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Subject

English Grade

Two

Class

224,225 Time

2017-11 Preriod 1 Topic Knowledge

Teaching aims: Steps

Emotional attitudes Important points Difficult points:

Module 6 Unit 1

Laughter is good for you Welcome to the Unit Encourage students to talk about their favourite comedians and the reasons why people like funny things. By talking about the posters and discussing, students’ spoken English can be practised. Students are expected to express their own opinions by talking about the posters and discussing. Make students participate in a discussion about which event they think is the funniest and most enjoyable.

Encourage students to speak freely. Teaching method

Discussion

Teaching tools Multimedia

Procedure: Step 1: Lead-in

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Life consists of laughter and tears. People around the world love to laugh. Which do you think is better for you, laughing every day or an apple per day? (2)

Show students some pictures of Mr. Bean. Ask them how they feel when they see him. (Proper answers: silly, stupid, strange, funny…)

(3) Show students some pictures of Chen Peisi, Pan Changjiang, Zhao Benshan, Niu Qun, Feng Gong, Da Shan. Ask students who they are and how they feel when they see them. (Comedians) Step 2: Brainstorming What makes people laugh? (Proper answers: jokes, comedians, funny movies, humorous stories, …)

Step 3: Picture talking Today, I will give you a chance to laugh heartily. There are four posters on our book. All of them are quite funny. Let’s enjoy them one by one. Picture 1

T: What kind of expression is the man wearing?

S: A funny facial expression. T: Where is he standing?

S: In a spotlight, on stage. T: What is he doing there?

S: Putting on performances, amusing and entertaining the audience. T: What might he be saying?

S: He might be telling a joke. T: Where and when can you see the funniest man?

S: At the Comedy Club this Tuesday. Picture 2

T: What does the poster tell us?

S: It recommends a book to us. T: What’s the book about?

S: The book is about a funny girl. T: What do critics say about the book? S: Amazing, I laughed until I cried. ----Sunday Review

You won’t be able to stop laughing. ----Star Times

Funniest book of the year! ----Humor Weekly T: Can these remarks attract you?

Picture 3 T: What’s this poster about? S: The poster is about a course teaching the traditional Chinese technique of crosstalk. T: Can you tell something about the Chinese crosstalk? S: It is a traditional Chinese art. Two or more actors/actresses stand on the stage, using funny words to entertain the audience.

T: If you want to learn the crosstalk, what kind of qualities do you need to have? S: Having a sense of humor, being quick-minded and able to cooperate well with his or her partners. T: How can you find out more information according to the poster? S: By calling 5555-1234 for course schedule and fees. Picture 4 : T: What is this poster about?

S: It is a comedy about life in the circus. T: What can we see in a circus? S: In a circus, we can see acrobats(钢丝), riders, clowns and performing animals.

T: Do you think the life in a circus is interesting? Step 4: Discussion 1)After we talked about the four posters, which of the above do you think will be the funniest? 2)Who is your favorite comedian? Why do you like him or her?

3）Why do people like funny things? 4)Divide the students into different groups to discuss. Encourage them to use English while talking. Then collect their answers. Step 5 Further discussion: How can we put more laughter in our lives? 

read funny stories, watch funny movies and …

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surround yourself with funny people

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develop your own sense of humor 

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Step 6 Reading (1)

Humour: What would you say? A British would say: “It’s a little damp outside.”

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Joke: A: Where do you wash? B. In the spring. A. I didn’t ask when. I asked you where.

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Do you like British sense of humour? Would you like to learn more about it? (4)

scanning and skimming (5)

Game: Who is the best joke-teller? Step 7 Homework (1)

Do relevant exercises in Assessment Book.

(2 )Preview reading. Blackboard-writing design

Teaching postscripts