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Unit 3
A Taste of English Humor
facial expression
body language
make-up
actions
Humor
How to make people laugh
words
verbal
non-verbal
funny poems / Limerick 打油诗
cross talk 相声
Types of humor
funny stories
comedy / farce 喜剧
sketch小品
clown 小丑
jokes
mime 哑剧
verbal
non-verbal
Forms of amusement through playing on words
tongue twisters
jokes
pun
riddles
… …
verbal
humorists in China
Charlie Chaplin Mr Bean
nonverbal humour(mime)
Nonverbal mime
Use facial expressions, gesture, body language to make people fun.
A Master of Nonverbal Humour
How is the text developed
The text is chronologically written. In other words, it is written by the time sequence.
What is the main idea of each paragraph
Skimming
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
the main idea of each para.
Charlie’s ______, ___________ and ________.
Charlie’s entertaining character in ________________
Charlie’s _________________ and ______ years
A general introduction of Charlie’s _____________________
Charlie’s ___________________ in films
childhood
family
youth
typical character
the Gold Rush
achievements
last
greatest achievement
Key information about Charlie Chaplin
Born
Job
Famous character
Costume 装束
Type of acting
Died
1889
1977, Switzerland
film actor
mime (nonverbal)
Little tramp
Scanning
a small round black hat
a moustache
a walking stick
large trousers
Give a description on Charlie
worn-out shoes
Charlie Chaplin’s typical costume
Q1: Why was Victor Hugo mentioned at the beginning of the text
Q2: What was Charlie’s greatest achievement
Para.1
Q1: Why was Victor Hugo mentioned at the beginning of the text
As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.
A famous saying put at the beginning of a passage is a good way to ____________________________.
introduce a topic
Q2: What was Charlie’s greatest achievement
He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the years in between.
He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.
Para.2
Q1: What was Charlie’s childhood like
Q2: Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work Why
Q1: What was Charlie’s childhood like
In 1889
His parents
It was astonishing
The family income
After his father died
Charlie spent his childhood
By his teens
Charlie was born.
poor music hall performers
Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.
often uncertain
The family was even worse off.
looking after his sick mother and his brother.
Charlie had become a popular child actor in England.
He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. No one was ever bored watching him --- his subtle acting made everything entertaining.
talented
smart
hard-working
optimistic
Q2: Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work Why
Yes, because he understood the problems of poor people, which made his acting more real and subtle.
The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat. He walked stiffly carrying a walking stiff.
a small black hat
a walking stick
large trousers
worn-out shoes
The Little Tramp
This character was a social failure but was known and loved by many people around the world.
Why
Para.3
He had optimism and determination to overcome difficulties.
He was the underdog who was kind even when others were unkind to him.
One scene from The Gold Rush
Setting / background
It is towards the end of the nineteenth century and gold has just been discovered in Alaska.
Like so many others, the little tramp has rushed there in search of gold, but without success.
Para.4
Making a bad situation funny
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
A picture from The Gold Rush
He picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.
He tries cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.
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
What’s the author’s attitude to Charlie Chaplin
A. positive
B. negative
C. serious
D appreciative
Life
Life is challenging, meet it.
Life is various, make it.
Life is beautiful, discover it.
Life is humorous, enjoy it.