资源简介 (共21张PPT)Lesson 1What’s so funny I like reading humorous stories because they help to relieve stress and anxiety.Do you like reading humorous or funnystories Why or why not Warming-upWhat humorous or funny stories have you read humorous storiesFan Jin Passed the Royal ExamThe Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Merchant of VeniceGetting the casket and returning the pearlCopying the way they walk in Handan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’s so funny 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’s so funny 故事B 夏洛克·福尔摩斯和华生医生去野营。他们吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐,喝了瓶酒,就准备去睡觉了。几个小时后,福尔摩斯醒来,问他忠实的朋友:“华生,抬头看看天空,告诉我你看到了什么。”“福尔摩斯,我看到无数的星星。”华生回答。“那你从中推断出什么 ”华生想了一会儿。“嗯,根据天文学研究推断,现在天空中有数百万的星系,可能还有数十亿颗行星。根据星星的位置判断,现在土星在狮子座。根据科学计时测算,我推断时间大概是三点一刻。根据目前的大气条件,我预测明天天气会很好。福尔摩斯,你推断出了什么 ”福尔摩斯沉默了一会儿。“华生,”他说,“有人偷了我们的帐篷!”1、Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retired for the night, and went to sleep. 2、Some hours later, Holmes woke up and asked his faithful friend, “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”Story Bretire for the night 去睡觉retire vi.(熟词生义)睡觉,就寝wake up 醒来抬头看着夏洛克 . 福尔摩斯和华生医生3、“I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes,” replied Watson.4、“And what do you deduce from that ”5、Watson thought for a minute.“Well, according to the studies on astronomy, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. According to the positions of the stars, I observe that Saturn is in Leo.无数的hundreds and thousands of 成百上千的,成千上万的observe v.观察到,发现Story ACharacters(who)Setting (when,where)plot ReasonprocessresultFunny Punch lineAn art collector; A store ownerWalking through the cityA storeTo get the valuable antique saucerWalked.. Buy...throw in...Buy a cat in a high price without the saucer“So far this week I’ve sold 68 cats.”Read for understanding1. What kind of person are the art collector and the store owner He is a nerd who always interprets problems from the perspective of knowledge, but ignores real life.Think and Share2. Why is the story funny Because the famous art collector, who was a smart aleck, was finally fooled by the store owner. (sarcasm)3. What can we learn from the story (moral)Clever people may be victims of their own cleverness .Characters(who)Setting (when,where)plot ReasonprocessresultFunny Punch lineStory BSherlock Holmes; Dr. WatsonOn the camping tripOutdoorsTo tell their tent had been stolennot realized their tent had been stolen“Someone has stolen our tent!”asked...deduce from the stars in the sky...Characters:A middle-aged man, a doctorSetting:In the doctor’s surgeryStory CText builder—What’s so funny Plot:He had been feeling _________ for over a month;He _________ what seemed like ages to see the doctor;The doctor found everything was _____ with him except for some minor problems;She thought he only needed ____________ and advised him to see an amazing ______ of a circus in town.waited forClimax:The man said he was the clown, Grock.finea good laughclowndepressedText builder—What’s so funny 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 saucer in the 2 doorway of a store. He realized that it was an 3 antique 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 throw in the saucer, but the owner refused to give it away for he had sold 68 cats because of the lucky saucer.While-readingSherlock Holmes asked his 5 faithful friend Dr. Watson what he saw from the sky. “6 Millions and millions of stars,” said Dr. Watson. Based on his knowledge on 7 astronomy, he believed there are millions of galaxies and 8 billions of planets. He deduced that it was probably a quarter past three based on the 9 scientific measurement of time. From the 10 current atmosphere, he forecasted that it would be a beautiful day the next day. Watson didn’t realise that someone had stolen their tent!While-reading表示心绪不佳的词语:down 情绪低落的,沮丧depressed 沮丧的upset 心烦的sad 伤心的unhappy 不开心的in bad mood 心情不好in low spirits 无精打采,沮丧blue 悲伤的,忧郁的black dog n.沮丧The bleeding man next to him was looking at his watch nervously; a woman was coughing and sneezing badly;and a baby was screaming. Finally, after he had been waiting for about half an hour, he was called in for his consultation. The doctor was writing a note at her desk when he came in. “Sorry, I’m just finishing something. I’m afraid we’ve been very busy this morning.” She then turned to the man. “So, what’s the problem ” she asked.badly 严重地;厉害地2、“Well, I’ve been having a bit of a crisis, you know, lots of problems,” replied the man.“And I’ve been doing a lot of work.”3、“Mmm, you’re looking very pale.” The doctor started to examine him. “Well, everything is working OK,” she announced afterwards.a bit of a ......(谈及负面情绪时用)有点儿pale adj.(人、面孔等)苍白的What are the funny parts of Story C Complete the notes.Story C:An amazing clown couldn’t _____________________.cheer himself upA 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 ______________________.depressedeverything was (working)a good laugha circus performancethe amazing clownWhich of the three stories do you like most Why Tell it to your group using your own words. 展开更多...... 收起↑ 资源预览