A taste of English humour
“ 特困生”
When there is only one man in the world.
She is good at Chinese Kongfu
You do know my love.
Humour is a sense. It is quality of being amusing, it is an ability to appreciate the comic or amusing.
Humour (幽默）
Who are they? What are they good at?
Charlie Chaplin
Mark Twain
Mr bean
Edward Lear
Charlie Chaplin
(Nonverbal)

He was a great silent movie stars. Modern Times, The Little Tramp, The gold Rush, City Light are his masterpieces. He was very popular in his time.
Mr Bean
(mime and farce)
Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts silly,he seems quite stupid, and the things he does are funny.
Verbal jokestongue twisters:
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish to wish the witch wishes, I won’t wish the wish you wish to wish.
Betty bought some butter, but the butter was bitter, so she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better.
Mark Twain
(funny stories)
Mark Twain was the popular and humorous American author, He was the most famous humorous novelist in America.
Edward Lear
(funny poems)
Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an artist.
Chinese humorists
Chinese humour:
Pantomime(哑剧）（刘全和、刘全利）
Funny plays(小品）（陈佩斯、赵本山）
Cross talk(相声） （马季、姜昆）
Doggeral(打油诗）
Kinds of humour:
pantomime (哑剧) 刘全和、刘全利
funny plays
陈佩斯、赵本山
cross talk (马季、姜昆)
jokes
doggerel (打油诗)
Enjoy more jokes!
Turn to page 22.
Let’s read and enjoy some English jokes.
After reading, match the joke with explanation.
Using Language
Play on words
C: What’s that fly doing in my soup?
W: Swimming, I think.
C: What’s that?
W: It’s bean soup.
C: I don’t want to know what it’s been. I want to know what it is now?
C: Waiter. Will the pancakes be long?
W: No, sir. Round.
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Answers
Are you right?
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went camping in mountainous area. They were lying in the open air under the stars. Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered, “ Watson, when you look at the beautiful sky, what do you think of?” Watson replied, “ I think of how short life is and how long the universe has lasted.” “No, no, Watson!” Holmes said, “What do you really think of?” So Watson tried again, “I think of how small I am and how vast the sky is.” “Try again, Watson!” said Holmes. Watson tried a third time. “I think of how cold the universe is and how warm people can be in their beds.” Holmes said, “Watson, you fool! You should be thinking that someone has stolen our tent.
Read the Funny story on P22
1.Policeman: You can’t park here.
Driver: Why not?
Policeman: Read the sign.
Driver: I did. It says, Fine for parking!” So I parked.
More English jokes:
2.Patient: Thank you doctor. My fever is gone.
Doctor: Don’t thank me. Thank god.
Patient: Then I’ll pay the fees to god.
Homework
Collect as many English jokes as you can
Preview Reading---Nonverbal Humour
Thank You