1、Mr. BeanYou must have seen this man somewherefunnylooking，always in a jacket and a red tie. He seldom talks but always acts humorously.Who is he？He is the wellknown Mr.Bean，who is very popular with most people all over the world and he always makes us laugh by means of his funny body language.Mr. Be
2、an is the main character in the British comedy television series of the same name.It was written by Rowan Atkinson，Robin Driscoll，Richard Curtis and Ben Elton.The first episode was shown on 1st January 1990 and its final episode Good Night，Mr. Bean was shown on 31st October 1995.During its fiveyear
3、run，the series gained a large audience in the UK and throughout the world.People are most amused by the antics(滑稽动作) of Mr.Beana child in a grown mans body.Mr.Bean often seems short of worldly(善于处事的)experience.The program usually shows his attempts to complete what would normally be considered simpl
4、e tasks，such as going swimming or taking an exam.But he is quite not clever in dealing with the problems presented to him each time. The humor largely comes from his original solutions to any problem and his total disregard for others when solving them.The role of Mr.Bean is played by Rowan Atkinson
5、an Oxford University graduate.Atkinson is considered to be a great comedian in the style of Charlie Chaplin.People are very impressed by his humor.If you enjoy Mr. Bean，please enjoy his shows Mr. Bean!阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)1Mr. Bean used to make the people laugh by his humorous words. ( )2Mr. Bean always s
6、eems very clever when he deals with the problems in his life. ( )3An Oxford University graduate plays the role of Mr. Bean.( )Period One Welcome to the unit & Reading.重点单词1 n喜剧2 n周刊；周报；adj .每周的n周，星期3 vt.取笑；揶揄；戏弄4 adj.先前的，以往的5 n(同一事物 )不同种类；多种样式adj.不同的，各种各样的vt.& vi.变化，不同6 n风格；方式；样式7 vi.&vt.表现n表现8 n表演，
7、演出；表现，业绩vt.& vi.表演，演出；做，履行；工作，运转n演员；表演者9 adj.鲜为人知的10 adj.技术的；技能的n技术adv.从技术上来说11 vt.逗笑，逗乐；提供 (消遣)，( 使)娱乐n娱乐12 n格言，警句，谚语.重点短语1 支持，维护2 依赖，依靠3 对做出反应4 排队5 绊倒6 拿开玩笑；取笑，嘲弄7 喜爱，钟爱8 想出；拿出9 效法某人，以某人为榜样10 去世，亡故.重点句式 1while 引导让步状语从句，it usually only works if both the comedian and the audience have affection for
8、or admire the person being made fun of.这种幽默听起来有点刻薄，但通常只有当喜剧演员和观众都喜欢或者崇拜这个被取笑的对象时，这种幽默才奏效。2状语从句的省略He says it is because when he started practicing standup as a child，he told himself jokes ，brushing his teeth.他说，这是因为小时候开始练习单口喜剧时，他总是站在镜子前边刷牙边给自己讲笑话。3现在分词短语作状语They could only see him standing there .他们只能
9、看到他站在那里，嘴唇在动。4this is because.They say when you laugh，your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you.他们说这是因为当你笑的时候，你的大脑就会向全身传递对身体有益的化学物质。5whatever 引导让步状语从句，research shows that in the end， the English saying， Laughter is the best medicine，may be true after all.不管是什么原因，研究最终表明，英语格言“笑
10、是灵丹妙药”到头来可能真的没错。.课文阅读理解1A standup comedian .Amust be a manBcant make fun of an audience memberCmay talk directly to the audience membersDmustn t stand right there in front of the audience2What is WRONG about Billy Crystal?AHe has hosted the Academy Awards nine times.BWhenever he is on stage， he alwa
11、ys keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck.CHe is famous for his outstanding ability of quick thinking.DHe still enjoys standup.3From the text we know that .Ano comedians rely on visual humourBBilly Crystal plans to stop making films but not to stop telling jokesCstandup comedy is popular all
