A taste of English humour(Period 1 Reading)
t:particular“特別的,講究的,挑剔的”，強調(diào)特定的,個別的,與眾不同的;special “專門的,特殊的,特別的”,強調(diào)的是事物特有的性質(zhì)、性格或?qū)ｉT的目的、用途;especial “特別的,主要的,突出的”,強調(diào)的是重要性,有“優(yōu)越、好感”之意。
for example:
1)there is one particular patient i’d like you to see.
2)she is particular about her clothes.
3)you will need a special tool to do that.
4)i love the country,especially (adv.) in spring.
step 4 summary
t:today we have learned something about humour,and you have all performed wonderfully to have a good taste of humour.
step 5 homework
t:now homework for you today!complete the chart on page 18,and write a biography for charlie chaplin according to the notes you have made.
how time flies!it’s time for lunch.you can go and have your delicious lunch,and you don’t need to watch charlie chaplin eating boiled shoe to feel full.
the design of the writing on the blackboard
unit 3 a taste of english humour
period 1 warming up & reading
1.warming up
1)what is humour?
2)the types of humour
2.reading
1)general idea of each paragraph
2)questions and answers on the text
3)some notes about charlie chaplin’s career
3.language focus
record after teaching
activities and research:
collection of english jokes,funny stories or poems
you are going to make your own collection of english jokes,funny stories or poems so that all the classmates can enjoy them.each of you should add either jokes,funny stories or poems you like to it.so you are required to:
1.collect the good funny stories you have written or created.
2.go to the library and read some books or magazines to collect jokes,funny stories or poems you like.
3.go on the internet to search for jokes,funny stories or poems you like.
4.copy them into english jokes;fun stories;fun poems.
5.display them in the class and share them.
reference for teaching
background information
charlie chaplin
charlie chaplin,who died in 1977,is considered one of the greatest and funniest actors in the history of the cinema.during his lifetime,he acted in 13 films,and he wrote,directed and acted in 69 other films.
chaplin was born in london in 1889 and first acted when he was five years old.at the age of eight,he joined a group of child dancers,and at seventeen he set off to the usa with a group of comedy actors.during a second trip to the usa in 1912,an important film director saw chaplin acting a very funny part in a play.as a result,chaplin got his first film part in the states.