必修4 Unit3 A taste of English humour

必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humourⅠ.阅读理解The idea that you can use humour, laughter, and play to make you healthier probably seems too simple to be true. However, it is really true and simple. The sense of humour, laughter and play has an important part in keeping you healthy.Use “the best medicine”to treat the blues with a sense of humour, which is closely tied to laughter. Laughter is infectious. Have you ever heard a big laugh of a young child and been able to keep yourself from smiling? When laughter is shared between people, it makes them closer to each other and increases their happiness. Smiling is the beginning of laughter and a smile is also just as infectious as laughter is. You can experience something by smiling at everyone around you, and you will feel happier just by sharing a smile, even with a stranger.Play is an important part of making sure that we stay healthy. We are often encouraged to make sure our children play,and are told of the benefits of being out playing. However, what we often forget is that it is just as important for old people to make play be part of their life as it s for children. Physical play is important for the old and it certainly helps prevent illness. While the studies are still in the early stages, the studies that have been done have shown that physical play certainly plays a part in preventing cognitive(认知的) falling.Anyway,adding humour,laughter,and play to our life will influence us mentally, physically and socially and bring us many advantages. So we should make full use of humour, laughter and play to make our life more active, interesting and happier.1. What does the underlined word “infectious”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Playing an important role.B.Keeping people in high spirits.C.Quickly influencing other people.D.Preventing illness from spreading.2. What can laughter increase according to the author?A.Cognitive ability.B.Good relationships.C.A sense of humour.D.Confidence and trust.3. What does the author think the old should do?A.They should have a good rest.B.They should play like children.C.They should prevent cognitive falling.D.They should take part in physical play.4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A.Humour, laughter and play for healthB.Always keep our body healthyC.Have an active and happy lifeD.Let our body and mind relaxⅡ.阅读七选五根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

