Unit 20　Humour

step ⅳ.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?(ss:yes.)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.)
step ⅴ.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 screen.)later,we'll ask one pair to give us a performance.let's begin.
useful expressions:
i will…　        i'm going to…
i intend to …        i hope to…
i plan/want to…       i wish to…
i've decided(not)to…      i hope not to…
sample dialogue:
j:for which age do you write your show?
c:i mainly write my show for children.they're very interested in it.but a lot of adults like my show,too.