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Unit 3 A taste of English humour（必修4）

Teaching Design教学设计

说与写

一、Teaching content（教学内容）

Talking (p. 55), Speaking and writing (p. 23) 二、Textbook analysis（教学内容分析）

本节课的教学内容是人教版必修四第三单元WB中的Talking（p.55）和Using Language部分中的Speaking and writing（P.23）。其中心话题是“英语幽默”。说与写的部分设计了两个练习。练习1让学生讨论对录音中的故事的看法，说明喜欢或是不喜欢的原因。然后相互之间讲幽默故事。练习2让学生把自己讲述的故事写下来。

三、Student Analysis（学情分析）

教学对象是高一年级下学期的学生。他们在英语学习中积累了一定的词汇量，掌握了一些学习策略和技巧，具有一定的听、说、读、写、看的能力。因此，我主要是通过让他们自主学习，小组讨论，个人展示的方式来培养他们学习兴趣，一方面让他们在自己的学习过程中获取知识，提升英语素质；另一方面，通过对各种幽默表现形式的展示，鼓励学生保持乐观的人生态度，培养幽默感，陶冶情操。

四、Ideas of Teaching Design（教学设计思路）

This period includes talking, speaking and writing, which offer the students an opportunity to develop their sense of humour and learn how to write a humourous story. Before class, the students are required to prepare a joke or funny story in pairs. In class, the teacher and the students will have a discussion about what is a good way to tell a joke, and then put these ideas into practice when they tell their own jokes or stores. Before writing, the teacher can take The Story of The Drunken Chickens

as an example to discuss with the students the structure of a humourous story, the last line (or punch line) to make the story funny, and how to organize the stags in a logical order. Teaching Important & Difficult Points (1) Learn how to tell a joke or a funny story. (2) Learn how to write a humourous story. Teaching Methods (1) Create a specific situation to help students to develop their speaking skill. (2) Improve the students’ writing ability by practicing. Teaching Aids A multimedia computer Teaching Aims 1. Knowledge and skills Help the students apply what they have learned in this unit to speaking-telling their funny jokes or stories. Help the student learn to write humourous stories --- the structure, the last line (or punch line) , the logical order. 2. Process and Strategies The teacher divides the students into groups and encourages them to sort out the jokes they collected. Help the students to write a humourous story. 3. Emotion and Value

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Speaking and writing make the students keep optimistic in life and experience the joy of success.

Teaching Procedures Step 1 Talking（P55）

Lead-in : As everyone knows, Humour makes people laugh, feel happy and relaxed. Laughing is better than medicine.

In groups, tell each other something you think is funny. These expressions below may be useful for you.

Useful expressions

It’s interesting that we both find … funny.

I burst into laughter when …

I found it extremely funny that …

I enjoy watching …

How enjoyable that was!

I laughed till my sides split when…

What’s so funny about that?

I don’t think that’s funny at all.

I couldn’t help laughing when…

I’ve never laughed so much as when…

Isn’t it amusing that…?

I can’t understand why you laughed at that.

T: Now, boys and girls. It’s time for you to practise. S1: What do you find funny? I enjoy Mr. Bean because he makes such wonderful faces as he does

stupid things. S2: I’m not surprised you like Mr. Bean, because all my family are crazy about him and cannot get

enough of his programmes. S1: We enjoy this kind of humour because my father loves Charlie Chaplin films. When he sees his stick and hat and that funny walk, he always bursts into laughter. S2: What I like best is the problems Mr. Bean has with everyday situations (like changing his

clothes on the beach). I laughed till my sides split when I was watching it. S1: Yes.I know that one. It reminded me when I stayed in England and I watched everybody try to change into their swimming costume, under a towel. It’s good that we both laughed at that!

