人教版（新课程标准）必修四Unit 3 A taste of English humor Reading 课件(34张ppt)

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Unit 3 A Taste of English humour
七点要早读，生活真赶啊．．．
Life is not easy
Life is not easy
“特困生”
I want to lose
my weight.
1. What is a punchline Find the jokes’ punchlines.
Punchline
The words that form the climax of a joke
Warming up
Punchline
What is punchline
Funny jokes are humorous in the last line.





Types of humor Example of English humor Do you have this humor in China
Verbal jokes Play on words, usually two lines
Funny stories Mark Twain
Funny poems Edward Lear
nonverbal Mime Charlie Chaplin
farce Mr. Bean
哑剧：刘全和　刘全利
打油诗
陈佩斯　
侯宝林　 马三立
幽默笑话
Charlie Chaplin was a master of
________________ . So is Mr Bean.
nonverbal humour（mime）
Examples of Chinese humour
Sketch a series of short comedic performances
Funny plays/comedy
cross talk
Shuanghuang双簧
a two-man act, with one speaking or singing while hiding behind the other who does the acting
pantomime
刘全和 刘全利
How many kinds of humor do you know
verbal
nonverbal
sketch; cross talk
funny poems; funny stories;
jokes; limerick（打油诗）
mime ; farce （笑剧）
clown
What do you know about him
Pre-reading
nonverbal
Charlie Chaplin
He was one of the most famous humorists that can make others laugh all the time. He was a great silent movie star.
Charlie Chaplin
A Master of Nonverbal Humour
fast reading
Was born in
His job is
In 1972, he was given
Type of acting is
His charming character is
His costume:
He died in
in
1889
an actor
mime
The Little Tramp
large trousers,
worn-out shoes,
small round black
hat and a walking
stick
a special Oscar for
his outstanding
work.
1977
Switzerland.
Read the passage quickly and match
the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
Paragraph 4:
Paragraph 5:
why people needed cheering up.
what Charlie’s childhood was like.
what his most famous character was like
an example of a sad situation that he made funny
his achievements
Careful reading
What effect does Charlie Chaplin's
acting have
He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.
Para.1
1.When was he taught to sing and dance
Para.2
He was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.
2. Unfortunately his father died, leaving
the family even worse off.
A. richer B. earlier
C. poorer D. later
3. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could…
A. kind B. great C. amazing D. exciting
Para.2
a small round black hat
a moustache
a walking stick
large trousers
Para 3 The Little Tramp
worn-out shoes
What makes you laugh when you see Chaplin
His walking style
His particular form of acting.
boring
funny

The characteristic of the tramp
A failure/ underdog
Optimisim
Dertermined
Kind
Careful reading for Para.4
What’s the correct order of the following events
Chaplin tried cutting and eating 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 they boiled a pair of leather shoes.
They were caught in a small wooden house.
Chaplin cut off the leather top of the shoe.
Chaplin picked out the laces and ate.
6
1
3
2
5
4
Para.5
Chaplin wrote, ________, and produced many movies he _________.
The Tramp
流浪汉 1915
The Kid
寻子遇仙记 1921
The Gold Rush
淘金记 1925
directed
starred in
He was given a ____________ for his lifetime outstanding work.
Modern Times
摩登时代 1936
The Great Dictator
大独裁者 1940
The Circus
大马戏团 1928
special Oscar
Charlie Chaplin was born in a _____ family in _____. When he was a boy, he had become one of the most popular _____in England. As time went by, he grew more and more _______ for his charming __________ “the little _______” . The homeless man with a ________ , wore large trousers, ________ shoes and a small round black _____. Type of his acting is _____ .In ____ , he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work . He _____ in 1977. He is loved and ___________ as a great actor who could inspire people with great _______.
poor
1889
popular
character
tramp
Summary: fill in the following blanks
moustache
worn-out
hat
mime
1972
died
remembered
confidence
actors
What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin
What should we do to get success
Discussion

We should be optimistic(乐观) no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was.
Set up an aim
Do our best
Pay more time than others
Never give up/ lose heart
Insist on what we pursue
You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success. ------Charlie Chaplin