Unit1LaughoutLoud!Developingideas課件高二英語選擇性

Developingideas—ReadingComprehensionTheImportanceofHumourUnit1Laughoutloud!Bytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto:readforspecificinformationandunderstandwordsinthepassage;knowaboutMarkTwainandLinYutang’sattitudetowardshumour;knowmoreaboutthesignificanceofhumour.CONTENTSPre-readingIWhile-readingIIPost-readingIIISentencesanalysisIVPre-reading1.Doyouknowthemeninthepictures?MarkTwainLinYutangnarrativen.記敘文[?n?r?t?v]

satiren.諷刺;諷刺作品[?s?ta??(r)]sophisticatedadj.復(fù)雜的，老練的，見多識(shí)廣的，在行的，水平高的，先進(jìn)的[s??f?st?ke?t?d]

popularisern.大眾化的人，普及化,普及者，倡導(dǎo)[?p?pj?l?ra?z?]ReadingforbackgroundinformationReadtheshortintroductionstoMarkTwainandLinYutangandfillinthetable.MarkTwain(1835-1910)LinYutang(1895-1976)NationalityAmericanChineseCareerswriter,humorist,lecturer,adventurerwriter,translator,linguist,philosopher,inventorRepresen-tativeWorksTheInnocents

Abroad(《傻子出國(guó)記》)TheAdventuresofTom

SawyerAdventuresofHuckleberry

FinnMyCountryandMyPeople(《吾國(guó)與吾民》)TheImportanceofLiving(《生活的藝術(shù)》)Stylewittyandsatirical/s??t?r?kl/諷刺的informalbutsophisticated;

復(fù)雜巧妙的;見多識(shí)廣的wiseandwittyWhatdidtheyhaveincommon?2.What’stheirattitudetowardshumour?A.Objective. B.Favorable.C.Negative. D.Ambiguous.Now,let’scometoourpassagetocheckyouranswers!Para.1Readthepassagecarefullyandtrytofindoutthestructure.TheImportanceofHumourHumourhasbeenanessentialpartofhumanbehaviourforthousandsofyears.

Thereiscomedyinthetexts

ofAncientGreece,andmedievalwritingsarefilledwithjokes.Whilethesesamejokesmightnotbeasfunnytousnowastheywerethen,theirauthorsunderstoodthathumourcouldnotonlyentertainbutalsothrownewlightonsensitiveoremotive

issues.whatthemainideaofthepassage?Thefirstsentenceservesasthemainideaofpara.1.Thelastsentenceisusedtointroducethenextparagraph.Thetitleindictesthemaintopicofthewholepassage.Para.2Closertomoderntimes,someone

whoisrememberedforhisabilitytocombinehumourwithmoreseriousmessagesisAmericanwriter,MarkTwain.Twain'sparticularstyleofwritingisfunnyandoftenmischievous.Forexample,inhisclassicnovelTheAdventuresofTomSauyer,hefamouslysays,“Writingiseasy.Allyouhavetodoiscrossoutthewrongwords.”Butheisequallywellknownforhiswittyremarksinhiseverydayinteractionswithpeople.Forinstance,whileonalecturingtouroftheUnitedStates,Twainwentintoabarber'sshoptogetahaircutandashave.Thebarber,notrecognisinghim,askedifhehadatickettothelecture.WhenTwainrepliedthathedidn't,thebarbertoldhimthatifhewantedtogototheeventhewouldhavetostand,astherewerenoseatsleftinthetheatre.Twain'sresponsewas,"That'sjustmyluck.Ialwayshavetostandwhenthatfellowlectures!"ThisparagraphusesexamplestoshowhumourplaysanimportantroleinMarkTwain’sworksandhislife.Forexample,Forinstance,Para.3LikeTwain,butontheothersideoftheworld,LinYutangwassoontobecomefamousforhisuniquebrandofhumour.Awell-knownbilingualwriter,LinbroughttheconceptofhumourtomodernChineseliterature.In1924,hecreativelyborrowed“youmo”fromAncientChineseasthetranslationfortheEnglishword“humour”.“Youmo”issillbeingusedinthiswaytoday.ThisparagraphintroducesLinYutanasamasterofhumourontheothersideoftheworld.Para.4Lin’squickwithelpedmakehimfamousasamasterofhumour.Once,havingbeeninvitedtodinneratauniversity,hewasputonthespotwhenthepresident

