【正文】 lly falls over in the street. 3. The British like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. 4. The British never make jokes about politician. 5. The British like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. 6. Finally they like to laugh at people who don?t know how to behave in society. Two minutes later, ask students to give the answers. Then show the suggested answers. Suggested answers: T F T F T T T: Now let?s watch some video clips about Mr. Bean. After watching the video clips, ask student to discuss Mr. Bean. Before discussing, they should read the last paragraph, which is about Mr. Bean. They may refer to Questions 35 on Page 104. Three minutes later, ask some students to give a presentation about their discussion. Suggested answers: 1. They like to make fun of themselves as well as others. 2. They like to make jokes about their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. 3. Mr. Bean uses his body movements and facial expressions to make people laugh. 4. Because he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. 5. Because he rarely talks. Instead he uses his body movements and facial expressions to make people laugh. You don?t have to speak English to understand the humor. That?s why Mr. Bean is so popular in many countries a round the world. Outline of Passage A Ask the students to outline the text. T: Now let?s analyze the passage and see how the article is anized. Please discuss in groups. Five minutes later, you will be asked to present it. Five minutes later ask some students to outline the text. Then show students the following. Para. 1: How to understand the British humor better Para. 2: Explanation of understatement Para. 3: Things that the British like to make fun of Para. 4: A popular edian — Mr. Bean Passage B T: After reading the passage, I think we have a better understanding about British humor. There are many famous people who are also wellknown for their sense of humor. Now look at this picture. Who is it? Ss: Ronald Reagan. He was President of the USA. T: He was also wellknown for his good sense of humor. Now let?s read an online article about his humor. After reading the article, please answer the post reading questions. You may discuss in groups. Five minutes later, ask some students to present their answers to the rest of the class. Then show the suggested answers. Suggested answers: 1. Because he was very old, almost 70, when he became President of the USA. 2. Because he was shot and it was a matter of life and death, the doctors were very worried. In the doctor?s eyes, the president was their patient. But he joked that if the doctors didn?t support him in the government, the doctors wouldn?t try their best to let him live. That sounded very funny. 3. In the USA, government officials who do not agree with one another often say unkind things about each other. When Reagan made jokes about other people, no one thought he was unkind. At the same time, he used his humor to persuade the American people to agree with him.[來(lái)源 :學(xué) amp。Xamp。amp。 fitting. . A dirty face is not appropriate for the school photograph. His casual clothes were not appropriate for such a formal occasion. She picked up a dress appropriate for the occasion. T: Do you have any other questions? Ss: No. T: OK. Let?s e to F on Page 5. Talk about edy. You may refer to the sample of the given conversation. Discuss the three given questions with your partner. Three minutes later I will ask some of you to present your discussion. F Sample discussion A: Do you enjoy watching standup edy? B: No. Sometimes I find standup edy isn?t funny at all. I like to watch crosstalk very much. Do you like it? A: Yes, I like it very much. B: Who is your favorite edian? A: Mr. Bean. He rarely talks. He uses his body movements and facial expressions to make people laugh. He is popular around the world. If you don?t speak English, you can still understand the humor. Can you say something about your favorite edian? B: Chaplin is my favorite edian. He looked very funny. He wore the clothes which made his fame — black hat, tight coat, baggy trousers, huge shoes, moustache and walkingstick. Even people who don?t understand English can enjoy Chaplin?s films because they are mostly silent. It isn?t what he says that makes us laugh. His edy depends upon little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. His manner is terribly funny and makes one roar with laughter. A: Thank you very much for telling me a lot. By the way, how do you make other people laugh? B: I often imitate Chaplin. Sometimes I tell funny stories. A: Please tell us a story. Now let?s wele A to tell a funny story. B: OK, let me have a try. Unable to attend the funeral after his father died, a son who lived far away called his brother and told him, “Do something nice for Dad and send me the bill.” Later, he got a bill for $, which he paid. The next month, he got another bill for $, which he also paid, figuring it was some incidental expense. Bills for $ kept arriving every month, and finally the man called his brother again to find out what was going on. “Well,” said the other brother, “you said to do something nice for Dad. So I rented him a tuxedo (禮服 ).” ? T: Well done! Today?s homework is to go over the vocabulary and the text. Next period you will be asked to practice the four main types of standup edy and Billy Crystal. That?s all for today. Step Ⅴ Homework Go over the four main types of standup edy and say something about Billy Crystal. Preview Word power. The Third Period Language study Teaching goals 教學(xué)目標(biāo) 1. Target language 目標(biāo)語(yǔ)言 重點(diǎn)詞匯和短語(yǔ) prop, script, stage direction, microphone, to laugh one?s head off, to smile on