【鼎尖教案】高中英语（人教大纲）第一册下：Unit20 Humour(第一课时)

【鼎尖教案】高中英语（人教大纲）第一册下：Unit20 Humour(第一课时) Unit 20 Humour ?.Teaching Goals: 1.Talk about humour and comedians. 2.Practise saying tongue twisters. 3.Express intentions and plans. 4.Use the-ing form(1)as the Attribute and Object Complement. 5.Write a funny story or joke in English. ?.Teaching Time: Four periods ?.Background Information: One word or phrase may have two or more meanings;words or phrases which have different meanings may have the same or similar sounds.Words or phrases like these may sometimes cause confusion or ambiguity,but they also make it possible to joke or play on words for a humorous effect. For some reason English has one of the largest collections of jokes based on plays on words.These jokes are often in the form of a dialogue in which one person uses a word in one sense,which the other person understands it or deliberately interpretes it in a different sense.Here are some examples of the humorous dialogues. 1.Policeman:You can’t park hero. Driver:Why not? Policeman:Read that sign. Driver:I did.It says,“Fine for parking”,so I parked. 2.A:Where do you wash? B:In the spring. A:I didn’t ask when,I asked you where. 3.Diana:How long will the next bus be? Charles:Oh,almost 45 feet. 4.Dick:My aunt has 88 keys. Tracy:She must have a lot of doors. Dick:She doesn’t.She plays the piano. 5.Customer:Is there any soup on the menu? Waiter:There was,but I wiped it off. 6.Dick:Where are we eat tonight? Nick:Let’s eat up the street. Dick:Let’s not.I don’t like concrete. 7.Professor:Name two pronouns. Student:Who,me? 8.Teacher:Jimmy,what are the three words that students use most often at school? Jimmy:I don’t know„. Teacher:Correct. Plays on words can also be in the form of a riddle.And some riddles are plays on compound words.A compound word consists of two or more pants,and the pants do not have the same meaning as they have when they are used separately,though they may keep their original sound.Here are some examples: (1)I work only when I’m fired.What am I ?(A rocket.) (2)I have teeth,but no mouth.What am I?(A comb.) (3)I have a mouth,but no teeth,what am I?(A river.) (4)Why does a river sleep a lot?(Because it is always in a bed.) (5)Why does a river have a lot of money?(Because it has two banks.) (6)If you throw a white stone into Red Sea,what will it become?(Wet.) (7)What can you see with your eyes shut?(A dream.) (8)Which runs faster,heat or cold?Why?(Heat.Because you can catch cold.) (9)I have cities but no houses;forests but no trees;rivers without water.What am I?(A map.) (10)What letter are people the most afraid of?(E.Because it’s the end of “life”.) (11)What kind of driver never needs a license?(A screwdriver.) (12)What kind of a nail should you not hit with a hammer?(Your fingernail.) Some jokes are based on words which have the same sound but different meanings and spellings.Jokes of this kind is better heard,not seen.When they are written or printed,the humor is largely lost.For example: Seven days without water makes one weak (week). We must all hang together or we shall all hang separately. The First Period Teaching Aims: 1.Practise saying tongue twisters. 2.Do some listening. 3.Talk about intentions and plans. 4.Learn and master the new words and expressions of this part. Teaching Important Points: 1.Improve the students' listening ability by listening. 2.Improve the students' speaking ability by making up dialogues. 3.Let the students master how to impress their intentions and plans. Teaching Difficult Points: 1.Make dialogues to express their ideas. 2.Say tongue twisters fluently. Teaching Methods: 1.Listening and speaking methods to improve the students' listening and speaking ability. 2.Pair work or group work to make every student active in class activities. Teaching Aids: 1.a tape recorder 2.a projector and some slides 3.a computer for multimedia use Teaching Procedures: Step ?.Greetings and Revision T:Good morning,everyone. Ss:Good morning,teacher. T:Sit down,please.In the last period,I told you to make sentences with the expressions of Unit 19 and say them in groups.In this period,I'll ask some students to say their sentences again before class.Please listen to them carefully.Wang Fei,read your sentences,please. (Students listen carefully and help to correct the mistakes.) Step ?.Preparation for Listening and Speaking T:Today,we're going to learn a new unit Unit 20,Humour.(Teacher writes the following on the blackboard:Unit 20,Humour,the First Period.)From the title,we can guess that this unit will be much more interesting,for every one of us likes fun,and every fun makes us happy and gay.I hope you'll be interested in this unit.First,let's learn the new words and expressions of this period.Look at the screen. (Teacher shows the screen.) New words and expressions twister n.骗子，说慌的人;难事，难 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 tongue twister绕口令 bitter adj.苦的，痛苦的 couple n.(一)对;(一)双;夫妇 minister n.部长，大臣 humour n.(=humor)幽默，诙谐 humourous adj.富幽默感的，滑稽的 mostly adv.主要地，大部分，通常 laughter n.笑，笑声 tear n.眼泪 circus n.马戏团(场);杂技团(场) clown n.小丑，粗鲁愚蠢的人 intend vt.想要，打算，意指 intention n.意图，目的 Fred 佛瑞德(男名) T:Look at the first word:twister.Read after me:“twister”.(Read it twice),tongue twister„.Do you know tongue twister?It means“a word or phrase difficult to speak quickly or correctly”.such as in Chinese“吃葡萄，吐葡萄皮，不吃葡萄，不吐葡萄皮”.In English,there are many twisters,too.In a while,let's read them.