2. traffic jam

3. be in a mess

4. reaction punchline 点睛之语， 妙语 “Thanks to the traffic jam, I have time to read books!”

5. A funny story about jam

6. plums plum jam

7. Person:Relationship: ?Mary & John Place: ? Time: ? Event: ?

8. ⑴ What’s the relationship between Mary and John? A. Customer and waitress B. Mother and son C. Wife and husband ⑵ Where did the story probably happen? A. In a restaurant B. At a coffee shop C. In a kitchen ⑶ When did the story take place? A. A month later B. Some days later C. Two weeks later ⑷ What can we learn about Mary? A. She made some jam and the pan was on fire. B. She left some jam in the pan and went out to look after her mother. C. She put all the jam in the jars( 坛子 )and cleaned the pan. ⑸ What does John do with the jam in the pan? A. It smelt bad, so he threw it into chicken yard. B. It tasted good,so he ate it. C. It was cooler, so he put it in the fridge. To be attentive Part 1

9. Person: Relationship: Mary & John Place:Kitchen Time: Event: wife and husband Some days later _______made some _____ but left the rest of it in the pan and left home. ______came home some days later and ______ it into the chicken yard. Maryjam John threw To be attentive Part 1

10. What do you think would happen when Mary went back home?

11. Before you listen to part 2,try to put the sentences in order. Part 2 Listen and check if you are right. contentGuess order Correct order Mary got angry with John. Mary saw the chickens behaving strangely. John was sorry. The chickens enjoyed the jam. John said he thought the jam was porridge. Mary looked at the red mess on the ground. John said the chickens were drunk. Mary came home. 4 2 5 7 6 3 8 1

12. When Mary returned, she noticed the chickens behaving strangely. They were running round the yard as if they were _____. She saw the dark red ________on the ground and went closer. When she saw a plum stone she went into the ________. Her husband was reading a newspaper at the table. _________ Mary rushed up to him. “You___________ my jam,” she shouted. kitchen sick threw away To be attentive Part 2 Blank filling mess Angrily

13. “Oh, that’s what it was,” he said. “I’m sorry but I thought it was porridge which had gone______ in the hot weather. “Good heavens!” said Mary. “That must be the jam I left in the pan, but why didn’t you throw it in the dustbin?” John laughed. “It was a mistake. However, the chickens have _________ the jam, except that it has made them ________. What are we going to do with these __________ chickens?” bad enjoyed drunk drunken

14. _________________________________ What makes the story funny? What’s the punchline of the story? What are we going to do with these drunken chickens?

15. Find the punchlines of the jokes and explain why it is funny. I find it funny / interesting that….. I can’t help laughing when…… I laugh at that kind of thing because… I enjoy this very much because… I felt happy because….. To be active Discussion

16. Task 1 Create your own punchline To be creative

17. 拔牙： pull out a tooth 麻药： anesthetic [ ˌ ænəs'θet ɪ k] 半价： 50% off 牙医诊所： dentist’s Sam had a toothache and couldn’t stand it! So he decided to pull out the tooth. One day… _______________________________________________________________________________________ To be creative Task 2 Writing

18. To be competitive

20. 1.Modify( 修改 ) your funny story and share it with your classmates. 2.Surf the Internet and collect as more jokes or interesting stories as possible.