T: Good ideas! A humorous teacher can make the classes lively and interesting,and make you nice in class and learn well. Today we are going to learn something about humor.

2. Discussion:

T: Then what do you think humor is? Now please discuss it in groups and express your own ideas about what humor is.

S: Humor, like jokes, can make people laugh.

S: Humor is a sense. It's natural.

S: Humor is quality of being amusing; it's an ability to appreciate something comic or amusing.

3. Brainstorming:

T: Quite good! You have spoken out your own ideas about humor. Maybe everybody has his/her own taste of humor. Then how many kinds of humor do you know?

Ss: Verbal jokes, funny stories, etc.

T: Wonderful! You know so much about humor. Some of them are examples of English humor and some are examples of humor in China. Now let's appreciate the following, and tell what types of humor they are.

Policeman: You can't park here.

Driver: Why not?

Policeman: Read the sign.

Driver: I did. It says, "Fine for parking! "

Customer: I say waiter! There are some coins in my soup!

Waiter: Well you said you wanted some change in your meals.

Mrs Brown: Is your new home a warm one?

Mrs Black: It should be. The painter gave it two coats last month.

Ss: Verbal jokes.

Patient: Doctor, I've lost my memory.

Doctor: When did it happen?

Patient: When did what happen?

Doctor: What happened to your ears?

Man: I was ironing my shirt when the telephone rang, but instead of picking up the phone, I accidentally picked up the iron and stuck it to my ear.