Using LanguageⅡ优质课教案整理

Unit 3 A taste of English humour Using Language

整体目标

Goals:

英语三维课教学目标

程领域

目标

学会通过语境猜测词义；通过探究自主学习灵活运用本单元词汇进行交际。完成听说读写训练任务。Using Language部分中包括了听、读、语写三个部分的内容。读的部分目的在于欣赏，同时让学生了解到英语幽言默也有和汉语有相同的地方，即都用一些双关语，或是同音字等“文字技游戏”达到幽默的目的。听的部分都是围绕笑话和幽默故事展开的，说能

的部分则围绕录音中的故事，谈谈对这些故事的理解并说明喜欢或不喜知识欢的原因。

与技Using Language分为两部分，Reading and listening同时读英语笑话能领和听英语笑话，让学生进一步体验幽默，培养语感。Speaking and writing域

语言知识

部分要求学生先口头讲述笑话或幽默故事，体会其中的幽默，然后引出

writing的内容，把上述讨论的故事写下来，并按照讲故事的逻辑顺序组织文章结构。这个任务不但提供了机会让学生亲身实践讲幽默故事，并用笔头的形式进行强化，而且内容新颖有趣，有利于调动他们的学习积极性。

学习策略

通过课前预习、课上小组讨论与知识呈现、情景交际、幽默故事演讲等小组活动，正确理解和掌握幽默的实质。

过程与方法领域

目标

情情感、感了解英语幽默, 体会幽默，热爱生活

态领域

度

读前准备&思考问题

Pre-reading：Do you know what is “pun”?

英语中有趣的双关语“pun”

所谓pun，通常是指利用一个单词的两个含义，或者利用两个特定的单词，达到“一语双关”的目的。

Read the two puns and enjoy playing on words. A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two-tired.

A small boy went to the counter to pay for his lunch but he was a little short. How to explain the two puns? 1) Two-tired, when spoken, can have two meanings: a. with two tires; b. too tired. 2) Short, when spoken, can have two meanings: a. small in height; b. not having enough money. Reading English jokes

There are thousands of joke which use “play on words” to amuse us. Now read some of these customer and waiter jokes. Can you match the joke with the explanation below on page 22? Role play: Read the funny story on page 22. Tips

Sherlock Holmes is a character created by the English writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes became the prototype (原型) for the modern mastermind detective. Doyle introduced Holmes in 1887 in the short story A Study in Scarlet. Doctor Watson is Sherlock’s best friend and partner. Read a short, funny story on Page 22 about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Doctor Watson.

态度

Then change the story into a short dialogue. Act it in groups of three —Holmes, Watson and a narrator. 精听提高

Pre-listening：You are going to listen to a funny story about jam. Before you listen, look at the exercises below. Try and predict the story. Tell your partner what you think will happen. While-Listening 1.Listen to Part 1 and write down the main idea. 2.Listen to Part 1 again and answer the following questions: 1. What was Mary going to do with the cooked plums in the pan? 2. What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan? 3. What do you think Mary is going to say when she finds out what has happened? 4. How do you think John will react to her? 3. Before you listen to Part 2, try to put these sentences below in order. Then listen again and check if you were right. ___ Mary got angry with John. ___ Mary saw the chickens behaving strangely. ___ John was sorry. ___ The chickens enjoyed the jam. ___ John said he thought the jam was porridge. ___ Mary looked at the red mess on the ground. ___ John said the chickens were drunk. ___ Mary came home. Speaking and writing Discuss with your partner whether you think the story you listened to is funny. Give your reasons. Use these words and expressions below to help you. How wonderful! I’m pleased we both like…

I felt happy because…

What fun!

It surprises me that…

I (don’t) laugh at that kind of thing

because…

It is (not) very amusing/funny that…

I (don’t) enjoy this very much because…

Writing 1) Use a logical order: explain the situation, what happened and then give the punchline. 2) Read it through when you have finished checking for mistakes. 3) Read it to your partner and ask for advice. 4) Rewrite your story and put it into a class collection of funny stories. Collocations from NONVERBAL HUMOUR slide on…在……上滑行, bump into…不期而遇；偶然碰见；邂逅, round a corner在拐角处，在近处, fall down…摔倒，掉进, in the road在路面上, see other people’s bad luck看别人倒霉（遭到不幸）, at times时不时；经常地, feel content with…对……感到满意, be worse off情况更坏; 处境更糟; 经济情况更不好, astonish…

with…以……方式令人吃惊, inspire deep feelings in sb. for…因为……激发人内心深处的感情, play a character扮演一个角色, be born in poverty出生穷困, become famous for因为……而出名, use a particular form of acting用独特的表演方式, entertaining silent movie令人愉快的无声影片, a charming character令人愉快的角色，有趣的角色, be well known throughout the world世界闻名, play a poor and homeless person扮演一个贫困而无家可归的人, carry a walking stick拄着拐杖, a social failure社会生活中的失败者, be

loved by…被……爱戴（热爱）, overcome difficulties克服困难, be unkind to …对……不友好, make…entertaining使……令人愉快, a sad situation悲哀的境况, a boiled shoe一只煮沸的鞋, make…

funny使……滑稽可笑, use nonverbal humour不用语言表达的幽默, in the middle of the nineteenth century在十九世纪中叶, in search of…搜寻，寻找, pan for gold用淘金盘淘金, wash sand洗沙（以便得到金子）, in a pan of water在淘金盘中, expect to do sth.期待做某事, pick up…得到，淘到, be fortunate enough足够幸运, be caught in a snowstorm遭遇到暴风雪,

on the edge of…在……的边缘, in a small wooden house在一座小木屋, have nothing to eat没有可吃的东西, so…

that…如此……以至于……, boil a pair of leather shoes煮一双皮鞋, sit down at the table坐在桌边, pick out…挑选，选出, cut off…切下；割下；砍下,

treat…

as if…像……一样对待, eat every mouthful with enjoyment快乐地享受每一口, make it seem as if…使它显得（好像）……, direct a movie执导一部影片, star in在……中担任主角, give…

a special Oscar授予……奥斯卡特别奖, one’s lifetime某人的一生

outstanding work杰出的工作, live one’s life in…在……度过一生, Homework: Choose one topic and do your writing. 1) The play Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson 2) Do you think the jokes/story/play you have read/watched funny? Give your reasons.