Step 2 Speaking（P23）

T: Hello, boys and girls Ss: Mr. Wei! T: Have you prepared some jokes or funny stories? Ss: Yes. T: Very good! I’m eager to listen to your jokes and stories. But first I d like to ask you if you want to tell your jokes or funny stories successfully, what should you do? S: We should pay attention to our tones and intonation and try to bring out the humourous meaning. S: In my opinion we should not laugh at our own jokes but allow the others to find it fun.

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S: I think we should not look too serious, and we can use facial expressions and some actions to help us.

S: We may pause in the story when we get to the last line（or punch line）. I think this point is very important because it can draw the listeners’ attention and help them find the story funny. T: It is not easy to be a comedian. It needs many comic skills and of course much practice. But we just want to have the great fun, so just put the above ideas into practice while telling your stories. That’s enough. Do you agree with me? Ss: We couldn’t agree with you any more. T: Then share your jokes or stories with your partners and ask him or her to give you some advice. S1: What fun! I enjoyed that story. I always laugh at that kind of thing. S2: Me too. I’m pleased we both like the same kind of funny stories. S1: The punchline was good. You were wondering what would happen. So I’m happy that it all turned out well in the end. S2: It surprises me that John didn’t see the plum stone but Mary did. S1: That’s because Mary did the cooking, but John

didn’t look at the jam carefully. He just thought it was a mess and threw it away. S2: I think it’s very amusing and always try to read stories like that. They make me smile. Step 3 Writing T: We Chinese have such a word, “After reading thousands of books, you can write down excellent articles too.”

Now let’s have a try to write down our own funny stories to enjoy ourselves. Let’s first take The Story of The Drunken Chickens as an example to see how to write a humourous story. Please read the story and try to figure out its structure or outline. THE STORY OF THE DRUNKEN CHICKENS Mary Smith looked at the beautiful ripe plums. They would make lovely jam. When she had finished the cooking, she filled all her empty jam jars and left the rest of the jam in the pan. She would put it in the fridge when it was cooler. But just then the telephone rang, her mother was in hospital after a car accident. Mary picked up her bag and ran out of the house. Some days later, her husband, John, came home from a business trip. He had been travelling all day and felt like having a drink and a piece of cake. As he came into the kitchen he saw a pan with a dark red mess inside it. He lifted it up and smelled it. It smelled bad. Mary must have forgotten to clean this pan, he thought. So he poured all the jam into the chicken yard and cleaned the pan. Then feeling comfortable, he began to eat a piece of cake, When Mary returned, she noticed the chickens behaving strangely. They were running round the yard as if they were sick. She saw the dark red mess on the ground and went closer. When she saw a plum stone she went into the kitchen. Her husband was reading a newspaper at the table. Angrily Mary rushed up to him. “You threw

away my jam”, she shouted. “Oh, that’s what it was, ” he said, “I’m sorry but I thought it was porridge which had gone bad in the hot weather.” “Good heavens!”, said Mary. “That must be the jam I left in the pan, but why didn’t you throw it in the dustbin?”

John laughed, “It was a mistake. However, the chickens have enjoyed the jam, except that it has made them drunk. What are we going to do with these drunken chickens?”

T: Well, you can have a discussion with your partners about the structure of the story. T: Who would like to tell us the structure of the story? S: I think the structure of the story is:

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The structure of the story 1. Mary has too many plums to eat. 2. She makes some jams with them. 3. She doesn’t have enough jars for all the jams so some is left in the pan. 4. It is hot. 5. The jam has turned into wine in the heat! 6. Some days later, her husband returns home, sees the remains of the jam and throws it out. 7. The chickens eat the jam and become drunk. T: What is the last line or punch line that will be the most effective to make the story funny? S: The punch line may be … Now what are we going to do with these drunken chickens? And it means we often find people drunk, never found chickens will be drunk. T: It seems that you have got to know something about the writing of humourous stories. Writing tips on P23. 1. Use a logical order: explain the situation, what happened and then give the punch line. 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. A Funny StoryOne day a man called a taxi company for a taxi to take him to the airport. He waited but it did not arrive.So he called again. The girl said, “I’m sorry the taxi hasn’t come, but don’t worry as the plane is always late.”“Well, it certainly will be this morning, ”the man said, “because I happen to be flying it!”←←The situationWhat happened←The punchline

