課題:

一、教學目的：

1.Talk about humour and comedians.

2. Practise saying tongue twisters.

3. Express intentions and plans.

4. Use the-ing form(1)as the Attribute and Object Complement.

5. Write a funny story or joke in English.

二、教學重點：

1. Improve the students' listening ability by listening.

2. Improve the students' speaking ability by making up dialogues.

3. How to master the new words and expressions of the text.

4. How to improve the students' reading and writing ability.

5. How to get the students to master the“-ing”form.

三、教學難點：

1.Make dialogues to express their ideas.

2.Say tongue twisters fluently.

3.How to get the students to grasp the main idea of a passage as soon as possible.

4. The difference between the“-ing”form used as the Attribute and Object Complement.

四、教學時數： 6 學時，其中實踐性教學 學時。

五、習題：

Finish all the exercises from Page113 to Page118.

六、教學后記：

七、教學步驟：

Part 1 warming up

T: Please open your books and turn to Page 39.Look at Warming up. Let's practise saying the following tongue twisters. First, read it slowly. Then read them faster and faster. You can read them to your partner. And let your partner see if there is any mistake in your reading. At last, I'll ask five students to read them before class to see who can speak faster without making mistakes, OK? let's begin.

Part 2 Listening

T: So much for warming up. Now we'll do listening. In the next period of time you will hear an interesting story. It is about a couple who got married. A child is asking her grandmother about her marriage. Number the pictures in the proper order. The first one has been done to help you. Please read the other two requirements to see what you will have to do after you finish listening.(After a few minutes.)Do you know about the things you'll do? During the period when you listen to the tape, I'll play it three times in all. When I play it for the first time, just listen. When I play it for the second time, do the exercises and you can check your answers to make sure they are right when I play the tape for the third time. Then check your answers with your classmates and tell your partner the story. Note that the beginning of the story has been given to you on Page 39.(At last, the teacher shows the pictures in the right order and the answers of Part 2 on the screen to get all the students to check and then asks a student to tell the story to the whole class.)

Part 3 Speaking

T: Now let's do speaking. First, please read a dialogue between a journalist(j)and a comedian(c).

T:(After students read the dialogue)What's the most important thing in a comedian's job?

SA: The important thing in a comedian's job is not only to make people laugh, but also to get them to think about life.

T: How many ways to make people laugh are given? What are they? What other examples can you give?

SB: Two ways are given. They are Jokes about speaking a foreign language and the way someone walks and talks. Other examples are their make-up, the styles of their clothes, shoes and the way they hear something or see something etc.

T: Please make a dialogue yourself. Pair work. One acts as the part of a journalist(j)and your partner acts as a circus clown(c).The dialogue you make should include the questions on Page 40.And you can use the expressions on the screen to help you.(Show the book.)Later, we'll ask one pair to give us a performance. Let's begin.

Part 4 Reading

Step1. Pre-reading

1. Please turn to Page 40 and read the instructions in Pre-reading. Have a discussion with your partner and make preparations for the questions.

2. Do you know who the comedians are?

Pic.1: Laurel and Hardy, funny, fat-thin, clever-silly.

Pic.2: Mr. Bean, makes funny faces, acts silly, and seems to be stupid.

Pic.3: Dustin Hoffman, in the film Tootsie.

Pic.4: Ma Ji, crosstalk show.

Step2. Fast Reading

1. How do Americans sound funny in a comedy?

2. How can clowns help people?

3. What is sketch?

Step3. Reading

Please read the text again and discuss the questions in Post reading. Pair work or group work, ask some students to give their answers.

Answers:

1.The text tells us that dating back to the Qin Dynasty, the traditional cross talk shows, or xiangsheng shows, have made people all over China roar with laughter for centuries. That's to say, it exists in China for more than two thousand four hundred years.

2. When the writers of comedies write in order to make people laugh, they often let cross-dressing men and women appear on the stage or have characters that are stereotypes coming different countries or people doing certain jobs. They also play on words to create fun.

3. Because the words used by the comedies then have the different meaning now, so they can't be understood even by native Englishmen.

4. A clown often appears on the stage alone or with a partner. Usually they don't say anything. They make people laugh only by their clothes, make up and the movements of the body. Even they walk, eat and sleep in a different way from a normal person.

5. I think 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.

6. They both use the same techniques to make the audiences laugh, such as strange-dressing men or women, characters from different places the words that make people laugh, as well as their strange accents. Though both western and Chinese comedians use the same techniques, the techniques they use are closer to their own people, such as the style of their clothes, the food they eat, the scene in a comedy and so on.