高考英语一轮复习：Unit 3 A taste of English humour主题: 人与社会子话题: 艺术对应教材: 必修 2 Unit 5 Music; 必修 4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour; 选修6 Unit 1 Art重点单词·巧记Ⅰ. 核心单词1. content adj. 满足的, 满意的vt. 使满足n. 满足; (书)目录; 内容, 容量2. entertain vt. &vi. 使欢乐; 款待3. overcome vt. &vi. (overcame; overcome) 克服; 战胜4. convince vt. 使信服5. direct vt. &vi. 导演; 指示; 指挥adj. 直的; 直接的; 直率的6. slide vt. &vi. (slid; slid) (使)滑动; (使)滑行n. 滑; 滑动; 幻灯片7. whisper n. 耳语; 低语vt. &vi. 低语; 小声说8. react vi. 做出反应; 回应9. throughout prep. 遍及; 贯穿adv. 到处; 始终; 全部10. homeless adj. 无家的; 无家可归的11. worn adj. 用旧的; 用坏的; 破烂的12. failure n. 失败(者); 失利; 挫折13. outstanding adj. 突出的; 杰出的; 显著的14. gesture n. 姿态; 手势vi. 做手势15. particular adj. 特殊的; 特别的n. 细节; 细目16. occasion n. 时刻; 场合17. budget n. 预算; 开支Ⅱ. 拓展单词1. humour n. 幽默→humorous adj. 幽默的2. depress v. 使消沉→depression n. 消沉, 沮丧→depressed/depressing adj. 忧愁的,沮丧的/令人抑郁的, 令人沮丧的3. performer n. 表演者; 演出者→perform v. 表演; 履行, 执行; 做→performance n. 表演, 表现4. astonish vt. 使惊诧→ astonishment n. 惊诧→astonished adj. 感到惊诧的→astonishing adj. 令人惊诧的5. fortunate adj. 幸运的; 吉利的→fortunately adv. 幸运地→fortune n. 幸运→unfortunate adj. 不幸的; 倒霉的6. bored adj. (感到)厌烦的→boring adj. (令人)厌烦的, 厌倦的→boredom n. 厌倦核心短语·闪记1. up to now直到现在; 到目前为止2. feel/be content with对……满足3. badly off穷的, 缺少的4. pick out 挑出; 辨别出5. cut off切断; 断绝6. star in在……担任主角; 主演7. overcome difficulty克服困难经典句式·速记1. 【句型公式】: as引导非限制性定语从句As Victor Hugo once said(正如维克多·雨果曾经说过的), “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.2. 【句型公式】: v. -ing形式作结果状语Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off(使得这个家庭愈加艰难), so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.3. 【句型公式】: as if 引导状语从句Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were (好像它是……一样地吃起来) spaghetti.1. -ance 名词后缀①advance前进②guidance指引③significance重要性, 意义④balance平衡⑤importance重要性⑥impuissance无力2. off常用词组①be off离开②take o ff起飞; 脱下③put off推迟④hurry off匆忙离开⑤turn off关掉⑥get off下车⑦have/take/ask for a day off请假/离开一天Ⅰ. 细品味经典文章Good morning, my name is Sarah Williams. It’s an honour to be here and to share with you the story of how music has had an impact on my life.Have you ever faced a time when things looked dark and you had no hope at all? Two years ago, I was told I had a serious disease which was difficult to cure. My body ached all the time and thus I thought I didn’t have much longer to live. I was very afraid and I felt so alone and discouraged. Then one day, I had to go through a two-hour medical treatment. The doctor wanted me to relax, so he had me listen to some music, and one of the songs was Happy. The song made me feel so much better that from then on I be gan to listen to music all the time. John A. Logan said, “Music is the medicine of the mind. ” And it’s true. Music helped me recover.Music gave me happiness. When I listened to music, it made my spirits fly like a kite in the wind. Music gave me strength and brought me relief. It was the rock I leant on to become strong and to get through those hard times. Moreover, music gave me hope and a sense of satisfaction. It became my best friend. It spoke words ofencouragement to the deepest part of my being.Of course, I hope none of you have to go through the same kind of suffering that I did. At the same time, we all go through various periods when we feel sad or alone. During those times, music can help you in the same way that it helped me. I hope all of you will somehow begin to treasure music and make it a part of your life.Thank you!Ⅱ. 按要求完成任务1. 写出文章中表达音乐好处的相关表达。

Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour ( Book4)C lass：_________ Name：_____________ Group：___________ No：_________Ⅰ. Words1. humour n. 幽默humorous adj. 幽默的2. nonverbal adj. 不用语言的3. comedy n. 喜剧4. depressed adj. 沮丧的5. performer n. 表演者6. unfortunately adv. 不幸地7. ordinary adj.普通的8. entertain v. 使欢乐，款待9. charming adj. 迷人的，有魅力的10. moustache n. 小胡子11. optimism n. 乐观12.snowstorm n. 暴风雪13. leather n. 皮革14. chew v. 咀嚼15. convince v. 使信服16. direct v. 导演，指挥17. outstanding adj. 突出的，杰出的18. confidence n. 自信19. gesture n. 姿态，手势20. occasion n.时刻，场合21. budget n. 预算，开支22. actress n. 女演员23. amuse v. 使发笑，使愉快24. explanation n. 解释25. whisper n. 耳语，低语26. react v. 做出反应，回应Ⅱ. Phrases1. feel / be content with 对…满足2. badly off 贫穷3. cut off 切断4. pick out 挑选5. star in 主演6. (be) in search of 寻找7. overcome difficulty 克服困难8. be caught in 被…困住9. up to now 到目前为止10. brighten people’s lives照亮人们的生活11. as time goes by 随着时间的流逝12. throughout the world 遍布全世界13. worn-out shoes 破旧的鞋子14. a walking stick 拐杖15. social failure 社会生活中的失败者16. the Gold Rush 淘金热17. mid-nineteenth century 19世纪中18. on the edge of 在…的边缘19. outstanding work in films在电影业中的杰出工作20. a sense of humour 幽默感Ⅲ. Sentences1. 过去他们很贫困，根本谈不上度假。

