Unit 3
Life
Life is challenging, _______it.
Life is various, make it.
Life is beautiful, d________it.
Life is________, enjoy it.
humorous
meet
iscover
Talk Show
sketch
crosstalk
Types of Humour
verbal
nonverbal
sketch; cross talk
funny poems; funny stories;
jokes; limerick（打油诗）
mime ; farce （笑剧）
clown
I’m the king of the world!
When there is only one man in the world.
I’m a lonely lonely rider…
Who will survive, KFC or McDonald's ?
1,2,3.. sit-ups !!!
Dare look down upon me!
When a boy is heart-broken….
Are you kidding me, buddy!!!
ENGLISH JOKES
There is one kind of jokes which use a “play on words”. They are funny because one does not understand the other.
A. Albert Einstein
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour.
Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.
That’s relativity.
B.
Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
Mary: John says I’m pretty. Andy says I’m ugly. What do you think, Peter?
Peter: A bit of both.
__________________________
I think you’re pretty ugly.
1. A: When I stand on my head the blood rushes to my head, but when I stand on my feet the blood doesn’t rush to my feet. Why is this?
B. It’s because your feet aren’t empty.
Can you understand these jokes?
2. Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
Choose the right answer:
1,Which is the best title for this story?
A John and the jam B How to make jam
C The chickens and the jam D The chickens were drunk

2,Why was Mary angry?
A Her chickens were ill B John threw away her jam
C.John stayed away five days D The pan was broken

3,What turned the jam into wine?
A The cold weather B The hot weather
C The chickens D John
C
B
B
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 sick mother. Some days later, John, knowing nothing about jam, came home and threw it into the kitchen yard.
Listen to part 1 and write down the main idea.
Mary ______________ but ___________________________ for a few days as ______________________________________. Some days later, John, knowing __________about jam, ______________ and _______________________________.
made some jam
left some on the kitchen table
she had to go to look after her sick mother
nothing
came home
threw it into the kitchen yard
“You ____________my jam,” she shouted. “Oh, ________what it was,” he said. “ I’m _________but I thought it was________ which had gone bad in the hot weather. The chickens have _______the jam, but it’s made them__________”
Listen to part 2 again and fill in the blanks
threw away
that’s
sorry
porridge
enjoyed
drunk
Tongue twisters
1. Mike likes to write by the nice bright light at night.
3.Betty bought some butter, but the butter was bitter, so she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better.
2. Can you can a can as a canner can can a can.
Watson: Read Between the Lines
I think of how short life is and how long the universe has lasted.

I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is.

I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds.
生命是多么短促，而宇宙是多么漫长。
我是如此渺小，而天空是如此广阔。
宇宙是多么寒冷，而人们睡在床上时多么暖和。
A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR
Charlie Chaplin’s career:
Charlie Chaplin
Was born in ______
His job is _______
In 1972, he was given ________
Type of acting is _________
His charming character is __________
His costume: __________
He died in_____ in _______.
Charlie Chaplin’s career:
Charlie Chaplin
Was born in 1889.
His job is an actor.
In 1972, he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work.
Type of acting is mime and farce.
His charming character is The Little Tramp.
His costume: large trousers, worn-out shoes and small round black hat.
He died in 1977 in Switzerland.
Read the passage again and write down the main idea of each paragraph.
Main Body

Read the passage again and write down the main idea of each paragraph.
Main Body
a small black hat
a walking stick
large trousers
worn-out shoes
The Little Tramp was a ____ and ________ person.
Para.3 The Little Tramp
Why was it known and loved by many people around the world?
poor
homeless
Because he had the determination to overcome difficulties.
Time :

Place :

Job in the film :
in the middle of the 19th century
California
panning for gold
What troubles did they meet in California?
Para 4: The Gold Rush
1.Cut off the leather top of the
Shoe

2.Pick out the laces and eat them

3.try cutting and eating the
bottom of the shoe

4.Treat it as if it were the finest
meat

5.Sit down at the table with plate and drinking up
Para 4: The Gold Rush
Summary
People may laugh at others_______ on a banana skin, bumping into someone else, or falling down a hole, kind of cruel _______, for it makes them _______ with themselves seeing others _______ _______ than themselves.
As an outstanding humourous actor, Chaplin could always _______ in the people deep feelings by using _________ forms of acting in the time of silent films. His charming _________ “the little tramp” is well-known all over the world, a poor and _________ person wearing large trousers, ________ shoes, and carrying a walking _______.
sliding
humour
content
inspire
particular
character
homeless
worn-out
stick
A social _______ as he was, he was loved by all the people for his ____________ in overcoming difficulties and being kind to people _______ to him. When playing the famous film The Gold Rush, Chaplin managed to make the sad situation—eating a _______ shoe, entertaining by using __________ humour.
Such is Charlie Chaplin who produced, _______ , and wrote the movies that he _______ in. He was given a special Oscar for his ____________ work in bringing humour to us all.
Summary
directed
starred
failure
determination
unkind
boiled
nonverbal
outstanding
LANGUAGE POINTS
直到目前为止 　
2.Be satisfied ,happy , not wanting more
up to now
be content with
3. 1) content (adj.): satisfied 满足，满意，知足。
be content with sth.
be content to do sth.
Are you content with your present salary?
She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.

