Unit 3 A taste of English humour

Using language

　　课题: Unit3

　　学习目标: Learn the new words and expressions

　　教学重点：The usage of important words and expressions.

　　Steps :（教学步骤）

　　Step 1 Have a check about the homework in the last lesson.

　　(检查上节课的作业)

　　Step 2：Read the words and expressions on page 97-98

　　(读熟97-98页Unit3的新单词和短语，注意发音，以及单词的词性)

　　Step3:Learn the following words and expressions by yourselves.

　　(自学下面的内容)

1. humour n. 幽默 humourous adj. 幽默的 a sense of humour 幽默感

2. brighten 使愉快 blacken 变黑 darken -en 动词后缀

3. depressed 意志消沉的 depressing令人沮丧的 depression n 抑郁消沉

　　She felt depressed about the future 他感到前途无望

　　Looking for a job these days can be very depressing.如今求职有时让人非常沮丧

　　She suffered a severe depression after losing her job.她失业后患了严重的抑郁症

　　4. content n 内容 adj. 满意的满足的the content of the book 书的内容

　　be/feel content with 对...满意 be content to do 甘愿做某事

　　He doesn't want more money__ he is content with what he has.

　　他不想要更多的钱，他满足于现状

　　Einstein was content to spend most of his time alone.爱因斯坦甘愿独自一人度过大部分时间。

　　5. perform v 执行 履行 performer n. 表演者 performance n. 演出

　　6. ordinary 平常的 普通的 common 常见的 司空见惯的 normal 正常的

　　He was born an ordinary family.

　　This plant is common throughout Hainan.

　　After he took some medicine, his temperature returned to normal.

7. boring 感到厌烦的 boring 令人厌烦的