新课程标准高中英语必修四Unit 3 A taste of English humour

第二课时 语言课 学案

Language points in Warming up, pre-reading and reading

一．学习目的

　1．初步理解短文English jokes。

　2．请思考问题What is English humor?

　3．熟练掌握本课时出现的重点单词，短语和句型。

二． 知识重难点

1． 知识重点

content, astonish, entertain, convince, failure, particular, amuse, whisper

2．知识难点

Idiomatic expressions

pick up, to one's astonishment, treat......as,

3．句型

Not that Charlie's own life was easy!

Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.

三．知识梳理 （重点单词和短语）

　 重点单词

1. content 1) adj. 满足的;满意的

Now that Lucy has apologized, Henry is content. 既然露西已经道歉，亨利很满意。

2) vt. 使----满足; Simple praise is enough to content him. 一点点表扬就足以使他满足。

3) n. 目录 The content of the book is on Page 1. 这本书的目录在第一页。

4) n. 所含之物;内容;所容纳的东西; I will show you the content of my bag. 我会给你看我包里的东西。

be content /satisfied with sth /sb; 对某人或某物感兴趣

be content to do sth 做某事感到满意

Are you content with your job? 你对你的工作满意吗？

She is quite content to remain where she is now. 她安于现状。

2. astonish vt. 使惊异；使大为吃惊。

The news astonished everybody in the room. 这消息是房间里的每一个人感到惊讶。

be astonished at/by sth. 对......感到惊讶

We are astonished at the news.

be astonished to do sth. 对做......感到惊讶

He was astonished to hear he had got the job. 他听到获得了那份工作很惊讶。

3. entertain vt. & vi. 使欢乐；招待；款待

We were all entertained by his humorous stories. 他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。

entertain sb. to sth. 用......招待/款待某人

Bob and Mary entertained us to dinner last night. 昨晚鲍勃和玛丽设宴招待了