„ (Teacher gives brief explanations to other words if necessary.) Step ?.Warming up T:Please open your books and turn to Page 39.Look at Warming up.Let's practise saying the following tongue twisters.First,read it slowly.Then read them faster and faster.You can read them to your partner.And let your partner see if there is any mistake in your reading.At last,I'll ask five students to read them before class to see who can speak faster without making mistakes,OK?let's begin. Step ?.Listening T:So much for warming up.Now we'll do listening.In the next period of time you will hear an interesting story.It is about a couple who got married.A child is asking her grandmother about her marriage.Number the pictures in the proper order.The first one has been done to help you.Please read the other two requirements to see what you will have to do after you finish listening.(After a few minutes.)Do you know about the things you'll do?(Ss:Yes.)During the period when you listen to the tape,I'll play it three times in all.When I play it for the first time,just listen.When I play it for the second time,do the exercises and you can check your answers to make sure they are right when I play the tape for the third time.Then check your answers with your classmates and tell your partner the story.Note that the beginning of the story has been given to you on Page 39.(At last,the teacher shows the pictures in the right order and the answers of Part 2 on the screen to get all the students to check and then asks a student to tell the story to the whole class.) Step ?.Speaking T:Now let's do speaking.First,please read a dialogue between a journalist(j)and a comedian(c). T:(After students read the dialogue)What's the most important thing in a comedian's job? S:The important thing in a comedian's job is not only to make people laugh,but also to get A them to think about life. T:How many ways to make people laugh are given?What are they?What other examples can you give? S:Two ways are given.They are:Jokes about speaking a foreign language and the way B someone walks and talks.Other examples are:their make-up, the styles of their clothes,shoes and the way they hear something or see something etc. T:Please make a dialogue yourself.Pair work.One acts as the part of a journalist(j)and your partner acts as a circus clown(c).The dialogue you make should include the questions on Page 40.And you can use the expressions on the screen to help you.(Show the screen.)Later,we'll ask one pair to give us a performance.Let's begin. Useful expressions: I will„ I'm going to„ I intend to „ I hope to„ I plan/want to„ I wish to„ I've decided(not)to„ I hope not to„ Sample dialogue: J:For which age do you write your show? C:I mainly write my show for children.They're very interested in it.But a lot of adults like my show,too. J:What do you do as a clown? C:To make people laugh:We often don't use any words.It is our clothes,make-up and way we act that make people laugh.People laugh and they forget their problems for at least a moment. J:What are you doing at this moment? C:I'm getting ready for a performance with my partner.It's the funnest I've ever shown. J:What are your plans for your next show? C:I've written several shows.I intend to do them in the next few weeks.I hope to act them during the christmas holiday. J:How do you make children laugh? C:I make them laugh by movements.I copy Charlie Chaplin's movements in my performance.Childern laugh with tears. J:When will you stop working as a clown? C:As long as people especially children like me,I want to go on working until I'm very old.I like my job very much. J:Thank you very much. Step ?.Consolidation T:Now make another dialogue with your partner,using the expressions on the screen. Sample dialogue. (A:a journalist;B:a director) A:What are you doing at present? B:We're doing a comedy.It's really funny. A:What's your plan for the future? B:I've decided to do an opera.I would like to have a try in the opera. A:I hope it will be very successful.By the way,what do you enjoy doing most of all? B:Er„,it's a bit hard to say.I always intend to try something new. Step ?.Summary and Homework T:In this class,we've practised some tongue twisters and listened to a story.Then we've done some speaking practice.Above all,we should remember the useful expressions about how to express intentions and plans.What are they?They are„(The Design of the Writing on the Bb.Teacher and students say them aloud together.)Today's homework:1.Collect as many tongue twisters as possible;2.Make dialogues after class according to the situations given on the screen.(Teacher shows the screen.)That's all for this class.Class is over. Situation 1:This weekend you intend to see a film/watch a football match/visit a friend or some relatives.Or you plan to go shopping/go fishing/go sightseeing/go mountain-climbing etc. Situation 2:Suppose you have some special plans for New Year or for the winter holidays.You'd like to talk about it with your friend. Sample dialogues: Dialogue 1. A:Any plans for the weekend? B:I intend to go to the country to visit my grandparents. A:Your grandparents live a bit far away,don't they? B:Yes.It takes about two hours by bus. A:Are you going there alone? B:No.Since we haven't seen my grandparents for a long time,my parents and my uncle's family will go there together. A:So there would be a large family get-together this weekend.I think your grandparents will certainly be very happy! B:Of course they will. Dialogue 2: A:How do you plan to celebrate New Year,B? B:We have decided to give a comedy at New Year's party. A:Are you all ready for it? B:Not yet.But the play and the actors have been chosen.We are busy memorizing the lines of our own parts.Then we will practise where to stand,where to move,entrances and exits.I believe it will be terrific. A:I hope it will be a great success. Step ?.The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard Unit 20 Humour The First Period Useful expressions: I will„ I'm going to„ I intend to„ I hope to„ I plan/want to„ I wish to„ I've decided(not)to„ I hope to„ Step ?.Record after Teaching ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________