Welcome to my class

comedy

funny story

Nonverbal …

Verbal jokes

Mime/farce

Funny poems

Humour

humorous

Mr. bean

Who are they? What are they good at?

funny, humorous, interesting…

humorist,/comedian

Mark Twain

funny stories

crosstalks

Charlie Chaplin

There was a Young Lady of Ryde

There was a Young Lady of Ryde, 往昔萊德有位小姐， Whose shoe-strings were seldom untied. 她的鞋帶少有鬆解。 She purchased some clogs, 她買了幾雙木鞋子， And some small spotted dogs, 也買了幾隻花狗子， And frequently walked about Ryde. 還常在萊德逛大街。

Edward Lear (1812-1888)

Kinds of humour:Types of hu

mour English Chinese

Nonverbal Charlie Chaplin

Mime & farce Mr. Bean

Verbal jokes Play on words, usually 2 lines

Funny stories Mark Twain

Funny poems Edward Lear

Pantomime ( 哑剧 ) 刘全和、

刘全利

陈佩斯、赵本山Cross talk ( 黄俊英、杨达 )Jokes

Doggerel ( 打油诗 )

listeninglisteningGoal: enjoy funny stories

• Choose the right answer:1,Which is the best title for this story? A John and the jam B How to make jam

C The chickens and the jam D The chickens were drunk

2,Why was Mary Smith frustrated? A Her chickens were ill B John threw away her jam

CJohn stayed away five days D The pan was broken

3,What turned the jam into wine? A The cold weather B The hot weather

C The chickens D John

C

B

B

Useful expressions• I enjoy this very much because…

• I laugh at that kind of thing because…

• This is fun because…

• I felt happy because…

• It surprises me that…

• I’m pleased we were both amused at…

• It is very amusing that…

• How wonderful / surprising!

• Homework :

• Finish exercises on page 19.(Discovering useful words and expressions:1,2,3)