Unit 20 Humour

Goals: Talk about humour and comedians Pratise saying tongue twisters Express intentions and plans

Vocabulary couple : two people or things that are seen together esp. a man and woman together a couple of = a pair of tongue twister : word or phrase that is difficult to pronounce correctly or quickly bitter :(adj.) having a sharp taste like aspirin or unsweetened coffee witch : 女巫 chalk (n.): a substance made into white or colored sticks for writing or drawing on blackboard (v.): write, draw or mark with chalk

intend (v.): have a particular purpose or plan in mind, mean intend to do sth. minister (n.): ( 基督教的）牧师／部长，大臣 the Prime Minister 首相 Minister of State 国务大臣 marry (v.): take sb. as a husband or wife (of a clergyman or civil official etc.) join (a couple) in marriage at a ceremony comedian circus clown

cross-dressing stage (n.): platform or area (use in a theatre ) on which plays are performed to an audience stereotype (n.): image, idea, character, ect. That has become fixed on standardized in conventional form with individuality nationality (n.) : membership of a particular nation certain (adj.): sure beyond doubt ; can be relied on certainly (adv.)

accent (n.) : national, local or individual way of pronouncing words emphasis given to a syllable or word by means of stress or pitch laughter (n.): act, sound or manner of laughing amuse (v.): make sb. Laugh or smile make fun of actually (adv.) : really, in fact actual (adj.)

sketch (n.) : rough quickly-made drawing, without many details make use of date back (to/from) : have existed since tradition (n.) : passing of beliefs or customs from one generation to the next, esp. without writing traditional (adj.) : according to or being tradition crosstalk typical (adj.) : having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing, representative

rapid (adj.) : moving or acting with great speech, fast applaud (v.) : show approval of (sb./sth.) by clapping the hands appreciate (v.) : understand and enjoy (sth.) value highly fluent (adj.) : (of a person ) able to speak or write a language or perform an action smoothly, accurately and with ease exist (v.) : be real or actual, have being

Humour comedy clown comedian crosstalk Funny story joke

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 ? Tongue Twisters

A tutor who tooted a flute Tried to tutor two tutors to toot Said the two to the tutor “ Is it harder to toot or To tutor two tutors to toot? ” Six thin things I can think of thin things, six thin things, can you ? Yes, I can think of six thin things, and of six thick things too.

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Answer the following questions : 1What was the men ’ s job ? 2 In England,who can marry couples in church ? 3 How close to each other did the man and the woman live ? 4 Where did the woman ask the minister to marry her ? 5 When did he ask her to marry him ? LISTENING: He was a minister in the church. A minister. About eight kilometres from each other. In a restaurant. A few days later.

Retell the story Key words : a minister / away from / a young lady / dinner / talk about getting married / marry her in church / surprised /unexpected / realise /don ’ t understand / a few days later / visit / honour / accept

Sample story: There once was a minister who lived three villages away from a young lady. One evening they had dinner together in a restaurant. They talked about people getting married, and the lady asked the minister whether he would marry her in church. The minister was very surprised and said that her question came very unexpected.The lady realised that he had not understood her correctly. What she meant was whether he would marry her and her husband. However, their conversation put an interesting idea into minister ’ s head. He realised that he wanted to marry her.So a few days later he visited her at home and asked her to marry him. The lady felt honoured and immediately accepted.

SPEAKING Interview comedian or clown about his/her new show.

Now you try it.Work in pairs. One plays the part of a journalist and the other a circus clown. The journalist asks the clown about his work and his new show. 1For which age do you write your show ? 2What do you do as a clown ? 3What are you doing at this moment ? 4What are your plans for your next show ? 5How do you make children laugh ? 6When will you stop working as a clown ?

Useful expressions: I will …… I ’ m going to …… I intend to …… I hope to ….. I plan /want to …… I wish to …… I ’ ve decided (not ) to …… I hope not ……

HOMEWORK Pre-read reading passage. Practise the dialogue in speaking.