Unit17lesson1What’ssofunny?Teachingobjectives1.Knowaboutthefunnypartsofthethreestoriesbyreading.2.learnthemainideasofthethreestoriesbyreading.3.makeshortroleplaysofthethreestoriesafterreading.WarmupWhatcanmakeuslaugh?crosstalk(相声)Whatcanmakeuslaugh?anecdotecrosstalkmakingfacesFamilyharmonyMemorylossCheckyourspellingABCPre-readingMakepredictionsofthetitleandthepictureofeachstory.texttitleTask1:readthestoriesquicklyandcheckyourpredictions.While-readingFastReading(skimming)FamilyharmonyMemorylossCheckyourspellingABCFastReading(scanning)Task2:TrueorFalse1.Thewomanwenttothetowncentretowithdrawfiftydollarsfromthebankaccount.2.MrWangaskedhisdaughter’sopinionbecauseshewantedtogotoThailand.3.TheflighttoNewYorkwasdelayedbecauseoftheheavysnow.4.Theangrymanpushedhiswaytothefrontwastobuyaticket.5.Theangrymandidn’tknowhisidentification.FFTFFbuysomethingsheneededhethoughtheshouldrespectheropinionshowhisangryaboutthecancellingoftheflightknowhisownnameCarefulreadingTask1:Readtheanecdotescarefully,thenanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whydoesthewomanwriteachequeforfiftydollars?2.Whydoesthegirldecidetochangeherresponsewhenherfatherasksherthesecondquestion?3.Whatdoesthemanmeanwhenhesays“DoyouknowwhoIam?”Becauseshecouldn’trememberhowtospelltheword“forty”correctly.2.Whydoesthegirldecidetochangeherresponsewhenherfatherasksherthesecondquestion?Shethoughtitwasanothertripafterthefirstone.1.Whydoesthewomanwriteachequeforfiftydollars?3.Whatdoesthemanmeanwhenhesays“DoyouknowwhoIam?”Hemeansthatheisaveryimportantpersonsothecounteragentmustlookafterhimfirst.Thewomanwenttothebankto____________for$40butshewasso_______thatshecouldn’trememberhowtospell40andshewroteachequefor___dollarsinstead.forgetfulcashachequeStoryACarefulreadingTask2:Getthemainideaofeachstory.50Mr.Wangaskedforhisdaughter’s________onwhichplaceto_______________.Butshe________verydifferentlywhenshewasaskedtwice.goonaholidayrepliedopinionStoryBTheflightfromLondontoNewYorkwascancelled.Whenacounteragentwas_____________allthepassengers,anangryman_______________________andaskedforafirst-classseat.Afterbeingpolitelyrefused,he_________thegirlifsheknewwhohewas.Theagentdidnotanswerhimbut_______________sothatanyonewhoknewhimcouldcometohelphim.pushedhiswaytothefrontyelledatdealingwithspokeloudlyStoryCPost-readingGroupworkPleaseworkintogroupsandmakeashortroleplayofyourfavoritestory.HomeworkMakeupyourownjokesorfunnystoriesandthensharethemwithothers.Thankyou!Goodbye!