Unit 3 A taste of English humour (浙江省杭州市余杭市)

课件41张PPT。 Module 4 Unit 3
A taste of English Humour Period 1 Warming upTo know humorhumorVerbal humorNonverbal humorChinese
humorForeign
humorKINDS OF HUMOUR Mime and farcenonverbalComedypunchlinefunny stories /poemsVerbal jokesCrosstalkShort sketch SketchCrosstalk Verbal humor

Nonverbal
Mime and farce
Body language
Facial expression
Funny plays
Match The name and humor formssketch
Cross talk
Funny films
Funny poems
Mime / farce
Funny stories
Mark Twain
Edward Lear
Mr Bean
Charlie Chaplin
Zhao Benshan
Zhou Xingchi
Feng Gong Period 2 pre-readingTo know Charlie ChaplinCharlie ChaplinBorn
Job
Famous character
Costume
Type of acting
Died Born in a poor family in 1889.Actor A little tramp, a poor and homeless personLarge trousers, worn- out shoes,
a small round black hat and a
walking stick
Mime / farce1977 Switzerland a small
black hat a moustache a walking stick very large trousersHe 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 humourWorn out shoes Period 3 fast readingFind out the main idea of each partpara 1
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Find out the main idea of each part.An example of his work.His famous film characterHis achievementsCharlie Chaplin’ childhoodWhy people needed cheering up Period 4 careful readingWhy did people like “ the little tramp”?
What was his childhood like?
What were his achievements?Why did people like “ the little tramp”?Because it gives people courage to overcome difficulties and he was always being kind even when people were unkind to him.What was his childhood like?Was born in….
He was taught to…
He must look after…
By he teens, he had become …What were his achievements?He wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.
In 1972,he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films.
He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence. Period 5 consolidation Complete the following passage with some words in the reading.There are two kinds of h___________. One is bad and the other can i__________ people. Charlie Chaplin was a great a_______ who can a______________ us with the deep feeling. He became famous for his p_______________ form of acting. He often played a poor and h__________ person, who wore large trousers, w__________ shoes and a small round black ________ and carried a ___________ stick. In his famous film, The Gold Rush he ate a b_______ shoe joyfully. He produced, d__________ and wrote the movies he s________ in. He was given a s________________ Oscar for his lifetime o______________ work. He spent last years of his life in Switzerland, _______ he was buried in 1977.umournspirectorstonisharticularorn-outhatwalkingoiledirectedtarredpecialutstandingwhereomeless Language
points 1. He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. brightAdj.明亮的;辉煌的聪明的照亮,使…闪光V.An electric lamp is brighter than a candle.A bright student learns quickly.in between在中间;在…期间A lot of students spend a year abroad in between school and university.2. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.at a timeahead of timeall the timein no timeat one timeat timescontentn. 所含之物;内容;目录adj. 满足的，满意的；甘愿的vt. 使满足。be content with sth /sbbe content to do sthAre you content with your work?She is quite content to stay at home
looking after her children.content oneself3.Not that Charlie’s own life was easy!Not that 用于句首或短语之前表达否定含义，
“倒不是；并不是说”。4. 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. 5. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family
even worse off. fortunate adj. 幸运的，吉利的Not that I care what they think, but it’s you that I’m
worried about.worse off 原形 badly off 穷的，缺少的；境况差得。我去她家一看，发现她的生活状况比我的更差。worse? off ? than? mineI went to her home and found her living condition
was______ _____?＿＿?＿＿＿.反义词：well off实际上现在大多数人都比五年前要富裕。
In fact most people are______ _____ ____ they were five yeas ago.better off than8. Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm with nothing to eat. 7. This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. 6. He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world. On the edge of 在….边缘 He sat on the edge of a chair.
还可引申为 “即将；濒于”
She was on the edge of screaming at the sight of a snake.
一看到蛇，她几乎叫起来。9. Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti. She acted as if she were mad. 10. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak. 11. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. mouthful n. 一口；满口a handful of
an armful of
a basketful of
a bucketful of11. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. Star in 担任主角；主演He starred in dozens of films during his lifetime12 The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat. 限定描绘大长高, 形状年龄和新老,
颜色国籍出材料, 作用类别往后靠. using languagejokesPut your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity.
Mary: John says I’m pretty. Andy says I’m ugly. What do you think, Peter?
Peter: A bit of both. I think you’re pretty ugly.
3. A: when I stand on my head the blood rushes to head, but when I stand on my feet the blood doesn’t rush to my feet. Why is this?
B: It’s because your feet aren’t empty. Choose a proper answer to make the dialogue or story funny .--- I was born in the USA.
--- Which part ? --- ________.
All of me. B. California
2.My student who didn’t speak much English wanted to impress me one day, she had to walk past me while I was talking to someone. She said, “ Excuse, can I ______?”
A. pass B. pass away3.Teacher: If your brother has five apples and you take two from him, what will be the result?
John: ____. A. Three B. He will hit me.
4. --- Which State in the United States is high in the middle and round at the ends.?
---- ______. A. Ohio B. AtlantaLanguage points
The second person treats it as a question about shape.
Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered.whisper sth.
whisper to sb.
whisper sth. to sb.
whisper to sb. that…
whisper that…
It is whispered that…
whisper about sth.whisperv.n. 耳语.底语;谣言他对她耳语，以避免让别人听到。
她小声对我说她觉得很害怕。
传闻说他身患癌症。
He whispered to her so that no one else would hear.She whispered to me that she felt very afraid.It is whispered that he has cancer.whisper to sb.whisper to sb. that…It is whispered that…3. Watson tried a third time.
4. What do you think of ? I think of how short life is and how long the universe has lasted.AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE:
THE NOODLE HARVEST April Fool’s day is a day when people play jokes on each other. On this day you will often see strange and interesting finds, scientific results or astronomical findings that are put there to mislead the public. The newspaper feels happy if a large number of people believe what is written. Sometimes particularly good stories get into the evening news on BBC. Pre-readingPanoramaexplored problems and progress all over the worldA report on the excellent noodle harvest in South SwitzerlandThay believed it and even ring the BBC to find out how to grow a noodle tree!Fast reading1. What do children usually do on April Fool’s Day?2. Why did people believe the programme Panorama?Careful readingWhat do children usually do on April Fool’s
Day?
Children enjoy playing jokes on each other. When they “fool” someone , they say “April Fool” to them. 2. Why did people believe the programme Panorama?People believed the programme Panorama for its careful research and serious information.1. Do you think the advice that the BBC gave people who asked how to grow noodle trees was serious? Give a reason.
2 . What would you do to find out whether a story like
this was true?Discussion1. Do you think the advice that the BBC gave people who asked how to grow noodle trees was serious? Give a reason.
The advice the BBC gave to people wanting to grow their own noodle tree could not be serious as no trees could be grown in this way.
2. What would you do to find out whether a story like this was true?
If I was not sure whether a story was true or not, I would go to the library to check the facts in an encyclopedia or go on the Internet.
Language points: It was a Monday night ________ there were always many serious programmes on the television.
A. that B. when 2. Nobody was surprised when it began with a report on the excellent noodle harvest in south Switzerland.3. It is difficult for them to get top prices on the world markets.4. They were told to “ place a piece of noodle in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.Bhope for 希望;期待hope for the best.抱乐观态度; 从好的方面讲