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学科 英语 时间 2024. 班级 高二 教师
课题 Unit4 Humor Lesson1 课时 2 主备人
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学 习 目 标 1.To master the structure and main idea of the passage. 2. Lead the students to actively think and talk about the stories. 3. Develop students’ reading comprehension and analyze the textual structure as well as linguistic features of the passage .
重 难 点 重点: To master the key words usage and get the main idea of passage。 难点: To develop students’ reading comprehension and analyze the textual structure as well as linguistic features of the passage .
教 学 过 程 Step1: Warming up 1. Before reading,encourage students to work in pairs and discuss the following questions. . Do you remember any humorous or funny stories that you have ever read What makes these stories funny Ask students to share the answers in class. 2. Explain two methods of creating humour.(1)Play on words-pun(双关语) An amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sound but different meanings What makes these stories funay Ask studests to share the answers in class. 2. Explare two methods of creating humour.(1)Play on words-pun(双关语) An amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sound but different meanings (2)Sarcasm(讽刺) Sarcasm generally takes the form of an ironic remark . somewhat rooted in humour, that is intended to mock or satirize something. When a speaker is being sarcastic, he is' saying something different than what he actually means.As a literary device,sarcasm can convey a writer and/ or character's true feelings of frustration.anger,and even derision, though veiled by the presence of humour and wording that is inconsistent with what is intended. However, since sarcastic statements, as they are worded, contradict the speaker's intent and true meaning,it can be difficult for writers to effectively utilize this literary device without proper context or tone. 3. Prediction. Ask students to look at the stories on Pages 8~9,and inspire them to predict what will be mentioned in each story and write down their predictions according to the pictures of each story. After reading,check them. Step 2: Fast-reading Work in groups of three. Each student reads one of the stories and answers the following questions.Then share what they have read with the group members. Which characters are in the story Where are they What happened to/between them Why is it funny Suggested answers: Story A A famous art collector, a store owner and a cat. They are in a store in the city. The art collector wanted to buy the saucer but instead bought a cat. The store owner knew everyone wanted to buy the saucer the cat used, and he made money by selling the cat. Story B Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson. They are outdoors. They were on a camping trip. They were talking about the stars that they could see. ·Watson spoke about astronomy, the positions of stars, the scientific measurement of time and the atmosphere but didn't realize they could see the stars because their tent had been stolen. Story C A doctor and a clown. They are in the doctor's room. They clown was feeling unhappy. They clown who makes everyone laugh can't cheer himself up.
Step 3: Careful-reading Read and complete the tables. In the same groups as the previous activity,students now read the three stories and complete the three table. Story A CharacterWhat did each person do Real purposeThe resultThe art collector The store owner
Story B CharacterWhat did each person do Real purposeThe resultSherlock Holmes Dr.Watson
Story C CharacterWhat did each person do Real purposeThe resultThe middle-aged manThe doctor
Suggested answers: Story A ·The art collector:He bought a cat./He wanted to buy the saucer./He bought a cat that he didn't want..The store owner: He made money by selling the cat./He knew everyone wanted to buy the saucer./He made money. Story B ·Sherlock Holmes: He woke up and asked Watson what he saw./He wanted to confirm that their tent was stolen./He realised their tent was stolen. .Dr.Watson: He spoke about astronomy and the stars he saw./He focused on the stars./He didn't realise. Story C .The middle-aged man: He told the doctor that he was feeling down./He wanted to see how he could feel better./The clown who makes everyone laugh can't cheer himself up. .The doctor: She asked the clown questions./She wanted to figure out what was wrong./She suggested that he should go to see the clown who cheered everyone up.
3. Complete the funny part of the three stories. Ask students to revise what each story is about. Then work independently to complete the funny part of the three stories. Story The funny partAThe store owner refused to give away the saucer with the cat because...BSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson saw millions of stars at night because...CAn amazing clown couldn't...
Suggested answers: Story A The store owner refused to give away the saucer with the cat because he had sold 68 cats because of the saucer. Story B Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson snw millions of stars at night because their tent was stolen. Story C An amazing clown couldn't cheer himself up.
Step 4: Post-reading 1.Ask students to read the jokes below and talk about the funny part of each joke. 2.Encourage students to note down the funny part of each joke to share with the class. Girl: Why was the cat sitting on the computer Boy: He was keeping an eye on the mouse.Teacher of politics: Who is the speaker of the House Student: MotherTeacher: What is the chemical formula for water Student: HUKLMNO! Teacher: What are you talking about Student: Yesterday you said it's H to O!
Step5. Summary Ask students to complete the summaries with the words or phrases they have learnt from the stories. An art collector noticed a cat lapping milk from a①__________ in the ②__________of a store.He realised that it was an③__________and very valuable. He decided to buy the cat and offered to pay 200 dollars in the end. Then he asked the store owner to④_______the saucer, but the owner refused to give it away for he had sold 68 cats because of this lucky saucer. Sherlock Holmes asked his ⑤____________friend Dr. Watson what he saw from the sky.⑥_______________ of stars," said Dr. Watson.Based on his knowledge on⑦__________,he believed there are millions of galaxies and ⑧________of planets.He deduced that it was probably a quarter past three based on the⑨____________of time. From the⑩__________,he forecasted that it would be a beautiful day the next day.Watson didn't realise that someone had stolen their tent!A middle-aged man who was ________went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found __________OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was __________, and suggested __________, Actually he was ______________. Suggested answers: ①saucer②doorway ③antique ④throw in⑤faithful ⑥Millions and millions⑦astronomy⑧billions⑨scientific measurement⑩current atmosphere depressed everything was (working) a good laugh a circus performance the amazing clown
作 业 设 计 1.Rewrite one of the stories by give a different ending to make it funnier. 2.Complete Activity 6 on page 10 from textbook.
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