Now I’ll show you anther sample writing: Outline/Stages in the story 1. Mr. Hills buys a hedge cutter made in China. 2. It breaks down and he tries to mend it himself. 3. The instruction booklet says it should not be touched “without permission”. 4. He decides to get a new one so no one will ever know

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A TRUE ATRUE STORY OF MR HILLSMrHills in London bought a hedge cutter made in China. It was very small and very cheap and it worked very well.At first he was very pleased with it. It made his hedges look smart and neat. Then one day it broke down. There was nothing he could do to make it work. He took it apart and put it together again but still it would not work. Next he took out the booklet of instructions to see if they had any advice for him. Imagine his amazement when he saw these words written in the booklet. “No one is to touch or try to repair this hedge cutter without permission. ”What was he to do? Should he have written to the manufacturers in Beijing before he had his hedge cutter mended?MrHills thought long and hard. Finally he went back to the shop and bought another hedge cutter. He put his old one in the dustbin. He thought no one would ever know what he had done.→Title of the story→Who, where, why→What happened●MrHills liked his hedge cutter ●It broke down●The booklet said he should not repair it without permission→The end of the story: what MrHills did

Reference for teaching（写作指导）

【Writing task】

本单元的写作任务是写故事性记叙文。写作时需要注意以下几点：

1. 要把握住记叙文的六个要素，即时间(when)、地点(where)、人物(who)、事件(what)、原因(why)和过程(how)。

2. 要把握故事性记叙文的结构。在文章开头要交代故事发生的时间、地点和人物，然后写事件的原因及发展过程，最后写结果。同时在结尾处要尽量自然，点明文章主题。并且要有一条线索贯穿全文，使整个文章融为一体。

3. 要把握好人称。在写此类文章时通常用第一人称或第三人称。

4. 要注意时态的运用。在故事写作过程中，一般用过去时态。在描写背景或景象时，常用过去进行时，这样显得更加形象生动。

【常用表达】

1. long long ago, long ago, once upon a time, many years ago, one day, one afternoon/morning/ evening 2. There is/was/are/were/will be/used to be... 3. sb. be fond of.../like/love...very much 4. ...known as.../named.../called.../whose name was.../with the name of... 5. When he heard.../On hearing.../As soon as he heard.../When the news reached... 6. When he saw this.../At the sight of.../Seeing this... 7. He was doing...when.../He was about to do...when.../He had done...when... 8. When the man got home，he was surprised to find... 9. Everyone in the town knew that Lord Ye was very fond of dragons. 10. Long long ago, there lived a man who was called... 【英语作文中常用关联问】

井列关系：and, as well as, also 递交关系：besides, in addition, moreover, what’s more

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转折关系：but, yet, however, although, otherwise, or, in spite of, despite, instead of, in the end 时间顺序：while, when, soon after, before, afterward, as soon as, first, then, next, finally 比较、对比：like, unlike, on the contrary, on the other hand 总结：

in a word, in general, in short, above all, after all, generally speaking 进一步阐述：in other words, that is to say, for example, for instance, such as T: It’s your turn to write your own funny stories. 【典例】

根据下面的提示，用英语写一则幽默故事。

一对夫妇发现了一只企鹅，他们不知道该怎么办，于是让警察来帮忙。警察让他们带企鹅到动物园去。第二天警察看到他们仍然与企鹅在一起，就问他们为什么昨天没有把企鹅送到动物园，他们说昨天他们把企鹅带到了动物园，今天要去电影院，明天去游泳池。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

参考词汇：企鹅penguin A couple found a penguin. Neither of them knew what to do with it. So they decided to ask a policeman for help. They looked around and found a policeman and asked him for advice.“Well，”

said the policeman，“I think you should take it to the zoo.”

