comedy

comedians

crosstalk

sketch( 小品 )

( 相声 )

clown

shuanghuang

1. While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water.

2. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.The shells she sells are surely seashells.

So I'm sure she sells seashore shells if she sells shells on the seashore

Tongue twisters Tongue twisters

Forms of Humor

Laughing matter

comedy crosstalk sketchclown

tongue twister

shaunghuang

Reading

• Task 1 : Scanning

• Which of the forms of humor mentioned above are talked about in the text?

Comedies; Clowns; Sketches; Crosstalk shows

Task 2: Skimming

• Read the text carefully, and find the main idea of each paragraph.

Main idea of each paragraph

Para.1 About comediesPara.

2About clowns

Para.3

About comedians (sketches)

Para.4&5

About crosstalk shows

Task 3: Careful reading

• Read the passage paragraph by paragraph and have a detail understanding.

Laughing matter

How to make people laugh

Comedies (para.1) 

Clowns(para.2) 

Sketches(para. 3) 

Crosstalk shows (4&5) 

Laughing Laughing mattermatter

cross-dressing; stereotypes; word play.

do not use any words; special clothes; make-up and the way they walk.

body language and face; play with words.

play with words; make jokes and funny conversations.

Laughing Laughing mattermatterLaughing

mattersimilarity

Comedies 

Clowns 

Sketches 

Crosstalk shows 

funny; humorous; interesting;

make people happy and laugh.

Task 3 : listeningTask 3 : listening

1.The actors make us laugh by ...

telling an amusing story.

( 动词 ) ( 定语 ) ( 名词 )

2. … in front of the laughing audience.

(定语 ) (名词 )

3. …you can hear the audience laughing … ( 动词 ) ( 宾语 ) ( 宾补 )

DiscussionDiscussion

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Why can’t Bush understand the crosstalk while Dashan can? What are the differences between Chinese and western comedies?

Differences

The way of thinking of Western and Chinese people is different. Different countries have different cultures and customs, so the comedies based on different cultures and customs are different. If we don’t have a good study of foreign cultures, histories and customs, we won’t understand their comedies well, just as Westerners can’t understand Chinese Xiangsheng well, the Chinese don’t understand the Western’s jokes, either.

Laughing Laughing PartyParty

Let’s bring laughter to our class.

You are to use the form of humor.

And any performances are

acceptable.

HomeworkHomework 1.Make a better preparation for the ‘laughing party’ after class.

2.Rewrite ‘Laughing matter’ in about 100 words.

Thank you !Thank you !