课件24张PPT。A taste of English humourPOLICEMAN: 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.
TEACHER: You say that John Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today.
VOICE: Oh, this is my father.punchlineJokeVerbal: play on words
Jokes
Cross talk(相声), sketch(小品)
Funny stories
Comedies
Types of humour:Mr. BeanNonverbal mime nonverbal mime and farce Find the words or expressions that mean almost the same as these in red.
1.I know there are many people worse off than me.
A. richer B. earlier C. poorer D. later
2. She has the determination to be successful.
A. skill B. communication
C. will D. confident 3. I have been fed up with what you say.
A. satisfied B. content
C. bored D. boring
4. The problem Charlie Chaplin had to deal with would not go away.
A. practise B. prefer to talk to
C. try to talk to D. facea_____________ very surprising
_______________ be very satisfied with
f_______________ luckily
o___________ very good; better than other people
c_______________ to make others believe sth.
o_______________ get over the difficulties
____________ a full mouth of sth. stonishingbe content withortunatelyutstandingonvincingvercomemouthfulReading (skimming)
When was he born?
When did he die?
What is he famous for?
What’s the type of his acting?
What is about his costume(服装)?18891977character—— little trampmime, nonverballarge trousers, small round black hat, worn-out shoes, a walking stickPicture of charlie a small black hat a moustache a stick very wide trousersWorn-out shoesRead the passage again and match the main idea with each paragraph: Paragraph1
Paragraph2
Paragraph3
Paragraph4
paragraph5Charlie’s childhood
His achievements
An example of his work
The world situation
His famous film characterTrue or false:
Until nowadays, Chaplin did the best in entertaining people.
His childhood was hard but meaningful.
People liked the character he acted, because he is funny and always successful in the film.
The film was set in New York where gold was discovered.
The film was a good example to show us his skillful act.
Chaplin became famous for using a particular form of acting including playing on words.
Chaplin’s movies were produced, directed and written by other people.T T F F T F F Task1: Read Para.1 and answer the question:
What had Charlie Chaplin done to make people
more content with their lives?
He made people laugh when they felt depressed and brightened people’s lives .
Detail-reading If you are very hungry, will you eat a pair of leather shoes?
The Gold Rush
pick out, cut off, cut and chew, eat each mouthfulThe Gold RushTask3: Read para 4 and fill in the blanks.
How does Charlie Chaplin make eating a boiled shoe funny?
First he ______ the laces and eats them ___ they were spaghetti. Then he ______ the ________of the shoe, treating it as if it were the finest ____. Finally he tries cutting and chewing the _____ of the shoe. You can imagine how difficult it is to ____, but he seems to eat every _______ with great enjoyment. Detail-readingpicks outcuts offas ifleather topsteakbottomchewmouthfulTask4:Analyze the character according to the text.Detail-readingThe little tramp
This character was a social failure but he was loved by all who watched the film for his determination to overcome difficulties… What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin and the little tramp?
Optimistic attitude towards life.
His determination in overcoming difficulties.
Being kind even when people were unkind to him.
Discussion? When you are walking in the street,you suddenly slide on a banana skin and fall down. Do you think it is funny?Do you think humour is always kind? Some humour can be cruel and people will be content with their life when seeing other people’s bad luck. Not all the _______ is kind. Some
are bad, others can inspire people. Some
actors can________ us with the character they
are playing. Chaplin was such an actor. He
became famous for using a ________
form of acting in silent films. The little tramp
gives people courage to overcome_________
with his firm ____________and he is always
kind even when people are________ to him. astonishparticularhumordifficultiesunkinddeterminationSummary & Homework1. Some kinds of humour.
2. Read a passage about Charlie Chaplin.1.Search the internet for some more funny stories or funny poems.
2.Read the text again.