必修四 Unit3 A Taste of English Humor

Period 4 Using Language 教案设计

　　Language is learned to be used in and for communication. So in this period we shall have the students read, listen, write and speak in English, making use of the focused words, expressions, structures and topic ideas covered in this unit. Warming up by reading school jokes comes first to be followed by reading and underlining and doing the exercises. Guided speaking and writing will lead to the end of the period: closing down by acting.

　　To enjoy reading the paragraph of Jokes about Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson

　　To learn to use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing

　　To raise the interest of doing more research about English humor

　　Help the students learn how to understand and enjoy English humors.

　　Help the students know the differences between English and Chinese in humors.

　　1. Warming up

　　Warming up by reading school jokes

　　There are lots of jokes in English about school life. Read one to see whether you will laugh or not.

　　Why must we learn this?

　　One day our professor was discussing a particularly complicated concept. A pre-med student rudely interrupted to ask, "Why do we have to learn this pointless information"

"To save lives." the professor responded quickly and continued the lecture.

A few minutes later, the same student spoke up again. "So how does physics save lives?" he persisted.

"It keeps the ignoramuses like you out of medical school," replied the professor. 　　2. Reading and underlining

Read the paragraph and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in it. Copy them into your notebook after class as homework.