人教新目标高中英语必修四Unit 3 A taste of English humour一、考点单词1content adj.满意的，满足的n. 满足，满意；内容，含量vt.使满足【活学活用】(1) She is content to (感到满足) stay at home looking after her children.(2) He is content to remain where he is now (安于现状)．(3) We had the chance to play golf to our heart's content _ (尽情地)．3entertain vt.&vi.使欢乐；款待(1) Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner (设宴款待了我们) last night.(2) He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes(用故事和笑话)．(3) You work hard to keep _everyone entertained (每个人开心), and you enjoy it asmuch as they do.5direct vt.导演；指示；指挥adj. 直的；直接的；直率的adv.直接地【活学活用】(1) He _was directed to (被指引到) a table beside the window just now.(2) Tim stands on the bends _directing the traffic (指挥交通) every day.(3) Before taking the medicine you must _read the directions (看用法说明) on the bottle.(4) [2011·湖北卷] Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful，butthey may also ________ our thinking.A．direct B．Limit C．change D．improve10whisper n．耳语；低语vt.&vi.低声说；私谈；密谈【活学活用】(1) He _is whispering to (正向……耳语) his neighbor.(2) His adventures _have been whispered (私下传) everywhere.(3) It's whispered that (有私下传闻) he may resign.(4) She said it _in a whisper/in whispers (低声地), so I didn't hear.11convince vt.使确信；使信服【活学活用】(1) He tried to make them _convinced of (相信) the safety of travelling by airplane.(2) Only by presenting facts and reasoning things out _can we be convinced(我们才能信服)．(3) It was what my parents said __that convinced me (让我相信) that I had made a wrong decision.(4) _Convinced of (相信) the truth of the reports, he told his colleagues about it.二、考点短语1badly off穷的；缺少的(比较级worse off, 最高级worst off)【活学活用】(1) Though he is always wearing old clothes, he is _not as/so badly off (并不是那么穷) as you think.(2) In fact most people are _better off (更富裕) than they were five yeas ago.3pick out(to choose or select)挑出；(distinguish)辨别出；领会(1) She __was/is picked out from thousands of applicants for the job.(2) We'll _pick up where we finished yesterday.(3) She soon _picked up French when she went to live in France.(4) Pick out those books that you'd like to read.4cut off(to shut off)切断(水、电、煤气等)供应；断绝用cut相关短语的适当形式完成句子(1) I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were _cut off(2) The ship cut her way through the wave.(3) Cutting down costs is a good way to make profits.(4) Don't hesitate to cut out the useless information in your passage.三、考点句式1.（现在分词作结果状语常表示“意料、情理之中”，而不定式作结果状语常表出乎意料的结果）（1）She fell off the bike, breaking her left leg.（break)她从自行车上摔了下来，摔断了左腿（2）The old scientist died, leaving the project unfinished.（leave）那位老科学家去世了，留下了未完成的项目。

