Unit 3

A taste of English humourWarming up

Look at the following pictures.Which picture can make you laugh?

I want to lose my weight.

I’m driving at a high speed.

Do you feel my love?

any mouse I like

How many kinds

of humour do you

know?

How many kinds

of humour do you

know?

funny poems

cross talk 相声

Types of humor

funny stories

comedy

mime 哑剧sketch 小品

jokes

mimeCharlie Chaplin

What kind of humour do these pictures show us?

mime

Mr Bean is funny because he

makes funny faces and acts silly

behaviour.

哑剧 ,滑稽剧

(funny stories)

Mark Twain was the popular and humorous American author.

adj. 幽默的

sketch

Two or more speakers make many jokes and funny conversation.

Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.

pantomime刘全和 刘全利

三月 ;行军

1. What day of the week is the best for having fried foods?

2. What month do soldiers hate?

Riddle 谜语

1. Policeman: You can’t park here.

Driver: Why can’t I ?

Policeman: Read the sigh there.

Driver: It says, “Fine for Parking,” so

I parked.

Enjoy some verbal jokes:

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2. Girl : If we marry, will you give me a ring ?

Boy: Of course, What’s your telephone

number?

3. Daughter: Auntie kissed me this morning,

Mum!

Mum: How nice! Did you kiss her back, dear?

Daughter: Of course not. I kissed her face.

Customer: What’s that fly(苍蝇 )

doing in my soup?

Waiter: Swimming, I think!

1. A big black bug bit a big black dog on

his big black nose!

2. Fresh fried fish, Fish fresh fried, Fried fish

fresh, Fish fried fresh.

3. While we were walking, we were watching

window washers wash Washington's windows

with warm washing water.

A tongue twister competition

POLICEMAN: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times?THIEF: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didn’t like it. So I had to go back and change it twice!

What is a punchline? Find the jokes’ punchlines.

Punchline

The words that form the climax of a joke.

TEACHER: You say that john Jones

has a cold and cannot come to school

today. Who am I speaking to?

VOICE: Oh, this is my father.Punchline

Types of humour

Typical actors/writers of English humour

Example of Chinesehumour

nonverbal

mimeCharlie chaplin

Mr Bean

verbal jokes,funy stories,funny poemscomedy

Mark twainEdward LearMarx Brothers

Pantomine (哑剧 )

cross talk (马季 , 姜昆 )jokesdoggerel (打油诗 )

Which do you like better:

verbal or nonverbal humour

Give your reason.

I prefer verbal humor, because it is very funny. I like jokes, it is worthwhile to learn about more expressions .

You can choose three or more sentences to express your idea.

1. I prefer ________ .

2. Because verbal/nonverbal humor is_____.

3. I like_______ . (mime/sketch/jokes…)

4. It makes me ________.

5. It is worthwhile to do/doing…

6. When I enjoy them, I feel ______ .

7. I like all of them, because they

_____________________ with each other.have a lot in common