必修4unit3Usinglanguag.ppt

,英语教学课件系列,必修4,Unit 3 A taste of English Humour Using language,所谓pun, 通常是指利用一个单词 的两个含义, 或者利用两个特定的 单词, 达到“一语双关”的目的。 如:,英语中有趣的双关语“pun”, 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, 除非他躺到坟墓里才能严肃起来。,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。,Read the two puns and enjoy playing on words. A bicycle cant stand on its own because it is two-tired. A small boy went to the counter to pay for his lunch but he was a little short.,How to explain the two puns? 1) Two-tired, when spoken, can have two meanings: a. with two tires; b. too tired. 2) Short, when spoken, can have two meanings: a. small in height; b. not having enough money.,amuse pancake explanation detective mountainous whisper,vt. 使发笑; 使愉快 n. 烙饼; 薄饼 n. 解释; 讲解; 说明 n. 侦探 adj. 多山的; 山一般的 n. 耳语; 低语 vt. 小声说,vast mess react porridge drunk,adj. 巨大的; 辽阔的 n. 脏或乱的状态 vi. 做出反应; 回应 n. 粥; 麦片粥 adj. 醉的,English jokes,There are thousands of jokes which use “play on words” to amuse us. Now read some of these customer and waiter jokes and match the joke with the explanation on P22.,1 C: Whats that fly doing in my soup? W: Swimming. I think! 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. 3 C: Waiter. Will the pancakes be long? W: No, sir. Round.,B,A,C,Explanation A. The first person is asking for information about time. The second person treats it as a question about shape. B. The first person is angry about something and wants to say “Why is this here?”,The second person treats it as a request for information and gives an answer to the question. C. The answer to the question contains a word which, when spoken, can have two meanings.,Tips Sherlock Holmes is a character created by the English writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes became the prototype (原型) for the modern mastermind detective. Doyle introduced Holmes in 1887 in the short story A Study in Scarlet. Doctor Watson is Sherlocks best friend and partner.,Role play: Read the funny story on page 22.,Read a short, funny story on Page 22 about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Doctor Watson. Then change the story into a short dialogue. Act it in groups of three Holmes, Watson and a narrator.,Role-play,A teacher asked a student to write 55. Student asked: How? Teacher: Write 5 and beside it another 5! The student wrote 5 and stopped. Teacher: What are you waiting for? Student: I dont know which side to write the other 5!,Joke 1,Joke 2,A man goes to the doctor and says, “Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts.” The doctor asks, “What do you mean?” The man says, “When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts.” The doctor says, “I know whats wrong with you youve broken your finger!”,Patient: Doctor, Ive lost my memory. Doctor: When did this happen? Patient: When did what happen?,Joke 3,Garcia: Thank you doctor. My fever is gone. Doctor: Dont thank me. Thank God. Garcia: Then I will pay the fees to God.,Joke 4,2 Listen to Part 1 and write down the main idea.,Listening: You are going to listen to a funny story about jam.,Mary made some jam but left some on the kitchen table for a few days as she had to go to look after her sick mother. Some days later, John, knowing nothing about the jam, came home and threw it into the kitchen yard.,1. What was Mary going to do with the cooked plums in the pan? 2. What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan? 3. What do you think Mary is going to say when she finds out what has happened? 