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Period 5

Extensive Reading This period includes the reading of English jokes on Page 22 and the reading task AN APRIL FOOL’S JOKE:THE NOODLE HARVEST on Page 59.The reading in Using Language introduces the kind of humour we can laugh at—verbal jokes.They use a “play on words” to be funny.The

The two reading passages can be given to the students as extensive reading tasks.They are expected to appreciate and enjoy the fun by studying the English jokes.And next the students are encouraged to involve in a group activity—change the joke into a short play and then act it out.As for the reading task,the students are expected to go through the questions following the passage first to predicate what t

Teaching Aims

Feelings and Value Learn the different customs,the style of dress,and above all,the different skills of the

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T:OK,be quick!Let’s first check your homework.Look at the screen and fill in the missing words

Not all the _________ is kind. Some are bad, others can inspire people. Some actors can _________ us with the characters they are playing.Chaplin was such an actor.He became famous for using a _________ form of acting in silent films.The little tramp gives people courage to overcome _________ with his firm _________ and he is always kind even when people are _________ to him.Chaplin developed his own acting style,the one in one of his most famous films _________ __________ __________,he uses __________ humour to eat a __________ shoe. Chaplin produced,__________ and wrote the movies he __________ in.He was given a special Oscar for his __________ work. He and his movies are __________ by people __________ the world. T:Not all the humour is kind.Some are bad,others can inspire people.Some actors can astonish us with the characters they are playing.Chaplin was such an actor.He became famous for using a particular form of acting in silent films.The little tramp gives people courage to overcome difficulties with his firm determination and he is always kind even when people are unkind to

S:Now let me go on with the second paragraph.Chaplin developed his own acting style,the one in one of his most famous films The Gold Rush,he uses nonverbal humour to eat a boiled shoe.Chaplin produced,directed and wrote the movies he starred in.He was given a special Oscar

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Charming,social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties T:You see,it’s a good way to make some notes while reading.It can help you to grasp the general ideas of what you are reading,and if you like,you can also say or write something about what you are reading with the help of the notes after class,and you will see it is not so d

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T:OK,please turn to Page 22 and look at the reading.The reading will satisfy you by introducing the kind of humour we can laugh at—verbal jokes.They use a “play on words” to be funny.I’d like you to read the three jokes and then match the joke with the explanation.If you like,you may have

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T:Good.Now,another joke is waiting for you.Please read the next joke on Page 22.And then finish

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S:We must understand the background of the funny story at first,and then we can know what a humour Sherlock Holmes was.I think to understand this kind of jokes needs wisdom to understand.We must know that he was a detective,so he was always thinking of the things such as

T:What you said is reasonable.Now let’s listen to the tape,pay attention to the intonation,and try to

T:Now I’d like you to change the joke about Sherlock Holmes into a short play and first act it out in groups of three-Holmes,Watson and a narrator.Try to imitate the intonation so that you can bring out the humourous meaning,and then we will ask some groups to come to the front and act

T:Excellent performances!Thank you.Now we’ll go to the reading task,it is a very famous story.It once made fun of many people.Now let’s turn to Page 59.

T:The reading task gives us another joke.The title is An April Fool’s Joke:The Noodle Harvest.I

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was making a joke with people.We know noodle very much.It’s impossible to

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T:OK,I think all of your guesses are reasonable.Now let’s read the text and make sure whether your guesses are right.While you are reading,try to find out the answers to the four questions,you

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S:I think the most important reason is that there were always many serious program on the television.And the Panorama explored problems and progress all over the world.So nobody was surprised when it reported the excellent noodle harvest.If the news was not from such a famous

T:I think so.People would like to belie

S:I think there is another important reason.It is that the reporter showed many noodle trees with

T:I agree with you.We often say that seeing is

S:I think that their cheating was true.It also mentioned two reasons for the good crop:an unusually warm winter and the disappearance of the insect that attacked the noodle crop every year.What’s worse,they still gave some other details to prove the news.If I was hungry then,I would be cheated

T:Maybe.Well,do you think the advice that the BBC gave people who asked how to grow noodle

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S:I think at first you must think whether it is possible to have noodle trees.Noodle doesn’t have

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S:The reason that there were so many people caught in is that they forgot that day was April Fool’s Day.If they knew this,I believe that they would think

T:That’s right.If I was not sure whether a story was true or not,I would go the library to check the

T:OK,this class is full of joy and thinking.I really should be proud of you,for your good performances and logical thinking.

T:So far we have learned much about humour and appreciated many English jokes,and funny stories.So I’d like each of you to prepare one English joke or funny story and tomorrow we will share them in class to make our class more interesting and lovely.Another task as your homework,read the text once again and try to find the sentences in the reading passage where the -ing form is used and tell the function of each -ing form word or phrase.In the next period,we will learn the usage of -

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The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard Unit 3

A taste of English humour Period 3

Extensive reading

1)retelling of the text 2)a 2.English verbal jokes—3.English funny story—

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