1. What ’s So Funny?

2. Lead-in 5mins Guessing Game Who are they?

3. Stephen Chow Mr. Bean

4. --- Prediction 3mins P20

5. Task 2 : Skimming (3 mins) Memory loss Check your spelling Check your spelling Family harmony C A B picture 3picture 1picture 2 Read the first & last lines, then match the titles, the pictures (1-3) and the anecdotes (A-C)

6. 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 question? 3. What does the man mean when he says “Do you know who I am?” Task 3 : Careful reading 5mins Because she couldn’t remember how to spell the word “forty”. Because she thought it was another trip after the first one. He means that he is a very important person so the counter agent must look after him first.

7. Let’s work out what makes the stories funny. 3mins anecdote the fun part A B C The woman changed from forty to fifty because of _______ problem. The little girl ___________ the conditional happening( 假设 ) with the real happening. The agent ___________ the man’s words on purpose. word play 文字游戏 Task 4 spelling mistook

8. Another Example:3mins

9. Which word is played in the following? Man: I haven’t slept for days. Woman: Why not? Man: I sleep at night. Task 4: Days 1. 好几天 2. 白天

10. 1.I suddenly realized I didn’t have any money left so I quickly went to the bank to cash a cheque. A. money B. get cash in exchange for cheque 2. I wanted to withdraw $40 from our bank account, but I’m so forgetful... A. take out B. ask for C. bring in 3. He felt his daughter was mature enough and he didn’t want to overlook her opinion. A. old B. brave C. patient Words in texts Task 5 4+3mins

11. Words in texts A. check B. grasp C. ignore 4. He felt his daughter was mature enough and he didn’t want to overlook her opinion. 5. Heavy snow last winter caused long delays at Heathrow airport. A. The passengers had to wait for a long time. B. The snow blocked the long way to the airport. C. The passengers started a long trip.

12. Words in texts 6. If anyone can help him find his identification, please come to the gate. A. his baggage B. who he is C. his ticket counter agent ID card

13. cash a cheque, withdraw sth. from sth., mature, delay, identification ， ignore 1.---Hello! May I help you? --- Yes, I hope so. I need some more cash for my visit in China. May I _________________ here? 2. The accident _________ the train for two hours yesterday. 3. We shouldn’t _______ him because he is our companion. 4. Wanted ( 征婚 ): Looking for a tall, _______and responsible male. 5. The government has _________ worn out money from use. cash a cheque delayed ignore mature withdrawn

14. ★★ ① Choose one anecdote and act it out! ★★★② Write a funny story using the given expressions as much as possible. each group choose one task to complete ( each group choose one task to complete ) Task 6 : Group work 1. cash a cheque 2. wihdraw sth./sb. from sth. 3. so forgetful that… 4. overlook/ignore sth/sb. 5. delay 6. counter agent 7. board a flight 8. wait in line

15. GroupsHow many phrased ? 6 Speak loud enough?4 Keep the lines in mind?5 Funny? 5 Scores (20 points) 1 8 2 3 4 5

16. Some passengers were waiting in line to board a flight and an stewardess( 空姐 ) was standing at the gate to welcome them when a tall, mature, handsome man appeared. He was so attractive that no one could ignore him. Stewardess, “ 欢迎登机， 请问您是什么座？ Welcome to boarding! What’s your seat number?” Man, “ 我是天蝎座。你呢 ?” Stewardess felt shy and responded, “ 真的嘛！好巧哦，我也 是天蝎座耶 !Oh, what a coincidence! So am I!” Hearing this, all the other passengers all burst out laughing.

17. Discussion: Which of the stories do you like most ? Why? Laughter is the best medicine.

18. Step VI. Homework 1. P23. Exercise 5--- Look at the pictures and write a funny story using the skill and expressions learnt in this lesson.

19. Step V. Self-assessment Key Words in Anecdote AAnecdote BAnecdote C 1.Word bank 2. After learning this lesson, I understand the method to achieve humorous effects. Y ____ N ______ 3. I played an active role in this class. Y______ N_______ 4. I worked together with my partners very well. Y___ N___ 5. What strategies did you use today?_________________ 6. A sentence for myself_____________________________