Unit1Laughoutloud!Developingideas課件-高中英語選擇性

Laughoutloud!-developingideasBook4Unit1Whoaretheauthorsofthesefourbookspre-readingLinYutang(1895-1976)

wasaChinesewriter,translator,linguist,philosopherandinventor.Hisinformalbutsophisticated(復(fù)雜的)styleofwriting,inbothChineseandEnglish,madehimoneofthemostinfluentialwritersofhisgeneration.HismostfamousworksincludeMyCountryandMyPeopleandTheImportanceofLiving.He’salsoknownasawiseandwittypopulariser(普及者)ofChinesephilosophyandtheChinesewayoflife.MarkTwain(1835-1910)wasanAmericanwriter,humorist,lecturerandadventurer,whoacquiredinternationalfameforhistravelnarratives,inparticularTheInnocentsAbroad,andforhisadventurestoriesofboyhood,suchasTheAdventuresofTomSawyerandAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.HeisregardedasoneofNorthAmerica’sbestandmostbeloved（深受喜愛的）

writersduetohiswitandsatire（諷刺作品）.WhatdotheyhaveincommonBothofthetwowritershavetheiruniquebrandofhumour.Whatishumourpre-readingReadthepassageandlearnmoreaboutthehumourofMarkTwainandLinYutang.FindoutMarkTwainandLin’sattitudetowardshumour.A.FavorableB.CriticalC.DoubtfulD.Neutralwhile-readingTheImportanceofHumour

Whatisthetexttype(genre)ofthepassageA.narrativeB.expositionC.argumentationD.autobiographywhile-readingTheImportanceofHumour

toexplain,introduce…totellastorytoargue/defendtotellone’slifetimeexperiencesAnessayMainbody:

Introduction:

ConclusionTwoworldmastersofhumourPara.1Para.2-4Para.5ReadforthestructureThefunctionsofhumourwhile-readingPara.11Humourhasbeenanessentialpartofhumanbehaviourforthousandsofyears.ThereiscomedyinthetextsofAncientGreece,andmedievalwritingsarefilledwithjokes.Whilethesesamejokesmightnotbeasfunnytousnowastheywerethen,theirauthorsunderstoodthathumourcouldnotonlyentertainbutalsothrownewlightonsensitiveoremotiveissues.while-reading1.befilledwith充滿2.throwlighton闡明；使...清楚

Reading--Details(para.1)IntroductionHumourisanessentialpartof1_________________.Authorshaveuseditto2______________,andthrownewlighton3____________________________.humanbehaviourentertainsensitiveoremotiveissueswhile-readingPara.22Closertomoderntimes,someonewhoisrememberedforhisabilitytocombinehumourwithmoreseriousmessagesisAmericanwriter,MarkTwain.Twain’sparticularstyleofwritingisfunnyandoftenmischievous.Forexample,inhisclassicnovelTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,hefamouslysays,“Writingiseasy.Allyouhavetodoiscrossoutthewrongwords.”Butheisequallywellknownforhiswittyremarksinhiseverydayinteractionswithpeople.while-reading1.crossout劃掉；刪去

Reading--Details(para.2-4)MarkTwainRememberedfor:abilityto4_________________withmore5___________________Writingstyle:6___________________________Example:

7___________________________________Alsowellknownforhiswitty

remarksExample:

8________________________________________________________________________________________“That’sjustmyluck.Ialwayshavetostand

whenthatfellowlectures!”TheAdventuresofTomSawyerfunnyandoftenmischievousseriousmessagescombinehumourwhile-readingWhywasMarkTwainfamousinhumorA.Becausehiswritingstylewasmischievous.B.Becausehecouldexplainseriousissueswithhumor.C.Becausehewasthemosthumorouswriterofmoderntimes.D.Becausehelikedtousesatireandwit.while-readingTheImportanceofHumour

ReadPara.2:WhatdidTwain’sresponsetothebarber’squestionimplyA.Hegavethelecturehimself.B.Hecouldn’tgetatickettoeverylecture.C.HehadtostandbecauseofhisbadluckD.Hedidn’tlikethefellowthatlectured.while-readingTheImportanceofHumour

ReadPara.2:Para.2Forinstance,whileonalecturingtouroftheUnitedStates,Twainwentintoabarber’sshoptogetahaircutandashave.Thebarber,notrecognisinghim,askedifhehadatickettothelecture.WhenTwainrepliedthathedidn’t,thebarbertoldhimthatifhewantedtogototheeventhewouldhavetostand,astherewerenoseatsleftinthetheatre.Twain’sresponsewas,“That’sjustmyluck.Ialwayshavetostandwhenthatfellowlectures!”while-reading1.forinstance例如2.onalecturingtour在一次巡回演出中

