Using LanguageⅡ教学目标

Unit 3 A Taste of English humor 教学设计

I. General Introduction of this lesson

Teaching Content: The first period of Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour in the New Senior English for China Student’s Book 4 published by People’s Education Press.

II. Teaching objectives

By the end of this lesson, students are able to: Ø find out the punchlines in the jokes provided; Ø write their own punchlines and jokes based on given situations. III. Brief introduction of the instructor and the students

The instructor is a novice English teacher who graduated last year from Beijing Normal University with a master’s degree. The 38 students are from Class Eight, Grade One, an average class in Beijing No.2 Middle School. IV. Available materials for this lesson

PPT slides, handouts, English textbook, audio files V. Teaching procedures

Step One: Warming up (5’)

T: As the title suggests, in this unit we are going to taste some English humour. But first I want you to think about one question: How many types of English humour are you familiar with? You can discuss it with your partner.

Ss will be given one minute to have a discussion. T: Ok, now let’s look at two pictures which will help you work out this question. (mime and comedy) T: Besides these two types, there is still one type of humour in written forms, that is, English jokes. So today we will focus on the third type.

Purpose: to activate students’ background knowledge of English humour and arouse their interest. T: Now let’s taste an English joke together. After reading it, I would like you to find out the sentence that makes the story funny. And also try to explain the story in your own words.

T: For this kind of sentences which makes the whole story funny, we have a name for them, that is, punchline. Ok, now let’s read the definition of punchline together.

Purpose: to elicit the term punchline and help Ss understand the function of punchlines which lays a foundation for the next step, that is, to find out punchlines in different jokes by themselves. Step Two: Reading (5’)

T: Read the four jokes on the handout and underline the punchlines in each one of them. T: Now discuss with your partner why they are funny. Try to use your own words to explain them. Purpose: to lead students to find out punchlines in different jokes based on what they’ve learnt in the first part.

Step Three: Reading and Matching (7’)

T: Read the five stories and choose the best punchlines for them.

T: Share your answers with your partner and discuss with each other why you choose that one. Purpose: to deepen students’ understanding of how to use punchlines to achieve a humorous effect

Step Four: Listening(15’)

T: Now we are going to listen to a funny story. Before listening, I would like you to read the two questions. Based on the key words from the questions, can you predict what will happen in the story?

T: Now let’s listen to the tape twice and try to finish the two questions. And remember, you are supposed to act out the second answer.

T: OK, we are going to listen for a third time, and after that you are going to retell the story to us. Remember to take notes. T: Do you think this story is finished?

T: Right, the punchline of the story is missing. So now I want you to work in groups and create your own punchline for this story. And after that you are going to present it to the whole class. Purpose: to activate students’ ability to predict the story with the help of key words from the questions, and then to cultivate their creativity to write their own punchlines. Step Five: Writing (13’)

T: Now looking at the following three pictures, I would like you to work in groups and write your own funny story. And remember to create a best punchline for your story. Purpose: to lead students to write their own jokes based on the pictures provided.