Period5SpeakingandWritingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisperiodincludesspeakingandwriting,whichoffersthestudentsanopportunitytodeveloptheircomicskillsandlearntowritehumourousstories.Beforeclass,thestudentsarerequiredtoprepareajokeorfunnystoryinpairs.Inclass,theteacherandthestudentswillhaveadiscussionaboutwhatisagoodwaytotellajoke,andthenputtheseideasintopracticewhentheytelltheirownjokesorstories.BeforewritingtheteachercantakethestoryofMaryandtheplumsasanexampletodiscusswiththestudentsthestructureofahumourousstory,thelastline(orpunchline)tomakethestoryfunny,andhowtoorganizethestagesinalogicalorder.TeachingImportant&DifficultPointsLearnthegoodwaytotellajokeorafunnystory.Learnthestructure,thelastline(orpunchline),thelogicalorderofahumourousstory,andputthemintopractice.TeachingMethodsCreateaspecificsituationtohelpstudentstodeveloptheirspeakingskills.Practicetoimprovethestudents’writingability.TeachingAidsAmultimediacomputerThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeandSkillsHelpthestudentstogainthecouragetospeakinfrontoftheclass.Helpthestudentsapplywhattheyhavelearnedinthisunittospeaking-tellingtheirfunnyjokesorstories.Helpthestudentslearntowritehumourousstories—thestructure,thelastline(orpunchline),thelogicalorder.ProcessandStrategiesTheteachergroupthestudentsandencouragethemtosortoutthejokestheycollected.Helpthestudentstowriteahumourousstory.FeelingsandValueThroughthediscussionthestudentsmayknowwhattheyarelackingin;whilethewritingpartwillenablethestudentstoexperiencethejoyofsuccess.TeachingProceduresStep1SpeakingT:Hello,boysandgirls!Ss:Mr.Li!T:Haveyoupreparedsomejokesorfunnystories?Ss:Yes.T:Verygood!I’meagertolistentoyourjokesandstories.ButfirstI’dliketoaskyouifyouwanttotellyourjokesorfunnystoriessuccessfully,whatshouldyoudo?S:Weshouldpayattentiontoourtonesandintonationandtrytobringoutthehumourousmeaning.S:Inmyopinion,weshouldnotlaughatourownjokesbutallowtheotherstofinditfunny.S:Ithinkweshouldnotlooktooserious,andwecanusefacialexpressionsandsomeactionstohelpus.S:Wemaypauseinthestorywhenwegettothelastline(orpunch-line).Ithinkthispointisveryimportant,becauseitcandrawthelisteners’attentionandhelpthemfindthestoryfunny.T:Itisnoteasytobeacomedian.Itneedsmanycomicskills,andofcoursemuchpractice.Butwejustwanttohavethegreatfun,sojustputtheaboveideasintopracticewhiletellingyourstories.That’senough.Doyouagreewithme?Ss:Wecouldn’tagreewithyoumore.T:Thenshareyourjokesorstorieswithyourpartnersandaskhimorhertogiveyousomeadvice.(Threeminuteslater.)T:Nowwhowouldliketotellyourjokesorstoriesinfrontoftheclass?S:Letmetryfirst.Thisisafunnystoryaboutthegreathumourist,MarkTwain.OnedayMarkTwainmetafriendattheracesinEngland.Hisfriendcameuptohimandsaid:“Ihavemomoneyleft.IwishyouwouldbuymeaticketbacktoLondon.”“Well,”MarkTwainsaid,“Ionlyhaveenoughmoneyformyself,butIwilltellyouwhatwewilldo.YoucanhideundermyseatinthetrainandIwillhideyouwithmylegs.”Thefriendagreed.MarkTwain,however,wenttotheticket-officeandboughttwotickets.Whenthetrainpulledout,hisfriendwassafelyundertheseat.Theinspectorcamearoundforthetickets.WhenMarkTwaingavetheinspectortwotickets,heasked:“Whereistheotherone?”Lookingattheinspector,thehumouristsaidinaloudvoice:“Thatismyfriend’sticket.Yousee,Heisalittlestrangeandlikestorideundertheseat.”T:Doyouthinkthisstory...