Using LanguageⅡ名师教学设计2

Unit 3

Speaking Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

a. 重点词汇

verbal, nonverbal, mime, farce, pancakes, mountainous, whisper b. 重点句型

I think how short life is and how long the universe has lasted.

P22 2. Ability goals

能力目标

Enable the students to talk about some types of English humour and Chinese humour. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

a. Help the students learn how to talk about some types of English and Chinese humour, and then find their differences. b. Let the students listen, read, and then imitate the jokes, so that they can realize that humour is to let people to be optimistic about everything around. Teaching important points 教学重点

Help the students learn how to understand and enjoy English humors. Teaching difficult points 教学难点

Help the students know the differences between English and Chinese in humours. Teaching methods

教学方法

Using pictures, discussion, reading and imitation. Teaching aids 教学准备

A recorder and a projector.

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Teaching procedures & ways

教学过程与方式

Step ⅠRevision Have a dictation about the words and expressions that appeared in Unit 2.

Step II. Read some of these customer and waiter jokes and match the joke with the explanation on P22. 1. C: What’s that fly doing in my soup?

W: Swimming. I think!

2. C: What’s that?

W: It’s bean soup.

C: I don’t want to know what it’s been. I want to know what it is now.

3. C: Waiter. Will the pancakes be long?

W: No, sir. Round. Explanation

A. The first person is asking for information about time. The second person treats it as a question about shape.

B. The first person is angry about something and wants to say “Why is this here?” The second person treats it as a request

for information, and gives an answer to the question. C. The answer to the question contains a word which, when spoken, can have

two meanings. Step III. More jokes Patient: Doctor. I’ve lost my memory.

Doctor: When did this happen? Patient: When did what happen?

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Anisha: Thank you doctor. My fever is gone.

Doctor: Don’t thank me. Thank god. Anisha: Then I’ll pay the fees to god.A man with two red ears went to see his doctor. Doctor: What happened to your ears? Man: I was ironing a shirt and the phone rang but instead of picking up the phone, I accidentally picked up the iron and stuck it to my ear.

Doctor: Oh, dear! But what happened to your other ear? Man: The scoundrel（恶棍）called back! Step IV. Speaking on P23 S1: This is my joke. (without smiling) “When is a door not a door?”

S2: I don’t know. When is a door not a door?

S1: When it’s a jar. (laughs)

S2: Why is that funny? S1: It is a play on words. A door is a jar when it is slightly open. A jar is a sort of jug. That is what makes it funny! S2: Oh, I see! Well, you did not say it in a very funny way. S1: What should I do? Was I too serious? Did I smile when I shouldn’t?

S2: You looked serious. That was good but you looked too serious. You should have a little sparkle in your eye to show me that a joke is coming. You could also smile a little (with your lips perhaps). S1: OK. Shall I try it again? Let me see if you find it funny this time. S2: Yes. When you are ready, you can begin again. Step V. Talking on Page 55 Useful expression

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I enjoy this very much because …

I laugh at that kind of thing because …

This is fun because …

I felt happy because …

It surprises me that …

I’m pleased we were both amused at …

It is very amusing that …

How wonderful / surprising! Step VI. Sample dialogue: Li Hua : What do you find funny? I enjoy Mr Bean because he makes such wonderful faces as he does stupid things. Wang Wei :

I’m not surprised you like Mr Bean because all my family are crazy about him and cannot get enough of his programmes. Li Hua : 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 is always in fits of laughter. Wang Wei : What I like best is the problems Mr Bean has with everyday situations—like changing his clothes on the beach. I remember that one very well.

Li Hua : 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 enjoyed that!

StepVI.

Homework Preview the Reading material and finish the Comprehending ahead.

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