Unit20ByLizhenLaughingmatterWhenthereisonlyonemanintheworld.“特困生”comparisonthelastgroupphotoYoudoknowmylove.SheisgoodatChineseKongfuListening&SkimmingGivethreeexamplesoftechniquesthatwritersofcomediesoftenusetomakepeoplelaugh?Cross-dressingStereotypeWordplay1.HowlonghasthetraditionofcrosstalkexistedinChina?ThetraditionofcrosstalkhasexistedinChinaformorethan2000years.2.WhyaresomeofShakespeare'scomediesnotsofunnyforus?ScanningBecausewedon’tunderstandthelanguageandwordplaythatShakespeareused.3.Canyoudescribeaclowninyourownwords?Afunnyperson,usuallydressedupinwideclothesandtheshoesareover-sized,appearsonthestagealoneorwithapartner,madeup,rednose,walking,eating,orsleepinginadifferentway.Theydon’toftenspeakatall.4.Istheshowofacomedianmorelikethatofaclownoracomedy?Explainyouranswer.Itismorelikeacomedythantheshowofaclown.Becausethewaytheymakepeoplelaughisnotliketheshowofaclown,butliketheactorsinacomedy.Theybothusewordplay.SomecomediesPara11.Whatiscomedy?2.techniquesCrossdressingmen&womenStereotypesofnationalitiesorpeopleSpeakwithaforeignaccentPlayonwordsPara21.Whatisaclown?2.techniquesDon’toftenusewordsUsetheirclothes,make–upandthewaytheywalketcPara31.Whatisacomedian?2.techniquesBodylanguageandtheirfaceActoutasituation–asketchUsewordplay3.Makepeoplenotonlylaugh,butalsothinkaboutlifePara4&51.AboutChinesecrosstalkshow2.Longhistory(over2400years)3.techniquesDressupalittleoractoutsmallsketchesUsingrhythm&rhythmingwordsUsingtonguetwistersTalkshowLaughingisbetterthanmedicine.----JewishsayinghomeworkLearnthenewwordsandexpressionsbyheart.