Step4 Language points

1 mostly adv. 主要地；大部分；通常

Of cause, I would like to reach a wide audience ,though I mostly have adults in mind

辨異 mostly和mainly

mostly指“全部的大多數”、“全部之中的大部分”。

mainly指“全部中的主要部分”、“全部中的主要成分”。（不止是大部分）。

例 1）This kind of drink is mainly made of water and sugar.

2）The audience consisted mostly of women.

2 laughter n. 笑；笑聲

It’s a song with laughter in tears.

講解 laughter是不可數名詞，laugh是“大笑”的意思。在構詞法中，動詞＋er的類

似詞還有：read 讀 - reader 讀者；讀本 roll 滾 - roller 滾子

boil 沸 - boiler 鍋爐 cook 烹調 - cooker 鍋

laugh 笑- laughter 笑聲 contain容納- container 容器

例 1）This is a world of laughter ,and a world of tears.

2）The laugher of the crowd could be heard everywhere.

3 tears n. 淚滴；眼淚

It’s a song with laughter in tears.

講解 tear作動詞，意思是“撕”、“扯”、“折磨”；作名詞，意思是“撕破的地方”、“淚

水”（多用復數）。與tear有關的詞組有：

tear up 撕碎 tear in half 撕成兩半 tear off 急忙脫掉

tear one’s hair 生氣；難過 tear apart 拆掉 tear away 勉強離開

in tears 在流淚 move to tears 感動得流淚

keep back one’s tears 忍住眼淚 shed crocodile tears 流鱷魚的眼淚

例 1）As she sang , tears ran down her cheeks.

她唱歌時，淚水不住地往下淌。

4 intend vt. 想要；打算；意指

I intend to go to a movie. 我想看場電影。

講解 intend后接不定式、動詞不定式的復合結構、動名詞和從句

例 1）Did you intend us to share the cost of the dinner?

5 comedy n. 喜劇；喜劇性的事情

Comedies are theater plays that make people laugh.

講解 comedy 是名詞，意思是“喜劇”。 tragedy 是名詞，意思是“悲劇”。

6 accent n. 口音；腔調；重音

Americans sound funny speaking with a foreign accent.

講解 accent是可數名詞，意思是“口音”、“重讀”。

例 1）Xiao Li is speaking English fluently with strong Sichuan accent.

7 actually adv. 實際上；事實上

講解 actual是形容詞，意思是“實際的”、“確實的”。

例 1）Actually ,only a few people could understand his accent.

8 typical adj. 典型的；象征性的

Typical for China is the crosstalk show ,where a pair of comedians entertains the audience.

講解 typify是名詞，意思是“特點”、“典型”。

例 1）Weihai is a typical city on the seaside. 威海是典型的海濱城市。

2）The story took place in the living-room of a ‘typical’ American family.

9 appreciate vt. 賞識；鑒賞；感激

To understand and fully appreciate the jokes of crosstalk artists ,listeners have to know very well what the comedians are talking about ,and they also have to be fluent in Chinese.

講解 appreciate后接名詞后動名詞。appreciation是名詞，意思是“欣賞”、“理解”。

例 1）There will be thousands of people to appreciate their crosstalk shows.

2）I really appreciate his doing good deeds to all of us.

10 act as 扮演；充當；起…的作用

11 dress up 打扮；化妝

They may also dress up a little or act out small sketches in front of the laughing audience.

講解 dress up還有“給…穿上衣服的意思”。

例 1）They dressed up for the New Year’s Day.

2）I just saw your brother dressed up in minority clothes.

12 date back to 追溯到…

Dating back to the Qin Dynasty(221-207BC) ,the traditional crosstalk shows ,or xiang sheng shows ,have made people all over China roar with laughter for centuries.

講解 date還可以作名詞，表示“日期”、“約會”。與date有關的詞組有：

out of date 過時；陳舊 to date 到目前為

up to date 跟上時代；現代化 date from 從…開始

例 1）She is wearing a dated dress.

2）This kind of car dates back to the 18 century.

3）We visited a castle dating from the Qing Dynasty.

13 in the other direction 從對面方向

A yellow car passed me and suddenly stopped ,as there was another car coming in the other direction.

講解 從某個方向駛來，要用介詞“in”，如：

in all directions （向）從各個方向

in the right direction 朝正確的方向。

14 a little further 向遠一點（更向前一些）

I saw that a little further up the road the traffic light had turned red.

