Unit 17 Laughter 新锐私立学校 程玉燕

Lesson One Funny Stories Q: What's the difference between a monkey and a flea? Q: Which is the strongest creature in the world? A: The snail. It carries its house on its back A: A monkey can have fleas, but a flea can't have monkeys

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赵本山 祖籍：辽宁 星座：双鱼座 最喜欢的运动：足球、高 尔夫 个人简历： 著名笑星，经典小品无数 影视作品： 《幸福时光》《男妇女主 任》 《有话好好说》《落叶归 根》 自编自导《刘老根》

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Before you start Work in Pairs and discuss the following. 1. Do you like jokes? 2. Do you like to tell jokes? Can you tell jokes in English? 3. Who is your favourate comedian? Give your reasons.

Language points 1.Burst out laughting=burst into laughter What he said made us all bursst out laughing.( 他所说的使我们突然大笑） Everyone in the room burst out laughing at the expresion on her face 看到她脸上的表情，房间里所有的人 都大笑起来。

Fall about laughing 太滑稽了，大家都放声大笑。 It was so funny everyone just fell about laughing\with laughter. 看到父亲所做的事情，他们都大笑起来。 When they saw what their father had done, they both fell about laughing.

Keep to 履行，实施，不离开 严格执行合同条款 Keep strictly to the terms of the contract. Keep to the speed limits 遵守车速限制。 We need to keep to the schedule if we want to finish it on time.

1.Before you start Match the story titles with the pictures(1- 3)and the stories(A-C) Answers (A-3, B-1, C-2) 2.Answer the following questions: 1) Why does the woman write a cheque for $50? 2) What does the man mean when he says “ Do you know who I am? ” 3) “ Where there is a Will there is a Wayne ” sounds like a famous English proverb. Do you know what it is?

Lesson 1 What is so funny? Anwer these questions: 1.why does the woman write a cheque for fifty dollars? 2.Why does the girl decide to change her response when her father asks her the second questions? 3.What does the man mean when he says “ do you know who I am? ”

Voice your opinion 1. Which of the stories do you like best? Why? 2. Would you tell us your favorite funny stories?