课件39张PPT。Unit 3
A taste of English Humour
ReadingCharlie Chaplin —
The Gold Rush Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin—The Gold Rush The Gold Rush Brief Introduction1889 born in London, England
1894 deputed in the music hall as a child actor
1914 started to act in films
1925 The Gold Rush was produced
1972 got an Oscar for his work
1977 died in SwitzerlandHis great filmsThe Tramp
流浪汉 1915The Kid
寻子遇仙记 1921 The Gold Rush
淘金记 1925 Modern Times
摩登时代 1936The Great Dictator
大独裁者 1940The Circus
大马戏团 1928 special OscarA MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR Task 1 Find out the main idea of each paragraphParagraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:Why people needed c______ ___What Charlie’s c________ was likeWhat his most famous c______ was likeheering uphildhoodharacterParagraph 4:
An example of a sad s______ that he made funny
Paragraph 5:
His a____________
ituationchievements Fill the chart diedworse offsingdanceactorshumourDescribe the trampa small
black hat a moustachea stickvery wide
trousersLittle TrampThe Little
Tramp was
a _____ and
___________
person. poorhomelessa social failure with his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties Reason for this character’s success Put the events in the right order. ( ) 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.513246Task 2 How do you understand the sentence
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from
the human face.”?
A. Laughter is the power to drive winter
away and welcome warm spring.
B. Laughter can keep one’s face warm,
especially during freezing winter.
C. Laughter can make people forget their
problems and make them feel happy.C
Task 3 Choose the right answer2. The Gold Rush, one of Chaplin’s most famous
films, was made in ____.
A. America B. Britain
C. Canada D. AustraliaA3. In The Gold Rush, Chaplin and his
friend eat a pair of shoes because ___.
A. they are interested in it
B. the shoes are delicious
C. they want to make the people
laugh
D. they are very hungry D 4. Which is NOT true?
A. Charlie was a master of non-verbal
humor.
B. Charlie showed humanity and
kindness in his movies.
C. Charlie was a social failure, so he
could play that character well.
D. Charlie must have experienced sad
situations when he was a child.C 5. The Little Tramp is well known because ____.
Chaplin played a poor and homeless person
B. The character was social failure
C. Chaplin wore large trousers, worn-out
shoes and a small round black hat and
carried a walking stick
D. Chaplin played a role as a man who
determined to overcome difficulties and was
kind even when people were unkind to himD 6. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for
________.
the characters he played in his films
the films he directed
the joy he gave us in his films
the contributions he made in filmsC 7. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. The history of English humour.
B. The films that Chaplin made.
C. The humour Chaplin made in his films.
D. The Gold Rush in California.C The writer mentioned that Chaplin's character
“little tramp” is charming and lovable, and he
won an Oscar for a lifetime of outstanding work,
which proves that the writer likes Chaplin and
appreciates his work.8. What’s the author’s attitude to Charlie
Chaplin?
A. positive B. negative
C. serious D. appreciativeD Charlie Chaplin was born in a _____ family in _____. When he was a boy, he had become one of the most popular _____in England. As time went by, he grew more and more _______ for his charming __________ “the little _______” . The homeless man with a __________, wore large trousers, ________ shoes and a small round black _____. Type of his acting is _____ .In ____ , he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work . He _____ in 1977. He is loved and ___________ as a great actor who could inspire people with great _______.poor1889popularcharactertrampSummary: fill in the following blanksmoustacheworn-outhatmime1972diedrememberedconfidenceactors Set up an aim
Do our best
spend more time than others
Never give up/ lose heart
Insist on what we pursueWe should be optimistic (乐观) no matter what
difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie
Chaplin was.
1. 直到现在
2. 对…满意
3. 潦倒,穷困, 缺少的
4. 让人吃惊
5. 时间流逝
6. 照顾
7. 遍及, 整个世界
8. 磨破的,穿旧的,
精疲力尽的 up to now
be content with
badly off
astonish sb.
go by
look after
throughout the world
worn-outTask 4. Translate the phrases into English.9.克服困难
10.寻找
11.被困住,被绊住,受阻
12.在…的边缘
13.挑出,辨别出
14.切/砍下,切断
15. 主演,担任主角overcome difficulty
in search of
be caught in
on the edge of
pick out
cut off
star in Task 5. Underline the following sentences in the passage and finish the tasks.1. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.
2. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off .
3. No one was ever bored watching him —his subtle acting made everything entertaining.
翻译第一句:
____________________________________________________________________________________
上面1;2;3句中的划线部分在句子作什么成分 ____________ ( 状语;定语;宾语;宾语补足语 )。
你可能会感到惊奇,查理刚能说话时大人就教他如何唱歌,他刚能走路大人就教他跳舞。宾语补足语 4. The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he
has ever tasted!
convincing 在句子作___ 语, 在这里表示“______________ ”。
如:他的分析总是那么令人信服.
His analyses were always so ___________ .
这是我所能找到的最令人信服的证据, 以证明我的观点.
This is the most ___________ evidence that I can find ____ _____ my point. 表最令人信服的convincingconvincingto prove 5. Charlie first picked out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.
as if / as though “好像”,引导的方式状语如果是虚拟的情况,采用虚拟语气,be动词用were。
He behaves as if he __________ a child.
Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him ______ he had done something very clever.
A. as if B. in case
C. while D. thoughwereATask 6. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs from the box. entertain astonish overcome chew convince Their record has sold an __________ 15 million copies.
2. Children’s TV nowadays is much more
___________.
3. The actress ________ her shyness and became a very good performer.
4. Mike took out something that looked like a piece of ________ gum.
5. I didn’t find any of their arguments very
___________.astonishingentertainingovercamechewingconvincing【能力提升】
Task 7. Retell the passage according to the questions.Why did people need cheering up?
2. What was Charlie’s childhood like?
3. What was his most famous character like? Give a sad example of a sad situation that he made funny.
4. What were his achievements?
__________________________________________________________________
Sample:
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.美文阅读What can humor help you? A sense of humor, God’s greatest gift to mankind, is universally considered the most valuable personality. It is born within every person’s heart, but has to be cultivated. A person without humor is just like a spring without flowers, or like a dish without seasoning. In a sense, your personality lies in your sense of humor. Humor can improve physical as well as mental well-being. It helps us bear our burdens, lessen our tension, overcome our frustration. With a piece of joke, all our worries and sadness disappear like smoke, and we are full of vigor once again. Humor helps us live in harmony with others. It is unavoidable to have misunderstanding and tension with others during work and study. But humor can ease these problems quicker than angry words or quarrels. With it you can always keep on good terms with others. A sense of humor is really one of the keys to happiness. It gives fun and zest to life to make it worth living.