超越概念Unit7Unit8学生用书.docx

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超越概念Unit7Unit8学生用书

Unit7

Humor

Discussion

1.Whatcanhumorhelpyouinyourlife?

2.Whydoesahumorouspersonalityseemattractivetopeople?

3.Whatothereffectscanhumorhaveontheimprovementofourlife?

ⅠListeningStrategies

Visualization

PartⅠDefinition

Visualizationisthetechniqueofusingone’simaginationtovisualizespecificbehaviorsoreventsoccurringinone’slife.Itissuggestedthatoneneedtocreateadetailedaschemaofwhatonehearsandthentovisualizeitasvividlyasonecanwithallofthesenses（i.e.whatarethecolor,taste,feel,sound,smell,etc.）Visualizationhelpsyoumemorizethecontentmoreeasilyandforlongertime.Hereare3tipsforyou:

---Formingamentalpictureofwhatisheard.

---Imaginescenes,events,objects,etc.beingdescribed.

---Mentallydisplaytheshape（spelling）ofkeywords.

PartⅡConsolidation

Listentothefollowingpassageandvisualizethecontent.Thinkofsomekeywordstodescribewhatyouhavevisualized.Thenshareyou“visualpicture”

withyourclassmates.

1.Thehappyfamily:

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2.Thesickson:

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3.Theunhappyfatherwhenheknowsthetruth:

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4.Theleaving-homewife:

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5.Theadultyoungerson:

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ⅡListeningComprehension

PartⅠDialogues

Dialogue1

APrelistening

Discussion

1.Canyoutellajokeonyourclassmatesanddrawalessonfromit?

2.Howdoyouunderstand“Humortellsusalotaboutsociety”?

Giveexampletoillustrateyourpoint.

Vocabulary

1.socialize[ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz]v.tospendtimewithotherpeopleinafriendlyway.

2.bond[bɒnd]v.todevelopaspecialrelationshipwithsomeone.

3.pun[pʌn]n.anamusinguseofawordorphrasethathastwomeanings,orofwordsthathavethesamesoundbutdifferentmeanings.

4.solidarity[,sɒlɪ'dærɪtɪ]n.loyaltyandgeneralagreementbetweenallthepeopleinagroup,orbetweendifferentgroupsbecausetheyallhaveasharedaim.

BListening

Listentotheinterviewandtakenotestocompletethefollowingtasks.

1.What’sthenameofthisprogram?

What’stoday’stopic?

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2.Who’stheguestspeaker?

Whatdoestheguestspeakerdo?

What‘sthetitleoftheguestspeaker’sbook?

What’sthebookabout?

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3.Makealistofthefunctionsofhumor.

DetailsandInferences

Ⅰ.Listenagainfordetailsandcontinuetotakenotestoanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.AccordingtoDr.Sanders,weoftenmakejokesaboutthingswe’reuncomfortablewith.Howdoesthathelp?

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2.Whatdoesthehostmeanby“whattricksyourfunnybone?

”

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3.Describethelawyer’sjoke.Whyisthisjokefunny?

Whatdoesthisjoketellusaboutlawyersasaprofessionalgroup?

Ⅱ.Listentotheinterviewagainanddecidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrue[T]orfalse[F].

1.[T][F]Dr.JamesSandersisanEnglishprofessorwhostudieslaw.

2.[T][F]Jokesaboutdeathormarriageproblemshelpusforgetabouttheseproblems.

3.[T][F]Punsareanancienttypeofhumoraccordingtotheprofessor.

4.[T][F]Sometimesit’sOKtotellajokeaboutagroupofpeopleifyoubelongtothatgroup.

Dialogue2

Aprelistening

Discussion

1.Whatiscomedyandhowmuchdoyoulikeit?

2.Whoareyourfavoritecomedians?

Vocabulary

edy['kɒmɪdɪ]n.lightoramusingplayorfilm,usuallywithahappyending

ic['kɒmɪk]n.someonewhosejobistotelljokesandmakepeoplelaugh

3.finale[fɪ'nɑ:

lɪ]n.lastpartofapieceofmusicoradrama,etc.

BListening

MainIdea

Listentothedialogueandsummarizethemaincontentoftheirtalk.

DetailsandInferences

Ⅰ.Listentothedialogueagainandanswerthefollowingquestion.

1．What’sKen’sfavoritecomic?

2.IsKenaSeinfeildfan?

Howcanyoutell?

3.HowdoesWendythinkofSeinfeild?

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Ⅱ.Writedownthecomicsandcomediestheymentioned.

Comics:

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Comedies:

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PartⅡ.Passages

Passage1

APrelistening

Discussion

1.Whatishumorinyouropinion?

2.WhatdoyouthinkofBlackHumor?

Vocabulary

1.cognitive[ˈkɒgnətɪv]adj.oforrelatingtocognition

2.demographics[ˌdeməˈgræfɪks]n.theparticularfeaturesofapopulation,likerace,age,sex,etc.

3.etiquette[etɪ’ket,ˈetɪket]n.aconventionalbutunwrittencodeofpracticefollowedbymembersofanycertainprofessionsorgroups.