12、 over the worldDBob Hope and George Burns lived to be 100 years old because they retired in their fifties4According to doctors，why laughter is good for you?ABecause when you laugh ， your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you.BBecause laughing helps your body stay healthy.CBeca
13、use laughing helps you fight pain.DAll of the above.5Whats the authors main purpose by writing this passage?ATo introduce the standup comedy to us.BTo make us know about famous comedians like Bob Hope and George Burns.CTo tell people that laughing is the best medicine.DTo help us learn how to perfor
14、m standup comedy.课文阅读填空An 1. to standupStandup is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a comedian talking straight to audience members.Types of standup comedySome comedians tell jokes about peoples 2. or about daily life.Other comedians rely on 3. humour.This kind of absurd humour is not very
15、 funny if you only listen and dont 4. the comedians performance.The last kind of comedian tries to 5. the audience by acting or speaking like a wellknown person to make fun of that person.A famous comedianBilly Crystal has hosted the Academy Awards for 9 times.One reason 6. he becomes so famous is t
16、hat he is very quick thinking and is often able to 7. of new jokes about the people and things 8. him.He is popular with all age groups and is capable of 9. people all over the world.Laughter is good for your health！Those 10. a lot live longer.Laughing helps your body stay healthy and can help you f
17、ight pain.课文阅读简答1What is special about standup comedy?2When did Billy Crystal begin practising standup?3What does your brain do when you laugh?.阅读课文，并以约 30 个词概括最后一段(P 3，L 4958 )的段落大意。重点词汇1There are a variety of different styles of standup comedy.单口喜剧有许多不同的类型。归纳拓展(1)variety n(同一事物 )不同种类；多种样式a variety
18、 ofvarieties of 多种多 样的，许多(2)various adj.各种各样的(3)vary vt.& vi.改变；变更vary from.to.在和之间变化语境助记(1)Students are offered a variety of courses in this department.这个系为学生开设各种各样的课程。(2)There are various ways of solving the problem.解决这个问题有各种各样的方法。(3) That sort of thing varies from person to person in African coun
19、tries.那种事情在非洲国家因人而异。题组训练(1)用 variety 的适当形式填空I dont believe in him for of reasons.The school offers us books.(2)In the botanical garden we can find a(n) of plants that range from tall trees to small flowers.Aspecies BgroupCamount Dvariety2Some comedians tell jokes about the way people behave or about
20、 daily life.一些喜剧演员就人们的行为举止或日常生活开玩笑。归纳拓展(1)behave vt.& vi.表现；举止behave oneself 表现得体behave well/badly 举止良好/很差(2)behaviour n表 现；行为， 举 止语境助记(1)You behaved like a complete child.你表现得十足像个小孩。(2)I hope the children behave themselves.我希望孩子们规矩点儿。(3)I think all of us should mind our behaviour in public places.我
21、认为我们每个人都应该注意在公共场合的行为举止。题组训练(1)那个男孩在派对上表现很差。The boy at the party.(2)这不是你对待孩子的方式。This is not how you .(3)他对家人的举止令我震惊。I was shocked by .(4)Students are asked to themselves in this boarding school and they are only allowed to go back home once a week.Aact BbehaveCperform Dobserve3Yet other comedians may
22、 trip over chairs，walk into doors，and fall down on stage in order to make people laugh.还有些别的喜剧演员可能玩这些把戏逗笑观众：被椅子绊倒，撞到房门上，或者跌倒在舞台上。归纳拓展trip over 绊倒get over 克服；(从疾病等中) 恢复过来hand over 交出，移交，让与knock over 撞倒，撞翻turn over 翻转，翻身语境助记(1)I tripped over，dropping the tray I was carrying.我绊了一下，手中的托盘掉在了地上。(2)He fina
23、lly handed over his responsibility for the company last year.他终于在去年交出了公司的职务。(3)Dont knock over the bowl of water.别把那碗水打翻了。题组训练(1)如果不当心，你会被石头绊倒的。You the stone if you dont mind out.(2)你翻翻身，就容易睡着了。If you you might find it easier to get to sleep.(3)He someones foot in the darkened cinema and almost fell
