必修四U3A taste of English humour reading

课件18张PPT。Unit 3 A taste of English humourWarming-upWhat do you know about Charlie Chaplin?Who？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. Skimming Reading skill: Read the
passage quickly and match the main idea for each paragraph. Don’t worry about every single
sentence.para.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 Charlie’s most famous character was likeb) Charlie’s humor brighten people’s lifed) What Charlie’s childhood was likeWhile-reading: Reading skill: Go through the text for specific information. Don’ t read sentence by sentence.Scanning 18891977mimeactorlittle tramplarge trousers，worn-out shoes，a small round black hat and a walking stick Reading skill: Read carefully and find the answers for the
following exercises .Guess the meaning of the“stone” words by the context.Careful reading
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

----- Victor Hugo….two world wars and
the hard years in between…Para.1 What was the social background of Charlie's acting ?Life: not easy“born”
“as soon as he could walk”
“his father die”
One of the most popular child actors
Para.2 Charlie's childhood a small black hat a walking stick large trousers worn-out shoes The Little Tramp was a ____ and ________ person. Para.3 The Little TrampWhy was it known and loved by many people around the world?poorhomelessBecause he had the determination to overcome difficulties.When ?
Where?
What?toward the end of 19th century AlaskaPara 4: The Gold RushWhat’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.513246 Para 5 Achievements
★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 Work in pairs. Imagine that you are Charlie Chaplin, and your partner is a journalist from 21st Century. Make an interview according to the reading passage. InterviewToday we have learned something about humor. Humor is everywhere in our daily life. I hope you can be optimistic(乐观的) no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was.SummaryHomework 1. Write a short summary of the text.
2. Read the text after class and underline the difficult points.
3. Underline the –ing form in the text and analyze their fun_ction.