必修4 Unit3 A taste of English humor 全套教案

Step 3. Practice
1.      Ss finish Ex 2 ,3and 4 on page 21.
2.      Ss do Wb Ex 1 and 2 on page 56.
3.    

普通高中课程标准实验教科书—英语第四册[人教版]

Unit 3  A taste of English humor

Teaching aims:
1.      Topic
Different types of humour; a taste of English humour
2.      Useful words and expressions:
Nouns: slide, skin, content, particular, failure, difficulty, boil, snowstorm, bottom, mouthful, Switzerland, swing, pancake, whisper, sense
Verbs: slide, content, astonish, entertain, overcome, boil, chew, direct, star, swing, whisper
Adjectives: cruel, content, particular, homeless, worn-out, fortunate, bottom, direct, outstanding, mountainous, vast
Adverb: throughout, fortunately, direct
Expressions: be content with, be badly off, be worn out, pick out, cut off, star in, knock into

3.      Functional items:
1. Expressing anxiety
  What’s wrong?  
  What’s the matter with you?
  Is there anything wrong?
2. Expressing surprise
  Really?
  Oh dear!
  Is that so?
  Good heaven!
3. Expressing pleasure
  I’m glad /pleased/ happy to…
  That’s nice /wonderful /great.
 
4.      Grammar
The –ing form as the predicative, attribute and object complement
  Their job is “panning for gold”.
  That was the problem facing Charlie Chaplin.
  He sat down at the table with his plate and drinking cup.
  Do you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin, bumping into someone else round a corner, or falling down a hole in the road?

Teaching procedures

Period 1  Reading

Step 1. Warming up
 Discuss:
1.      How many kinds of humor can you think of in your daily life?
 Types of humor:
English humor                    Chinese humor
Nonverbal                        pantomime (哑剧)
Mime and farce                    funny plays
Verbal jokes                       cross talk (相声)
Funny stories                      funny stories
Funny poems                      doggerel (打油诗)
2.      What’s the difference between jokes and humors?
3.      Can you name out some of the humorous actors you like?
Background knowledge:

mime 笑剧       farce 滑稽剧   comedy 喜剧    tragedy 悲剧   opera 歌剧
TV play 电视剧  humor 幽默   joke 笑话    circus 马戏团  clown 小丑sketch 小品       cross talk 相声

Step 2. Reading
Task 2: Ss read and answer the following questions:
1.      What’s the passage mainly about?
A.     The history of English humor.
B.     The films Chaplin made.
C.     The humor Chaplin made in his film.
D.     The Gold Rush in California.
2.      How many parts can the passage be divided into?
A. 2         B. 3         C. 4           D.  5
 3. People enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck because _______.
  A. they enjoy doing so
  B. it makes people more worried about their life
  C. it makes people more content with their life
  D. there’s much fun in doing so
 4. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for __________.
  A. the characters he played in his films     B. the films he directed
  C. the joy he gave us in his films          D. the contributions he made in films

Task 2:  Ss read and fill the following chart:

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