Using LanguageⅡ第一课时导学案

Period 5

Speaking and Writing How to Write a Funny Story The General Idea of This Period This period includes speaking and writing, which offers the students an opportunity to develop their comic skills and learn to write funny stories.

Teaching Important & Difficult Points Learn the good way to tell a joke or a funny story.

Learn the structure, the last line (or punchline),the logical order of a funny story, and put them into practice.

Teaching Methods Create a specific situation to help students to develop their speaking skills.Practice to improve the students’ writing ability.Teaching Aids A multimedia computer Teaching Aims Knowledge and Skills Help the students to gain the courage to speak in front of the class.

Help the students apply what they have learned in this unit to speaking-telling their funny jokes or stories.

Help the students learn to write funny stories—the structure, the last line (or punch line),the logical order.

Feelings and Value Through the discussion the students may know what they are lacking in; while the writing part will enable the students to experience the joy of success.

Process and Strategies The teacher group the students and encourage them to enjoy the jokes. Help the students to write a funny story.

Teaching Procedures

Step 1 Leading in and Speaking

As we know, In the past few days, we have learned something about the English humors and a famous actor Charlie Chaplin. Today we will learn how to write a funny story in English. First, let's enjoy some English jokes. ENGLISH JOKES

Customer：What’s that fly doing in my soup?

Waiter: Swimming, I think！

顾客对自己的汤里有只苍蝇感到非常生气，

责问服务员“为何汤里会有苍蝇”。服务员

ENGLISH FUNNY STORIES Sleeping Pills

Bob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor, who gave some extra-strong sleeping pills. Danny: We have got a new dog. Would you like to come around and play with him? Tommy: Well, I don't know --- does he bite? Danny: That's what I want to find out. The situation (背景)

Sunday night Bob took the pills, slept well and was awake before he heard the alarm. He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said to his boss: “ I didn't have a bit of trouble getting up this morning."

What happened (事件)

"That's fine," roared the boss, "but where were you Monday and Tuesday?“

Analyse the funny story above and tell students how to write a funny story. The punchline (笑点)

How to Write a Short, Funny Story

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Plan Out Your Story 

Write Your Story 

Revise Your Story Step 2 Writing

Now it is time to write your own funny stories.

Write your own funny story 1. Give students ten minutes to write their own funny stories. 2. Walk around the classroom to see if any group needs help. 3. When all the groups finishes their stories, it is tome to show students’ work. Teacher select some good works and show them to the class. Let the students enjoy their own works of funny stories.

Step 3 Summary and homework

How to Write a Short, Funny Story

The situation (背景) What happened (事件) The punchline (笑点)

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Plan Out Your Story 

Write Your Story 

Revise Your Story

Step 4 Homework

The situation (背景) What happened (事件) The punchline (笑点)

•Revise your funny story to make it better. •Write your funny story in your exercise book.

The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard

How to Write a Short, Funny Story

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Plan Out Your Story 

Write Your Story 

Revise Your Story

The situation (背景) What happened (事件) The punchline (笑点)