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Unit 4 Humour
Lesson 3 My Favourite Comedian
What are they
What do they have in common
They are comedians.
They make people burst out laughters.
What do you know about him
What TV series and films has he acted in
Who is he
What’s he famous for
What do you think of his performance
What’s his nationality
Think and share
Rowan Atkinson 罗温·艾金森
England
comedy
Mr. Bean 憨豆先生
Read text 1 and choose proper main idea for each part.
A. Introduction of Mr Bean
B. My feelings about Mr Bean
C. The two scenes of Mr Bean at the
fancy restaurant
Para 1
Para 2, 3
Para 4
Read for understanding
Activity 1
Read text 1 and underline all the verbs or verb phrases used to describe Mr Bean’s actions. Then take notes.
Read for details
Activity 2
Scene 1
takes out a card
is seated at the table
writes a few words
puts it in an envelope
places it on the table
looks back at the envelope and looks surprised
opens it to find a birthday card
puts it on the table very happily for everyone to see
Scene 2
takes all the money out of his wallet
looks at the menu, surprised
counts it
puts it in a saucer
looks from the menu to the money with concern
orders “steak tartare”
makes an attempt to eat
smiles and nods
hides inside the purse of a woman
throws some down the trousers of the restaurant’s violinist
Read for expressing
Activity 3
Describe what Mr Bean does at the fancy restaurant on his particular day
Then watch a video to check your description.
Answer the following questions.
1. Why does Mr Bean go to a fancy restaurant on this particular day
2. Why does Mr Bean choose the “steak tartare”
3. Why does Mr Bean pretend to like the food when the waiters ask him
4. Why does the author say that he wouldn’t want to meet someone like Mr Bean in real life
Read for expressing
Activity 4
Answer the following questions.
1. Why does Mr Bean go to a fancy restaurant on this particular day
2. Why does Mr Bean choose the “steak tartare”
To celebrate his birthday.
Steak tartare is the only dish he could pay for.
3. Why does Mr Bean pretend to like the food when the waiters ask him
4. Why does the author say that he wouldn’t want to meet someone like Mr Bean in real life
Because he wants to be elegant.
Mr Bean’s manners are not socially acceptable so it would be embarrassing to sit with him at a dinner table.
Do you know the person behind Mr Bean
Rowan Atkinson
The Contemporary
Chaplin
Read text 2 and complete the table.
Rowan Atkinson Personal information Nationality: _______________ Acting career At primary school:
__________________________________________
At university:
__________________________________________
In 1976:
_____________________
_____________________
Date of birth: _______________ Occupation: _______________ English
January 6, 1955
Actor
Rowan had already shown a talent for acting
he decided to become an actor
he discovered his face in the mirror
Read for details
Activity 5
Rowan Atkinson Education At the age of 13: _______________________________________________
At Newcastle University:
_______________________________________________
At Oxford:
_______________________________________________
he was awarded a scholarship to a boarding school
he had the highest marks in his year
he obtained his Master's degree in electrical engineering
Rowan Atkinson People’s comments ___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
Rowan is such a genius;
Rowan would be more famous than Charlie Chaplin.
Answer the following questions.
1. Is Rowan Atkinson anything like Mr Bean How do you know
2. What makes Rown Atkinson successful in playing the role of Mr Bean
Read for expressing
Activity 6
Focus on grammar: Find the adverbs
1. Mr Bean is an internationally recognised comedy character in films and TV series.
2. He has a reputation for constantly encountering awkward situations, which greatly amuses audiences of all nationalities and cultures.
3. His humour is always made clear through a series of simple and funny acts that rely purely on body language that is universal.
4. When he looks at the menu, an astonished look quickly appears on his face.
5. He opens it to find a birthday card and very happily puts it on the table for everyone to see.
6. He finds the taste truly awful.
Manner
Degree
Frequency
later constantly rarely purely happily quickly truly
Time
Put the adverbs in 4 groups.
happily
quickly
purely
truly
constantly
rarely
later
1. Fighting flu has always been a difficult task, since the virus is ___________ (constant) changing and forming new viruses.
2. Finding a job you are ___________ (true) passionate about can feel a lot like falling in love.
3. He’s full of big talk and ___________ (rare) does what he claims.
4. She’s very worried so she ___________ (constant) asks where her mother is.
Focus on grammar: Exercise
constantly
rarely
constantly
truly
Watch an episode Rowan Atkinson starred in and try to describe the funniest part. Discuss what makes his acting humorous. In groups, write a few lines to describe a scene in detail. Then share in class.
Homework
Thank you