“What a good idea，”

said the couple together. The next day the policeman saw the couple again. They were still with the penguin and he was rather surprised. “Why didn’t you take the penguin to the zoo as I suggested yesterday？”

he asked them.“We did，”

they said，“and today we are going to the cinema. Tomorrow we will go to the swimming pool.”

T: It’s your turn to write your own funny stories. After class hand in them, and I’ll help you to make some necessary changes. And then you will copy your stories and put them into a class collection of stories, so that your classmates can enjoy them.

Step 4 Summary and homework

T: I think it is great fun to listen to your funny jokes in this period, and it will be greater fun to read your collection of stories, as you all can find and enjoy humour in your daily life, and of course make other people laugh. I’m sorry to say that some of you haven’t finished your stories. It doesn’t matter. You can do it out of class as your homework.

All in all, humour is everywhere in our daily life. I hope you can be optimistic(乐观) no matter what difficulties you meet, just as Charlie Chaplin was.

The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard

Unit 3 A Taste of English humour Period 5 Speaking & Writing 1. Way of telling your jokes or funny stories successfully: 1) Pay attention to our tones and intonation. 2) Allow other to find it funny. 3) Use facial expressions and some actions. 4) Pause in the story when we get to the last line (or punch line). 2. Way to write humourous stories:

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1) Plan the structure or outline of the story. 2) Put the story in a logical order. 3) Use the effective approach---the punch line

Record after teaching

Reference for teaching（写作训练）

请你观察下图，然后写一篇100词左右的英语短文，讲述今天下午在你们物理课上发生在小华身上的一件事。

参考词汇：目瞪口呆dumbfounded

【审题谋篇】

一、审题

写作要求是写一则故事，记叙发生在课堂上的一件趣事。写作时应注意下面几点：

1. 确定文体：这是一篇记叙文。写作时注意记叙文的写作特点。

2. 主体时态：文章应以一般过去时为主。

3. 主体人称：由于是叙述发生在课堂上的一件趣事，所以人称应该以第三人称为主。

二、谋篇

本文应分为三部分。

第一部分：对小华的简介。

第二部分：对这两幅画所含信息的详细描述。

第三部分：这位物理老师对小华的回答所作出的反应以及该回答在班级内产生的结果。

【遣词造句】

一、必备词汇

1. 课内外

in and out of class 2. 提出一个问题

raise a question 3. 指向

point to 4. 摇头

shake one’s head

5. 哄堂大笑

burst into laughter 二、关键句式

1. 小华是个非常淘气的男孩子。

Xiao Hua is really a naughty boy. 2. 小华有时候也有点幽默。

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Xiao Hua is sometimes a bit humorous. 3. 当被提问时，小华只是站在那里，一言不发。

When he was asked, Xiao Hua just stood there without saying a word. 4. 陈老师指着黑板上的问题，耐心地问他。

Miss Chen asked him patiently and at the same time pointed to the question on the blackboard. 三、句式升级

1. 请把1、2句合并成一个含有定语从句的句子。

Xiao Hua is really a naughty boy, who is sometimes even a bit humorous. 2. 请把第3句中状语从句多余的部分省略。

When asked, Xiao Hua just stood there without saying a word. 3. 请用现在分词作状语改写第4句。

Miss Chen asked him patiently，pointing to the question on the blackboard. 【组句成篇】

用适当的过渡词语把以上词汇和句式，再加上联想内容，组成一篇100词左右的英语短文。

Xiao Hua is really a naughty boy, who is sometimes even a bit humorous. He always gives us a surprise in and out of class.

This afternoon, Miss Chen, our new physics teacher, raised a question. When asked, Xiao Hua just stood there without saying a word. “Is this question difficult？” Miss Chen asked him patiently, pointing to the question on the blackboard. He looked at the question and then shook his head before he gave a surprising answer, “No, Miss Chen, but the answer is！” Hearing this, Miss Chen was left dumbfounded and the whole class burst into laughter. This is my classmate, Xiao Hua. What do you think of him?

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