Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourPartOne:TeachingDesign1.Asamplelessonplanforreading(NONVERBALHUMOUR)AimsTohelpstudentsdeveloptheirreadingability.TohelpstudentslearnaboutEnglishhumour.ProceduresI.WarmingupWarmingupbydefining“Humour”Whatis“Humour”?Doesanyoneofyouknowanythingabouthumour?LookatthesreenandreadthedefinitionofHumourfromtheInternet.temper:acharacteristic(habitualorrelativelytemporary)stateoffeeling;"whetherhepraisedorcursedmedependedonhistemperatthetime";"hewasinabadhumor"wit:amessagewhoseingenuityorverbalskillorincongruityhasthepowertoevokelaughterhumor:(MiddleAges)oneofthefourfluidsinthebodywhosebalancewasbelievedtodetermineyouremotionalandphysicalstate;"thehumorsarebloodandphlegmandyellowandblackbile"liquidbodysubstance:theliquidpartsofthebodyhumor:thequalityofbeingfunny;"Ifailtoseethehumorinit"humor:thetraitofappreciating(andbeingabletoexpress)thehumorous;"shedidn'tappreciatemyhumor";"youcan'tsurviveinthearmywithoutasenseofhumor"humor:putintoagoodmoodWarmingupwatchingandlisteningHi,everyone!WearegoingtolearnaboutAtasteofEnglishhumourtoday.Nowwatchtheslides/picturesandlistentotheEnglishhumourpoems.Whyworry?Thereareonlytwothingstoworryabout:Eitheryouarewelloryouaresick.Ifyouarewell,thenthereisnothingtoworryabout.Ifyouaresick,therearetwothingstoworryabout:Eitheryouwillgetwelloryouwilldie.Ifyougetwell,thenthereisnothingtoworryabout.Ifyoudie,thereareonlytwothingstoworryabout:EitheryouwillgotoHeavenorHell.IfyougotoHeaven,thereisnothingtoworryabout.ButifyougotoHell,youwillbesodamnbusyShakinghandswithfriends,youwon´thavetimetoworry.Whosejob...?ThisisthestoryaboutfourpeoplenamedEverybody,Somebody,AnybodyandNobody.Therewasanimportantjobtobedone,andEverybodywassurethatSomebodywoulddoit.Anybodycouldhavedoneit,butNobodydidit.SomebodygotangryaboutthatbecauseitwasEverybody´sjob.EverybodythoughtAnybodycoulddoit,butNobodyrealisedthatEverybodywouldn´tdoit.ItendedupthatEverybodyblamedSomebodyWhenNobodydidwhatAnybodycouldhavedoneII.Pre-readingTellingthetruth—Whydoyouliketolaughat?Iliketolaughatcartoons,forthey’relovelyandfun.Iliketolaughatfairytales.Theyareamusingandinteresting.ManyyearsagotherelivedanEmperorwhowassoexceedinglyfondoffinenewclothesthathespentvastsumsofmoneyondress.Tohimclothesmeantmorethananythingelseintheworld.Hetooknointerestinhisarmy,nordidhecaretogotothetheatre,ortodriveaboutinhisstatecoach,unlessitwastodisplayhisnewclothes.Hehaddifferentrobesforeverysinglehouroftheday.III.Reading1.ReadingaloudtotherecordingNowpleaselistenandreadaloudtotherecordingofthetextNONVERBALHUMOUR.Payattentiontothepronunciationofeachwordandthepausesbetweenthethoughtgroups.Iwillplaythetapetwiceandyoushallreadaloudtwice,too.2.ReadingandunderliningNextyouaretoreadandunderlinealltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsinthepassage.Copythemtoyournotebookafterclassashomework.CollocationsfromNONVERBALHUMOURSlideon…,bumpinto…,roundacorner,falldown…,intheroad,seeotherpeople’sbadluck,attimes,feelcontentwith…,beworseoff,astonish…with…,inspire…insb.,playacharacter,beborninpoverty,becomefamous,useaparticularformofacting,ancarryentertainingsilentmovie,acharmingcharacter,bewellknownthroughouttheworld,playapoorandhomelessperson,wearlargetrousers,carryawalkingstick,asocialfailure,belovedby…,overcomedifficulties,beunkindto…,make…entertaining,asadsituation,aboiledshoe,make…funny...