高中英语 Unit 3《A taste of English humour》教案5 新人教版必修4

Unit 3 A taste of English humour培优练习Ⅰ.阅读理解AA nation's humor is linked to the historical development of the country. How funny somebody finds a certain thing depends on many things including ages，personal experiences，levels of education and locations. Therefore，humor is something that is not always transferable (可转移的) in another country.What about when both countries speak the same mother tongue？Does that mean they will then share the same sense of humor，or can differences still take place？Let's take the example of Britain and America. Time and time again，people say that Brits and Americans don't “get” each other's sense of humor. It is often argued that one of the most common differences between the British and American sense of humor is that Americans don't understand irony (反话)．Simon Pegg explores this topic in depth in his article What Are You Laughing At？He concludes that this statement isn't true and I agree with him.In fact，Brits use irony on a daily basis while Americans don't. I think Americans understand British irony (most of the time anyway)；what they don't understand is the need to use it so frequently. When Americans use irony，they tend to say that they are “only kidding”．They feel the need to make a joke more obvious than Brits do. Maybe this comes from a fear of offending (冒犯) people.The American sense of humor is generally more slapstick (闹剧的) than that in Britain. I think this arises from a cultural difference between the two. Their jokes are more obvious and forward，a bit like Americans themselves. British jokes，on the other hand，tend to be more subtle．This may stem from the fact that British culture is more reserved (矜持的) than American culture.1．What does Paragraph 1 mainly show?A．Humor is difficult to get.B．Humor is influenced by culture.C．Not all people have a sense of humor.D．It is important to have a sense of humor.2．What is the author's point of view in Paragraph 2?A．Americans don't get Brits' humor.B．Americans know how to use irony.C．Simon Pegg is professional in using irony.D．Britain and America share the same sense of humor.3．What can we learn about Brits and Americans from Paragraph 3?A．Americans' jokes often offend people.B．Brits' irony is not easy to understand.C．They are different in how often to use irony.D．They are not sure about the need to use irony.4．What does the underlined word “subtle” mean?A．Hidden. B．Funny.C．Obvious.D．Special.BHobbies in general are becoming something of the past. Our lives are already filled with classes，homework，working，relationships and sleeping. When we do have a spare moment，it is all too easy to spend it on the endless entertainment and media that are right at our fingertips.I do not doubt that there are some people who could become a great writer or musician. I only fear that so many people are busy pursuing their education and their careers，but they never even see the potential (潜能) they have. The next great photographer or singer could be going to college right now. But they might not even know they have a gift for photographing or singing if they've never picked up a camera or a guitar.Of course，the final goal of pursuing a new hobby shouldn't be to become rich and famous. For most people，a hobby is just something they enjoy doing for the purpose of the thing itself. Such hobbies are still very useful. Studies have shown that people who have a hobby are less likely to have stress and more likely to have more meaningful lives.Most importantly，a hobby is just something you do to make you happy. I hate to break it to you，but we all have a long lifetime of work and stress ahead of us. It will make things much easier if we can practice the piano or make some collections after work.Sure，it's not easy to start a new hobby while going to school，but it will likely never get easier than it is right now. So think about the thing that youhave always wanted to try but were too embarrassed or busy or whatever. You never know，you might become the world's next great people. If not，you'll at least be a little more well-rounded，more interesting and less stressed.5．What does Paragraph 1 mainly show?A．All people should learn to relax.B．Today's people have little time for hobbies.C．People in the past took their hobbies seriously.D．People's lives have been negatively affected by media.6．What does the author think of hobbies?A．They may take up too much time.B．They can help us enjoy a better life.C．They sometimes can bring us stress.D．They should make us famous one day.7．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A．We should start a hobby now.B．Starting a new hobby isn't easy.C．We'd better develop a hobby at school.D．Developing a hobby will get easier as time goes by.8．What's the author's purpose in writing the text?A．To introduce some helpful hobbies.B．To encourage us to have a hobby.C．To tell us how to create a happy life.D．To tell us how to find our potential.Ⅱ.阅读七选五Having good study habits is key to success in college. 1 To begin making the change，you need to get organized to study.Create a fixed study space. Find a quiet space in your room or somewhere on campus where you can focus. Studying in the same place every day makes your brain combine a certain environment with work. 2Find a regular time for studying. If you study at the same time each day，your brain will be prepared for learning when you sit down. Review your schedule and see when you have free time. 3 You can study during gaps between classes or in the evening after your classes are done for the day.4 Make sure you have everything you need to study at your study space.If you're studying in a place in your home，keep things like your books，pencils，pens，and paper in that area. If you go out to study，you can take a book bag and keep all your studying materials stored there.Avoid distractions (干扰)．When you prepare your study space，it's important to keep it away from distractions. Remove any technologies that will take your mind off your work，like your iPad. 5 Besides，keep other distracting materials such as outside reading，away from your study area.A．Organize your materials.B．Start with difficult material first.C．Your room may be an ideal place for studying.D．This will help you quickly get into the state of study.E．Schedule an hour or two for studying during those times each day.F．However，many students find their former study habits are not suitable for college.G．You can also use apps to stop distracting websites like Facebook while you're studying.Ⅲ.语法填空I was only in China for about 4 months last year. I stayed in Shanghai and visited some other cities 1.(include) Beijing. While the price feels a bit too much for a high speed train，the Chinese infrastructure (基础建设) is 2. (true) far ahead of any other developing country and even some developed ones in Europe. The train stations are as big 3. airports：almost everything in 4. (they) is like airports. They have all the high standards of airports but without the waiting time. The trains are just like those from Germany or France，5. are clean，modern and highly developed and run at very high speeds. It is about 1，200 kms from Shanghai to Beijing，and each high speed train 6. (take) around 4 and a half hours to reach its destination and 7. are more than 2 trains every hour，each day.I also had the experience of 8.(sit) in Maglev (磁力悬浮列车) in Shanghai. There is a public maglev train that runs from Shanghai city to its international airport. The 9.(distant) from the city to the airport is 40 kms and the speed of the train is 430 kms/hr. It took us just around 6 mins 10. (cover)40 kms and it felt rather smooth.答案及解析Ⅰ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】　本文为说明文，话题是社会文化类。

