Unit 17 Lesson 1 What’s So Funny! 淮滨外国语学校 郑翔琳

Learning aims: 1. （知识与能力目标） Master some important languages 2. （过程与方法目标） Know about the funny part of the stories and the deep meaning within. 3. （情感、态度与价值观目标） Enjoy some English anecdotes （趣事） or funny stories. Unit 17 Lesson1

U17-Lesson 1-1 A good boy Little Robert ： “Mom,could you give me two cents? Mom: “What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?” Little Robert: “I gave it to a poor old woman.” Mom: “You are a good boy. Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?” Little robert: “She is the one who sells the candy.”

Reading: Read the passages carefully and choose the best answers according to the text （ ） 1. He felt his daughter was mature enough and he didn’t want to overlook her opinion. A. old B. brave C. patient （ ） 2.Why did the woman write a cheque for fifty dollars? A.She forgot how to spell 40 in English. B.She often withdraws ＄ 50 from the bank. C.Her husband wanted to cash a cheque for her. D.Her husband couldn’t remember if 40 was spelled “fourty” or “forty”. （ ） 3.What happened at last in anecdote A? A.Her husband took out ＄ 50. B.Her husband made a joke with her. C.She withdraw fifty dollars instead. D.She had to go home to get some help.

（ ） 4.Why did Mr Wang ask his daughter about her opinions of going on a holiday? A.He wanted to get his daughter to go with him, not his wife. B.He thought that his daughter was a mature girl, and wanted to hear her own opinion. C.He had gone to Hainan Island. D.He had gone to Thailand. （ ） 5.Why did the man say “DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM”? A.He wanted to persuade the counter to give him the money. B.He wanted to get the counter to realise that he was a very important person, and she could take care of him first. C.The man came here first. D.The man was not the first to come.

一、把下列汉语翻译成英语。 1. 做某事有麻烦 _______________ 2. 兑现支票 _________ 3. 朝 …… 吼叫 ____________ 4. 成熟的 ___________ 5. 忽视 …… 的观点 ___________ 6.delay ________ 7.board a flight__________ 8. 挤到前面 ___________ 9. 从 …… 中提取；从 …… 中退出 __________ 10. be doing sth when……____________ have trouble (in) doing sth cash a cheque yell at mature overlook one’s opinion 推迟，耽搁 登机 push one’s way to the front withdraw …from,,, 正在做某事时 ，突然 …

二、语法填空 1.I wanted to withdraw ＄ 40_______ our bank account. 2.He didn ’ t want _________(overlook) his son ’ s opinion. 3.Have you ever had trouble______(try) to spell a word. 4.One unfortunate counter agent was dealing with all the passengers ______an angry man pushed his way to the front. 三、改错 1.I ’ m such forgetful that I couldn ’ t remember if 40 was spelled ‘ fourty ’ or ‘ forty ’. 2.Mr wang looked puzzling so I repeated the question. 3.The girl smiled, standing up and spoke loudly. 4.You shouldn ’ t yell the little children. from to overlook trying when such 改为 so puzzling 改为 puzzled standing 改为 stood yell 后加 at

A lover’s dialogue Girl: If we become engaged( 订婚 ), will you give me a ring? Boy: Sure, what’s your phone number?

Summary As the saying goes, “ A smile can make you ten years younger.” And indeed, there are many advantages of smiling. If you smile at life, life will smile at you in return. So you’d better smile whenever and wherever.

Homework Make a funny story and write it down !