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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit 20,Humour,Questions:,1.,What do you think this short film is about?,2.,What kind of film is it?,3.,Can it be called a,comedy,?,4.,Is the,hero,a famous,comedian,?,*,Although,Mr.Rowan Atkinson,(black-haired,bug-eyed,and weak-chinned comedian),acts different comic characters he is most,famous,around the world,as,Mr.Bean,.Mr.Bean is funny because he,makes funny faces,he,acts silly,he seems to be quite,stupid,and the things he does are,strange,.,The comic duo,of the 1930s“,Laurel and Hardy,”.The,thin,one is called Stan Laurel,the,stout,one Oliver Hardy.They are funny because they are each others,opposites,:one,fat,and one,thin,;one is,clever,and one is,silly,etc.,Dustin Hoffman,in the film,Tootsie,(1982).In this film Hoffman,acts,the role of,a woman,and many,agree that his performance was,so,good,that,you often cant,tell the difference,.And in the film of course there are all kinds of,funny moments,.,Ma,Ji,is a well-known artist of,crosstalk shows,in China.His crosstalk shows always make his,audience,shout with,laughter,.,Charlie Chaplin,Some other famous,comedians,in China,Listening,Question,:,What forms of humor are introduced in the text?,comedies,clowns,crosstalk shows,comedians,1.Why are some of Shakespeares comedies not so funny for us?,Because the meaning of words in English has changed.We dont understand the language and word play that Shakespeare used.,Questions,2 Give three examples of techniques that writers of comedies often use to make people laugh.,1,crossdressing,2 stereotypes,3 word play,3.How long has the tradition of crosstalk existed in China?,more than 2,000 years.,Skimming,True,or,False,1.Cross-dressing,means men dressed up as women and women as men.,2.Word play,creates fun by using a word or phrase that has,two,meanings or words having the,same,sound but,different,meanings.,3.Shakespeares plays are,no longer,funny because English has greatly changed.,(T),(T),(T),4.Clowns,usually make people laugh by what they,look,and what they,do,not by what they,say,.,5.Clothes,body language,facial expressions,and,word play,are all very important in comedians shows.,6.As far as,we,know cross-talk has never been shown by only,one,comedian or,more than two,comedians.,(T),(F),(F),7.Crosstalk can,only,be found in China and,few foreigners,know about this Chinese art form.,8.Fluent spoken Chinese,is a,must,for one who intends to be a crosstalk comedian.,(T),(T),Scanning,How many parts can this passage be divided into?In what ways do they make people laugh?,Comedies make people laugh by,cross-dressing men or women appearing on the stage.,funny plays with stereotypes of nationalities or people doing certain jobs.,making fun of somebodys way of dressing.,telling an amusing story.,playing on words to create fun.,Clowns make people laugh by,acting alone or as a pair.,not using any words at all.,their clothes,make-up and the way they walk.,helping people forget their trouble for at least a moment.,Comedians make people laugh by,working alone or as a pair.,body language and their face.,acting out a situation called a sketch.,playing with words.,making people listen and think.,Crosstalk shows make people laugh by,playing with words.,making many jokes and funny conversations.,dressing up a little or act-,ing,out small sketches.,creating a rapid flow of fun.,using rhythm and rhyming.,using tongue twisters.,She sells sea shells on the seashore.,The shells she sells are seashells,I am sure,For if she sells seashells on the seashore,Then Im sure she sells seashore shells.,Homework,Email to a foreign e-pal about Chinese Crosstalk,BETTER GRADESThe little boy wasnt getting good marks in school.One day he made the teacher quite surprised.He tapped her on the shoulder and said.I dont want to scare you,but my daddy says if I dont get better grades.somebody is going to get a spanking.,
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