《unit3-a-taste-of-English-humor》

Warming-up品味英语的幽默Whatishumour?Humourissomewordsthatmeansmakingotherslaugh.Ifsomeoneoftenmakesotherslaugh,Wesayheishumorous;Wecallhimahumorist.Howmanykindsofhumordoyouknow?verbalnonverbalcrosstalk;jokes;sketchtonguetwisters;funnypoems;funnystories;mime;pantomimeclownVerbalmeansspoken,thatistosayweusespokenwordsonly.However,nonverbalhumormainlyreliesonourfacialexpressionsorgestures,insteadofusingwords.Clowns•Customer:What’sthatflydoinginmysoup?•Waiter:Swimming,Ithink!Chinesetonguetwisters:这是蚕，那是蝉。蚕常在叶里藏，蝉常在林里唱。1.Policeman:Youcan’tparkhere.Driver:Whycan’tI?Policeman:Readthesignthere.Driver:Itsays,“FineforParking,”soIparked.Enjoysomeverbaljokes:罚款note:finehastwomeanings1)Good2)paysomemoneyfordoingsomethingwrong.2.Girl:Ifwemarry,willyougivemearing?Boy:Ofcourse,What’syourtelephonenumber?3.Daughter:Auntiekissedmethismorning,Mum!Mum:Hownice!Didyoukissherback,dear?Daughter:Ofcoursenot.Ikissedherface.POLICEMAN:Whydidyouhavetobreakintothesameshopthreetimes?THIEF:Well,Istoleadressfromthatshopbutmywifedidn’tlikeit.SoIhadtogobackandchangeittwice!Whatisapunchline?Findthejokes’punchlines.PunchlineThewordsthatformtheclimaxofajoke.Joke1:Thejokeisfunnybecausethewifewantedtochangethedressherhusbandhadgivenher.Peopledonotusuallychangestolengoodsiftheydonotlikethem.Theymaygetcaughtastheyhavedone.SothatiswhythisjokeisfunnyTEACHER:YousaythatjohnJoneshasacoldandcannotcometoschooltoday.WhoamIspeakingto?VOICE:Oh,thisismyfather.PunchlineJoke2:parentsoftenringupschooltoexplainwhytheirchildcannotcometoschool.Thehumourliesinthefactthatthevoiceonthephoneisthechild’sspeakingandnottheparent’s.Thatiswhyitisfunny.CharlieChaplinHecanmakeotherslaughallthetime.HeisagreatsilentmoviestarHeisoneofthemostfamoushumourists.ModernTimes,TheLittleTramp,TheGoldRush,CityLighthismasterpieces.(mime)MrBeanisfunnybecausehemakesfunnyfacesandactssillybehaviour.笑剧，滑稽剧Nextwewilllearnaboutsomemorehumorouspeople,Someareforeigners,someareChinese(funnystories)MarkTwainwasthepopularandhumorousAmericanauthor.adj.幽默的马克·吐温（MarkTwain），美国著名作家和演说家，真实姓名是萨缪尔·兰亨·克莱门(SamuelLanghorneClemens)。“马克·吐温”是他的笔名.长篇小说《汤姆·索亚历险记》《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》《百万英镑》《镀金时代》《傻子旅行》《密西西比河上的生涯》EdwardLear(funnypoems)EdwardLear(1812-1888)wasanartist.MaJiisawell-knownartistofcrosstalkshowsinChina.Hiscrosstalkshowsalwaysmakehisaudienceshoutwithlaughter.crosstalk唐杰忠Pantomime(哑剧）（刘全和、刘全利）MarxBrothers美国早期的喜剧演员中，除了卓别林CharlesChaplin,Marx兄弟也非常受欢迎。他们也是最经典的喜剧之王，TypesofhumourTypicalactors/writersofEnglishhumourExampleofChinesehumournonverbalmime(哑剧)CharliechaplinMrBeanverbaljokesFunnystoriesfunnypoems（打油诗）MarktwainEdwardLearMarxBrothersPantomimes(哑剧)刘全和刘全利crosstalk(马季,姜昆)jokesActout(表演)asituationbyusingnonverbalhumourC.inahurryA.slideonabananaskinB.carryaheavybox……Situations:Whichdoyoulikebetter:verbalornonverbalhumourGiveyourreason.Ipreferverbalhumor,becauseitisveryfunny.Ilikejokes,itisworthwhiletolearnaboutmoreexpressions.Youcanchoosethreeormoresentencestoexpressyouridea.1.Iprefer________.2.Becauseverbal/nonverbalhumoris_____.3.Ilike_______.(mime/sketch/jokes…)4.Itmakesme________.5.Itisworthwhiletodo/doing…6.WhenIenjoythem,Ifeel______.Laughingisbetterthanmedicine.Todaywehavelearnedsomethingabouthumour.Humouriseverywhereinourdailylife.Ihopeyoucanbeoptimistic(乐观的)nomatterwhatdifficultiesyoumeetwith.Lifeishumorous,enjoyit.WritingWriteafunnystoryinalogicalorder.Whatisalogicalorder?LogicalorderFirst…Then…Next…Finally/Atlast…Canyoutellafunnystoryinalogicalorder?