北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册 Unit4 Humour Lesson3My Favourite Comedian (1) 第1课时(共14张PPT)

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Unit 4 Humour
Lesson 3 My Favourite Comedian (1)
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Activity 1 Group Work
Look at the photo. Answer the questions.
Who is he
What’s he famous for
What’s his nationality
What TV series and films has he acted in
What do you think of his performance
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Activity 2 Pair Work
Read paragraph 1 of Text 1. Tell each other who Mr Bean is and what is so special about him.
Who: an internationally recognised comedy character
What is special:
constantly encountering awkward situations
humour achieved purely by body language
world famous
always experiencing embarrassing situations
only/completely
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Read the rest of Text 1 and focus on the two scenes of Mr Bean at the fancy restaurant. Tell what happens to Mr Bean in the restaurant in a few sentences.
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Activity 3
Underline all the verbs or verb phrases that are used to describe Mr Bean’s actions. Then take notes using the diagrams below.
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Scene 1
is seated at the table
takes out a card
writes a few words
puts it in an envelope
places it on the table
looks back at the envelope
looks surprised
puts it on the table
opens it
finds a birthday card
as if he did not know
looks at the menu, astonished
takes all the money out of his wallet
counts it
puts it in a saucer
looks from the menu to the money
finds one thing
orders a dish
is shocked to discover
makes an attempt to eat it, finds the taste awful
cannot hide his feelings
smiles and nods
busies himself hiding the raw meat
becomes so desperate, hides some in the purse…
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Scene 2
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Activity 4
Describe what Mr Bean does at the fancy restaurant based on your notes.
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Activity 6 Group Work
Act out the two scenes of Mr Bean at the fancy restaurant with one student being the narrator.
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Activity 5
Read Text 1. Make inferences about Mr Bean and the author. Offer clues from the text.
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Why does Mr Bean go to a fancy restaurant on this particular day
Does Mr Bean have many friends How do you know
Why does Mr Bean order “steak tartare”
Why does Mr Bean pretend to like the food when the waiters ask him
Why does the author say that he wouldn’t want to meet someone like Mr Bean in real life
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Group Work
From the scenes in the restaurant, what can you infer about Mr Bean Find evidence from the text to support your opinion.
Homework
Watch an episode of Mr Bean. Decide your favourite scene and write an article about it. Your article should:
(1) describe Mr Bean’s actions in detail;
(2) explain what makes his performance humorous.