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。

Unit 3 A taste of English humour一、课前基础自查(一)分类记单词——省时高效Ⅰ.阅读单词(知其意)1.verbal adj.口头的2.nonverbal adj. 不用语言的3.depressed a dj. 忧愁的；沮丧的4.charming adj. 迷人的；有魅力的5.moustache n. 小胡子6.worn-out adj. 磨破的；穿旧的7.leather n. 皮革8.chew v t.& v i. 嚼碎；咀嚼(食物)9.costume n. 服装；戏装10.budget n. 预算；开支11.actress n. 女演员12.pancake n. 烙饼；薄饼13.detective n. 侦探14.vast adj. 巨大的；辽阔的15.porridge n. 粥；麦片粥edy n. 喜剧Ⅱ.重点单词(写其形)1.content adj.满足的；满意的n. 满足v t. 使满足2.ordinary adj. 平常的；普通的3.throughout prep. 遍及；贯穿ad v. 到处；始终；全部4.overcome v t.& v i. 战胜；克服5.outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的；显著的6.worn adj. 用旧的；用坏的；破烂的7.gesture n. 姿态；手势v i. 做手势8.occasion n. 时刻；场合9.slide v t.& v i. (使)滑动；(使)滑行n. 滑；滑动；幻灯片10.whisper n. 耳语；低语v t.& v i. 低语；小声说Ⅲ.拓展单词(通其变)1.humour n．幽默；滑稽→humorous adj.幽默的；滑稽的2.performer n．表演者→perform v t.表演→performance n．表演3.astonish v t.使惊诧→astonishing adj.令人感到惊讶的→astonishment n．惊诧；震惊→astonished a dj.感到惊讶的4.fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的→fortunately ad v.幸运地→unfortunately ad v.不幸地→fortune n．运气；财富[语境活用]1.The famous performer is said to have performed a humorous performance at yesterday's evening party, which leaves a deep impression on the audience.(perform)2.To my astonishment,_he didn't feel astonished at the astonishing news that his brother died at all.(astonish)3.Fortunately,_when he went abroad to try his fortune,_he gained great wealth.(fortune)5.entertain v t.& v i.使欢乐；款待→entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的→entertainment n．娱乐；款待6.convince v t.使信服→convincing adj.令人信服的→convinced adj.坚信不移的；确信的7.direct v t.& v i.导演；指示；指挥adj.直的；直接的；直率的→direction n．指导；方向→director n．导演→directly ad v.直接地；径直地conj.一……就……8.particular adj.特殊的；特别的；挑剔的n.细节；细目→particularly ad v.特殊地；特别地9.amuse v t.使发笑；使愉快→amusing adj.好笑的；有趣的→amused adj.逗乐的→amusement n．愉快；快乐10.explanation n．解释；讲解；说明→explain v t.解释；说明11.react v i.作出反应；回应→reaction n．反应；回应12.bored adj.厌烦的→boring adj.令人厌烦的13.failure n．失败(者)；失败的人或事→fail v i.失败14.mess n．脏或乱的状态→messy a dj.脏的；乱的4.The children in the mountain village have no entertainment,_so their teachers often tell entertaining stories to entertain them afterclass.(entertain)5.The boy is particularly interested in making model planes but he is not particular about what heeats.(particular)6.After school, she directly went off in the direction of the cinema to see the new film directed by the famous director.(direct)7.Although he failed many times, he didn't admit he was a failure.He would face the challenge bravely and tried to achieve his goal.(fail)8.She tried to convince me that I was mistaken.What she said was so convincing that I was completely convinced.(convince)(二)练中记短语——记牢用活写准记牢语境活用(选用左栏短语填空)1.feel/be_content_with对……满足2.up_to_now 直到现在3.badly_off 穷的；缺少的4.star_in 在……担任主角；主演5.cut_off 切断；断绝6.pick_out 挑出；辨别出7.in_particular 尤其；特别8.convince_sb.of_sth. 使某人相信某事9.pick_up 收听；(偶然)学会10.react_to 对……作出反应；回应1.Up_to_now,_the dog has become a member of our family and everyone enjoys its company. 2.I mentioned that point in_particular,_for it was quite important.3.In 2018, Maria starred_in a popular film directed by a famous director.4.As the summer vacation is approaching, it's high time that parents picked_out some training courses for their children.5.I don't know how Mr.Brown will react_to the news that his son has won first place in the competition.6.Mary felt cut_off from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldn't receive any e-mail.(三)仿写明句式——以用为本教材原句句式解读句式仿写1.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：“笑容如阳光，能驱走人们脸上的冬天”……as引导定语从句，代替后面句子的内容。

Unit 3 A taste of English humour卓别林(Charlie Chaplin,1889年4月16日～1977年12月25日)著名喜剧电影演员、导演、制片人。