我看到前方不遠處亮起了紅燈。

講解 a little是“一點兒”的意思，它用于強化比較級。a little further意思是“更遠一些”。此類強化比較級的詞還有：much、many、a few、a lot、still、even、far等詞。

另外a little的同義詞組是a bit，在肯定句中他們是同義詞，在否定句中，則為相反的

意思。not a little意思是“不是一點”、“很多”；而not a bit意思是“一點也不”。

Part 5 Word study and Grammar

Step1 word study

1.當喜劇演員講笑話時，人們從他說話的聲音中就能感覺到他的辛酸。Bitterness-bitter

2.我本來打算來這兒住幾天，但現在我已決定要走了。 Intention-intent

3 越來越多的西方人開始對傳統中藥感興趣。 westerner-western traditional-tradition

4.現在你說不準這部電影是否將是一部成功的影片。 certainly-certain

5.這種相聲，是典型的雙人相聲，在中國很受歡迎。 Typically-type

6.南希，出身于一個純藝術家庭，已經成了一位大畫家。 artistic-art

7.這本書的銷售，因為作者的冒險經歷已經迅速增長了。 rapidly-rapid

8.學會說外語使人的閱歷豐富。 richness-rich

Step2 Grammar

Grammar: The -ing form(1) used as the Attribute.

1.interesting crosstalk　amusing story

laughing audience　cross-dressing men

2.Woody Allen is famous for his role acting as a woman.

A single word----it is put before the word it modifies,

A phrase----the“-ing”form is placed after the word it modifies,

a flaming ray灼熱的光線； working people勞動人民

smiling faces微笑的面孔； a flying kite翱翔的風箏

an interesting crosstalk有趣的相聲； an exciting event激動人心的事件

the rising sun升起的太陽； the suffering peasants受苦受難的農民

the coming week下周； the dancing girl舞女

The -ing form: used as the Attribute and Object Complement:

The Attribute: If an“-ing” form is a single word, it is usually put before the word it modifies. If it is a phrase, it is often placed after the word it modifies.

The Object Complement: It is used after the verbs: see, hear, feel, watch, notice, keep, find, get, have etc.

Part 6 Integrating skills

Step1. Preparation for Reading

T: Attention, please. Before we have the new lesson, I want to know something about a new job you want to get. Suppose you have finished your school and now you are looking for a new job. And you are told that you are going to have an interview. Tell me what you should do as preparations. Will you wear your best clothes?

T: What are the other things you should get ready for the interview?

(We'll be ready for some questions, such as our education, age, experience and so on.)

T: Do you want the manager to have a good impression on you?

T: Yeah. Generally speaking, if you want a job in a company, you usually have to go to the company for an interview first. The boss of the company will ask you some questions about yourself. You also have the chance to ask questions about the kind of work which you'll do in the company if you get the job, However, if you want to get the job you'd better get the boss to have a good impression on you when you are interviewed. Today we're going to read a story about an interview for a job.

New words:

cyclist n.騎腳踏車的人 direction n.方向，指導；(常用復數)說明

brake n.閘、剎車 vi.剎車 fortunately adv.幸運地

drive off趕走，擊退 silence n.&v.沉默

look on…as…把……看作 rude adj.粗魯無禮的，殘暴的

Step2. Fast Reading

Read the text fast, and then answer the three questions:

1. How did the writer go to the interview?

2. How many people were going to interview the writer and who were they?

3. What was the end of the story?

Step3. Reading

Read the text again, then discuss the questions after the text in groups of four.

1: Because he made her fall off her bicycle when she was on her way to the interview.

2. When she went into the room where she would be interviewed, she met the driver.

3. The last time we met, I admitted than I talked more than I did.

4. When my manager does something wrong, I tell him so.

Step4. Difficult points:

a. I was cycling…interview.=I was going to the interview by bicycle.

b. as there was another car coming in the other direction=because another car was coming in the opposite direction.

c. and was a danger to other people=He behaved in a way that might be dangerous to other people.

d. His face was very red.=He was so embarrassed that his face became bright red.

e. look on…as: regard…as

f. had decided not to be angry with me for having been so rude=Although I had been so rude to him, he decided not to be angry with me.…for having been so rude→It expresses reason.

e.g. I was sorry for having wasted so much time.=I was sorry that I had wasted so much time.

Step5 Write a short story or a joke in English.