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Unit 20Unit 20

牛群 冯巩 合说的相声《有话座着说》

姜昆 戴志诚 合说的相声《网络与相声》

comedy

Funny story

crosstalk …

joke

comedian

clown

Humour

Let’s have a competion

Tongue twisters

Look at the six pictures and guess what is happening.

Listen and finish Ex. 1 - Number the pictures.

Answers to Ex. 1:(In order of appearance in the book)

6, 5, 4, 3, 1, 2

Listen again and finish Ex. 2.

Answers to Ex. 2:1. He was a minister in the church.2. A minister.3. About eight kilometres from each

other.4. In a restaurant.5. A few days later.

Hoe do you understand the sentence “Will you marry me”?

词汇： practise, humour, comedian, intend,

bitter, marry, audience, mostly

短语： would like(=would love/should like)

to do…, have…in mind, in the middle of,

think about

句式 : (1)make + 宾语＋宾语补足语 (2) I (We) don’t think (suppose,

believe, guess…) …

Of course, I would like to reach a wide audience, though I mostly have adults in mind.

mostly adv. 主要地，通常他们大部分都相当年轻。They are ~ fairly young.

我的假日多半在家里度过。I spent my holidays ~ at home.

他有时也会晚起床，但通常早起。He gets up late sometimes, but ~ he gets up early.

mostly:

most:

1. What pleases his parents _______ is that he has made great progress.

2. The visitors to the exhibition are ______ students.

主要地，大部分地，通常

adj. 大多数的， most students

adv. ( 构成最高级）“最……”

the most successful woman

most

mostly

have … in mind 在想，记住

她把心中所想的告诉了我。

She told me what she had in mind.

请记住这些规则。

Please have these rules in mind.

… , German for example, always work.

work 表示“产生预期的结果或作用”

e.g.:

Stories always work with children.

The rules work and few books are stolen now.

对孩子而言，故事总是管用的。

It’s a bitter sweet song.

那是一支又苦涩又甜蜜的歌。

intend 打算，想要，有……意 e.g.:

1. intend to do 你打算在东莞长住吗？ Do you intend to make a long stay in

Dongguan?

2. intend sb. to do sth. 我们打算要他们接管。 We intend them to take over.

3. intend that -clause. We intend tah these plans (should) be

carried out.

Pre-reading

Let’s discuss!

Read and find out what each paragraph is about.

Para. 1:

Para. 2:

Para. 3:

Para. 4:

Comedies

Clowns

Comedians

Crosstalk

Skinning

In what ways do comedy writers, comedians, clowns and crosstalks make people laugh?

Forms of humor

Techniques

Comedies

Clowns

Comedians

Crosstalk

Theatre play

Alone or a pair

Alone or a pair

A pair

cross-dressing

Stereoptypesword play

Dressing

Make-up The way they walk

Playing with words

body language

Facial expression

Well using the spoken language

RhythmRhymeTongue twisters

Listen and read.Ex. 1 on Page 53.

1. How long has the tradition of crosstalk existed in China?

2. Why are some of Shakespeare’s comedies not so funny for us?

Para. 4: For more than 2,000 years. / Since the Qin Dynasty(211-207 BC.

Para. 1: Because the meaning of words in English has changed. We cannot understand his jokes.

Multiple choicesWhat does a “sketch” mean in the text?

A. a rough, quickly made drawing

B. general outline

C. short, humorous play

D. a piece of writing

Multiple choicesComedians and players in a comedy are

similar in _____.

A. their way of playing with words

B. clothes

C. cross-dressing way

D. foreign accent

CommentsComments

Watch the video and make comments:

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词汇： certain, amuse, laughter, accent,

actually, typical, tradition, rapid,

appreciate, exist, phrase, suffer, operate

短语： act as, make fun of, at least, (have)

in common with, date back, be famous for,

make use of

句式： it is (was)…that…

Try to analyze and translate the following sentences.