4. How do you think John will react to her?,3 Listen to Part 1 again and answer the following questions:,1. What was Mary going to do with the cooked plums in the pan?,She was going to put them in the fridge later when they had cooled down.,2. What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan?,He thought she should have thrown it out for the chickens to eat.,4. Before you listen to Part 2, try to put these sentences below in order. Then listen again and check if you were right.,_ Mary got angry with John. _ Mary saw the chickens behaving strangely. _ John was sorry. _ The chickens enjoyed the jam. _ John said he thought the jam was porridge. _ Mary looked at the red mess on the ground. _ John said the chickens were drunk. _ Mary came home.,1,2,3,4,8,7,5,6,“ You _ my jam,” she shouted. “ Oh, _ what it was,” he said. “ Im _ but I thought it was _ which had gone bad in the hot weather. The chickens have _ the jam, but its made them _.”,enjoyed,porridge,sorry,drunk,thats,threw away,5 Fill in the blanks while listening to Part 2 a second time.,Mary Smith looked at the beautiful ripe plums. They would make lovely jam. When she had finished the cooking, she filled all her empty jam jars and left the rest of the jam in the pan. She would put it in the fridge when it was cooler. But just then the telephone rang,Part 1,Listening text,her mother was in hospital after a car accident. Mary picked up her bag and ran out of the house. Some days later, her husband, John, came home from a business trip. He had been travelling all day and felt like having a drink and a piece of cake. As he came into the kitchen he saw a pan with a dark red mess inside it.,He lifted it up and smelled it. It smelled bad. Mary must have forgotten to clean this pan, he thought. So he poured all the jam into the chicken yard and cleaned the pan. Then feeling comfortable, he began to eat a piece of cake.,When Mary returned, she noticed the chickens behaving strangely. They were running around the yard as if they were sick. She saw the dark red mess on the ground and went closer. When she saw a plum stone she went into the kitchen. Her husband was reading a newspaper at the table. Angrily Mary rushed up to him.,Part 2,“You threw away my jam,” she shouted. “Oh, thats what it was,” he said. “ Im sorry but I thought it was porridge which had gone bad in the hot weather.” “ Good heavens!” said Mary. “That must be the jam I left in the pan, but why didnt you threw it in the dustbin?” John laughed.,“It was a mistake. However, the chickens have enjoyed the jam, expect that it has made them drunk. What are we going to do with these drunken chickens?”,Discuss with your partner whether you think the story you listened to is funny. Give your reasons. Use these words and expressions below to help you.,Speaking and writing,How wonderful! Im pleased we both like I felt happy because What fun! It surprises me that I (dont) laugh at that kind of thing because It is (not) very amusing/funny that I (dont) enjoy this very much because,S1: What fun! I enjoyed that story. I always laugh at that kind of thing. S2: Me too. Im pleased we both like the same kind of funny stories.,Sample dialogue:,S1: The punchline was good. You were wondering what would happen. So Im happy that it all turned out well in the end. S2: It surprises me that John didnt see the plum stone if Mary did.,S1: Thats because Mary did the cooking, but John didnt look at the jam carefully. He just thought it was a mess and threw it away. S2: I think its very amusing and always try to read stories like that. That make me smile.,S1: OK. Let me tell you this funny story then. Its about a hedge cutter which was made in China but sold in England ,1) Use a logical order: explain the situation, what happened and then give the punchline. 2) Read it through when you have finished checking for mistakes. 3) Read it to your partner and ask for advice. 4) Rewrite your story and put it into a class collection of funny stories.,Writing,Sample writing:,Stages in the story Mr. Hills buys a hedge cutter made in China. 2. It breaks and he tries to mend it himself. 3. The instruction booklet says it should not be touched “without permission”. 