Unit 3 A taste of English humourLanguage points教案Teaching goals1．Target languagea. Humour, comedy, content, performer , astonish , fortunate, ordinary, bored, entertain , throughout, homeless, moustache, worn, failure, overcome, leather, pick out.b Make Ss get knowledge of the new words and phrases.2．Ability goalsGet Ss to use some useful new words and expressions correctly.Enable Ss to make sentences with the useful sentence patterns.3．Learning ability goalsTo help students master the important language points.To help students to make sentences by using the words and phrases.Teaching important pointsGet Ss to master the usage of the words and phrases.Teaching difficult pointshelp students get knowledge of the language points.Teaching methodsInspiration, Questioning and Discussion.Teaching aidsA computer, a projector and a recorder.Teaching proceduresStep I , review the new words and phrases.Step II. Teaching the important language points一．词语辨析1. specially / especially / particularly【解释】specially = on purpose故意地；专门地 (不是为了别的，而只是为了某一目的而专门采用的某种方式。

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour李仕才一、阅读理解。

Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words , because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, an d disappointment.My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra m inute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rul e. When my children were young and likely to cause accident s, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only ”moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup fu ll of hot coffee away from the edge of a computer, or somethin g that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to sa fety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal rel ationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regr etted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you”. When my father announced he was going t o the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I toldhim that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be th ere. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old an d I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him.I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my da y off after all.I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only”about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality(可能发生的事). And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy sche dule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the bes t kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.1.Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” ru le ?A. Start the car the moment everyone is seated.B. Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.C. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.D. Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.2.The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to __ ________.A. keep her appointment with the eye doctorB. meet her father who was already an old manC. join in the holiday celebration of the companyD. finish her work before the deadline approaching3.The underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3 is closed in meaning to “_________”.A. abandonedB. lackedC. avoidedD. wasted4.What is the best title for the passage ?A. The Emotional Well-beingB. The Two Saddest WordsC. The Most Useful RuleD. The Peace of Mind【文章大意】这篇文章主要讲解的是作者对于最悲哀的两个单词if only 的理解及看法。