1. Dustin Hoffman is famous for his role acting as a woman.

2. Funny plays often have characters that are stereotypes of nationalities or people doing certain jobs.

3. It is their clothes, make-up and the way they walk that makes people laugh.

强调句式It is (was) + 被强调部分（主语、宾语或状

语） ＋ that (who )

Read and learn the following the following sentences.

1. It is at six o’clock that that we get up every morning.

2. It is the ability to do the job that matters, not where you come from or what you are.

3. It’s Madam Curie who/that discovered radium.

关于强调句式1.强调句式的判断：去掉 It’s … that/who…

后句子依然成立。2.强调人时可用 who 或 that, 其他情况一律

用 that.

3. What comedians have in common with the players in a comedy is their way of playing with words.

4. A few minutes later everybody is quiet, listening and thinking about the comedians’ words.

5. Typical for China is the crosstalk show, where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play.

Typical for China is the crosstalk show, where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play.

这是个倒装句，正常语序是：The crosstalk show, where…., is typical for China.

7. Skilled artists make use of all the richness of the spoken language to create a rapid flow of fun.

8. Their talk includes rhythm and rhyming words as well as tongue twisters, which often make the audience applaud.

Today students of English, even if English is their tongue, often cannot understand his jokes.

even if/though 即使，尽管即使下雨，我们也要走。

尽管很难，我喜欢这件事。

We will go, even if it rains.

Even though it is hard work, I enjoy it.

What comedians have in common with the players in a comedy is their way of playing with words.

1. (have)… in common 和……有共同之处我和我父亲有很多共同之处。 I have a lot in common with my father.

2. Out of the common 异乎寻常，不寻常 他没有发现异乎寻常的事。He has noticed nothing out of the common.

Dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207BC), the traditional crosstalk shows, or xiangsheng shows, have made people all over China roar with laughter for centuries.

date back to = date from 可追溯到；始于这个城堡可追溯到 14 世纪。This castle dates back to the 14th century.这种衣服始于哪个时代？Which times does the sort of dress date

from?

My interest in making model planes ___ my childhood.

A. dates from B. date back to

C. date from D. dated back to

1.这位喜剧演员讲笑话时，不难从他的声音中感受到一丝苦涩。

2.我来时是准备留下的，不过现在我已决定离开。

3.越来越多的西方人迷上了传统中药。

4.目前我们还不能肯定地说这是否会成为一部成功的电影。

Answers to Word Study

5.相声一般由两个人表演，在中国很受欢迎。

6.南希来自艺术氛围很浓厚的家庭，是一位很棒的画家。

7.这本书大的作者在奥普拉的访谈节目中接受了采访，之后他的书很快便售完了。

8.学说外语能丰富人生经历。

Answers to Ex. 1:

激烈的争论

咆哮的暴风雨

笑脸

放飞的风筝

有趣的相声

激动人心的夜晚

冉冉升起的太阳

受苦的农民

下周

跳舞的女孩

拐杖

手术台

建筑材料

更衣室

饮用水

Answers to Ex. 3:1.breaking

2. laughing

3. dropping

4. performing

5.shouting

6. cycling

7.burning

8.sharing

Read the story and finish Ex. 1 on Page 56

Answers:1. The car driver was careless and caused

an accident.2. The writer next met the driver at a job

interview.3. The writer means that she shouted at the

car driver without giving him a chance to say anything.

4. She means that she once told her manager exactly what she thought of him, but she doesn’t admit that it was before he became her boss.

词汇： interview, direction, cycle, danger,

total, silence, offer, brake, cyclist,

fortunately, rude, confuse

短语： be on good terms with…, on one’s

way to, think of, drive off, knock off, pick

up, for a moment, look on…as

句式： so…that/such…that

the last time/the first time…引导时间状语从句

1. in all ~s (in every ~)

2. in the ~ of …

3. in the opposite ~

4. in one’s ~

5. change ~

6. under the ~ of sb.