4. He decides to get a new one so no one will ever know.,A TRUE STORY OF MR HILLS Mr. Hills in London bought a hedge cutter made in China. It was very small and very cheap and it worked very well. At first he was very pleased with it. It made his hedges look smart and neat. Then one day it broke down. There was nothing he could do to make it work.,He took it apart and put it together again but still it would not work. Next he took out the booklet of instructions to see if they had any advice for him. Imagine his amazement when he saw these words written in the booklet. “No one is to touch or try to repair this hedge cutter without permission.”,What was he to do? Should he have written to the manufacturers in Beijing before he had his hedge cutter mended? Mr. Hills thought long and hard. Finally he went back to the shop and bought another hedge cutter. He put his old one in the dustbin. He thought no one would ever know what he had done.,一、单词拼写 1. _ n. 皮肤; 外壳 2. _ adj. 残酷的; 令人痛苦的 3. _ n. 沸腾,boil,skin,cruel,bottom,astonish,mouthful,entertain,particularly,homeless,fortune,11. _ prep. 理性,throughout,fortunate,swing,failure,snowstorm,direct,outstanding,worn-out,vast,sense,二、单词运用 1. Today the Chinese teacher began the class with an amusing _ show. 2. I kept a diary at times when there was something _ to keep down. 3. The class were cheered up by her _ performance. 4. We like to stay with him, for hes a man with a pretty _ of humour. 5. The woman sat there, _ (chew) a piece of gum.,slide,particular,outstanding,sense,chewing,6. He will never forget that _ experience of his. 7. She _ it to me so as not to be heard by others. 8. It will do you good to have plenty of _(boil) water every day. 9. We really had pity on the poor _ girl and took her to our house. 10. Cold-blooded animal will sleep _ the winter without eating anything.,throughout,cruel,whispered,boiled,homeless,三、词语派生 As a result of their impatience, that plan ended in _ (fail). 2. _ (fortune), we two were selected for the Olympic torch bearers in Guangdong. 3. Besides the point, the accident happened for some other _ (direct) reasons. 4. You are expected to spend an _ (entertain) evening in this place of public _ (entertain).,failure,Fortunately,indirect,entertainment,entertaining,5. The government is trying to stop the strike in a _ (violent) way. 6. I wondered all the time why mother had never thrown away those clothes already _ (wear) out.,non-violent,worn,7. Im so full I cant have another _ (mouth). 8. She _ (joy) playing the piano every day, for it is a great _ (enjoy) to her. 9. He was _ (sense) of the trouble he had caused. 10. Mobil phones may not work so well in _ (mountain) areas.,mouthful,enjoy,sensible,joy,mountainous,四、词组互译 1. 对满足(意) _ 2. 在整个亚洲 _ 3. 战胜困难 _ 4. 挑出; 辩别出 _ 5. 一条丧家狗 _ 6. 撞上; 撞见 _ 7. 突出的成就 _ 8. 幽默感 _,sense of humour,be content with,throughout Asia,overcome difficulties,pick out,a homeless dog,knock into,outstanding achievements,9. badly off _ 10. in particular _ 11. cut off _ 12. star in _ 13. in search of _ 14. be born in poverty _ 15. be set in _ 16. go camping _,穷的; 缺少的,特别; 尤其是,切断; 断绝,主演,寻找; 寻求,出身贫寒,以为背景,野营,五、词组运用 词组填空 根据句子提供的语境, 从第四大题 中选一个适当的词组并用其适用的形式填空。 She cant be so popular at all; I dont even know what movies she has _. 2. Before _, you must get everything needed ready. 3. To be honest, I enjoy reading the stories and novels written by the big man _.,in particular,starred in,going camping,4. 完成这样巨大的工程, 我们常要克服某些 艰难困苦。 In doing so great a project, we had to _ at times. 5. 在人潮的广场上，我好容易才发现他。 In the crowed square, I had a hard time _ him _.,overcome some difficulties,picking,up,6. 这部电影是以二十世纪60年代美国黑人的 社会状况为背景写的。 The film _ the social conditions of the black of America in the 1960s. 从上述短语中选一个适当的短语翻译下列句子。 7. 浏览刚完成的那本书, 她自感满意。,was set in,She read through her newly-finished book and was content with herself.,8. 他四周看, 在找什么。 9. 顾着思考问题, 他差点撞上路边的停车。 10. 据说这部电影当时有一部分由于某种原因 被剪切了。,It is said that one part of the film had to be cut off for some reason.,He looked around in search of something.,Lost in thought, he nearly knocked into a car parked aside.,Dont leave the water _ while you brush your teeth. A. run B. runni