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Unit 4 Humour
Lesson 1 What's So Funny
Leading in
What humorous or funny stories have you read
humorous stories
Fan Jin Passed the Royal Exam
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Merchant of Venice
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READ AND EXPLORE
Group Work
Which of the three stories do you like most Why
READ AND EXPLORE
Complete the summaries with the words or phrases you have learnt from the stories.
An art collector noticed a cat lapping milk from a 1.__________ in the 2. ___________ of a store. He realised that it was an 3. ___________ and very valuable. He decided to buy the cat and offered to pay 200 dollars in the end. Then he asked the store owner to 4. ___________ the saucer, but the owner refused to give it away for he had sold 68 cats because of this lucky saucer.
saucer
doorway
antique
throw
READ AND EXPLORE
Sherlock Holmes asked his 5. _________ friend Dr. Watson what he saw from the sky. "6. ___________ of stars," said Dr. Watson. Based on his knowledge on 7. ___________, he believed there are millions of galaxies and 8. ___________ of planets. He deduced that it was probably a quarter past three based on the 9. _______________________ of time. From the 10. _____________________, he forecasted that it would be a beautiful day the next day. Watson didn't realise that someone had stolen their tent!
Millions
faithful
astronomy
billions
scientific measurement
current atmosphere
READ AND EXPLORE
A middle-aged man who was 11. ___________________ went to the doctor. The doctor examined him and found 12. ______________ OK. The doctor thought that what the man needed was 13. ______________ and suggested 14. ___________________________. Actually he was 15. ___________.
feeling very down
everything
a good laugh
seeing a circus performing
the clown
Complete the summaries with the words or phrases you have learnt from the stories.
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE
CONTINUOUS TENSES
Pair Work
Read the following sentences from Story C. Discuss which continuous tense (present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, future continuous) is used in each sentence.
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE
CONTINUOUS TENSES
1. Everything had been going wrong for him.
past perfect continuous
2. Well, I've been having a bit of a crisis.
present perfect continuous
3. This time next week, I'll be arriving in New York.
future continuous
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE
Fill in the columns with more examples of the different continuous tenses from the three stories.
Future Continuous (will be + verb-ing) Present Perfect Continuous (have / has been + verb-ing) Past Perfect Continuous
(had been + verb-ing)
I will be working in the United States for three months.
Well, I've been having a bit of a crisis, you know, lots of problems.
Everything had been going wrong for him.
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE
Complete the sentences using present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous or future continuous where appropriate.
1. The eager fans _____________________ (wait) for six hours before they finally got the tickets for the football match.
2. I _____________________ (look for) that for weeks - where did you find it
3. Mrs Wang ______________________________ (stay with her friends) when she goes to Hainan.
had been waiting
have been looking for
will be staying with her friends
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE
Complete the sentences using present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous or future continuous where appropriate.
4. As he __________________________ (repair his car) all afternoon, he was messy.
5. This book is taking me so long that I _____________________ (still read) it by this time next year!
6. She _________________________ (study English) since she left school.
had been repairing his car
will be still reading
has been studying English
EXPRESS YOURSELF
Pair Work
Read the jokes below and talk about the funny part of each joke.
The funny part is the play on the meaning of "mouse"; a computer mouse and a mouse.
Girl: Why was the cat sitting on the computer
Boy: He was keeping an eye on the mouse.
EXPRESS YOURSELF
The funny part is the play on the meaning of "the House". In politics it often refers to the political institute and is capitalised. The student understood it to be the household. The mother is often thought of the speaker as she tends to talk more at home and decides on household matters.
Teacher of politics: Who is the speaker of the House
Student: Mother.
EXPRESS YOURSELF
The funny part is that the student is complaining about the low mark and professor responds as it is actually higher than what he deserves. The professor uses sarcasm here.
Student: Professor, I did the best I could on this test. I really don't think I deserve a zero.
Professor: Neither do I. But that's the lowest grade I'm allowed to give.
EXPRESS YOURSELF
The funny part is the play on "to", which sounds the same; a number two or going from one point to another. It implies that the student doesn't know what a formula is.