Para.33LikeTwain,butontheothersideoftheworld,LinYutangwassoontobecomefamousforhisuniquebrandofhumour.Awell-knownbilingualwriter,LinbroughttheconceptofhumourtomodernChineseliterature.In1924,hecreativelyborrowed“youmo”fromAncientChineseasthetranslationfortheEnglishword“humour”.“Youmo”isstillbeingusedinthiswaytoday.while-reading1.brandofhumour某種類型的幽默

Para.44Lin’squickwithelpedmakehimfamousasamasterofhumour.Once,havingbeeninvitedtodinneratauniversity,hewasputonthespotwhenthepresidentsuddenlyaskedhimtogiveaspeech.Thinkingonhisfeet,LinstartedtotellastoryaboutacruelRomanemperorwhotriedtofeedamantowildanimals.Firstcamealion.Themanwhisperedsomethinginthelion’sear,afterwhichthelionshookitsheadandwalkedawayunhappily.while-reading1.putsbonthespot使某人難堪2.thinkonone’sfeet反應(yīng)迅速3.whisper...inone’syear對著某人低語

Para.4Thenalongcameatiger.Again,themanwhisperedinthetiger’sear.Thetigerlookedshockedandhurriedaway.“Whatdidyousaytomyanimals”saidtheemperor,astonished.“Itoldthemtheyhadtomakeaspeechaftereatingmefordinner.”Lin’saudienceroaredwithlaughter.Withthislittlejoke,Linwasabletomakepeoplelaugh,whilegentlytellingoffthepresident.while-reading1.hurryaway匆忙離開2.makeaspeech做演講2.roarwithlaughter放聲大笑3.telloff斥責(zé)

LinYutangFamousforhisuniquebrandofhumourEvidence:

9____________________________________________________________________________________Quickwithelpedmakehimfamousas10

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Heborrowed“youmo”fromAncientChinese

asthetranslationfortheEnglishword“humour”.amasterofhumourHetoldastoryaboutacruelRomanemperor

whotriedtofeedamantowildanimalsduring

thedinneratauniversity.Reading--Details(para.2-4)while-readingPara.55BothTwainandLinunderstoodthathumourisn’tjustaboutlaughter,butisawayoflifeandatoolthatcanbeusedtoilluminatetheworld.Linevencreatedanequationtoexplainthisconcept:Reality+Dreams+Humour=Wisdom.Livingandworkingwithotherscansometimesbecomplicated,andhumourmakesthiseasier.Sharingjokesandlaughingtogethercanbringindividualsandevencommunitiestogether.Indeed,somemayarguethatourneedforhumourisalmostasgreatasourneedforwaterandair.InthewordsofMarkTwain,“Humorismankind’sgreatestblessing”.while-reading1.illuminatetheworld照亮世界

Reading--Details(para.5)ConclusionHumourisa12

____________andatoolthatcanbeusedto13___________________________.illuminatetheworldwayoflifewhile-reading充滿闡明；使...清楚刪去；劃掉例如在一次巡回演出中

某種類型的幽默使某人難堪

反應(yīng)迅速對著某人低語匆忙離開

befilledwith...throwlighton...crossoutforinstanceonalecturingtourbrandofhumourputsbonthespotthinkonone’sfeetwhisper...inone’searhurryawaypost-reading做演講放聲大笑斥責(zé)照亮世界

makeaspeechroarwithlaughtertelloffilluminatetheworldpost-readingReality＋Dreams＋Humour=Wisdom林語堂的人生公式

Whatisyourunderstandingof“reality”and“dreams”Whatisthefunctionof“humour”inthisequationWhatisyourunderstandingof“wisdom”DoyouagreewithLin’sdefinitionofwisdomWhyorwhynotpost-readingWhyisLinYutang’sjokeaboutthemanandwildanimalsfunnyDoyouagreewithMarkTwain’sremarkonhumourattheendofthepassageGiveyourreasons.HowcanasenseofhumourhelpyouinyourdailylifeGiveanexample.Inwhatwaysdothetworeadingpassagesinthisunithelpyoutobetterunderstandthemeaningofhavingalight-heartedattitudetowardslifeThinksharepost-reading1.WhyisLinYutang’sjokeaboutthemanandwildanimalsfunnyThinkshareBecausewiththelittle