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高一英语Unit20Humour说课教案TheSecondPeriodTopic:Reading(LaughingMatter)Step1.RevisionAsktwopairstoactoutthedialogue.Step2.TeachingAims
1. Develop the students reading ability, especially their reading comprehension.
2. Read the reading passage and know about Laughing Matter. Step3.TeachingAidsACDplayer.Step4.TeachingProceduresLead-in1.Who can say something about comedians? Comedians are people, especially professional entertainers, who tell jokes or do amusing things to make people laugh and think. Look at the pictures. Do you know who these comedians are? What make them funny to you? 2.Perhapsyouknowsomefamousweusuallycallcomedians,forexample,CharlieChaplin,ZhaoBenshan,HuangHong,ChenPeisi,JiangKun.Intheirperformance,theymakeuslaughandbringushappiness.Whatcanmakepeoplelaugh?(Collecttheanswers:clothes/make-up/gestures/words/Thereareavarietyofwaysthatcanmakepeoplelaugh.Inthisclass,we'llreadapassage"LaughingMatter").\nPre-reading 1.Do you know any comedians both at home and abroad? Please name some. Charlie Chaplin The comic duo of the 1930s “Laurel and Hardy”. The thin one is called Stan Laurel, the stout one Oliver Hardy. They are funny because they are each other’s opposites: one fat and one thin; one is clever and one is silly etc.
2.Sample answers for Question 1 Photo 1: The comic duo of the 1930s Laurel and Hardy. (The thin one is called Stan Laurel, while the stout one is called Oliver Hardy.) They are funny because they are each other's opposites: one fat and one thin; one is clever and one is silly etc. Other comic duos are for example, Abbott and Costello, French and Saunders, Wallace.& Gromitor Beavis and Butthead. Photo 2: Mr Bean. Although Mr Rowan Atkinson acts as different comic characters he is most famous around the world as Mr Bean. Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts silly, he seems to be quite stupid, and the things he does are strange. Other comedians acting as clowns are for ex¬ample, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton or Austin Powers. Photo 3: Dustin Hoffman in the film Tootsie (1982). In this film Hoffman acts the role of a woman, and many . people agree that his performance was so good that you often can't tell the difference. But in the film of course there all kinds of funny moments. Other famous comedians who dressed up as women are for example, Dame Edna (Australia), Milton Berle (USA) and Eddy Izzard (UK). \nPhoto 4: Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His numerous crosstalk shows always make his audience roar with laughter. Ask the students to talk about Ma Ji themselves in pairs or groups. Other famous crosstalk artists are Jiang Kun, Hou Yuewen, Feng Gong, Ma Sanli, Tang Jiezhong, etc.
3.Sample answers for Question 3:
(1) I have seen some films of Laurel and Hardy and I think that they are very funny. (2) I find Mr Bean always very funny.I know some people think it is funny, but I think Mr Bean is very silly.
(3) I don't think I ever saw this comedian. I am not sure if I would like it. (4) I once heard Hou Yuewen on the radio and I had to laugh so much that my stomach hurt and I had tears in my eyes.
SkimmingSkimthetextandanswerthequestion:Howmanydifferentlaughingmattersaretalkedaboutinthetext?Suggestedanswer:Four(comedy,clown,comedian,Chinesecrosstalkshow)ScanningScanthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions:1).Whatarethetechniquesthatwritersofcomediesoftenusetomakepeoplelaugh?2).WhyaresomeofShakespeare’scomediesnotsofunnyforus?3).Canyoudescribeaclowninyourownword?\n4).Whatistheshowofacomedianlike?5).HowlongdoesthetraditionofcrosstalkexistinChina?Fast-reading1).Read the text again , try to divide the text into several parts and find out the main idea of each part: Part 1: Comedies ,Part 2: Clowns ,Part 3: Comedians ,Part 4: Crosstalk .2).Readthepassagequicklytochoosethemainideaofeachparagraph.a.Descriptionofaclown(2)b.What'sacrosstalkshow(4)c.Thetraditionalcrosstalkshow(5)d.Descriptionofcomedians(3)e.Thewritersofcomediesbothathomeandabroad(1)Careful-readingReadthepassagecarefullytochoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1)WhyisDustinHoffmansofamous?A.Heisfamousforhisworks.B.Heisfamousforhisforeignaccent.C.Heisfamousforhisroleactingasawoman.D.Heisgoodatplayingonwords.2)Whatdoesa"sketch"meaninthetext?Itmeans.A.arough,quicklymadedrawingB.generaloutlineC.short,humorousplayD.apieceofwriting3)Comediansandplayersinacomedyaresimilarin_____.A.theirwayofplayingwithwordsB.clothesC.cross-dressingwayD.foreignaccent4)Whyhavecrosstalkshowsbeenpopularwithpeople?Whichofthe\nfollowingisnotthereason?A.Theyhavetwospeakers.B.Theymakepeoplenotonlylaugh,butalsothinkaboutlife.C.Therichnessofthespokenlanguageismadefulluseof.D.Theirtalkincludesrhythmandrhymingwords.1)---4)CCAAPost-reading
1). How long has the tradition of crosstalk existed in China?
