course.A:Why?B:I can always borrow money from friends.Which is more important?A mother is admonishing her son.-Now,John,dont be se
6、lfish.Let your little brother share the bicycle with you.-But Mother,I do.I ride it down the hill,and he rides it up the hill.DONT BE SELFISHa.The secret of staying young is to live honestly,eat slowly and _.b.Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by peopl
7、e _.d.Laughter is the best medicine.He who laughs,_.Exercise 2lie about your agelastsYou wouldnt have in your homec.US president Calvin Coolidge was known as a man of few words.One day,he found himself sitting next to a young lady at a public dinner.Smiling sweetly,the young lady said:“Mr.President,
8、I have made a bet with my friends that I can make you say at least three words to me during this dinner._“you lose”replied the great man with a frown and he sat in his usual silence for the rest of the meal.e.A man went to the doctors with a cucumber in his left ear,and a carrot in his right ear,and
9、 a banana up his nose.“whats wrong with me?”He asked the doctor.“It is simple,”said the doctor._.f.There once was a man from Peru who dreamed he was eating his shoe.He awoke with a fright in the middle of the night._.g.“What do you call a deer with no eyes?”_You are not eating properly.And found tha
10、t his dream had come true.No idea!(no-eye deer)h.Baby polar bear:Mum,am I really a polar bear?Mum polar bear:of course,you are.Baby polar bear:are you sure I am not a koala bear or a panda bear?Mum polar bear:Definitely not.The baby polar bear goes to his dad.Baby polar bear:Dad,am I definitely a po
11、lar bear or is there a chance I might be a grizzly bear or a brown bear?Dad polar bear:well,I am a polar bear and you mums a polar bear so of course you are a polar bear!Why do you ask,son?Baby polar bear:_.Because I am freezing.All the above jokes are keep you happy for a short period of time.How a
12、bout the ways to keep you happy for a long time?And what are the personal qualities which can keep you always happy?And what are factors in real life which can keep you always happy?What are the personal qualities which are important for long-term happiness?Cheerfulness Tolerance Flexibility A sense
13、 of humor Generosity Kindness Good judgment An ability to take the rough with the smooth What are the real life factors which make you have long-term happiness?Job satisfaction An exceptional skill/talent fro something Strong religious/political belief Plenty of money Passion for a particular hobby
14、Good health Lots of friends/good social skills A loving family Happiness comes from spiritual wealth,not material wealth;happiness comes from giving,not getting;if we try hard to bring happiness to others,we cannot stop it from coming us also.See more sentences about how to keep yourself happy on page 42.Famous peoples views on happinessDo you agree them?And which three statements are closest to your opinion?Your homework:Try to giving your reasons in a composition named what are my opinions on happiness?
