1. Welcome to my class

2. Unit 3 A taste of English Humour

3. comedy Humour Mime/farce funny story … Funny poems Verbal jokes
What do you know humour means?
In what performances do we often enjoy humour? …
Nonverbal
humorous

4. Mr. bean

6. funny, humorous, interesting…
humorist,/comedian
Who are they? What are they good at?
funny, humorous, interesting…

7. Mark Twain
funny stories

8. crosstalks

9. Charlie Chaplin

10. Edward Lear (1812-1888) There was a Young Lady of Ryde, 往昔萊德有位小姐，
Whose shoe-strings were seldom untied.
她的鞋帶少有鬆解。
She purchased some clogs,
她買了幾雙木鞋子，
And some small spotted dogs,
也買了幾隻花狗子，
And frequently walked about Ryde.
還常在萊德逛大街。
Edward Lear
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11. Play on words, usually 2 lines Pantomime (哑剧) 刘全和、刘全利
Kinds of humour:
Types of humour
English
Chinese
Nonverbal
Charlie Chaplin
Mime & farce
Mr. Bean
Verbal jokes
Play on words, usually 2 lines
Funny stories
Mark Twain
Funny poems
Edward Lear
Pantomime (哑剧) 刘全和、刘全利
陈佩斯、赵本山
Cross talk (黄俊英、杨达)
Jokes
Doggerel (打油诗)

12. listening
Goal: enjoy funny stories

13. Choose the right answer: C
1,Which is the best title for this story?
A John and the jam B How to make jam
C The chickens and the jam D The chickens were drunk
2,Why was Mary Smith frustrated?
A Her chickens were ill B John threw away her jam
CJohn stayed away five days D The pan was broken
3,What turned the jam into wine?
A The cold weather B The hot weather
C The chickens D John C B B

14. Speaking
What make you laugh?

16. Useful expressions I enjoy this very much because…
I laugh at that kind of thing because…
This is fun because…
I felt happy because…
It surprises me that…
I’m pleased we were both amused at…
It is very amusing that…
How wonderful / surprising!

17. Homework :
Finish exercises on page 19.(Discovering useful words and expressions:1,2,3)