20世纪最卓越的喜剧电影大师、伟大的批判现实主义艺术家、反法西斯的和平、民主战士。

卓别林比任何人都更好地表现了我们时代的甘苦，半个世纪以来，他以他的丰富的想象力融合了所有人的欢笑和泪水，使人们对他的天赋赞叹不已。

————————————————————————————My favourite English teacher could draw humour out of the driest material.We weren't forced to learn.He took Samuel Johnson's dictionary，Joseph Addison's essays，and many other literary wonders from the eighteenth century and made them hilarious，even at eight o'clock in the morning.The thing that amazed me most was that the first time I read these works on my own，some of which seemed dead，but the second time，after his explanation，I couldn't believe that I hadn't seen the humour.The stories and poems and plays were suddenly filled with allusions(典故) and irony and hilarious moments.I learned more from him than from any other teacher.My least favourite English teacher also made people laugh.Some students found him wonderfully funny.Many others did not.He assigned journals over a six­week period，to be written every day.At the end of the six weeks I had a notebook full of bits and pieces about my ideas，short stories，reactions to what we had read，and so on.Our teacher announced that we would be grading each other's journals.Mine was passed to Joe，that class clown，who always behaved in a funny or silly way.He saw it fit to make a joke of and said，“This writing isn't fit to line the bottom of a birdcage.”Our teacher laughed at that funny remark.It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.So what makes the difference？Humour is one of the most powerful tools teachers or writers have.It can make students and readers excited about literature and writing，or it can tear them apart.It is true that humour is either productive or counter­productive and self­defeating.根据文章内容判断正(T)误(F)。

教学设计1.教学内容分析：本单元的中心话题是“英语幽默”。

本课时是必修4第三单元的第二课时，阅读教学。

阅读教学是一个单元非常重要的教学方面，也是高中英语教学中至关重要的一个方面。

2.学生情况分析：我校的学生生源是二流三流学生，学生的英语基础普遍不好，尤其是阅读理解水平差。

所以，把阅读课设计的简单适合学生的水平才有实用性和有效性。

3.教学目标：知识目标: 掌握与这部分内容相关的单词和短语并学习和理解这篇文章。

水平目标：提升学生的阅读理解水平。

情感目标：学习卓别林勤奋、幽默、乐观的生活态度。

4.教学重点、难点教学重点：1. 协助学生理解这篇文章。

2．提升学生的阅读水平。

教学难点：怎样有效的协助学生理解这篇文章并提升学生的阅读理解水平。

5.教学过程Step 1：Prediction：Look at the picture of Charlie Chaplin and read the title of the passage and predict: What is the passage about?设计意图：培养学生预测文章内容的水平。

Step 2：SkimmingSkim the passage and match the paragraphs with the main ideas.设计意图：了解文章的段落大意有助于学生更快更好的理解文章，但让学生自己归纳段落大意对于我们这里的学生难度太大。

所以我把段落大意归纳出来，仅仅让学生连线，这就大大降低了难度。

Step 3：ScanningScan the passage and fill in the form.Notes on Charlie Chaplin’s careerBornDiedJobWon an Oscar设计意图：让学生在短时间内抓住人物的关键信息，有助于学生对全文的理解，并能提升学生查读信息的水平。

Step 4：Careful reading1. Listen to the teacher to read paragraph 1 and answer：What’s the social background of Charlie’s acting?2. Read Paragraph 2 carefully and answer the question in your own words：What was Charlie’s childhood like?After students answer the question, teacher gives his own answer.3. Listen to a student to read paragraph 3 carefully and fill in the forms of The Little Tramp.4. Listen to the tape of paragraph 4 carefully and answer：How did he eat the shoe?5. Read paragraph 5 together and answer: What was Chaplin given a special Oscar for?设计意图：逐段给出阅读任务，这样就很大水准上降低了阅读的难度，使水准较差的学生也能完成阅读任务；各段采取不同的方法去阅读，学生也有新鲜感。

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。