Unit 20

humour When you see the word “humour”, what will you think of? comedian clown funny story humour Customer: Is there any soup on the menu? Waiter: There was, but I wiped it off. crosstalk sketch joke

I cover your eyes stealthily

“ 特困生”

Can you say ?? 吃葡萄不吐葡萄皮 不吃葡萄 倒吐葡萄皮

Tongue Twisters

I saw a saw saw a saw. Practise v. the action a saw make v. see—saw --seen n. a kind of tool

Practise saying the tongue twisters Betty bought some butter, but the butter was bitter, so she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won’t wish the wish you wish to wish. If white chalk chalks white on a black blackboard, will black chalk chalk black on a white whiteboard then? .

A big black bug bit the big black bear, made the big black bear bleed blood. Top chopstick shops stock top chopsticks Can you can a can as canner can a can ? How many cans can a canner can if a canner can can cans? A canner can can as many cans as a canner can if a canner can can cans.

I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

 Laughing Party  Come on! 

Jokes Customer: Waiter.Will the pancakes be long? Waiter: No,sir. Round. Girl : If we marry, will you give me a ring Boy: Of course, What’s your telephone number?

Jokes Policeman: You can’t park here. Driver: Why not? Policeman: Read that sign. Driver: I did. It says, “ Fine for parking, ” so I parked.

Humorous Story An animal sports meeting was going on. A duck and a crab (螃蟹）arrived at the finishing line at the same time. The judge asked them to play Rock-Paper-Scissors to decide who is the winner. But the duck says “no”. Please tell us the reason why the duck refused to do that?

Why does a river sleep a lot? Do you know? Why does a river sleep a lot? It’s always in a bed Why does a river have a lot of money? It has two banks If you throw a white stone into Red Sea. What will it become? wet

A rocket A comb A river I work only when I’m fired. What am I ? I have teeth, but no mouth. What am I ? A comb I have a mouth, but no teeth. What am I ? A river

Heat, because you can catch cold What can you see with your eyes shut? A dream Which runs faster, heat or cold? Why ? Heat, because you can catch cold What letter are people the most afraid of? E, because it’s the end of “life”

A map I have cities but no houses; forests but no trees; rivers without water. What am I ? A map

Listening

Guess the order of the pictures on P50 according to the dialogue.

5 4 6 1 2 3 want to marry the woman in the church happy & shy Will you marry me? Oh, I see. He realized that he had already loved her. 5 4 6 want to marry the woman in the church happy & shy talk about, wedding ? They lived 3 villages from each other. ? ? 1 2 3 have dinner together surprised & laughed meet

Listen and answer the following questions. What was the man’s job? In England, who can marry couples in church? How close to each other did the man and the woman live? Where did the woman ask the minister to marry her? When did he ask her to marry him? He was a minister in the church. A minister. About eight kilometers from each other. In a restaurant. A few days later.

How do you understand the sentence “Will you marry me”? Will you be my husband/wife? When I get married, will you be the minister who marries me and my husband/wife? 

Language Points make sb./sth (to) do sth 使某人做某事 1. make people laugh make sb./sth (to) do sth 使某人做某事 如：make , let ,have ,feel, listen to , hear, look at , see, notice, watch, observe 等，后面常常接省略了to的不定式做其宾语补足语。 Let me try. 让我试试。 The doctor made the patient stay in bed. 医生硬要病人躺在床上。 The patient was made to stay in bed by the doctor.

Language Points 2. think about : 考虑 3. Of course, I would like to reach a wide audience, thought I mostly have adults in mind. A. Most : 最…… mostly : 大部分；主要地 B. in mind: 内心，在脑海当中 You are always in my mind. 你一直在我心中.

Language Points 5. Still, I don’t think everybody will find my kind of humor funny. still 尽管那样;然而 A. Although she didn’t feel well, she still went to work. 她虽然觉得不舒服,但仍然去上班了。 6. Jokes about speaking a foreign language, German for example, always work. work 表示“产生预期的结果或作用”的意思。 A. Did the soap work on dirty clothes? 肥皂对脏衣服有用吗？

Language Points 7. My next show will have a part in which I act the role of a science, the way that a science walks and talks. act the role = take the role 8. It’s a bitter sweet song. 那是一支又苦涩又甜蜜的歌。 9. plan to do sth. 计划做某事

Language Points intend vt. 打算，想要 Sth. intend to do to have done Pron.（代词） I intend to go home. We intend this new report as the teaching material for freshmen. intend sb to do intend that sb should do… I intend my son to be a doctor. Mr Smith intended that his son should go abroad.