人教版B4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour Warming up and Reading课件＋46张

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A taste of English humourReadingTwo Pieces of Cake
Tom: Mom, can I have two pieces of cake, please?
Mom: Certainly -- take this piece and cut it two!Warming UpBirthday
Professor: When is your birthday?
Kid: May 30.
Professor: Which year?
Kid: Every year.Are the jokes funny?
Where does the humour come in the jokes?
These funny jokes are humourous in the last line which called the “punchline” in English hummour.Policeman: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times?
Thief: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didn’t like it. So I had to go back and change it twice?Find their punchlines.Teacher: You say that John Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who am I speaking to?
Voice: Oh, this is my father.How many kinds of humour do you know?funny poemscross talk 相声Types of humorfunny storiescomedy mime 哑剧sketch小品jokes The chart shows some typical actors or writers of English humour.Nonverbal humour does not use words but relies on facial expressions and gesture. Charlie ChaplinMr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces and acts silly behaviour.Verbal humour uses words as well.Mark Twain
Life on the Mississippi
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Tom SawyerEdward Lear
Poems by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man with a Beard
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, “It is just as I feared! —
Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,have all built their nests in my beard.
There was an old man on the BorderThere was an old man on the Border,
Who lived in the utmost disorder;
He danced with the cat, and made tea in his hat, which vexed (烦扰) all the folks on the Border.What kind of humour
do these pictures show us?Examples of Chinese humour
funny movies小品
sketch双簧cross talk 海派清口Pre-readingWhat do you know about Charlie Chaplin?Charlie Chaplin
He was a great silent movie star. Modern Times, The Little Tramp, The Gold Rush, City Light are his masterpieces (代表作). He was very popular in his time. Charlie Chaplin — The Gold Rush ReadingA Master of Nonverbal HumourSkimmingThe text is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin who ___________ the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and ________________
___________. brightenedthe hard yearsin betweenpara.1
para.2
para.3
para.4
para.5Find out the main idea of each paragraph.c) His achievements
e) An example of a sad situation that
he made funnya) What his most famous
character was likeb) Why people needed cheeringd) What Charlie’s childhood was likeScanningRead the passage again and do True or False.1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was
a small boy.
2. People who don’t know English cannot
enjoy Chaplin’s films.
3. The Gold Rush is set in California in
the late of the nineteenth century. TFF4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his
friend are fortunate to find some gold.
5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to chew.
6. Chaplin not only acted in films but
wrote and directed films as well.FTTNotes about Charlie Chaplin’s career:18891977Actor Mime and farce (笑剧)“little tramp”, a poor and homeless personDetailed readingLarge trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stickBecause he has optimism and determination to overcome difficulties and he is always kind a small
black hat a moustache a stick very wide trousersHe wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.Charlie Chaplin
Early life
★He was _____ in a poor family in 1889 and was taught to sing and dance as a little child.
★His father’s death made the family ________ so he spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
★By his _____, he had become one of the most popular child actors in England.bornworse offFill in the blanks.teensMost famous film _________
★______________, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat, and walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.
★This character was a social _______ but was loved for his optimism and determination to _______ all difficulties.characterThe little trampfailureovercomePerforming skills
★He could mime and act the fool doing _________ everyday tasks.
★His subtle acting made everything ____________.ordinaryentertainingAchievements
★He wrote, ________ and produced the films he starred in.
★In 1972 he got a special Oscar for his ___________ work in films.
★He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could ______ people with great confidence. directedoutstandinginspire Summary In Britain and America people were feeling miserable because of the bad economic situation. Charlie understood their problems. His character “the little tramp” was poor and homeless, but everybody loved him for his kind heart and the way he dealt with his difficult situation. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh at some of these terrible situations like being without food or money. He wrote and directed his own films and received an Oscar for his outstanding work.Discussion1. Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work? Why? Yes, because he understood the problems of people who were very poor.2. Why did people like The Little Tramp?
3. Do you think Chaplin’s eating boiled shoes funny? Why?Because it gives people courage to overcome difficulties. Yes. Because he made the terrible situation “real” for his audience.And he was able to show the humanity and kindness in the most difficult circumstances.4. Why do you think he was so successful?Because he was a wonderful actor, understood and sympathized with people’s problems and tried to cheer them up.5. What should we learn from Charlie
Chaplin?
6. How many ways can you make others laugh?1. Preview grammar by finishing
Exercises on Page 21.
2. Try to write a happy ending of the film The Gold Rush.Homework