Unit3 A taste of English humour,Find the punchlines!,Policeman: You cant park here. Driver: Why not? Policeman: Read the sign. Driver: I did. It says, “Fine for parking!” So I parked.,Customer : Waiter. Will the pancakes be long? Waiter : No, sir. Round.,Two friends are hiking in the mountains when they come across a bear. The bear roars at them, displaying all of the signs of attacking. They both know theyre in real trouble. One of the men sits down calmly, taks off his hiking boots and pulls a pair of running shoes out of his backpack. “what are you doing?“screams his friend. “You cant run faster than a bear!“ “ I dont have to,“ he says while trying his shoes. “I just have to run faster than you.“,A: 该死的理发店把我头剪坏了！大家出点损招，要求破坏性越大越好，动静越小越好，因为是我一个人去。 B：半夜三更，月黑风高，静静地、轻轻地，一个人吊死在理发店门口,玛丽太太因闯红灯上法庭。法官盯着她看，问：玛丽太太？是的。你以前在西区小学当老师？是的，你怎么知道？ 法官笑了，我曾是你的学生。玛丽太太轻松地笑了。法官兴奋地说，我等这一天等了20多年，现在罚你抄一千遍“我闯红灯错了，以后再也不犯了。”,Now lets enjoy some English humor,1 Policeman: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times? Thief: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didnt like it. So I had to go back and change it twice?,2 Policeman: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times? Thief: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didnt like it. So I had to go back and change it twice?,How many kinds of humour do you know?,humor,Forms of humour,mime and farce,Do you know the man in the picture?,What do you know about his films? More information on P18,Task1: Fast Reading Read the text to get the information of the chart.,He died in _ in _,Charlie Chaplin,He was born in _,His job is _,He was given_ _in 1972.,His type of acting is _,His charming character is_ _,1889,an actor,mime and farce,The Little Tramp,1977,Switzerland,Oscar for his outstanding work,a special,Careful Reading,Para 2: Finish the chart.,died,worse off,sing,dance,actors,humour,a small black hat,a walking stick,large trousers,worn-out shoes,The Little Tramp was a _ and _ person.,The Little Tramp,It was known and loved by many people around the world.,Why?,poor,homeless,Para.3,Q: Why was “The Little Tramp ” loved by many people around the world?,Because he had optimism and determination to overcome difficulties.,Para 4: The Gold Rush,2. How many famous films or characters are mentioned in the text? What are the names?,There are two, _ and _.,1.Whats the passage mainly about? A. The history of English humour. B. The films Chaplin made. C. The humour Chaplin made in his films. D. The Gold Rush and how Charlie managed to eat a pair of shoes with his friend.,The Little Tramp,The Gold Rush,Tell true or false,1. Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the hunman face. 2. Charlies own life was very easy when he was young. 3. Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother. 4. Charlie was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films in 1973. 5. Charlie spent his last years in Switzerland.,T,F,T,F,T,Assignment,1. 金榜P34 2. 报纸40期 第二版section1 3. 新二24课,