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用心爱心专心

Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou
南京九中陆昕
1stperiodWelcometotheUnit
Teachingaims:
(1).Makestudentsparticipateinadiscussionaboutwhicheventtheythinkisthefunniestandmostenjoyable.
(2)Encouragestudentstotalkabouttheirfavouritecomediansandthereasonswhypeoplelikefunnythings.
(3).Bytalkingaboutthepostersanddiscussing,students’spokenEnglishcanbepractised.
Importantpoints&difficultpoints:
(1).Studentsareexpectedtoexpresstheirownopinionsbytalkingaboutthepostersanddiscussing.
(2).Encouragestudentstospeakfreely.
Procedure:
Step1:Lead-in
Lifeconsistsoflaughterandtears.Peoplearoundtheworldlovetolaugh.Whichdoyouthinkisbetterforyou,laughingeverydayoranappleperday?
ShowstudentssomepicturesofMr.Bean.Askthemhowtheyfeelwhentheyseehim.
(Properanswers:silly,stupid,strange,funny…)
(3)ShowstudentssomepicturesofChenPeisi,PanChangjiang,ZhaoBenshan,NiuQun,FengGong,DaShan.Askstudentswhotheyareandhowtheyfeelwhentheyseethem.(Comedians)
Step2:Brainstorming
Whatmakespeoplelaugh?
(Properanswers:jokes,comedians,funnymovies,humorousstories,…)
Step3:Picturetalking
Chooseonepicture,andhaveafreetalk.
(1).GrimReaperhasasenseofhumour.
(2).Tokeepabalance…
(3).Whereismycola?
Step4:Observation
(1)Dothefourposterssharesomethingincommon?Ifso,whatarethey?
(2)Whichoftheeventsdoyouthinkwillbethefunniest?Why?
(3)Whydopeoplelikefunnythings?
Step5Furtherdiscussion:
Howcanweputmorelaughterinourlives?
readfunnystories,watchfunnymoviesand…
surroundyourselfwithfunnypeople
developyourownsenseofhumor
…
Step6Reading
Humour:Whatwouldyousay?ABritishwouldsay:“It’salittledampoutside.”
Joke:A:Wheredoyouwash?B.Inthespring.A.Ididn’taskwhen.Iaskedyouwhere.
DoyoulikeBritishsenseofhumour?Wouldyouliketolearnmoreaboutit?
scanningandskimming
Game:Whoisthebestjoke-teller?
Step7Homework
DorelevantexercisesinAssessmentBook.
ReadRonaldReaganonpage105inWorkbook.
Previewreading.