1、If you are to entertain your friends,what will you do to amuse them?tell jokestell funny storiesa comedyPlay on wordsWhat is play on words?1.What day of the week is the best for having fried foods?三月，行军三月，行军 3.What is the smallest room in the world?2.What month do soldiers hate?1.Policeman:You cant
2、park here.Driver:Why cant I?Policeman:Read the sigh there.Driver:It says,“Fine for Parking,”so I parked.Enjoy some verbal jokes:罚款罚款A tongue twister competition1.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.Play on wo
3、rdstongue twister饶口令饶口令riddle谜语谜语pun双关语双关语jokeslimerick打油诗打油诗 1.C:Whats that fly doing in my soup?W:Swimming,I think!2.C:Whats that?W:Its bean soup.C:I dont want to know what its been.I want to know what it is now.3.C:Waiter,will the pancakes be long?W:No,sir.RoundEnglish jokesBACShort storyWhoWhenW
4、hereWhat happenedHow did they findSherlock Holmes and Doctor WatsonIn a mountainous areaIn the eveningSomeone has stolen their tentHow did they find their tent was stolen by someone?Sherlock HolmesWatsonWhen you.what do you think of?How short life is and how long the universe has lastedSherlock Holm
5、esWatsonRepeat the questionHow small I am and how vast the sky isSherlock HolmesWatsonRepeat the question How cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their bedsAfter reading the funny story,what kinds of persons do you think they are?carefulcarelessSherlock HolmesWatsonYou are going to li
6、sten to a funny story about jam.Before you listen,look at the exercises below.Try and predict the story.Tell your partner what you think will happen.Listen to Part 1 and write down the main idea.Mary made some jam but left some on the kitchen table for a few days as she had to go to look after her s
7、ick mother.Some days later,John,knowing nothing about the jam,came home and threw it into the chicken yard.Listen to Part 1 again and answer these questions.1.What was Mary going to do with the cooked plums in the pan?She was going to put them in the fridge later when they had cooled down.2.What did
8、 John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan?He thought she should have thrown it out for the chickens to eat.3.What do you think Mary is going to say when she finds out what has happened?4.How do you think John will react to her?Marys reactionJohns reaction to herMary will laugh1 John
9、 will apologize.2 He will tell her she should not have left the jam on the kitchen table.Try to guess Mary and Johns reaction.Marys reactionJohns reaction to herMary will get angry and tell John he should have put the jam in the dustbin.1 John will get angry too and say that she should have told him
10、 she was making jam.2 He will laugh and say it is not important.3 He will apologize.Marys reaction Johns reaction to herMary will say that the problems with the chickens are Johns responsibility1 John will deny this saying that she should not have left the jam on the kitchen table.2 He will say that
11、 Mary did not tell him what she had been doing in the kitchen.3 He did not know the chickens would get sick._Mary got angry with John._Mary saw the chickens behaving strangely._John was sorry._The chickens enjoyed the jam._John said he thought the jam was porridge._Mary looked at the red mess on the
12、 ground._John said the chicken were drunk._Mary came home.Listen to Part 2 and put these sentences in order.1 3 6 5 2 7 4 8Fill in the blanks.“You _ my jam,”she shouted.“Oh,_ what it was,”he said.“Im _ but I thought it was _ which had gone bad in the hot weather.The chickens have _ the jam,but its m
13、ade them _.”threw awaythatssorryporridgeenjoyeddrunkWho?When?Where?.situation One day a man called a taxi company for a taxi to take him to the airport.He waited but it did not arrive.So he called again.The girl said,Im sorry the taxi hasnt come,but dont worry as the plane is always late.Well,it cer
14、tainly will be this morning,the man said,because I happen to be flying it!What happened?developmentThe punchline写作时应注意以下几点：写作时应注意以下几点：1.确定文体：幽默故事大多属于确定文体：幽默故事大多属于_。2.主体时态：以主体时态：以_为主。为主。3.主体人称：主体人称：_。4.内容要点：故事场景；展开情节；内容要点：故事场景；展开情节；意外结尾。意外结尾。1.SpeakingThink of a funny English or Chinese story and tell it to your partners in English.2.ActingChange the story of Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Waston into a dialogue.Acting it with your partners-Holmes,Waston and a narrator.3.WritingFinish the writing task on page 23 with your partnersChoose one of the homework to finish