感顿市安乐阳光实验学校Unit 3 A taste of English humour Section ⅠⅠ.根据句意和汉语提示写出单词1He had ______(克服) the difficulties with his English before he went abroad.2He used to hope to go abroad，but now he is ______(满意的) to stay his present position.3We should satisfy ourselves with the living conditions—many families are much ______off(穷的) than we are.4I'm ______(确信的)that he will come to see you tonight.5Who will ______ in the new film directed by Zhang Yimou?6The interesting film is______(导演)by Feng Xiaogang.7All of us were______(使欢乐)by the humorous story.Ⅱ.单句改错1No one is content for what I have done._________________________________________________________________ _______2I'm sure I can convince him agree with our plan._________________________________________________________________ _______3Mom cut down some flowers from the bush._________________________________________________________________ _______4The moment I saw him in the crowd，I picked out him._________________________________________________________________ _______5This area is bad off for doctors and nurses._________________________________________________________________ _______Ⅲ.单项填空1Some people ______ themselves by reading；others have been ______ by the radio and television.A．entertain；entertainedB．interest；entertainedC．amuse；delightedD．excite；amused2He ______ me of the difficulty of the work he was doing.A．allowed B．encouragedC．convinced D．believed3______，I have never seen a better film than the one I saw last year.A．Therefore B．Up to nowC．Thanks to D．These days4The teacher told the pupils to sit up ______ in class and listen to him carefully.A．direct B．directlyC．straight D．straightly5The electricity was ______ several days ago.A．cut down B．cut offC．cut up D．cut in6With the help of other people，the people in the south of China ______ the most difficult time in recent 50 years.A．overcame B．sawC．found D．directed7I like the programme of BBC English but sometimes I can't ______ on my radio.A．pick out it B．pick it outC．pick it up D．pick up it8As there's no butter，we must ______ ourselves ______ dry bread.A．content；with B．satisfy；toC．meet；with D．be content；withⅣ.翻译句子1到目前为止，我还没有收到他的来信。

人教版高中英语必修四 Unit3 A tasteof English humour-词汇篇（学生版）face.他对这次竞赛中获得第二名很满意，因此脸上露出了满意的微笑。

2. break into强行进入，破门而入；撬开(汽车等)；突然开始(笑、哭)break away from摆脱；脱离，背叛(政党、国家等) break down出故障；失败；垮掉break in强行闯入，打断break out爆发；突然发生break through突围；突破break up粉碎；结束；散开；(学校)期终放假break off断开；停顿；突然中止E.g. The thief broke away from the police and ran into the woods.小偷摆脱了警察跑进了树林。

E.g. Don't break in while others are speaking.别人讲话时不要插话。

E.g. The car I was in broke down, so I had to walk home.我坐的车抛锚了，所以我不得不走路回家。

E.g. A big fire broke out in the town last night.昨天晚上镇里着了大火。

E.g. The meeting broke up without a result.会议没有得出结果就结束了。

E.g. Strong will can almost break through everything.顽强的意志几乎可以战胜一切。

3. persuade/convincepersuade 着重利用督促、劝告来感动和影响听者，使其愿意相信某事或参与某种行为E.g. I persuade him to quit smokingconvince指用理论、证据等理智方面的因素使别人相信4. as/withAs (conj.)随着，常用来引导时间状语从句With(prep.)随着，后接名词或复合宾语，不引导从句E.g. He gave me so many facts that convinced me.三、要点梳理1. content(1)adj.满足的；满意的①We shouldn't be content with the achievements already gained.我们决不能满足于已取得的成绩。

人教版高中英语必修四Unit 3课文翻译Unit 3 A taste of English humour―Reading―A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR无声的幽默的大师As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, 维克多·雨果曾经说过：“笑容如同阳光，驱散人们脸上的阴霾”and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 关于这一点，直到今天也没有人比查理·卓别林做的更好。

He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. 在两次世界大战及中间艰苦的岁月里，他给英国和美国人民带来了快乐。

He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. 在人们感到沮丧的时候，查理使人们开怀大笑，于是他们对自己的生活感到更加满足。

