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Unit 3 A taste of English humour
I．教学内容分析
幽默能给人们带来乐趣，幽默能给人们带来享受，幽默还能带给人们深思——幽默是生活中的有益要素。本单元就以“品尝英语幽默”为主题，让人领略到不同的文化背景下的英语幽默，同时，也让人认识到因为文化的差异，人们对同一个幽默的理解也会有所不同。通过本单元的学习，不单单是在语言知识上有所收益，还鼓励了学生发掘，感受生活中的幽默，保持一种活泼乐观的生活态度，让生活更轻松、更美好。因为这个单元，是把多个幽默贯穿起来了，所以学生都能在一种轻松的氛围下学英语。
Warming Up部分设计了三个练习，让学生对幽默有一点感性的认识。练习1是让学生体会两侧笑话里的点睛之笔，引起学生对本单元话题的兴趣。练习2是一个填表题，主要目的是让学生了解英语幽默艺术的一些国际大师级人物，并按照语言和非语言幽默形式列举我国的幽默艺术大师。练习3是一个开放题，学生可以根据个人实际情况回答，并说明自己喜欢语言或非语言幽默的原因。
Pre-reading部分通过三个问题使学生对卓别林有一定程度的了解，并要求学生根据课文标题和插图预测文章大意。
Reading部分介绍了一位世界闻名的喜剧大师——查理·卓别林，内容包括他的生平和他对电影艺术的贡献。虽然他的电影多是无声电影，但是通过他夸张的手法、精湛的演技，给人们带来的是幽默、是滑稽、是享受。课文中给出两个特写，一是“小流浪汉的形象”，另一个《淘金记》中“吃皮鞋的过程”，使学生体会到在一些小的幽默背后，也隐含着一定的道理。
Comprehending 通告引导学生写阅读笔记，让他们既练习了词汇，又课文内容的脉络有了更清晰的了解。
Learning about Language部分突出了词汇和语法的学习与训练。本单元的语法是-ing形式在句子中作表语、定语和宾语补足语。这个语法项目是英语学习中的一个重点语法项目。
Using Language部分中包括了听、读、写三个部分的内容。读的部分目的在于欣赏，同时让学生了解到英语幽默也有和汉语有相同的地方，即都用一些双关语，或是同音字等“文字游戏”达到幽默的目的。听的部分都是围绕笑话和幽默故事展开的，说的部分则围绕录音中的故事，谈谈对这些故事的理解并说明喜欢或不喜欢的原因。
Summing Up 部分让学生对本单元所学知识进行总结。
Learning Tip 部吩为学生选择合适的短篇小说提供参考标准。经常阅读短篇小说，既可以培养语感，又能扩大英语词汇量。 II．教学重点和难点 1. 教学重点
(1) 本单元的生词和短语；
(2) 掌握运用本单元的语法：-ing形式在句子中作定语、表语和宾语补足语； (3) 了解英语幽默, 体会幽默，热爱生活； （4）培养基本阅读能力。 2. 教学难点
(1) 感受幽默，热爱生活；
(2) 学会表达个人喜好和说明理由； (3) 学写幽默短诗。
III．教学计划
本单元建议分七课时：
第一课时：Listening (Workbook), Warming up, Pre-reading & Talking (Workbook) 第二课时：Reading, Comprehending 第三课时：Learning about Language (1) 第四课时：Learning about Language (2)
第五课时：Reading (Using Language), Listening (Using Language) & Listening task (Workbook)
第六课时：Reading task (Workbook) & Speaking and writing task (Workbook) IV．教学步骤：
Period 1 Listening (Workbook), Warming Up, Pre-reading & Talking (Workbook) Teaching Goals:
1. To make Ss know about humour.
2. To make Ss interested in learning about English humour.
3. To develop Ss’ ability of expressing their favorites and giving their reasons. Teaching Procedures:
Step 1. Listening (Workbook)
Purpose: To activate Ss and make them know something about humour. To develop Ss’ listening ability. 1. Ask Ss to listen to the tape and finish Ex2 on P55.
2. Ask Ss to listen to the tape again, and finish Ex3 on P55. Step 2. Warming Up
Purpose: To lead Ss to the topic of this unit through the questions on P17. To make Ss to be aware of the differences in humour.
1. Ask Ss to discuss the following questions and present their answers.
(1) Do you think the story we listened just now is a humour? (2) How many kinds of humour do you know?
2. Divide Ss into four groups and ask them to talk about the pictures and finish Ex2 of Warming Up on P17 to see which group knows the most about humour.
Suggested Answer: 表格 1 Types of humour Typical actors/writers of English Examples humour humour Charlie Chaplin Mr Bean of Chinese Noverbal (mime) Verbal (Jokes,funny stories,funny poems Comedy) Mark Twain Edward Lear Marx Brothers Cross talk (相声） Shuanghuang (双簧）
Step 3. Pre-reading and Talking (Workbook)
Purpose: To use the useful phrases to explain their ideas clearly and politely.
1. Ask Ss to have a discussion of the following questions in groups and help them to know : Humour makes people laugh, feel happy and relaxed. Some times one person may find funny while another person doesn’t find it amusing at all. (1) What do you like to laugh at?
(2) What does humour mean? Is humour always kind?
2. Ask Ss to present their ideas about their favourites and the following useful expressions while talking.
Useful Expressions: I enjoy … very much because… It surprises me that… I laugh at that kind of thing because… I’m pleased we were both amused at… This is fun because… It is very amusing that… I felt happy because… How wonderful / surprising!
Sample Sentences: ◆ I enjoy Mr Bean’s humour because he makes such wonderful faces as he does something stupid. ◆ It surprised me that the actor looks at the ladies in that way. He opens his mouth, opens his eyes and opens his arms. ◆ I laugh at that kind of things because when he walks he is always caring a walking stick, and nearly falls down, but not. ◆ I’ m pleased we were both amused at the end of the story, which was incredible. ◆ This is fun because everyday he meets nothing but bad luck. ◆ I felt happy because in the humour the university student even knew so little about the common sense, and he was punished every day. ◆ How wonderful/surprising! Mr Bean even slept in such a funny way while listening to the beautiful music. Step 4. Homework
1. Ask Ss to find a very short humorous story and tell it to the others.
2. Ask Ss prepare for the reading text.
Period 2 Reading & Comprehending
Teaching Goals:
1. To learn about English non-verbal humour. 2. To develop Ss’ some basic reading skills.
3. To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about Charlie Chaplin, a famous actor.
Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Leading-in
Purpose: To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about nonverbal humour.
1. Show some very short parts of some silent films, and ask Ss to give their opinions by using the useful expressions learnt in the last period.
Step 2. Fast reading
Purpose: To get a brief understanding of the text.
To train Ss’ ability of guessing the meaning of words according to the context.