U4L1Lesson1WHAT'SSOFUNNY?

storytimeDoyoulikereadinghumorousstories?Why?theplayonwordsthehumorousplotsthefunnyactsthecleverconversationsaccentsIlikefunnystoriesbecauseof1.A：Ionlyknow25lettersofthealphabet.B：why?A：Idon’tknowwhy(Y).2.Whichisfaster,hotorcold?Hot.Becauseyoucancatchacold(感冒).3.--WhatdoyoucallabeefromAmerica?--AUSB.（AUSbee）Apunorplayonwords（雙關語）

isahumoroususeofawordorphrasethathasseveralmeaningsorthatsoundslikeanotherword.

Thepunchline(妙語，畫龍點睛之語)ofajokeorafunnystoryisnormallyitslastsentenceorphrase,whichmakesitfunny.Whatmakestheselinesfunny?Apunchline?Aguyissittingathomewhenhehearsaknockatthedoor.Heopensthedoorandseesasnailonthedoorway.Hepicksupthesnailandthrowsitasfarashecan.1yearlater,there’sanotherknockatthedoor.Heopensitandseesthesamesnail!Thesnailsays,“Whathappenedjustnow,bro?”FunnyStoriesPunchlinescharactersettingplotwhowhenwherepurposeactionsresultBasicElementsStoryA1234ReadforunderstandingCharactersSettingplotwhenwhereActionsresultPunchline563Anartcollector;AstoreownerWalkingthroughthecityAstore“SofarthisweekI’vesold68cats.”PurposeStoryB1234GroupworkCharactersSettingplotwhenwherePurposeresultPunchline563SherlockHolmes;Dr.WatsonOnthecampingtrip；retiredforthenightOutdoors“Someonehasstolenourtent!”ActionsStoryB1234GroupworkCharactersSettingplotwhenwhereReasonresultPunchline563Amiddleagedman/clown;AdoctorSeeingadoctorAhospital“IamGrock!”ActionstrytoaddatitletoeachstoryDon’tbetoocleverbyhalf.AddatitletoeachstoryDon’toverthink.Sometimestheanswerisquitesimple.AddatitletoeachstoryAdoctorisunabletohealhimself.Thecoreofacomedyistragic.Whatfeaturesdojokesorfunnystorieshaveincommon?SummaryStoryAStory

BStoryCStoryAStructureLanguageMeaningStructureLanguageMeaningStep1Describeaclearsettingandintroducethemaincharacters.Step2Describetheplotthatprepareforthepunchline.Step3Deliverthefunnyendingclearlyandbriefly.

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ordescribetheactions,appearancesanddialoguesofthecharacters.thewisdomofhumorcomesfromlife.DebateSomepeoplesaycomedyismoreaboutmakingpeoplethink,

othersthinkcomedyismoreaboutmakingpeoplelaugh.Whatdoyouthink?Pros:FordeepthinkingCons:ForagoodlaughTheprimaryfunctionofcomedyistoentertain（娛樂）thepublic.Comedynotonlybringssuperficial（膚淺的）laughter,butalsoshouldcontain

profound（寓意深刻的）insight（視角）andreflectiononhumannature（反映人性）,societyandlife.Asanartform,thecorepurposeofcomedyis