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Humour

Revision Lead in Skimming Scanning Consolidation

New words: cross-dressing n. 穿着异性服装 stage n. 舞台，阶段，时期 Dustin Hoffman 达斯汀. 霍夫曼 stereotype n. 模式化的形象；老套 nationality n. 国籍，国家，部落，民族 certain adj. 确定的，无疑的，某种 make fun of 取笑，嘲笑 amuse vt. 使发笑，使愉快 laughter n. 笑，笑声 accent n. 口音；腔调；重音

New words: actually adv. 实际上，事实上 sketch n. 短剧；略图； 草图 typical adj. 典型的；象征性的 crosstalk n. 相声 tradition n. 传统 date back 回溯至 make use of 利用某事物 rapid adj. 迅速的；快的 rhyme vi. 押韵；作诗；韵律和谐

New words: applaud vi. 拍手喝彩；称赞 appreciate vt. 赏识；赞赏 fluent adj. 流利的；流畅的 exist vi. 存在；生存

The comic duo of the 1930s “Laurel and Hardy”. The thin one is called Stan Laurel, the fat one is 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.

Mr. Rowan Atkinson acts different comic characters he is most famous around the world as Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, acts silly, and seems to be quite stupid.

Dustin Hoffman acts the role of a woman in the film Tootsie (1982), and many agree that his performance was so good that you often can ’ t tell the difference.

Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.

Some other famous comedians in China

How many forms of humor are introduced in the text ? How can clowns help people laugh ? Skimming

Para.1 comedies Para.2 clowns Para.3 comedians Para.4 crosstalk shows Para.5 crosstalk shows Forms of humour:

Para.1 comedies Para.2 clowns Para.3 comedians Para.4 crosstalk shows Para.5 crosstalk shows Part 1 Part 2 Part 4 Part 3

Clowns help people laugh by acting alone or as a pair. not using any words at all. their clothes, make-up and the way they walk. helping people forget their trouble for at least a moment.

Key words:  a. character  b. make fun of  c. Play on words  d. in common  e. applaud  f. appreciate

1.Why are some of Shakespeare’s comedies not so funny for us? 2 Give three examples of techniques that writers of comedies often use to make people laugh. 3.How long has the tradition of crosstalk existed in China? Discussion

1.Why are some of Shakespeare’s comedies not so funny for us? Because the meaning of words in English has changed.

2 Give three examples of techniques that writers of comedies often use to make people laugh. 1 crossdressing 2 stereotypes 3 word play

3.How long has the tradition of crosstalk existed in China? More than 2,000 years.

Consolidation  1. In your opinion, how can crosstalk shows make people laugh?  2.In the text, how can crosstalk shows make people laugh?  3.Fill in the cloze.

Crosstalk shows make people laugh by techniques 1.playing with words. 3.dressing up a little or act-ing out small sketches. 5.using rhythm and rhyming. 2. making many jokes and funny conversations. 4. creating a rapid flow of fun. 6. using tongue twisters.

CLOZE Typical for China is the,where a pair of comedians with word play. A crosstalk shows has two speakers making and.They may also dress up a little or act out in front of the laughing audience. Comedians of all times and many countries have of this type of comedy. crosstalk shows entertains the audience many jokes funny conversations small sketches a long tradition

to the Qin Dynasty, crosstalk shows, have made people all over China roar with ( for centuries. Skilled artists make use of all the richness of the spoken language to create fun. Their talk includes rhythm and words as well as (, which often make the audience. Dating back laughter a rapid flow of rhyming tongue twisters applaud

To appreciate the jokes of crosstalk artists, listeners have to know very well what the comedians are talking about. If you are not in Chinese, you will not catch all of it. Perhaps that is the reason why few foreigners know about this Chinese art form. fluent

Home work 1. Go over the “ Reading ” and find out the useful expressions in it. 2. Finish the reading in wb page 116

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