超越概念Unit7Unit8学生用书.docx

1、超越概念Unit7Unit8学生用书Unit 7Humor Discussion1. What can humor help you in your life ?2. Why does a humorous personality seem attractive to people ?3. What other effects can humor have on the improvement of our life ? Listening StrategiesVisualization Part Definition Visualization is the technique of usi

2、ng ones imagination to visualize specific behaviors or events occurring in ones life .It is suggested that one need to create a detailed a schema of what one hears and then to visualize it as vividly as one can with all of the senses (i.e. what are the color ,taste ,feel ,sound ,smell ,etc.) Visuali

3、zation helps you memorize the content more easily and for longer time .Here are 3tips for you :-Forming a mental picture of what is heard .-Imagine scenes, events ,objects ,etc. being described . - Mentally display the shape (spelling )of key words .Part ConsolidationListen to the following passage

4、and visualize the content .Think of some key words to describe what you have visualized .Then share you “ visual picture ”with your classmates .1.The happy family :_2.The sick son :_3.The unhappy father when he knows the truth:_4.The leaving-home wife:_5.The adult younger son :_ Listening Comprehens

5、ionPart DialoguesDialogue 1A PrelisteningDiscussion1.Can you tell a joke on your classmates and draw a lesson from it ?2.How do you understand “Humor tells us a lot about society ”? Give example to illustrate your point .Vocabulary1.socialize s laz v. to spend time with other people in a friendly wa

6、y .2.bond bnd v. to develop a special relationship with someone.3.pun pn n. an amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sound but different meanings .4.solidarity ,sldrt n. loyalty and general agreement between all the people in a group ,or between differ

7、ent groups because they all have a shared aim .B ListeningListen to the interview and take notes to complete the following tasks .1. Whats the name of this program ? Whats todays topic ?_2. Whos the guest speaker ? What does the guest speaker do ? What s the title of the guest speakers book ? Whats

8、the book about ?3. Make a list of the functions of humor .Details and Inferences .Listen again for details and continue to take notes to answer the following questions . 1.According to Dr. Sanders ,we often make jokes about things were uncomfortable with .How does that help ?_2.What does the host me

9、an by “what tricks your funny bone ?”3.Describe the lawyers joke .Why is this joke funny ?What does this joke tell us about lawyers as a professional group ?. Listen to the interview again and decide whether each of the following statements is true Tor falseF.1.TF Dr. James Sanders is an English pro

10、fessor who studies law .2.TF Jokes about death or marriage problems help us forget about these problems .3.TFPuns are an ancient type of humor according to the professor .4.TFSometimes its OK to tell a joke about a group of people if you belong to that group .Dialogue 2A pre listeningDiscussion1.Wha

11、t is comedy and how much do you like it ?2.Who are your favorite comedians ?Vocabularyedy kmd n. light or amusing play or film ,usually with a happy ending ic kmk n. someone whose job is to tell jokes and make people laugh 3.finale fn:l n. last part of a piece of music or a drama ,etc .B Listening M

12、ain IdeaListen to the dialogue and summarize the main content of their talk .Details and Inferences.Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following question . 1Whats Kens favorite comic ?2.Is Ken a Seinfeild fan ? How can you tell ?3.How does Wendy think of Seinfeild ?_.Write down the comics a

13、nd comedies they mentioned .Comics:_Comedies :_Part . PassagesPassage 1A Pre listeningDiscussion1. What is humor in your opinion ?2. What do you think of Black Humor ?Vocabulary1. cognitive kgntv adj. of or relating to cognition 2.demographics demgrfks n. the particular features of a population, lik

14、e race, age, sex, etc.3.etiquette etket ,etket n. a conventional but unwritten code of practice followed by members of any certain professions or groups .4.sarcasm s:kzm n. mocking, contemptuous, or ironic language intended to convey scorn or insult .5.arsenal :snl n. stockpile ,supply6.faculty fklt

15、 n.sense ,ability7.perceptual pseptjl adj.of or relating to perception B Listening Main Idea.Listen to the passage once and understand the main idea .Take notes and write down the main idea briefly ._.Decide whether each statement below is true T or false F.1.TFAcceptance of humor depends on social

16、demographics and varies from person to person .2.TFThroughout history comedy has been used as a form of entertainment all over the world ,whether in the courts of the Western kings or the villages of the Far.3.TFAccording to the theory , humor occurs when the brain recognizes a pattern that surprise

17、 it .4.TF According to the theory ,an ability to recognize patterns instantly and unconsciously has proved a fundamental weapon in the cognitive arsenal of human beings.Details and InferencesListen to the passage again and answer the following questions according to your understanding .Work with a p

18、artner or in a small group to discuss the answers .1. What is humor according to the author ?2. According to the passage ,who are considered to have a “sense of humor ”?_3. What did German author Georg Lichtenberg say about humor?4. When does humor occur, according to this passage ?_Passage 2A Pre l

19、istening Discussion1. Why do you think comedy is important in our life ?2. What do you think of popular TV comedies ?Vocabulary1. exclusively ksklu:svl adv. Entirely2. notable ntbl adj. worthy of being noted or remembered ;remarkable ;distinguished 3.anarchic nr:kk adj. of ,like ,or supporting polit

20、ical disorder and confusion4.sequel si:kwl n. a novel ,play ,etc ,that continues a previously related storyB Listening Main IdeaListen to the passage once and understand the main idea .Take notes and write down the main idea briefly .Details and Inferences Listen to the passage about radio comedy ag

21、ain and takes notes. Discuss it in your group of five ,with each member choosing one piece of information from his/her notes to lead the discussion on that information. Finally, work together to summarize all five pieces of information in your group ._ Passage 3 A prelisteningDiscussion1.How much do

22、 you like sitcoms ? List a couple of sitcoms that you have watched .2.What kind of a role do you think the sitcom plays in our daily life ?Vocabulary 1. sitcom stkm n. an amusing television drama series about a set of characters ;sitcom is an abbreviation for “situation comedy”2.episode epsd n. any

23、one of the sections into which a serialized novel or radio or television program is divided .3.mores m:r:z n. the accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group 4.satire sta n. the use of ridicule ,irony ,etc.,to create such an effect 5.pathos pes n.the quality or power ,esp.in

24、 literature or speech ,of arousing feelings of pity ,sorrow,etc.6.portmanteau p:tmnt adj.only before a noun consisting of a number of different items that are combined into a single thing7.irreverence revrns n.lack of due respect or veneration ;disrespect8.surrealist srilst n. a 20th-century literar

25、y and artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious and is characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matters B Listening Main Idea Listen to the passage and take notes to complete the following tasks .1. Use your notes to write down the

26、 main idea briefly ._2. Define a British sitcom._Details and InferencesListen to the passage again and choose the best answer to complete each sentence .1.A British situation comedy tends to be based on various institutions where _are brought together in each episode.A. a group of housewives B. a gr

27、oup of contrasting charactersC. several while collar people2. A common factor of British comedies is _, often with a mix of satire of pathos.A. the discussion of campus lifeB. the exploration of loveC. the exploration of social mores3.The first significant British sitcom was arguably Hancocks Half Hour in the latter half of the1950s, which was characterized by _A. realism and irreverenceB .romanticism and irreverenceC. pragmatism and irreverence4.Which of the following Brit