1. 人教修订版
高中一年级(下)
Unit 20

2. Unit 20 Humour
Comedian Comedian Comedian Comedian Comedian

3. 4. What is the smallest room in the world?
1. What kind of dog doesn't bite or bark?
2. What day of the week is the best for having fried foods?
Friday
3. What month do soldiers hate?
March
三月，行军
4. What is the smallest room in the world?

4. 患感冒 Heat. Because you can catch a cold.
5. Which can move faster, heat or cold?
Heat. Because you can catch a cold.
患感冒

5. Tongue twisters
HUMOUR

6. 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.
witch
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.

7. Betty bought some butter, but the butter was bitter, so she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better.
butter
bitter — sweet
If white chalk chalks white on a black blackboard, will black chalk chalk black on a white whiteboard then?

8. Humor How to make people laugh? Words actions Cross-dressing make-up
　　body language　
　　　facial expression　

9. There are two types people whose job Is humour.
Clowns
Comedians

11. a minister Pre-listening question: Who can marry many wives but can
stay single all of the life?
a minister

12. What does she mean?
Will you
marry me?
? ? ?

13. Listening Listen and answer the following questions:
1. When the woman said, “will you marry me”, what does she mean?
A. She wants to be the man’s wife
B. She is playing a joke.
C. She wants the man to be her minister when she marries.
2. When the man says, “will you marry me”, what does he mean?
A. He wants her to attend his wedding.
B. He wants the woman to be his wife.
C. He wants to show that he is a humorous man.
3. How did the woman feel when she heard it?
A. surprised B. honored C. humorous
Listening

14. D: Grandmother. How did you meet grandfather?
G: Oh well, that’s quite a funny story. In fact, we met several times. You see, I met grandfather in ______ where we lived before we came to Australia. We only lived about eight kilometers from each other. Your grandfather was a minister in the church, _________________.
D: And when did he ask you to marry him?
G: Well, it was really funny. We were _____________in a restaurant one evening, and we were talking about people getting married, and so on. As a minister in the church it was your grandfather’s job to marry couples. We talked about all kinds of different people, sometimes families we both knew. We were having a very enjoyable conversation and laughed a lot. So I asked him, “__________________”
England,
three villages away.
having dinner
And will you marry me?

15. He went a little red in the face, and couldn’t say anything for a few minutes. He looked rather________. Finally, he said, “Well, this is very sudden and unexpected!” I immediately realized that he had not understood me correctly. So I laughed and said “No! What I mean is, when I get married in church, will you be the
_____________________________________?” He laughed, and seemed to feel much better after I had said that. We continued our dinner in much the same way as before. We had a very nice evening together.
However, as he later told me, our talk _________________ into his head. He considered what I had said and realized that he had always loved me. He did not understand me because I asked him the question that_________________________________. So, a few days later he came to visit me at home. It was then that he asked me to marry him. This time it was my turn to feel honored. But I immediately accepted!
surprised
minister who marries me and my husband
put an interesting idea
he had wanted to ask me for some time

16. 6 5 4 2 1 3 Oh, I see. ? ? ? Will you marry me?
He realized that he had
already loved her. 6 5 4
They lived 8 kilometers from each other. ? ? ? 2 1 3

17. Listening Answer the following questions : 1.What was the man’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?
He was a minister in the church.
A minister.
About eight kilometers from each other.
In a restaurant.
a few days later.
Listening

18. Useful expressions: What do you think… Make sb laugh
Reach a wide audience
Have sth in mind
Act the role of
Plan/want to do sth

19. 1 . Still 不过，还/仍旧
e.g. The job wasn’t well done; still, I tried my best.（连词）
Even if he is in poor health, he still insists on studying.
（副词）
intend 打算
intend to do sth/intend sb to do sth 打算给（某人）做…
e.g. I intended to catch the early train, but I didn’t get up in time.

20. Films: King Of Comedy Biography：（档案） English name: Stephen Chow
Date of birth: 22 June 1962
Icon: (偶像) Bruce Lee
Films:
Shaolin Soccer(2001)
The God of cookery (1996)
Le Roi Singe (1995)
King of comedy (1999)
Latest film: Gonfu
King Of Comedy

21. Speaking Work in groups of four or to hold a press conference
( 新闻 发布会).
One plays the role of Stephen, one a host(主持人）, and the others act as journalists.

22. New Conference: 1.What do you think is the most important
Hello! Everybody!
1.What do you think is the most important
thing in your job?
2. Are your show for everybody?
3. How do you make your audience laugh?
4. How do you make people think about life?

23. Homework
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