7. give ~s

8. ~s for use

1.向四面八方2.向……方向3.向相反方向4.向某人的方向5.改变方向6.在某人指导下7.发出指示8.用法说明

direction

I told him that he was a danger to other people on the road.

1. be a danger to sb2. be in danger of…3. (be) in danger4. (be) out of danger

1. 对某人来说是危险 /威胁2.有……危险3.在危险中4.脱离危险

He is seriously ill and his life in ___.

A. dangerous B. in the danger

C. a danger D. in danger

I decided to look on the whole matter as a treat joke.

look on sb/sth as sb/sth 将……看作……她被认为是该问题的主要权威。She is looked on as the leading authority on

the subject.我以前把他看作是一位朋友。 I used to look on him as a friend.

I remember that the last time we met I did most of the talking, so perhaps…

the last time 可用作连词，引导时间状语从句，类似的还有： the first time, next

time, every time, the moment/minute… 等等。Be sure to call on us next time you come to

our school.Every time I have a cold, I have a pain in

my back.

The interview went very well.

面试进展得很顺利。

go “进展，进行” （要注意灵活翻译）1. But things do not go according to plan.

2. Everything goes well with me.

3. When his work wasn’t going right, he was restless.

但是形势并没按计划发展。

一切对我来说都很顺。

当工作不顺利的时候，他感到烦躁不安。

-Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her?

-Yes. I gave it to her ___ I saw her.

A. while B. the moment

C. Suddenly D. onceThe house cost ___money that we didn’t buy

it.

A. such many B. such much

C. so many C. so much

I’m sorry, I’ve knocked your glasses __ the table and broken them.

A. off B. down C. off from D. over

The suspects were last seen heading ___ the direction of Miami.

A. in B. with C. at C. under

My radio can __ the Voice of America very easily.

A. pick out B. pick on

C. pick D. pick up

Exercise 1

Listening

Plays

Comedies

Comedians

Shakespeare

Audience

Language

Culture

Success

Chinese

Germans

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Exercise 2

1. The title of the comedy that almost

everybody likes in Mr Bean.

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Blackadder Mr Bean

1. Set in English at the time of Shakespeare

2. You need to understand English very well.

3. You need to know quite a lot about English history.

1. Set in present day English.

2. You don’t need to understand English.

3. You don’t need to know much about English.

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Exercise 3

• comedies

• in the time, present day English

• English, English history

• language, hardly any words

• an international success

• recognise something of himself

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Exercise 1• Couple• laughter• confuse• circus• stage• humour• accent• brake

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Exercise 2• Drive off• look on, as• make fun of• a couple of• intended to

Vocabulary

Exercise 3• Funny• mostly• amuse• typical• existed• entertainment

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7. laughter

8. humour

9. attractive

10.Actually

11. nationalities

12. appreciate

Vocabulary

Exercise 1

• 正在台上表演的两位戏剧演员来自辽宁。

• 那个正在河边走的女孩是谁？• 拉小提琴的这些孩子下星期将举行 一次 表演。

• 站在小车傍边那个戴太阳镜的人是一位相声表演艺术家。

• 正在和孩子们谈话的那位老太太是一位著名的音乐家。

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Exercise 1

6.我看见一队警察从一部绿色的吉普车中出来，跑向那栋房子。

7.我看见一只嘴里衔着一块肉的狗进了你的花园。

8.我昨晚在晚会上听到她唱了一首动听的歌。

9.在公园看到有人在玩蛇时，我吓坏了。10.有几个男孩子在我的窗户底下又喊又叫，弄得我睡不成觉。

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Exercise 2

a washing machine

a swimming pool

a writing desk

a waiting room

a dancing hall

reading materials

writing paper

an opening speech

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building materials

a bathing cap

drinking water

a dressing/changing room

a training class

a sleeping car

an operating table

smiling face

Exercise 2 – Part B

• make fun of/laugh at somebody’s appearance and his or her way of dressing

• Dating back to the Qin Dynasty

• watch these old men playing cards

• the couple next door quarrelling all the night

• a boy entering your garden and picking some flowers

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