Lesson3 My favorite Comedy

Reading

The first period

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Do you know these people?

What do they have in common?•They all make people burst out laughing.

• They play in comedies. They are comedians.

• They do a lot of things to amuse audience.

• They imitate famous people and pull faces.

How do People laugh?

burst out laughing fall about laughingcan’t help laughinglaugh one’s head off

1. Do you like to watch comedies?

2. What is your favorite funny movie or TV program?

3. Who is your favorite comedian? Why?

Discuss with your partners

understand some key words in context;narrate how Mr. Bean behaves in the

fancy restaurant;make inferences of Mr Bean’s

characteristics.

Objectives

At the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to

About Mr Been: Read Para.1 and replace the underlined parts with the word in the text.

Mr. Bean is known world-wide as a

comedian. With a series of simple yet funny

acts, he amuses people no matter what their

nationalities or cultures are. In the comedies

he played, Mr. Bean frequently gets into

ridiculous and awkward situations. That is

how he makes audience amused but he

only uses body language which is universal.

regardless of

purely

absurd

internationally recognised

≠ comedycharacter

Please skim the rest of the text and complete the table

Para. topic

1 Introduction of Mr. Bean

“My” feelings about Mr. Bean

Arriving at the fancy restaurant

Ordering and eating

2

3

4

Answer the questions.

1. Why has Mr. Bean gone to a fancy restaurant on this particular day?2. Why does Mr. Bean choose the "steak tartare?3. Does he like the food? What does he do with

the food?

Read Para. 2, take down what Mr. Bean does.

Mr. Bean ____ ____ a card, _______ a few

words in it, _______ it in an envelope and

______ it on the table. Then he ______ it to

find a birthday card and delightedly ______

it on the table for everyone to see.

takes out writes

seals

places opens

puts

Read Para. 3, take down what Mr. Bean does.

Mr. Bean ___ ____ the menu in astonishment.

He _____ ____ all the money, ______ it and

____ it in a saucer.

He ______ a dish, which is actually raw

hamburger. He ______ ___ ______ to eat it but

_____ the taste disgusting. He cannot _____

his feeling and ______ himself hiding the raw

meat anywhere he can reach.

looks at

takes out counts

puts

orders

makes an attempt

finds hide

busies

Watch the video

Clip 1 Clip 2

Can you describe the pictures?

Can you describe the pictures?

Can you describe the pictures?

Answer the two questions and summarize Mr. Bean’s characteristics:

1. Does Mr. Bean have many friends? How do you know?

2. Why does Mr. Bean pretend to like the food when the waiters talk to him?

……

explain the meaning of the key words?

narrate how Mr. Bean behaves in the

fancy restaurant?

summarize Mr. Bean’s characteristics?

Reflection

Are you able to

Homework

1. Read Text 1 twice & memorize the new words2. P71—Phrasal Verbs

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