24、.Aturned over Btripped overCcame over Dgot over4.he or she will act or speak like a wellknown person in order to make fun of that person.他或她的动作或说话方式像某个名人，为的是拿这个人开玩笑。归纳拓展make fun of 嘲弄；拿 开玩笑have fun 玩得开心for fun 闹 着玩It is fun Error! sth.做某事有趣。What fun it is to do sth.！做某事多么有趣！语境助记(1)Its cruel to make
25、fun of people with disabilities.取笑残疾人未免不近人情。(2)You are sure to have fun at the party tonight.在今晚的晚会上你一定会玩得很开心。(3)Im learning to cook just for fun.我学做饭只是为了好玩。题组训练(1)和小孩子一起玩耍很有趣。with little children.(2)夏天跳进池塘或去游泳多有趣啊！jump into a pool or go swimming in summer!(3)He emphasized that nobody liked in publi
26、c.Amaking fun of Bbeing made funCbeing made fun of Dmaking fun5Each time，he performs his standup routine in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast live on TV.每次(主持奥斯卡颁奖典礼的时候) ，他都会通过电视直播，在数百万观众面前表演他的单口喜剧节目。归纳拓展(1)perform vt.& vi.演出，表演；做，履行；运 转perform ones duty/promise/task 履行职责/履行诺言/执
27、行任务perform/carry out an operation 进行手术perform well/badly 表现好/不好(2)performance n演出，表演；表现；履行give/put on a performance 表演(节目)(3)performer n执行者，表演者语境助记(1)He has performed all his duties.他已履行了他全部的职责。(2)The doctor performed the operation very successfully.那位医生很成功地做了那次手术。(3)What play will be performed toni
28、ght?今晚演什么戏？题组训练(1)那晚这个小男孩在舞台上表现得很好。The little boy on the stage that night.(2)Your as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn.Aoperation BgrowthCperformance Dcharacter6One reason Crystal has become so famous is that he is very quick thinking，and is often able
29、 to come up with new jokes about the people and things around him.克里斯托之所以如此出名，原因之一就是他思维非常敏捷，常常能就身边的人或事即兴编排新的笑话。 归纳拓展come up with 提出，想出keep up with 与同步，跟上 catch up with 跟上 put up with 忍耐，忍受；熬过end up with 以 结束语境助记(1)He could not come up with a proper answer.他想不出一个合适的回答。(2)Julie is one of those women w
30、ho always keep up with the latest fashions.朱莉是那些总赶时髦的女子之一。(3)I will have to find some other work，for I cant put up with this loud noise any more.我将不得不再找其他的工作，因为我再也不能忍受这么大的噪音了。题组训练(1)I hope you can a solution to the question as soon as possible.Acome up with Bcatch up withCput up with Dend up with (2
31、)Smell the flowers before you go to sleep，and you may just sweet dreams.Akeep up with Bput up withCend up with Dcatch up with7Instead of telling the joke he had planned，Crystal made up a new one.克里斯托放弃了事先准备好的笑话，编了一个新的。归纳拓展make up 编造；虚构；和解；和好；化妆，打扮；凑数；补上；铺好(床) ；构成；占make up for 补偿；弥补be made (out) of 由
32、制成(能看出原料)be made from 由制成(看不出原料)be made into 被制成 语境助记(1)Im afraid that you cant make up an excuse now.恐怕你现在编不出借口来了。(2)Everything we used was made from natural materials.我们所用的一切都是由天然材料做成的。题组训练(1)写出下列句子中 make up 的汉语意思The actors were making up when the audience arrived. Im paying 500 and Dave is making
33、 up the rest. Tom hasn t made up with Alice. Women make up 40% of the workforce. You should stay this night.Ill make up a bed for you. (2)Caroline doesnt have a gift for music，but she it with hard work.(2014大纲全国，31)Agoes back on Btakes away fromCmakes up for Dcatches up with8Crystal is popular with
34、all age groups and has the ability to amuse people all over the world.克里斯托深受各年龄层人们的喜欢，而且他能逗乐全世界各地的人。归纳拓展(1)amuse vt.逗笑，逗乐；提供(消遣) ，(使)娱乐amuse oneself 自 娱自乐(2)amused adj.被逗笑的；愉快的be amused at/by 被逗乐，以为乐be amused to do.做取乐keep sb.amused 使某人快乐；使某人消遣(3)amusing adj.有趣的，好玩的，逗人笑的(4)amusement n消遣， 娱乐to ones a
