Unit 3 A taste of English humour reading

课件33张PPT。Unit 3A taste of English humourHumorHumourWhat is humour?Humour is a word means making others laugh.
humoroushumoristIf someone often makes others laugh,
We say he is__________;
We call him a__________.“ 特困生”When there is only one man in the world.She is good at Chinese KongfuI’m driving at a high speed.I want to lose my weight. Verbal jokesPoliceman: Why did you have to break into the
same shop 3 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!punchline这个造型很酷吧！ humorjokefunny storysketchcomedycross talkHow many kinds of humour do you know?别以为穿上马甲我就认不出你了！ Mr Bean
(mime and farce)Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts silly,he seems quite stupid, and the things he does are funny. 笑剧，滑稽剧An example of English humourmime and farceMr. Bean a small round black hat a walking stick large trousers worn-out shoes The Little Tramp was a ____ and ________ person. The Little TrampThis character was a social failure, but It was known and loved by many people around the world.poorhomelessWhy?For his optimism and determination to overcome difficulties.TPara3: His famous film characterHis two famous films are______________________________ __________Charlie ChaplinHe was born in ______His job is _______ In 1972, he was given ___________________
______________Type of acting is _________He died in_____ in _______.Skimming Charlie Chaplin’s career:1889.an actor.mime and farceThe Little Tramp& The Gold Rush.1977Switzerland.for his outstanding work.a special OscarCareful readingPeople felt depressed during two world wars.He brightened the lives of…
made people laugh and
feel content with their lives.Main idea:
Charlie Chaplin’s humor greatly cheered people up during the hard time.How did people feel at that time?
2.What effect did Chaplin’s acting have?Para1: People enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck because _________.
They enjoy doing so.
It makes people more worried about their life.
It makes people more content with their life.
There’s much fun in doing so.Para 1 Humor : kind/cruelmain idea:
Chaplin’s
childhood was not easy.Para2:Why words can describe his childhood? born in a poor family
both parents were music hall performers.
sing and dance as soon as he could speak and walk --- astonishing
his father died --- worse off
became a popular child actor because … entertaininghard, astonishing, worse off, entertainingWhy?1.. This picture is from__.
the City Lights.
The Dog’s Life.
The Modern Time.
The God Rush.Para 4:1.Cut off the leather top of the shoe
2.Pick out the laces and eat them
3.try cutting and eating the
bottom of the shoe
4.Treat it as if it were the finest meat
5.Sit down at the table with plate and drinking up
The Gold Rush1 Chaplin performed how to eat a boiled shoe by vividly action and explaining.
2 In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for gold.
3 Chaplin and his friend are so unlucky that they can’t find any gold.
4.Chaplin has a delicious meal by eating meat in the film.FTTFTure or False1. 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 films.Para5: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 all 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.depressedhomelessoptimismdeterminationlaughdirectedoutstanding1. What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?
2. Do you want to be a humorous person? And how can you be humorous?

Discussion?Customer: What’s that fly(苍蝇) doing in my soup?
Waiter:_______________
jokePlay on wordsSwimming, I think!Discussion Why was Charlie Chaplin so successful?Because he was a talented actor, understood and sympathized with people’s problems and tried to cheer them up. Life
Life is challenging, meet it.
Life is various, make it.
Life is beautiful, discover it.
Life is humorous, enjoy it.
Discussion
No, it’s not a humor, Although we also laugh when we see someone slide滑倒 on a banana skin, it’s really dangerous to those who slide on the banana skin, especially to those old people. So when we think about it we will find it’s not funny.NOInterview 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. J : Excuse me, I’m a reporter from 21st Century, may I ask you some questions, Mr. Chaplin?
C: Sure. Go ahead!
J: What kind of films do you act in?
C: I usually act in _____________________________
J: What’s your own manner of acting?
C: I wear_________________________and carry_________
J: Mr. Chaplin, you have produced, directed, and written many famous and humorous films, which one do you like best?
C: I like ________ best, because______________
J: Ok, I see. And you are one of the most successful actors in the world. What’s your secret of success?
C: I think _______________ is the most important for my success.
J: Thank you. C: __________________ Conclusion Humor is everywhere in our daily life. I hope you can be optimistic(乐观) no matter what difficulties you meet , just as
Charlie Chaplin was.Oh, my God! You make me mad! though your English is poor, you can enjoy nonverbal humour.
You’d better know some thing about Charlie Chaplin?Nonverbal HumorDiscussionIs this a humor?sit down
pick out
laces
cut off
leather
chewFirst, …then,… finally,…Para 4 The Gold Rushpara.1
para.2
para.3-4
para.5
Find out the main idea of each part.C). Not all humor is kind.A). Some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character they are playing.D). Something about Chaplin’s acting style.B). A short biography about Chaplin. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. The history of English humor?
B. The films Chaplin made.
C. The humor Chaplin made in his films.
D. The Gold Rush in California.
skimming