Teacher: What is the chemical formula for water
Student: HIJKLMNO!
Teacher: What are you talking about
Student: Yesterday you said it's H to O!
GRAMMAR: CONTINUOUS TENSES
形式 时态 肯定 否定
现在进行时 am/is/are doing am/is/are not doing
过去进行时 was/were doing was/were not doing
将来进行时 will be doing will not be doing
现在完成进行时 have/has been doing have/has not been doing
过去完成进行时 had been doing had not been doing
一、现在进行时
1. 表示说话时正在进行或发生的动作，也可表示当前一段时间内的活动或现阶段正在进行着的动作或存在的状态。
-I hear you are working in a pub. What's it like
—我听说你在酒吧工作。感觉怎么样？
-Well, the work is very hard and I'm always tired, but I don't mind.
—哦，工作很辛苦，我也总是很累，不过我不介意。
2. 某些表示位置转移的动词，如：come, go, leave, arrive, start, move等，可用现在进行时表示即将发生或计划要做的事。
3. 现在进行时可用来表示经常性的动作，常和constantly, always, forever等副词连用，表示厌烦、赞美等情绪。
She is always sleeping with the window open.
她总喜欢开着窗户睡觉。
二、过去进行时
1. 表示过去某时刻正在发生的动作，或与过去发生的某事同时发生的动作；也可表示过去某个时间段内一直在进行的动作。
I walked slowly through the market, where people were selling all kinds of fruits and vegetables.
我慢慢地走过市场，市场里人们在卖各种各样的水果和蔬菜。
2. 短暂性动词可用过去进行时表示过去按计划、安排要做的事。
I was coming to visit you later that day, but I had to phone and cancel.
我本打算那天晚些时候来看你的，但是我不得不打电话取消了。
3. 与always, constantly, forever等副词连用时，表示说话人对某种行为的赞赏、厌烦、不满等情绪。
He was always changing his mind.
他总是改变主意。
三、将来进行时
表示将来某时刻或某一时间段正在进行的动作，常表示事情的正常发展。
I'll be doing some housework tomorrow.
明天我要干些家务活。
四、现在完成进行时
1. 常用来表示开始于过去某个时间，一直持续到现在并且会继续进行下去的动作。
For days the kids have been looking for people we can help.
数日来孩子们一直在寻找我们能帮助的人。
He has been sleeping for 6 hours and still cannot wake up.
他已经睡了6个小时，到现在还没有醒来。
2. 表示到目前为止的一段时间里一直在反复进行的动作。
I have been calling him many times this morning, but there's no answer.
今早我给他打了几次电话，但都没打通。
五、过去完成进行时
过去完成进行时与过去完成时的用法很相近，它通常表示某个过去正在进行的动作或状态持续到过去某个时刻还未完成，一直持续到之后的当前时刻才结束。
He had been writing the letter till two o'clock.
他一直写信到两点钟。
He was now thirty years old. He had been gambling since he was ten.
（他三十岁还在赌博。）他现在三十岁了。他从十岁起就开始赌博了。
这种状态不一定表示这个动作会持续下去。
He came back at seven. He had been waiting for two hours.
（七点钟的时候他没有再等了。）他七点钟回来。他已经等了两个小时了。
PRACTICE
1. I bent down, picked them up and entered the post office. Inside a lady _____________ (dig) through her purse at the counter anxiously looking for change to mail a package.
2. I _____________ (cook) a meal when you rang me.
3. The students _____________ (listen) to the teacher now.
was digging
was cooking
are listening
PRACTICE
4. Still China is developing, but the economic growth means that most people _____________ (see) their living standards improve rapidly in the last 20 years.
5. He said he _____________ (try) to draw a plane on the blackboard at that time.
6. This time next week, I'll be on vacation. Perhaps I _____________ (lie) on the beach.
have seen
was trying
will be lying
PRACTICE
7. Lucy has changed a lot since she got her new job. Recently she _________________ (do) her work quite well.
8. The little boy was muddy because he __________________ (play) soccer in the rain all afternoon.
9. All these days he __________________ articles to our magazine.
has been doing
had been playing
has been writing
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