suddenly

askedhimtogiveaspeech.Thinkingonhisfeet,LinstartedtotellastoryaboutacruelRomanemperorwhotriedtofeedamantowildanimals.Firstcamealion.Themanwhisperedsomethinginthelion’sear,afterwhichthelionshookitsheadandwalkedawayunhappily.Thenalongcameatiger.Again,themanwhisperedinthetiger’sear.Thetigerlookedshockedandhurriedaway.“Whatdidyousaytomyanimals?”saidtheemperor,astonished.“Itoldthemtheyhadtomakeaspeechaftereatingmefordinner.”Lin’saudienceroaredwithlaughter.Withthislittlejoke,Linwasabletomakepeoplelaugh,whilegentlytellingoffthepresident.HumouralsoplaysanimportantroleinLin’sworksandhislife.Para.5BothTwainandLinunderstoodthathumourisn'tjustaboutlaughter,butisawayoflifeandatoolthatcanbeusedtoilluminatetheworld.Linevencreatedanequationtoexplainthisconcept:Reality＋Dreams＋Humour=Wisdom.Livingandworkingwithotherscansometimesbecomplicated,andhumourmakesthiseasier.Sharingjokesandlaughingtogethercanbringindividualsandevencommunitiestogether.Indeed,somemayargue

thatourneedforhumourisalmostasgreatasourneedforwaterandair.InthewordsofMarkTwain,“Humorismankind'sgreatestblessing”.Theconclusionofthepassage:Humourhasbeenanessentialpartofhumanlifeallovertheworld.structureofthepassagethegeneralintroductionoftheimportanceofhumor(P1)MarkTwain&hishumor(P2)LinYutang&hishumor(P3-4)conclusion:What’shumor(p5)ArgumentationActivity2

Careful-readingfordetailsⅠ.ReadPara.1carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1．What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?Tointroducethetopic—humour.2．Whyishumouranessentialpartofhumanbehaviorforthousandsofyears?Humourcouldnotonlyentertainbutalsothrownewlightonsensitiveoremotiveissues.3．Trytoexplain“throwlighton”inyourownwords.Makestheasiertounderstand.ReadfordetailshumanbehaviourentertainsensitiveoremotiveissuesActivity3Ⅱ.ReadPara.2carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1．Howdoesparagraph2develop?A．Bymakingcomparison.

B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bylistingfigures.

D．Bycitingaconcept.2．WhatdidTwain’sresponsetothebarber’squestionimply?A．Hegavethelecturehimself.B．Hecouldn’tgetatickettoeverylecture.C．Hehadtostandbecauseofhisbadluck.D．Hedidn’tlikethefellowthatlectured.√√3．DecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareT(true)orF(false)．(1)MarkTwainwasfamousforexplaininghumorousissuesseriously.(

)(2)WhenMarkTwainwentintoabarber’sshop，thebarberdidn’trecognisehim.(

)FTReadfordetailsActivity3“That’sjustmyluck.Ialwayshavetostand

whenthatfellowlectures!”TheAdventuresofTomSawyerfunny&oftenmischievousseriousmessagescombinehumourⅢ.ReadParas.3－4carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1．DecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareT(true)orF(false)．(1)LinYutangtranslatedtheEnglishword“humour”intotheancientChineseword“youmo”．

(

)(2)Linwasveryhappytobeaskedtogiveaspeechafterthedinner.(

)TF2.Whatisthefunctionofpara3?Itservesas/actastransition)過渡3.WhyisLinYutang’sjokeaboutthemanandwildanimalsfunny?ReadfordetailsActivity3Heborrowed“youmo”fromAncientChinese

asthetranslationfortheEnglishword“humour”.amasterofhumourHetoldastoryaboutacruelRomanemperor

whotriedtofeedamantowildanimalsduring

thedinneratauniversity.（笑話最后的）妙語Whyisthejokefunny?Ⅳ.ReadPara.5carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1．WhatdidLinYutangandMarkTwainhaveincommon?A．Theybothconsideredhumouraslaughter.B．Theybotharguedthathumourwasn’tasessentialaswaterforus.C．Theybothagreedthesignificanceofhumourforhumanbeings.D．Theybothsharedtheequation：Reality＋Dreams＋Humour＝Wisdom.√2．Completethefollowingblanksaccordingtothepassage.Humourisa(1)____________andatoolthatcanbeusedto(2)__________________．Lincreatedanequation：(3)________＋(4)________＋(5)________＝(6)________Humourisalmostasgreatasourneedfor(7)______________．InthewordsofMarkTwain，“(8)__________________________________________”．wayoflifeilluminatetheworldRealityDreamsHumourWisdomwaterandairHumorismankind’sgreatestblessingReadfordetailsActivity3illuminatetheworldwayoflifeTrytoworkoutthemeaningofthisequationintheexamples.Reality:Homour:Dream:Reality:Homour:Dream:Thebarberdidn’trecogniseMarkTwain.Everytimehewenttothelecture,hehadtostand.Sohecomplained.Twaindidn’twanttomakethebarberembarrassed.Twainexpressedthathewasunluckytoo.Healsoneededtostand.Linwassuddenlyaskedtogiveaspeechbythepresident.Linwantedtorejecttherequestinanotsoembarrassingway.Lintoldastorytoexpresshisdissatisfactioninahomorousway.thecharmofhumour,showtheirwisdomThinkandshareCanyoudealwiththefollowingsituationinahumorousway?Activity5Onanawardpresentationceremony,JinBoranonceaskedSunLiinasharptone:“Whywereyoualwayssleepyinclasswhenyouwereyoung?”Suddenly,everyonefeltasenseofembarrassment.SunLi,however,answeredthat…..ThinkandshareCanyoudealwiththefollowingsituationsinahumorousway?Activity5SunLi:“Becauseschooliswherewestartourdreams”.PremierZhouEnlai’ssenseofhumorTherewasatimewhenPremierZhouEnlaiwasinterviewedbyanAmericanjournalist,whojustcaughtsightofaParkerPenmadeinUS.

