1. 人教修订版
高中一年级(下)
Unit 20

2. Welcome!

3. You do know my love.

4. I am good at Chinese Kongfu.

5. How comfortable I am !

6. How cool I am !

7. Clowns

8. comedians

9. Unit 20
Laughing Matter

10. ( ) sketch ( ) comedian ( ) comedy ( ) laughter ( ) humor ( ) clown
Match the words on the left with their meanings on the right .
a funny play, film or other work.
B. a man who dresses funny and acts foolishly to make people laugh
C. an actor who acts in funny plays or films
D. short ,funny play
E. rapid dialogue, between two comedians
F. quality of being funny or amusing
G. act,sound or manner of laugh
( ) comedian
( ) comedy
( ) laughter
( ) humor
( ) clown
( ) crosstalk
( ) sketch C A G F B E D

11. Task Pre-reading
Look at the pictures at Page 52 & answer the following questions: Who are these comedians ? What makes them funny ? What do you think of them ?

12. The comic duo of the 1930s “Laurel and Hardy”
The comic duo of the 1930s “Laurel and Hardy”. The thin one is called Stan Laurel, the stout one is Oliver Hardy. They are funny because they are each other’s opposites: one fat and one thin; one is clever and one is silly etc.

13. Although Mr. Rowan Atkinson acts different comic characters, he is most famous around the world as Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean is funny because he makes funny faces , he acts silly, he seems to be quite stupid , and the things he does are strange.

14. Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China
Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience roar with laughter about themselves.

15. Dustin Hoffman in the film Tootsie (1982)
Dustin Hoffman in the film Tootsie (1982). In this film Hoffman acts the role of a woman, and many people
agree that his performance is so good that you often can’t tell the difference. And in the film of course there are all kinds of funny moments.

16. Find out the topic sentences
Task 2: fast reading
Find out the topic sentences
Skimming and true or false.

17. How many different types of laughing matters are mentioned in the passage?
Comedies
Clowns
Comedians
Crosstalk

18. True or false:
1.( ) Nowadays Shakespeare’s plays are still funny to us.
2.( ) When clowns give us a show, they usually don’t use any words at all.
3.( ) After the comedians gave a show, the audience kept laughing without thinking anything.
4. ( ) Both body language and face are important in comedians’ shows.
5. ( ) A crosstalk show has two speakers making many jokes and funny conversations. F
aren’t T F
and then thought about life. T T

19. Questions Why are some of Shakespear’s comedies not so funny for us?
How do clowns often act to make fun?
What do comedians and players in a comedy have in common?
How long has the tradition of crosstalk existed in China?

20. Question 1 Why are some of Shakespear’s comedies not so funny for us?
Because the meaning of words in English has changed.

21. Comedies make people laugh by
cross-dressing men or women appearing on the stage.
Para.1
funny plays with stereotypes of nationalities or people doing certain jobs.
Comedies make people laugh by
making fun of somebody’s way of dressing.
telling an amusing story.
playing on words to create fun.

22. Try to analyze and translate the following sentences.
1. Dustin Hoffman is famous for his role acting as a woman.
= … famous for his role that he acts as a woman.
2. Funny plays often have characters that are stereotypes of nationalities or people doing certain jobs
= … or people who do certain jobs

23. 3. Today students of English, even if English is their tongue, often cannot understand his jokes.
even if/though 即使，尽管
即使下雨，我们也要走。
尽管很难，我喜欢这件事。
We will go, even if it rains.
Even though it is hard work, I enjoy it.

24. Other phrases: 捧腹大笑 说话带有口音： 创造滑稽的内容： Roar with laughter
Speak with an accent
Create fun

25. Question 2 2. How do clowns often act to make fun?
Clowns, who often act alone or as a pair, use their clothes, make-up and the way they walk not the words to make people laugh.

26. Clowns make people laugh by
acting alone or as a pair.
Para.2
not using any words at all.
Clowns make people laugh by
their clothes, make-up and the way they walk.
helping people forget their trouble for at least a moment.

27. Read and learn the following sentences.
It is their clothes, make-up and the way they walk that makes people laugh.
It is (was) + 被强调部分（主语、宾语或状语） ＋ that (who/whom )
Read and learn the following sentences.
It is at six o’clock that we get up every morning.
It is the ability to do the job that matters, not where you come from or what you are.
It’s Madam Curie who/that discovered radium.
强调句式

28. 关于强调句式
强调句式的判断：去掉It’s … that/who/whom…后句子依然成立。
强调人时可用who (m)或 that, 其他情况一律用that.

29. Question 3
3. What do comedians and players in a comedy have in common?
What comedians have in common with the players in a comedy is their way of playing with words.

30. Comedians make people laugh by
working alone or as a pair.
Para.3
body language and their face.
Comedians make people laugh by
acting out a situation called a sketch.
playing with words.
making people listen and think.

31. What comedians have in common with the players in a comedy is their way of playing with words.
我和我父亲有很多共同之处。
I have a lot in common with my father.
2. Out of the common 异乎寻常，不寻常
他没有发现异乎寻常的事。
He has noticed nothing out of the common.