Not that Charlie's own life was easy! 然而卓别林自己的生活也并不容易。

He was born in a poor family in 1889. His parents were both poor music hall performers. 他生于1889年，出身贫寒。

他的父母都是杂耍戏院里贫穷的演员。

You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. 你可能会感到惊奇，查理刚会说话时大人就教他唱歌，他刚会走路时大人就教他跳舞。

照对市爱民阳光实验学校高一英语Unit 3 A taste of English humour【本讲信息】一. 教学内容：Unit 3 A taste of English humour1. 难句理解、句型2. 词汇：content, badly off, inspire, character, seem, as if, instead3. 语法：v.ing 作语、表语、状语、宾语补足语二、重、难点讲解〔一〕1. Do you think it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin, bumping into someone else round a corner, or falling down a hole in the road?你看到有人被香蕉皮滑倒，或看到有人在拐角处撞到另外一个人，或看到有人掉进路边一个坑里时，觉得滑稽可笑吗？e.g. I find it difficult to understand him. 我觉得他这个人很难了解。

I’ll make it my business to help her. 我会把帮助她当作我的责任。

Do you consider it wise to tell them about it? 你觉得告诉他们有关它的情况明智吗？2. Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves.可能这会使我们对自己的生活更满足，因为我们感到有人比我们自己还不济。

词汇：1〕content adj. satisfied, happy, not wanting more 满足，满意，知足be content with sth. = be satisfied with sth., = be pleased with sth. content to do sth.e.g. She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children. Are you content with your present salary?content n. 所含之物，内容I like the style of her writing but I don’t like the content.我喜欢她写作的风格，但不喜欢她写的内容。

Unit 3 A taste of English humourⅠ.常考单词必背1．content adj.满足的；满意的n．满足v t.使满足Is he content with his present achievement?他对目前的成就感到满意吗？The boy contents himself with an apple every day.这个男孩每天吃一个苹果来满足自己。

[快速闪记]content oneself with sth 满足于某事feel/be content with对……感到满意be content to do...愿意做……do sth to your heart's content 尽情地做某事2．astonish v t.使惊诧The news astonished everyone present at the meeting.这则消息使与会的每一个人感到惊讶。

It is astonishing how much the place has changed.这地方变化如此之大，真是令人吃惊。

[快速闪记](1)be astonished at对……感到惊讶be astonished to do sth 惊讶地干某事(2)astonished adj.感到惊讶的astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的astonishment n．吃惊，惊讶3．entertain v t.& v i.使欢乐；款待He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.他既讲故事又说笑话，把我们逗乐了好几个小时。

[快速闪记](1)entertain sb with sth 用……使某人有兴趣(2)entertaining adj.使人愉快的；有趣的entertainer n．表演者entertainment n．娱乐(活动)4．throughout prep.遍及；贯穿ad v.到处；始终；全部This experience will be of value to them throughout their lives.这个经历对他们一辈子都将是宝贵的。

Unit 3 A taste of English humour1. entertain vt.款待，招待；使快乐No one was ever bored watching him -his subtle acting made everything entertaining.看他的表演没有人会感到无聊——他巧妙的表演使得一切都那么滑稽可笑。

（1）entertaining adj. 引人发笑的，有趣的，娱乐的（2）entertainment n.招待，款待，娱乐entertain sb. with sth.用……使某人快乐entertain sb. to sth.用……招待/款待某人give an entertainment to sb.招待某人He entertained us with stories curious and weird.他用稀奇古怪的故事逗我们笑。

I'll entertain the guests to films.我会招待客人们看电影。

练习：完成句子(1)He often __________ the children ______ funny expressions.他经常用滑稽的表情逗孩子们玩儿。

(2)I usually _________ my friends ______ dinner on Sundays.我常在星期天请朋友们吃饭。

(3)It’s not a very serious film, but a good _______________.这不是一部严肃的电影，而是一部很好的娱乐片。

2．overcome v. 战胜；克服；征服This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.这个角色是个社会生活中的失败者，但他乐观的精神和战胜困难的决心使他受到人们的喜爱。