4.sarcasm[ˈsɑ:

kæzəm]n.mocking,contemptuous,orironiclanguageintendedtoconveyscornorinsult.

5.arsenal['ɑ:

sənl]n.stockpile,supply

6.faculty['fækəltɪ]n.sense,ability

7.perceptual[pə'septjʊəl]adj.oforrelatingtoperception

BListening

MainIdea

Ⅰ.Listentothepassageonceandunderstandthemainidea.Takenotesandwritedownthemainideabriefly

.

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Ⅱ.Decidewhethereachstatementbelowistrue[T]orfalse[F].

1.[T][F]Acceptanceofhumordependsonsocialdemographicsandvariesfrompersontoperson.

2.[T][F]Throughouthistorycomedyhasbeenusedasaformofentertainmentallovertheworld,whetherinthecourtsoftheWesternkingsorthevillagesoftheFar.

3.[T][F]Accordingtothetheory,humoroccurswhenthebrainrecognizesapatternthatsurpriseit.

4.[T][F]Accordingtothetheory,anabilitytorecognizepatternsinstantlyandunconsciouslyhasprovedafundamentalweaponinthecognitivearsenalofhumanbeings.

DetailsandInferences

Listentothepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtoyourunderstanding.Workwithapartnerorinasmallgrouptodiscusstheanswers.

1.Whatishumoraccordingtotheauthor?

2.Accordingtothepassage,whoareconsideredtohavea“senseofhumor”?

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3.WhatdidGermanauthorGeorgLichtenbergsayabouthumor?

4.Whendoeshumoroccur,accordingtothispassage?

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Passage2

APrelistening

Discussion

1.Whydoyouthinkcomedyisimportantinourlife?

2.WhatdoyouthinkofpopularTVcomedies?

Vocabulary

1.exclusively[ɪk'sklu:

sɪvlɪ]adv.Entirely

2.notable[ˈnəʊtəbl]adj.worthyofbeingnotedorremembered;remarkable;distinguished

3.anarchic[ænˈɑr:

kɪk]adj.of,like,orsupportingpoliticaldisorderandconfusion

4.sequel['si:

kwəl]n.anovel,play,etc,thatcontinuesapreviouslyrelatedstory

BListening

MainIdea

Listentothepassageonceandunderstandthemainidea.Takenotesandwritedownthemainideabriefly.

DetailsandInferences

Listentothepassageaboutradiocomedyagainandtakesnotes.Discussitinyourgroupoffive,witheachmemberchoosingonepieceofinformationfromhis/hernotestoleadthediscussiononthatinformation.Finally,worktogethertosummarizeallfivepiecesofinformationinyourgroup.

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Passage3

Aprelistening

Discussion

1.Howmuchdoyoulikesitcoms?

Listacoupleofsitcomsthatyouhavewatched.

2.Whatkindofaroledoyouthinkthesitcomplaysinourdailylife?

Vocabulary

1.sitcom['sɪtkɒm]n.anamusingtelevisiondramaseriesaboutasetofcharacters;sitcomisanabbreviationfor“situationcomedy”

2.episode['epɪsəʊd]n.anyoneofthesectionsintowhichaserializednovelorradioortelevisionprogramisdivided.

3.mores['mɔ:

rɪ:

z]n.theacceptedtraditionalcustomsandusagesofaparticularsocialgroup

4.satire['sætaɪə]n.theuseofridicule,irony,etc.,tocreatesuchaneffect

5.pathos[ˈpeɪθɒs]n.thequalityorpower,esp.inliteratureorspeech,ofarousingfeelingsofpity,sorrow,etc.

6.portmanteau[pɔ:

t'mæntəʊ]adj.[onlybeforeanoun]consistingofanumberofdifferentitemsthatarecombinedintoasinglething

7.irreverence[ɪ'revərəns]n.lackofduerespectorveneration;disrespect

8.surrealist[sə'riəlɪst]n.a20th-centuryliteraryandartisticmovementthatattemptstoexpresstheworkingsofthesubconsciousandischaracterizedbyfantasticimageryandincongruousjuxtapositionofsubjectmatters

BListening

MainIdea

Listentothepassageandtakenotestocompletethefollowingtasks.

1.Useyournotestowritedownthemainideabriefly.

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2.DefineaBritishsitcom.

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DetailsandInferences

Listentothepassageagainandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachsentence.

1.ABritishsituationcomedytendstobebasedonvariousinstitutionswhere______arebroughttogetherineachepisode.

A.agroupofhousewives

B.agroupofcontrastingcharacters

C.severalwhile–collarpeople

2.AcommonfactorofBritishcomediesis_______,oftenwithamixofsatireofpathos.

A.thediscussionofcampuslife

B.theexplorationoflove

C.theexplorationofsocialmores

3.ThefirstsignificantBritishsitcomwasarguablyHancock’sHalfHourinthelatterhalfofthe1950s,whichwascharacterizedby__________

A.realismandirreverence

B.romanticismandirreverence

C.pragmatismandirreverence

4.WhichofthefollowingBrit