Withanillintention,thejournalistaskedthePremier“MrZhou,asaChinese,howcanyouusethepenwhichismadebyUS?”.Afterhearingthis,PremierZhouansweredwittily“Speakingofthispen,it’salongstorytotell.IgotthisasapresentfromoneofmyfriendsinNorthKorea,whohasleftitasatrophy(戰(zhàn)利品)forthewartoresistUSagressionandaidKorea(抗美援朝).ButIfeltitinappropriatetotakeitforIhavemadenocontribution.However,myfriendsuggestedmekeepingitasasouvenir,whichIthoughtismeaningful.SoIgotthispenaroundme.Hearingthis,theUSjournalistbecamespeechless.Activity6Post-readingActivity1

Discussion1．DoyouagreewithMarkTwain’sremarkonhumourattheendofthepassage？Giveyourreasons.(Criticalthinking)Yes，Idoagreewithhim.Becausehumourcanhelpusfeelgood.Withouthumour，lifewouldbeboring.2．Howcanasenseofhumourhelpyouinyourdailylife？Giveanexample.(Creativethinking)Humouristhebestwaytorelievestress.Once，Igotveryupsetwiththecomingofanimportantexam，butmyfriendJackwhohasasenseofhumourkepttellingjokes，whichmademerelaxedalot.Activity2

SummaryHumourhasbeenanessentialpartofhumanbehaviourandcannotonlyentertainbutalsothrownewlight1.____________sensitiveoremotiveissues.MarkTwainisrememberedforhisability2.____________(combine)humourwithmoreseriousmessages.Twain’sparticularstyleofwritingisfunnyandoftenmischievous.Forexample，inhisclassicnovelThe

Adventures

of

Tom

Sawyer，hefamouslysays，“Writingiseasy.Allyouhavetodois3.____________(cross)outthewrongwords.”ontocombinecrossLin,4._______becamefamousforhisuniquebrandofhumour，broughttheconceptofhumourtomodernChineseliterature.In1924，he5.____________(creative)borrowed“youmo”fromAncientChineseasthe6.____________(translate)fortheEnglishword“humour”．“Youmo”isstillbeingusedinthiswaytoday.Humourisn’tjustaboutlaughter，7.______isawayoflifeandatoolthatcan8.______(use)toilluminatetheworld.Linevencreatedanequationtoexplainthisconcept：Reality＋Dreams＋Humour＝Wisdom.Livingandworkingwithotherscansometimesbe9.__________(complicate)，andhumourmakesthiseasier.10.____________(share)jokesandlaughingtogethercanbringindividualsandevencommunitiestogether.MarkTwainsays，“Humorismankind’sgreatestblessing”．whocreativelytranslationbutbeusedcomplicatedSharingHumourmakesourlifemoreenjoyableandmeaningful.Whenwelaugh,wefeelthepositivitywhichhelpsustostayfocusedonourlife.Humourismankind’sgreatestblessing.1．Whilethesesamejokesmightnotbeasfunnytousnowastheywerethen，theirauthorsunderstoodthathumourcouldnotonlyentertainbutalsothrownewlightonsensitiveoremotiveissues.[句式分析]此句為________句。While引導(dǎo)________從句，其中as引導(dǎo)的是________從句，主句中understood后面跟了一個(gè)that引導(dǎo)的____從句。[自主翻譯]

主從復(fù)合讓步狀語比較狀語賓語雖然對(duì)現(xiàn)在的我們來說，那些笑話可能沒有它們?cè)谥惺兰o(jì)的時(shí)候那么有趣，但它們的作者明白，幽默不只是一種娛樂的