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1、Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour,Using Language Page 22-24,ENGLISH JOKES,There is one kind of jokes which use “play on words”. They are funny because one does not understand the other.,play on words,tongue twisters,jokes,pun,riddles, ,Tongue Twisters,Can you can a can as a canner can can a can? 你能够像
2、罐头工人一样装罐头吗？ 2. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I wont wish the wish you wish to wish. 我希望梦想着你梦想中的梦想，但是如果你梦想着女巫的梦想，我就不想梦想着你梦想中的梦想。,Pun,1. He is not a grave man until he is a grave man. 其中的grave有两个含义，一个是“严肃的”(形容词)，一个是“坟墓”(名词)， 因此这句话的意思是： 他不是一个严肃的人，除
3、非他躺到坟墓里才能严肃起来。,2. They pray for you today and prey on you tomorrow. 其中的pray(祈祷)和prey(捕食)，发音相同，外形相似， 因此这句话的意思是： 他们今天为你祈祷，明天就会加害于你。,Riddles,What kind of dog can never bite and bark?,2. What is black when it is clean and white when it is dirty?,Jokes,Read the 3 jokes which use “ play on words” to amuse
4、 us and match the joke with the explanation on P22.,C: Whats that fly doing in my soup? W: Swimming. I think!,punchline,(B),2. C: Whats that? W: Its bean soup. C: I dont want to know what its been. I want to know what it is now.,been？,3. C: Waiter. Will the pancakes be long? W: No, sir. Round.,shape
5、？,(C),(A),Now lets enjoy a funny story together.,One day a man called a taxi company for a taxi to take him to the airport from his house. He waited but it did not arrive. So he called again. The girl said, “Im sorry the taxi hasnt come, but dont worry as the plane is always late.” “Well, it certain
6、ly will be this morning,” the man said, “because I happen to be flying it!”,when,where,who,situation,development What happened?,punchline,3 elements of a funny story,punchline,development,situation,time; place; the characters; background information,How is the story going on?,Sherlock Holmes & Watso
7、n,Is there anything wrong with their camping?,What happened to them?,Someone has stolen their tent.,When and where did the story happen? One evening when there were stars in the sky. In a mountainous area, in the open air.,Careful reading,Situation,When, where, who,2. How did they find that their te
8、nt was stolen?,A question by Sherlock,Watson: short and long life,Repeat again,Small human being and vast sky,Repeat again,Cold universe and warm people,Someone has stolen our tent!,development,3. Which sentence do you think is the funniest?,“You should be thinking Someone has stolen our tent!”,Punc
9、hline,a long dialogue,Sherlock: Watson, when you look at that beautiful sky, what do you think of?,Watson: I think of how short life and how long the universe has lasted. ,Imagining you are Sherlock and Watson, act the dialogue out with your partner vividly.,Speaking,whisper vt. & vi 低语；小声说 e.g. He
10、whispered to me that he was afraid. 他低声对我说他很害怕。 It is whispered that Muslims will take up arms against the America. 据秘密传闻说穆斯林将拿武器对抗美国。 n. 耳语；低语 e.g. They talked with each other in a whisper/in whispers in the corner. 他们在角落里低声交谈。,Conclusion 据秘密传闻 It is/was whispered that 向某人低声说 whisper to sb. 耳语地；低声地
11、 In a whisper=in whispers=in a low voice,Listening,plums,ripe,成熟的李子,jam 果酱,plum jam,Listening,Listen to the tape and finish the following exercises. Choose the best answer to each questions. Listen to the tape again and fill in the blanks.,When she had finished the cooking, she all her empty jam jar
12、s and left the jam in the pan. As he came into the kitchen he saw a pan with a dark red inside it. He and smelled it. It smelled bad. They were running round the yard they were sick. She saw the dark red mess on the ground and .,filled,the rest of,mess,lifted it up,as if,went closer,When she saw a p
13、lum stone she went into the . “Oh, thats ,” he said. “Im sorry but I thought it was which had gone bad in the hot weather.,kitchen,what it was,porridge,amuse vt. 娱乐；消遣；使发笑 amuse sb. with sth. 用逗乐某人 e.g. I amused the children with stories. be amused at 对 感到好笑 be amused by 被 逗笑 e.g. I was amused at Mr. Beans funny acting. = I was amused by Mr. Beans funny acting.,amusing adj.有趣的,amused adj.被逗笑的,amusement n.娱乐,pancake n. 薄煎饼,n. 粉饼,
