(共28张PPT)
Reading
An example of English humour
mime and farce
Mr. Bean
Cross talk
Funny play
mime
Other Comedians
types of humour:
Funny play
Cross talk
Verbal humour
mime
Nonverbal humour
pay attention to the new words and expressions in the text ,and match them with the similar words.
2. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off.
Fast reading
1.He brightened the lives of Americans
and British……
3.He made people laugh at a time when
they felt depressed, so they could feel
more content with their lives.
4.His parents were both poor music
hall performers.
5.You may find it astonishing that Charlie
was taught to sing as soon as he could speak
……
6.His subtle acting made everything
entertaining.
7.His optimism and determination to
overcome all difficulties.
8.The acting is so convincing that it makes
you believe that it is one of the best meals
he has ever tasted!
9.In 1972 he was given a special Oscar,
for his outstanding work in films.
brighten
worse off
depressed
be content with
performers
astonishing
entertaining
determination
convincing
outstanding
Born
Died
Job
Type of acting
Masterpieces
1889
1977 Switzerland
Actor
mime
Little Tramp, The Gold Rush, Modern Times etc.
Costume
Large trousers, worn- out shoes, a small round black hat and a walking stick
a small
black hat
a moustache
a stick
very large trousers
He wore a small black hat, very large trousers, worn-out shoes ,a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked
around stiffly.
A Master of nonverbal humour
Worn out shoes
reading
Read the passage and answer the
following questions:
Paragraph 1
1.what was the world situation at that time
2.what effect did Chaplin’s acting have
reading
lived a hard life and felt
depressed
Brightened the lives of…
make people laugh and
feel content with their lives.
Main idea:
The importance
of his acting
during the
hard time
Paragraph 2
main idea:
Chaplin’s
miserable
childhood
1.What are Chaplin’s parents
2.How did he spent his childhood
after his father died
3.When was he taught to sing
and dance
4.When did he become a popular
child actor why
Paragraph 3
1.Why did he become more
and more popular
2.Why did people like his
character in Little tramp
Main idea:
His famous
film character
What is the main idea of this paragraph
Paragraph 4
An example of how to make a sad situation entertaining
Paragraph 5
What are his achievements
He wrote,directed and produced the
films he starred in.
He is a great actor who could inspire
people with great confidence.
Summary
In Britain and America people were feeling ___________ because of the wars and bad economic situation. Charlie understood their problems. His character “the little tramp” was poor and________, but everybody loved him for his __________ and the ___________
he overcome his difficulties. Charlie Chaplin made people ______ at some of these terrible situations like being without food or money. He wrote and _________his own films and received an Oscar for his ____________ work.
depressed
homeless
optimism
determination
laugh
directed
outstanding
Discussion
2. Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work Why
1.Why do you think he was so successful
3. Nowadays if a student live in a poor family,is it helpful for him to succeed
1.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.
Discussion
Discussion
2. Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work Why
Yes, because he understood the problems of people who were very poor.
Discussion
3. Nowadays if a student live in a poor family,is it helpful for him to succeed
Writing:
60%的学生 认为有帮助 40%的学生 认为没有帮助
1.养成独立的习惯；
2.勤俭节约的美德；
3.懂得如何克服困难；
4.… 1.付不起学费；
2.别人给予帮助的机会少；
3.不够自信；
4.…
你的观点是： …
假定你是李华，请你以 “Is poor childhood helpful ”为
题，给英语报社写一封信，客观介绍讨论结果及你的观点。
brighten
worse off
depressed
be content with
performers
make sb/sth more hopeful
be satisfied with
sad
players or actors
poorer
brighten
worse off
depressed
be content with
performers
make sb/sth more hopeful
be satisfied with
sad
players or actors
poorer
astonishing
entertaining
determination
convincing
outstanding
will
surprising
good or excellent
believable
amusing or pleasing
astonishing
entertaining
determination
convincing
outstanding
will
surprising
good or excellent
believable
amusing or pleasing
