1、ReadingLaughter healsLaughter is the best medicine.What do you think of this saying?Laughter is strong medicine for mind and body.What is happening in the picture? Is it funny?All of the road signs read “London”, yet they point in different directions.A woman has just opened a can and is surprised w
2、hen a toy snake pops out!What is happening in the picture? Is it funny?A boy is jumping from a hiding place behind a tree in order to surprise a girl!What is happening in the picture? Is it funny?What is a joke? A joke is something (you say) that causes laughter. How can we define “a practical joke”
3、?A practical joke is a trick played on a person to make the person look silly or embarrassed. The person on whom a trick is played is called a victim of the practical joke. victimFeelings of the victims silly angry unhappy stupid Disgraceful relaxed embarrassed depressed A joke is something you say
4、that causes laughter. 2. Mr Potts is a character in Richard Bostons Book of Practical Jokes. 3. Mr Pottss colleagues decided to play a joke on him to teach him a lesson.4. Mr Potts put on different hats every day.5. Mr Potts did everything in the same way every day.True or false?TTTFTSkimming6. One
5、day when Mr Potts went out, his colleagues exchanged his hat immediately.7. Everyone had a good laugh that afternoon because Mr Potts put on a hat that was too big for him.8. To everyones surprise, the next morning Mr Potts came to the office with the hat in its normal position as usual.9. In the en
6、d, Mr Potts went to see a doctor because he believed that he had an illness.FTTTScanning What is a practical joke?2. How does the victim of a practical joke usually feel? 3. What kind of person was Mr. Potts? 4. Why did Mr. Potts colleagues decided to play a joke on him? It is something you do to ca
7、use laughter. The victim usually feels silly and embarrassed.Mr. Potts was someone who regarded his colleagues as his inferiors. Because this might make him feel more humble. 5. Did Mr. Potts colleagues buy a hat exactly like the one he wore every day? 6. What did Mr. Potts do to his hat before he c
8、ame to work the next day? No. They bought a new hat larger than the old one. He had fixed some pieces of newspaper round the inside of the hat to make it smaller before he came to work. 7. What did Mr. Potts colleagues do then? 8. Why did Mr. Potts go to his doctor? They replaced his new hat with th
9、e old one and made it smaller in the same way. Because he thought there might something wrong with his head. Mr Potts was not popular with his colleagues.Mr Potts usually wear a green hat.His colleagues exchanged the new hat for the old oneMr Potts put on the larger hat but it dropped over his eyes.
10、 His colleagues felt puzzled. His colleagues replaced the new hat with the old one. Mr. Potts went to see a doctor, who did not believe he suffered from a serious disease.The definition of a joke and a practical joke.Choose the headings for Para 1-8.Para1Para2Para3Para4Para5Para6Para7Para8Put the ev
11、ents in the correct time order by writing the numbers 1 to 8 in the boxes. ( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )4387612543861257Retell the story with the help of the pictures and sentences given above. What do these sentences imply? Choose the right meanings. Pay attention to the adjectives and verbs. 1. It was
12、a rather unpleasant-looking green color. This implies that _ . A. the hat is too big B. the hat is too small C. there is nothing wrong with Mr.Potts head D. Mr. Potts always said goodbye at this time of the day E. Mr. Potts has very poor taste E2. it dropped down over his eyes. This implies that_. A
13、. the hat is too big B. the hat is too small C. there is nothing wrong with Mr.Potts head D. Mr. Potts always said goodbye at this time of the day E. Mr. Potts has very poor taste A3. it stuck right on top of his head. This implies that _. A. the hat is too big B. the hat is too small C. there is no
14、thing wrong with Mr.Potts head D. Mr. Potts always said goodbye at this time of the day E. Mr. Potts has very poor taste B4. Nonsense, said the doctor. This implies that _. A. the hat is too big B. the hat is too small C. there is nothing wrong with Mr.Potts head D. Mr. Potts always said goodbye at
15、this time of the day E. Mr. Potts has very poor taste C221. Have you ever played any practical jokes on other people? Which one impressed you most?2. Has anybody played any practical jokes on you? Which one impressed you most?3. How would you react to a practical played on you? A. I will just give i
16、t a smile. B. I will definitely pay it back. C. It depends on whether I am really hurt. D. None of the above.A Survey Discussion What happened later to the characters after the incident in the story took place? The following questions may help you. What probably happened later?Did Mr Potts discover
17、the trick his colleagues had played on him? If so, how did he react to them?Debate Positive It is good to play practical jokes on others. Negative It is not good to play practical jokes on others. One opinion: We can learn to appreciate the humor of a practical joke and enjoy ourselves. However, we shouldnt play practical jokes which may deeply hurt others feelings.Do you think its good or not to play practical jokes on other people?
