Unit 3 A taste of English humour nower of mine. It happened that this flower was a new species which I had been growing the summer. I wanted to put it into the next flower show and without it m work would end in I rushed across the garden to save it but suddenly fell over and hurt the on my arm. All this time the dog sat and ate my flower looking as if he was enjoying it very much. 3 Look at the chart. Use the reading passage to help you. Note the connection between the noun and adjective forms of the words Adjective Adjective nt difficult entertainment cruelt mouth honesty help rtune 4 When the-ing form is used as the attribute it may tell the use of the noun or tell the action, character or quality of the noun EXAMPLE: a walking stick a stick for walking a chanming character s a character who is charming Explain the following phrases in simple English a sleeping bag a sleeping boy a drinking cup a drinking horse a dancing hal a dancing girl a cooking pot a moving story a washing machine a terrifying sound an operating table an inspiring leader 5 Work in pairs. Make up sentences using"I will be better worse off if."Make sure that the two sentences are concerned with the positive and negative view of the same thing. EXAMPLE: Sr: I will be better off ifi work hand at my English because I'lI do well in exams hen S:: But you will be worse off if the exams include writing a story in English St: I will be better off if I have enough money because I can buy a computer for my homework Sz: But you will be worse off if the computer is stolen
Unit 3 A taste of English humour Discovering useful structures 1 Find the sentences in the reading passage where the ing form is used as the object complement EXAMPLE: Do you think it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin? Now find two others in the text Write one of your own. 2 Choose the suitable verb and put it in the correct form to complete each sentence pick up slide pick out direct boil cut off swing bump into I I saw the man on a banana skin yesterday 2 I watched Chaplin his films himself as well as acting in them Did you notice the man that broken bottle and putting it in his bag? 4 Chaplin was the man his own shoes because there was nothing else to eat 5 I left plenty of water on the fire so you could make a cup of tea b Did you see that woman the best vegetables for her dinner? I did not know that the boy was blind until I saw him an old man yesterday 8 Sometimes I found farmers branches of the trees, but I never asked why they did it 9 I observed that actor his walking stick as he went. 3 In pairs have a competition Make as many sentences as you can from the table Take it in turns and the one who makes the most sentences wins The boy laughing at his jokes is very tired and needs rest The girl eating her dinner has taken part in four films The person going to bed early can play the piano well The man climbing the mountain will go to a play tonight. The woman sitting on the sofa is a friend of my brother's. 4.The-ing form can be used as predicative as in"Their job is panning for gold. Can you complete the following sentences using the -ing form? I Seeing is 2 His job is 3 What he likes is 4 The news is 5 The film is more than any that Ive ever seen 21
Unit 3 A taste of English humour Using Language Reading ENGLISH JOKES 1 There are thousands of jokes in English, which use a"play on words"to be funny They are funny because one person does not understand the other. Try and think of jokes in Chinese that use a"play on words". Now read some of these customer and waiter jokes. Can you match the joke with the explanation? I C: What's that fly doing in my soup? W: Swimming, I think 2 C: What's that? W: It's bean soup c: I dont want to know what it's been. I want to know what it is now 3 C: Waiter. will the pancakes be long? W: No, sir. Round Explanation A The first person is asking for information about time. The second person treats it as a question about shape B The first person is angry about something and wants to say"Why is this here? The second person treats it as a request for information, and gives an answer to the question C The answer to the question contains a word which. when spoken can have two meanings 2 Some jokes are longer and tell a short, funny story. The following is one of those jokes about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Doctor Watson Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went camping in a mountainous area. They were lying in the open air under the stars. Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered "Watson, when you look at that beautiful sky. what do you think of? " Watson replied, "I think of how short life is and how long the universe has lasted. ""No, no. Watson!"Holmes said, What do you really think of!So Watson tried again. "I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is. Try again, Watson! "said Holmes. Watson tried a third time. "I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds. Holmes said. "Watson, you fool! You should be thinking that someone has stolen our tent:
Unit 3 A taste of English humour I Now decide which of these two kinds of jokes you like better. Give your reason 2 Change the joke about Sherlock Holmes into a short play. Act it out in groups of three Holmes, Watson and a narrator. Pay special attention to intonation and try to bring out the humorous meaning listening Listen to the story, then choose the right answer. 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 jar C John 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 2 Listen to the tape again and then answer the following questions I Did you find this story funny? Give a reason 2 What do you think of Johns behaviour? Speaking Think of a funny story in pairs. It can be an English story or a Chinese story. Follow this procedure Prepare a joke and tell your partner in English. While telling your story. use the expression on your face and some acting to help make the story as funny as you can. After telling your story to your partner. let him /her give you some advice. Then let your partner tell his /her story Finally tell your story to the class Writing Now write down your story. You have the idea so now make a plan Write down your story in a logical order First…,Then…,Next… Finally/ At last…
Unit 3 A taste of English humour For each part of your story try to find the most interesting words you can to describe how you felt or what was h Then write out your story using these interesting words Read through your story Then show it to your partner. Let him / her suggest some new and exciting words Help your partner with his /her story. Write out the story and put it into a class collection of stories SUMMING UP Write down what you have learned about English humour. 一 From this unit you have also learned e useful verbs e useful nouns e useful adjectives and adverbs e other expressions ● new grammar iten: LEARNING TIP A good way to improve your English vocabulary is to read short stories. Make sure you choose these stories carefully. You can check to see if they are at the right level for you by reading the first paragraph. It should: a be easier than your school textbook e contain no more than two percent of new words: o be easily understood the first time you read it. Whenever you finish your story, you will feel a sense of success.So always carry a book of English short stories with you