32. -ing 形式作伴随状语：表示同步于句子谓语的动作。
2. A few minutes later everybody is quiet, listening and thinking about the comedians’ words.
-ing 形式作伴随状语：表示同步于句子谓语的动作。
1。老人坐在窗边，读着报纸。
The old man sat by the window, reading a newspaper.
2。这姑娘低声哼着流行歌曲， 走进了院子。
Singing a pop song in a low voice, the girl came into the yard.

33. Question 4 4.How long has the tradition of crosstalk existed in China?
It has existed in China for more than 2000 years.

34. Crosstalk shows make people laugh by
playing with words.
Para.4-5
making many jokes and funny conversations.
Crosstalk shows make people laugh by
dressing up a little or act-ing out small sketches.
creating a rapid flow of fun.
using rhythm and rhyming.
using tongue twisters.

35. The crosstalk show, where…., is typical for China.
Typical for China is the crosstalk show, where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play.
这是个倒装句，正常语序是：
The crosstalk show, where…., is typical for China.
Young as he is, he knows quite a lot.

36. 2.Entertain … (with…):使欢乐，使娱乐； 招待，款待。
He entertained us by singing a song.
A teacher should entertain as well as teach.
He entertained me with stories about life abroad.
amuse: 使人感到好笑，高兴。
entertain:给人以愉快，或解除单调和厌倦。

37. He offered to come and _______ them by making sketches.
The children were ______ at the story teller’s jokes, and they all laughed.
He offered to come and _______ them by making sketches.
Movies and books can _______.
Have you ever refused to help someone or to be helped, to ____ someone or to be entertained?
A. follow B. entertain C. amuse D. excite
amused
entertain
entertain

38. Dating back to the Qin Dynasty ( BC), the traditional crosstalk shows, or xiangsheng shows, have made people all over China roar with laughter for centuries.
date back to = date from 可追溯到；始于

39. My interest in making model planes ___ my childhood.
A. dates from B. date back to
C. date from D. dated back to
From what period to the towns ___?
A. rescue B. make C. build D. date

40. Try to analyze and translate the following sentences.
Dustin Hoffman is famous for his role acting as a woman.
Funny plays often have characters that are stereotypes of nationalities or people doing certain jobs.
It is their clothes, make-up and the way they walk that makes people laugh.

41. What comedians have in common with the players in a comedy is their way of playing with words.
A few minutes later everybody is quiet, listening and thinking about the comedians’ words.
Typical for China is the crosstalk show, where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play.

42. 6.Skilled artists make use of all the richness of the spoken language to create a rapid flow of fun.
7. Dating back to the Qin Dynasty, the traditional crosstalk shows, or Xiangsheng shows, have made people all over China roar with laughter for centuries.
8. Their talk includes rhythm and rhyming words as well as tongue twisters, which often make the audience applaud.

43. Post-Reading: Answer the following question.
1. Can you describe a clown in your own
word? What does a clown look like?
a funny person
Clothes and shoes:
bright colour/over-sized
Face: white
Mouth and eyes:
look very big using other colour
Nose: big and red

44. 2. Is the show of a comedian more like that of a clown or a comedy
2. Is the show of a comedian more like that of a clown or a comedy? Explain your answer.
It is more like a comedy than the show of a clown. Because the way they make people laugh is not like the show of a clown, but like the actors in a comedy. They both use word play.

45. Comedies Clowns Comedians laugh Crosstalk show
__________ are theatre plays which make people laugh by making fun of one’s way of dressing, telling an amusing story or playing no words. ______ often act out alone or as a pair. They often use no words about their clothes, make-up and the way they walk to make people ______ . __________ often walk alone or as a pair too. They use body language, which make people not only laugh but also think about life. ______________ entertains the audience by a pair of comedians who make many _____and funny conversations.
Comedies
Clowns
laugh
Comedians
Crosstalk show
jokes

46. 1.in the right order
2.have sth. in mind
3.in the middle of
4.one’s native language
5.make use of
6.in one’s own words
7.add to
8.act as
9.a new couple
10.brake hard
按正确的顺序
记得某事
在--- 中央
某人的母语 利用
用某人自己的话 增加 充当
新婚夫妇
使劲刹车

47. 11.lay sth. down
12.knock sb. off
13.be angry for one’s having been rude
14.in the direction
15.be on good terms with
16.go on doing
17.go well
18.look on as
19.date back to
20.have --- in common
放下某物
把某人从---上撞下来
因某人粗鲁而生气
朝—方向
与—关系好
继续做 某事
进展顺利
把—看做
追溯到---
与—有共同之处/共用

48. 21.make fun of
22.even if
23.have a long history of
24.a rapid flow of fun 取笑 即使
有悠久的历史
连绵不绝的乐趣

49. Laughing is better than medicine.
---- Jewish saying

50. Homework 1.Read the text and try to retell it.
2. Finish exercises on page53-55.

51. Thank You