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Humor

guessing game

•Look at the following pictures and try to guess:

•Who is the actor?

• Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin

Stephen Chow Stephen Chow 周星驰周星驰

Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy

Mr. BeanMr. Bean

Rowan Rowan AtkinsonAtkinson

Rowan Atkinson1 2

Mr. Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts silly. He seems to be quite stupid, and the things he does are strange.

Mr. BeanMr. Bean

Dustin HoffmanHe acts as a woman in his film, and his Performance is so good that many people can’t tell the differences.

Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.

Do you know any other comedians in China and abroad?

Question

Some other famous comedians in China

　　　 Facial expression　　　 Body language　　　Make-up　　　 Cross-dressing　

Humor

Words　　

Laughing matter

I cover your eyes stealthily

When there is only one man in the world.

“ 特困生”

comparison

the last group photo

You do know my love.

She is good at Chinese Kongfu

What forms of humour are introduced in the text?

SkimmingSkimming

Questions:

Laughing Matter

comediesclowns

crosstalkcomedianscomedians

Fast Reading

Try to find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.

Para1. Comedies are theatre plays that make people laugh.

Para2. Clowns also make people laugh.

Para3. Another type of people whose job is to make people laugh are comedians.

Para4. Typical for China is the crosstalk show.

Para5. The traditional crosstalk shows have made people all over China roar with laughter for centuries.

1.Comedies are music plays that make people laugh.

2.Word play is a way to create fun in comedies.

3.Clowns use some words to make people laugh.

4.Both body language and face are important in comedians’ shows.

5.A crosstalk show has two speakers making many jokes and funny conversations.

Theatre plays

don’t use any

Scanning

How many parts can this passage be divided into? In what ways do they make people laugh?

So

me

com

edies

Para 1

1. What is comedy?

2. techniques

Cross dressing men & women

Stereotypes of nationalities or people

Speak with a foreign accent

Play on words

Question:

In what ways do clowns make us laugh ?

Clowns make people

laugh by

Act _________________________

Don’t use____________________

Use____________________and

____________________

alone or as a pair

any words

clothes, make-up

the way they walk

Comedians make people

laugh by

working alone or as a pair.

body language and their face.

making people listen and think.

playing with words.

Crosstalk shows make

people laugh by

Work ___________________

Make __________________________

_______________

How long : ______________________

Use : __________and ___________ words

as well as _________________

in pairs

tongue twisters

many jokes and funny

conversations

more than 2000years

rhythm rhyming

1.Can you describe a clown in your own words?

A funny person , usually dressed up in wide clothes and the shoes are over-sized, appears on the stage alone or with a partner, made up, red nose, walking , eating, or sleeping in a different way. They don’t often speak at all.

Oral practice

2.Is the show of a comedian more like that of a clown or a comedy? Why?

It is more like a comedy than the show of a clown. Because the way they make people laugh is not like the show of a clown, but like the actors in a comedy. They both use word play.

Summary

Read the passage and try to fill in the blanks: Comedies are t______ plays that make people laugh. C____________ men or women often appear on the stage. Comedies often have characters that are s_________ of nationalities or people doing certain jobs. W____ play is also a way to c_____ fun in comedies. C______ make people laugh and can make people forget their p________, at least for a short moment. C________, unlike clowns, act out a s_____ during their shows. They make people laugh, but also t______ a____ life. Typical comedy show in China is the c_______ show. To a________ it, listeners should know what the comedians are talking about.

heaterross-dressing

tereotypesord reate

lownsroblems

omedians ketchhink

boutrosstalk

ppreciate