人教版（新课程标准）必修四 Unit 3 A taste of English humor-Reading课件（16张PPT）

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Reading
A MASTER
OF
NONVERBAL HUMOUR
Unit 3
A taste of English humor
1. Girl : If we marry, will you give me a ring
Boy: Of course, What’s your telephone
number
2. Daughter: Auntie kissed me this morning, Mum! Mum: How nice! Did you kiss her back, dear Daughter: Of course not. I kissed her face.
Choose the right answers to the questions:
What’s the passage mainly about
A. The history of English humour.
B. The films Chaplin made.
C. The humour Chaplin made in his films.
D. The Gold Rush in California.
2. Toward the end of 19th century, people went to Alaska to look for ______.
A. films B. gold C. entertainment D. water
Skimming (2 minutes)
Read the passage quickly and match
the main idea of each paragraph.(3 minutes)
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Para 5:
Charlie’s effect on people at that time.
Charlie’s childhood.
Charlie’s most famous character-the little tramp.
An example of his works.
(The Gold Rush)
His achievements.
True or False:
Charlie Chaplin made people feel more content with their lives.
Charlie Chaplin enjoyed his childhood because he was a popular actor.
Charlie Chaplin was taught to sing and dance by his teens.
His type of acting is mime and he usually acted the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks.
(True)
(False)
(False)
(True)
Scanning
Read para1&2 and finish.(3 minutes)
a small round black hat
a moustache
a walking stick
large trousers
Para 3 The Little Tramp (2 minutes)
worn-out shoes
What makes you laugh when you see Chaplin
His walking style.
His particular form of acting.
boring
funny

costume:
Careful reading for Para 4.
correct order of the events:(3 minutes)
Chaplin tried cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe.
Chaplin and his friend washed sand and expected to pick up gold, but they failed.
They were so hungry that he boiled one of his leather shoes for dinner.
They hid in a small wooden hut.
Chaplin cut off the leather top of the shoe.
Chaplin picked out the lace and ate it.
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1
3
2
5
4
Para 5
Chaplin wrote, ________, and produced many movies he _________.
directed
starred in
Chaplin was given a ______________ for his lifetime ____________work. And he died at the age of ____ in___________.
88
Switzerland
Special Oscar
outstanding
challenge yourself
1
2
3
4
Challenge yourselves
5
We should be optimistic(乐观) no matter what difficulties we meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was.
Set up an aim.
Try our best.
Put more time and energy in it .
Never give up or lose heart.
Insist on what we pursue.
You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success. ------Charlie Chaplin
Summary:
Homework
1. Review and memorize the words.
2. Finish the exercises on your workbook on page 32&33.
Thanks for learning something about me!
Qualities
confident
hard-working
determined
optimistic
kind
devoted
List Charlie's qualities.
Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off.
richer B. earlier C. poorer D. later
2. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could...
exciting B. amazing C. great D. kind
Choose the synonyms(同义词).
Charlie Chaplin was born in a ____ family in ____and at that time film were silent. He was a famous ____, especially in ____ and farce(闹剧). His silent films are still popular today. His charming character was ________________ ,
who was very poor, very____even when people were ______ to him.
poor
1889
actor
mime
the little tramp
kind
unkind
comprehending
对…感到满意
穷的；缺少的
pick out
cut off
在…担任主角;主演
be content/satisfied with
badly off
挑出；辨别出
切断；断绝
star in
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