1、Unit 3A taste of English humourWarming upLook at the following pictures.Which picture can make you laugh?I want to lose my weight.Im driving at a high speed.any mouse I like Do you feel funny?How many kinds of humour do you know about?HUMOURMIME ANDFARCENONVERBALComedypantomimefunny stories/poemsVer
2、bal jokesCross talkShort sketch Chinese humorsPantomime Funny playsCross talkJokesDoggerelEnglish humorsNonverbalMime and farceVerbal jokesFunny storiesFunny poemsmimeCharlie ChaplinWhat kind of humour do these pictures show us?mimeMr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces and acts silly behavio
3、ur.哑剧,滑稽剧(funny stories)Mark Twain was the popular and humorous American author.adj.幽默的sketchTwo or more speakers make many jokes and funny conversation.Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China.His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.pantomime刘全和 刘全利三月;行军1.Wh
4、at day of the week is the best for 2.having fried foods?2.What month do soldiers hate?Riddle 谜语1.Policeman:You cant park here.Driver:Why cant I?Policeman:Read the sigh there.Driver:It says,“Fine for Parking,”so I parked.Enjoy some verbal jokes:罚款2.Girl:If we marry,will you give me a ring?Boy:Of cour
5、se,Whats your telephone number?3.Daughter:Auntie kissed me this morning,Mum!Mum:How nice!Did you kiss her back,dear?Daughter:Of course not.I kissed her face.n Customer:Whats that fly(苍蝇)doing in my soup?n Waiter:Swimming,I think!1.A big black bug bit a big black dog on 2.his big black nose!3.2.Fresh
6、 fried fish,Fish fresh fried,Fried fish 4.fresh,Fish fried fresh.5.3.While we were walking,we were watching 6.window washers wash Washingtons windows 7.with warm washing water.A tongue twister competitionPOLICEMAN:Why did you have to break into the same shop three times?THIEF:Well,I stole a dress fr
7、om that shop but my wife didnt like it.So I had to go back and change it twice!What is a punchline?Find the jokes punchlines.PunchlineThe words that form the climax of a joke.TEACHER:You say that john Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today.Who am I speaking to?VOICE:Oh,this is my father.Pu
8、nchlineTypes of humourTypical actors/writers of EnglishhumourExample of ChinesehumournonverbalmimeCharlie chaplinMr Beanverbaljokes,funystories,funny poemscomedyMark twainEdward LearMarx BrothersPantomine(哑剧)cross talk (马季,姜昆)jokesdoggerel(打油诗)Which do you like better:verbal or nonverbal humour Give
9、 your reason.I prefer verbal humor,because it is very funny.I like jokes,it is worthwhile to learn about more expressions.You can choose three or more sentences to express your idea.1.I prefer _.2.Because verbal/nonverbal humor is_.3.I like_.(mime/sketch/jokes)4.It makes me _.5.It is worthwhile to d
10、o/doing6.When I enjoy them,I feel _.7.I like all of them,because they _ with each other.have a lot in commonhumo(u)r n.u幽默,风趣 humourist n.c 幽默(作)家，谈吐幽默的人humorous adj.幽默的,诙谐的I like a person who _.Mark Twain was a _ author and he was a _.有幽默感humoroushumoristhas a sense of humorLanguage Points1.Find more information2.about English humour and 3.Charlie Chaplin.2.Remember the language points.Homework