她呆在家里照顾孩子感到非常知足。
2) content (vt.) 使满意, 使满足
content sb./oneself with sth. 使…满足于…
I content myself with a glass of coffee
everyday.
3) content (n.): that which is contained in sth.　　所含之物，内容, 目录
I like the style of the book but I don’t like the content.
我喜欢这本书的文体，但我不喜欢它的内容。
直到目前为止 　
2.Be satisfied ,happy , not wanting more
3. 时光流逝　　　　　
4.潦倒,穷困 ,缺少的
up to now
be content with
as time goes by

badly off
They are too badly off to have a holiday.
他们贫因得根本谈不上度假。
In fact most people are better off than they were five years ago.
实际上现在大多数人都比五年前要富裕。
4.潦倒,穷困 ,缺少的　 badly off
be worse off 情况带坏，恶化
be well off 富裕的，处境好的
be better off (尤指经济)境况较好
直到目前为止 　
2.Be satisfied ,happy , not wanting more
3. 时光流逝　　　　　
4.潦倒,穷困 ,缺少的　
5.encourage sb
up to now
be content with
as time goes by

badly off
Inspire sb
6. inspire ：
inspire sb. (with sth.)
inspire sth. (in sb.): 激励或鼓舞某人。
His speech inspired them with hope.
他的演讲燃起了他们的希望。
This inspired in us a love for learning.
这激起了我们对学习的热爱。
inspire sb. to do sth.
激励或鼓舞某人去做某事
赋予某人灵感,启示,启迪。
We are inspired to work harder by his example.
他的榜样激发我们更加努力工作。
inspiration n.灵感; 好主意
inspired adj. 得到灵感的; 得到神启示的
inspiring adj. 鼓舞的; 激励的
直到目前为止 　
2.Be satisfied ,happy , not wanting more
3. 时光流逝　　　　　
4.潦倒,穷困 ,缺少的　
　　　　　　
5.encourage sb..
6.surprise sb
7. Lack of success;a person on a thing that fails
8.A plan of how a person or an organization will spend the money that is available in a particular time
up to now
be content with
as time goes by

badly off 　 well off
inspire sb. with sth.
astonish sb.　

failure

budget
8.遍及, 整个世界
throughout the world
8.遍及, 整个世界
9.磨破的,穿旧的,精疲力尽的
10.克服困难
11. Look for sb. Sth
12.主演
13.突现社会情景
14.大笑起来
15.在某个特定场景
16.额外的费用
17.野营
18.山区
19.仰望星空
20.开玩笑
throughout the world
worn-out
overcome difficulties
in search of
star in
highlight social situations
burst into laughter
on a certain occasion
extra charge
go camping
a mountainous area
look up at the stars
play jokes on P59
pick up pick out pick off

I’ll pick you ____ at the station.
You should not pick ____ any of the flowers.
She was able to pick ____her father at the other side of the room.
I’ll pick my things _____later.
She picked ____ a blue dress.
I picked ____ a few words of Greek when I was there last year.
up
off
out
up
out
up
cut off cut down cut up

Her little finger was cut ____in an accident at the factory.
He cut ____meat on his place.
Did you have to cut _____the trees.
We were cut ____in the middle of our conversation.
He tried to cut ______on smoking but failed.
off
up
down
off
down
1)This is an expression ______ to the local people 
and  can't be understood. 
(2)The president will take his own ____plane for H.K. (3)Each person's fingerprints are ____ to himself. 
(4) We’d better not waste time on such problem of no ______________value.
(5).He is very ________ about his food.
special particular
particular
speical
particular
particular/special
particular
补语. 同位语
名词，代词
动词
名词，代词
形容词，名词
形容词
副词
补语. 同位语
He can hardly speak an English word.
It is a pity that he cannot swim.
3.Such things ought not to be allowed.
4. His hobby is playing football.
5. I have not heard from him since May.
6. He has got rid of his bad habit.
7. I’ve never seen him discouraged.
8. She kept us waiting for over two hours.
9.She didn’t know what to do next.
10. Autumn has come.
11. Dick is a very intelligent boy.
12. The girl danced