Unit 20　Humour

t:(after a few minutes.)are you ready?
ss:yes.we are ready.
t:now please give us your answers.one student,one sentence.
sa:sentence 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”and“bitter”has the same root.
sb:2.我本來打算來這兒住幾天，但現在我已決定要走了。 “intention”and“intent”have the same root.
sc:3艾倫，現在是一位世界著名的喜劇演員，從來沒有對他本人的表演滿意過。“satisfied”and“satisfy”have the same root.
sd:4.現在你說不準這部電影是否將是一部成功的影片。“certainly”and“certain”have the same root.
se:5.這種相聲，是典型的雙人相聲，在中國很受歡迎。“typically”and“type”have the same root.
sf:6.南希，出身于一個純藝術家庭，已經成了一位大畫家。“artistic”and“art”have the same root.
sg:7.這本書的銷售，因為作者的冒險經歷已經迅速增長了。“rapidly”and“rapid”have the same root.
sh:8.學會說外語使人的閱歷豐富。“richness”and“rich”have the same root.
t:you've done well.now look at the screen again.we'll have another exercise.match the words on the left  with their meanings on the right.
match the following:
1.comedy  a.a fixed pattern representing a type of person or action.
2.audience b.a man who dresses funnily and acts foolishly to make people laugh
3.stereotype  c.a funny play,film or other work.
4.clown   d.the people listening to or watching a performance,speech,television show,etc.
5.comedian  e.a short informal piece of literature or stage acting
6.sketch   f.the regular beat of poetry or music
7.tradition  g.an actor who acts in funny plays or films
8.rhythm  h.(of words or poetry)to end with the same sound.
9.rhyme   i.the passing down of opinions,beliefs,customs etc.
t:(a few minutes later.)have you finished?if you have finished it,please check your answers with the screen.
suggested answers:
1.c　2.d　3.a　4.b　5.g　6.e　7.i　8.h　9.f
step ⅲ.grammar
t:now please turn to page 42.look at grammar:the -ing form(1).as we know,the -ing form is often used as the attribute.where should we put it?student i,read the two sentences below grammar.(si reads the sentences.)look at the phrases and the sentence on the screen.
(teacher shows the screen.)
1.interesting crosstalk　amusing story
laughing audience　cross-dressing men
2.woody allen is famous for his role acting as a woman.
t:in the four phrases on the screen,each“-ing”form is used as the attributive.because it is a single word,it is put before the word it modifies,while in the sentence on the screen,the“-ing”form is placed after the word it modifies,because it is a phrase.are you clear about it?