35、musement 令某人开心的是语境助记(1)It is not always easy to amuse oneself on holiday.让自己在假期里自娱并不总是容易的。(2)He was amused to see how seriously she took the game.他看见她玩这个游戏十分认真的样子，觉得好笑。题组训练(1)用 amuse 的适当形式填空Our English teacher is .He always kept us in class.The performance everyone present.(2)To my ，Jane dressed her
36、self like a monkey to attend the wedding party. Acredit BdelightCrelief Damusement9When he passed away in 1996，millions of Americans mourned his death.在 1996 年他去世时，数以百万的美国人都悼念他。归纳拓展pass away 去世，亡故pass by 路过，经过pass down 流传，世代相传pass sth.on to sb./pass on sth.to sb.把某物递给/传给某人语境助记(1)They are searching f
37、or the civilizations that have passed away.他们正在寻找那些不复存在的社会文明。(2)He pretended not to notice me when he passed by(me)他从我身边经过时假装没注意到我。题组训练(1)用适当的介、副词填空He passed in his sleep at the age of eightyfour.I took a day off because I didnt want to pass my flu everyone.The treasure has been passed from parent t
38、o child over generations.(2)Lucy，please pass the book Jane when youve finished it.Aaway BbyCoff Don to经典句式1While this kind of humour may sound cruel，it usually only works if both the comedian and the audience have affection for or admire the person being made fun of.这种幽默听起来有点刻薄，但通常只有当喜剧演员和观众都喜欢或者崇拜这
39、个被取笑的对象时，这种幽默才奏效。归纳拓展while 的用法：(1)意为“尽管，虽然” ，引导让步状语从句。(2)作从属连词还可引导时间状语从句，意为“在期间，当时候” 。(3)作并列连词，表示 “然而” 。(4)作名词，表示“一会儿，一段时间” 。语境助记(1)While I admit his good points，I can see his shortcomings.虽然我承认他的优点，但也能看到他的缺点。(2)While we were talking，he came in.我们正在谈话时，他进来了。(3)He is a doctor while his brother is a p
40、oliceman.他是个医生而他的弟弟是个警察。题组训练(1)尽管我愿意帮忙，但是我没有多少空闲时间。，I do not have much time available.(2)我一会儿就回来。Ill be back .(3)What do you think of the music teacher? she is an elegant lady，she can be extremely difficult to work with.(2017连云港灌南中学高二月考)AWhile BWhenCEven if DAs(4) there is little we can do to modify
41、 the weather，we can at least know what kind of weather to expect.ASince BWhenCWhile DUnless2. He says it is because when he started practicing standup as a child，he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror，brushing his teeth.他说，这是因为小时候开始练习单口喜剧时，他总是站在镜子前边刷牙边给自己讲笑话。归纳拓展(1)句中的 brushing
42、his teeth 是现在分词(一般式)短语作伴随状语，表示与谓语动作 told 同时进行的动作。 “while standing in front of the mirror”作时间状语，是“while he was standing in front of the mirror”的省略。(2)当状语从句的主语和主句的主语一致或主语为 it，且从句中含有 be 的某种形式时， 这时可以将从句的主语和 be 一起省略。语境助记(1)While (I am) walking in the street，I came across my best friend.在街上走着时，我碰到了我的好朋友。(
43、2)I wont go to attend the party unless (I am) invited.除非被邀请，否则我是不会去参加派对的。(3)You can turn to him for help when (it is) necessary.必要时，你可以向他求助。题组训练(1)这个项目一旦开始了就很难停下来了。The project is hard to stop .(2)When for his views about his teaching job，Philip said he found it very interesting and rewarding.Aasking
44、 BaskedChaving asked Dto be asked3Whatever the reason，research shows that in the end，the English saying， Laughter is the best medicine，may be true after all.不管是什么原因，研究最终表明，英语格言“笑是灵丹妙药”到头来可能真的没错。归纳拓展(1)whatever 在句中引导让步状 语从句，意为“无论” ，相当于 no matter what。此处省略了 is。(2)whatever，whichever，who(m)ever，whenever
45、，wherever，however 既可引导让步状语从句又可引导名词性从句；而 no matter what，no matter which，no matter who(m)，no matter when，no matter where，no matter how 只可引导让步状语从句。语境助记(1)Whatever/No matter what you say，I wont believe you.无论你说什么，我都不会相信你。(2)Ill eat whatever you give me.你给我吃什么，我就吃什么。(引导宾语从句，此时，whateverno matter what)(3)Whoever comes will be welcome.不管谁来都受欢迎。(引导主语从句，此时 WhoeverNo matter who)题组训练(1)她做的一切都是对的。was right.(2)不管你做什么，我都不会把我的秘密告诉你。，I won t tell you my secret.(3) an advertisement says，remember that there is as a free lunch in the world.AWhatever；no su