S9: Picture 2 is Zhao Benshan. He is famous for his Xiao pin. And he is also for his mime, I think. S10: The two persons in picture 4 are Liu Quanhe and Liu Quanlin. They are good at Ya ju (哑剧). T: Do you know the third person? No? He is the famous cross talk actor—Hou Baolin. When he was living, he was the most popular actor. Many of his works are the classic. OK, now can you finish the last column of the chart?
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Step Ⅲ Reading on P22
The purpose of this reading is to introduce the kind of humour we can laugh at -verbal jokes. They use a “play on words” to be funny. Let the students read the three jokes and then match the joke with the explanation.
T: Well, boys and girls, just now we learned something about English and Chinese jokes. Now let s read some English jokes on Page 22. I ll give three minutes for you to read them and then match the joke with the explanation. If you like, you may have a discussion. And then we ll check the answer. OK, read them.
The students read and finish their task, and the teacher can show some other jokes on the screen. After they have finished the task, check the answer and ask them to enjoy the jokes on the screen.
T: Have you finished the reading? Are the jokes funny?
Ss: Yes, they are very funny. We’ve never found that English jokes so funny.
T: What s the answer?
S11: The answer is 1 to B, 2 to C and 3 to A.
T: Good. Now, please look at the screen. Here are more jokes on it. Read them and enjoy them. If you have some troubles in understanding, discuss, or ask me.