Unit 3 A taste of English humour Period 1&2 Warming up and Reading I[下学期]

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Unit 3 A taste of English Humor
humor
How many kinds of humor do you know about
Mime and farce
nonverbal
Comedy/
tragedy
pantomime
Funny stories / jokes
Verbal jokes
sketch
Cross talk
Warming up I – brainstorming (2m)
Chinese humorists
Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.
cross-talk



Clowns
techniques or characteristics:
My name is Bozo. I’m a clown. My job is to make people laugh without talking. I’m dressed in a funny way, always wearing bright and big clothing, a special hat and shoes. We usually wear make-up and most have a red nose, walking in a funny way and doing something silly. I love my job because we make people laugh and forget their problems.
Mark Twain
(funny stories)
Mark Twain was the popular and humorous American author, He was the most famous humorous novelist in America.
Edward Lear
(funny poems)
Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an artist.
Although Mr. Rowan Atkinson acts different comic characters he is most famous around the world as Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts silly, he seems to be quite stupid, and the things he does are strange.
mime and farce
makes funny faces
acts silly
seems to be quite stupid
Mr. Bean
nonverbal
Charlie Chaplin
English humor
Nonverbal
Mime and farce
Verbal jokes
Funny stories
Funny poems Chinese humors
Pantomime
Funny plays
Cross talk
Jokes
Doggerel
Tell your ideas:
What do you think of these performance
Do you know anybody who is good at making humour
Do you something about English humour
Pre-reading – enjoying and discussing(3m)
Who is he
How much do you know about him
Can you name any famous films which he made
Reading
Notes about Charlie Chaplin’s career.
Born
Died
Job
Type of acting
Character
Costume
Reason for success
1889
1977
actor
Mime and farce
“the tramp” a poor and homeless person
Large trousers, worn-out shoes and small round black hat
Charming, social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties
and always kind.
Reading-I----skimming (2m)
Reading task1: Fill in the chart.
Reading task 2:True or false
1. If you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin, you feel not lonely.
2.People love the character “the little champ” ,mainly for he was poor and homeless.
3.Chaplin performed how to eat a boiled shoe by vividly action and explaining.
4.In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for gold.
T
F
F
T
Reading-II---- scanning(2m)
Part 1.( para 1) Not all humor is kind.
Part 2 (para 2) Some actors can astonish us with the deep feeling they can inspire with us for a character they are playing.
Part3 (para3-4) Something about Chaplin’s acting style.
Part4 (para5) A short biography about Chaplin.
Reading-III----intensive reading (2m)
Reading task 3: Find out the main idea of each part.
1. Why do people enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck
2. What was Chaplin given a special Oscar for
3. Why did people like The little Tramp
Reading-III----detailed reading (2m)
Reading task 4: answer the questions
1.Why do people enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck
Because it makes people more content with/ satisfied with their life.
2.What was Chaplin given a
special Oscar for
For the contributions he made in films.
3.Why did people like The little Tramp
Because it gives people courage to overcome difficulties;
Because he was always being kind even when people were unkind to him.
Because he was optimism.
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.
astonish
particular
humor
difficulties
unkind
determination
Retelling (2m)
What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin
Do you want to be a humorous person And how can you be humorous
What should we do to get success
Discussion (4m)
Homework
Surf the Internet to find more information about Chaplin and you are expected to present it to your peer in the next class.