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Unit 4 Humour
Lesson 1 What's So Funny
Teaching Aims
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to
1. learn some new words and expressions and continuous tenses.
2.have a further understanding of the passage.
3. think individually and learn cooperatively.
Teaching Process
Step 1 Pre-reading
1. Greet the students as usual.
2. ACTIVATE AND SHARE
(1) Get the class to ask and answer in pairs.
Do you like reading humorous or funny stories Why
Example I like reading humorous stories because I like the play on words.
(2) Explore two methods of creating humour.
a. Play on words—pun
An amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sound but different meanings.
b.Sarcasm
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.
Step 2 READ AND EXPLORE
1. Students read and answer the questions.
Work in groups of three. Each student reads one of the stories and answers the following questions. Then share what you have read with your group members.
1). Which characters are in the story
(Story A: a famous art collector and an owner of a store.
Story B: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Story C: Grock and a doctor.)
2). Where are they
(The famous art collector was in a store.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were on a camping trip.
Grock and the doctor were in a hospital.)
3). What happened to/ between them
(Story A: The famous art collector wanted to buy the valuable saucer. And the owner of the shop only wanted to sell the cat.
Story B: Sherlock Holmes wanted to tell Dr. Watson that their tent had been stolen. But Dr.
Watson described more about the universe.
Story C: Grock wanted the doctor to examine him and give him some comfort, but the doctor advised him to watch the performance of the circus. As a matter of fact, Grock was the clown.)
4). Why is it funny
(Story A: The collector had planned to buy the saucer, but in fact he bought a cat.
Story B: Sherlock had planned to make Watson know their tent had been stolen, but Watson didn't notice that.
Story C: Grock went to see a doctor to relieve his stress, but the doctor advised him to watch the performance of the circus to make him laugh. The doctor didn't know it was Grock who gave the
performance.)
2. Read and complete the table.
Group Work Read the three plete the notes. Then share and check your notes with your group members.
Story A
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
The art collector Buy a cat Buy the saucer funny
The store owner Sell goods Sell the cat
Story B
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
Sherlock Holmes Ask Watson to look up at the sky and tell him what he saw Tell Watson their tent had been stolen funny
Dr.Watson Look up at the sky Show off what he knew about the universe
Story C
Complete the funny part of the three stories.
Character What did each person do Real purpose The result
The middle-aged man See a doctor Relieve stress and anxiety funny
The doctor Examine the middle-aged man Advise him to see the performance of the circus
3. Complete the funny part of the three stories.
Story The funny part
A The store owner refused to give away the saucer with the cat because... it was his lucky saucer.
B Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson saw millions of stars at night because... their tent had been stolen. But Watson didn't notice this.
C An amazing clown couldn't... make the man relaxed, because the clown was just himself.
Step 3 After-reading
1. Group Work.
Tell one of the three stories to your group based on your notes.
2. Practice.
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.
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!
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 ___________.
Step 4 FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: CONTINUOUS TENSES
1. 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.
1) Everything had been going wrong for him.
2) Well, I've been having a bit of a crisis.
3） This time next week, I'll be arriving in New York.
2. 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.
3. 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.
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.
Step 5 EXPRESS YOURSELF
Read the jokes below and talk about the funny part of each joke.
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: Mother.
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.
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! (Suggested answers:
The funny part is the play on the meaning of "mouse"; a computer mouse and a mouse.
The funny part is the play on the meaning of "the House". In politics it often refers to the
political institute and is capitalized. 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.
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.
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.)
Step 6 Homework
Write a short passage to share funny things in your daily life.

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