The tradition of crosstalk has existed in China for more than 2,000 years.
2). Give three examples of techniques that writers of comedies often use to make people laugh. cross-dressing ,stereotypes ,word play 3).Why are some of Shakespeare’s comedies not so funny for us?
Some of Shakespeare’s plays are not so Step5.ConclusionPartⅠ Comedies 1.How do the writers of comedies often use to make people laugh?
Cross-dressing ,Making fun of …. ,Telling an amusing story ,Acting out stereotypes ,Speaking foreign language with an accent .Word play 2. Why is Dustin Hoffman so famous? C
A. He is famous for his works. B. He is famous for his foreign accent.
C. He is famous for his role acting as a woman. D. He is good at playing on words. \n3. What techniques are used by the writers of comedies to make the audience laugh? _____. D
A. Stereotypes of nationalities or people doing certain jobs. B. Word play.
C. Cross-dressing way. D. Both A, B and C 4.Funny plays often have characters that are stereotypes of nationalities or people doing certain jobsWhich of the following has the same meaning with “character”? A
A. Mathilde Loisel is one of the characters in the play “The necklace”.
B. Chinese character is hard to learn for most of the foreigners.
C. His character is different from his wife’s.
D. The picture shows us the character of the desert landscape. Part Ⅱ Clowns 1.In what ways do clowns make us laugh? What about comedians? Clowns make people laugh by acting alone or as a pair not using any words using clothes, make-upand the way they walk .
2. What is the writer’s opinion on clowns? _____ C
A. They would like to reach a wide audience. B. They only have children in mind.
C. They are funny not only for children but also for adults.
D. They can help people forget their problems for a long time.
Part Ⅲ Comedians Comedians make people laugh by body language and their face acting out a sketch ,playing with \nwords. Effect of comedians’ performance on people: Make people not only laugh but also think about life
True or False 1. Comedians are different from clowns because they don’t use body language or facial expressions in their shows.
2. The show of a comedian is more profound (深刻的) than that of a clown .
3). The show of a comedian is more like that of a comedy.
4. The situations comedians act out in their shows just look like comedies.FTTF
Part Ⅳ Crosstalk
Crosstalk shows make people laugh by playing with words making many jokes and funny conversations ,dressing up a little or acting out small sketches using rhythm and rhyming words. using tongue twisters. Para. 1: Comedies:
- Ask students about famous Chinese and Western comedies.
- Ways of dressing or behaving. - Stereotypes of people from different countries (including China)
- Funny accents (foreign, local or in certain jobs) .- Examples of word play.
Para. 2: Clowns: - Ask about different Chinese and Western clowns
- Ways of dressing, make-up .- Examples of jokes, fun
Para. 3: Comedians: - Ask about different Chinese and Western comedians.
- body language, facial expressions .- Retell famous sketches for comedy shows.
Para\n. 4: Crosstalk: - Ask about different crosstalk shows.
- In which way do crosstalk artists make people laugh?
Ask students to give some famous examples of rhyme, rhythm and tongue twisters from Chinese crosstalk shows (in Chinese).
Step6.Listening1.Listentothetapeandpayattentiontothepronunciation,stressandintonation.2.Listen to the tape of the text and answer the questions:
How many types of humor are introduced in the text?
Comedies clowns Laughing Matter crosstalk comedians
What is the text about?
1)The title is a bit of a puzzle to me and there are no other clues to find out what the text is about. I suppose it will be about something to laugh about.
2)If it’s about laughing or humour, it can be about jokes or funny stories. Step7.Homework1.Readthetext.2.PreparetheLanguageStudyandGrammar.