Unit 3 A taste of English humour Warming up and Reading

课件32张PPT。A taste of English
HumorLaughing is better than medicine.
---- Jewish saying You do know my love.Yesterday once moreI’m driving at a high speed.I want to lose my weight. humorHow many kinds of humour do you know?mime and farcefunny poemCustomer: What’s that fly(苍蝇) doing in my soup?
Waiter: Swimming, I think!
jokePlay on wordsfunny storyMark Twain was the popular and humorous American author, He was the most famous humorous novelist in America.
　一次马克·吐温应邀赴宴
　　席间，他对一位贵妇说：“夫人，你太美丽了！”不料那妇人却说：“先生，可是遗憾得很，我不能用同样的话回答你。” 头脑灵敏，言辞犀利的马克·吐温笑着回答：“那没关系，你也可以像我一样说假话。” crosstalkTwo or more speakers make many jokes and funny conversation. 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Edward Lear(funny poems)an artist.Who is he ?
How much do you know about him?Let’s enjoy
He was a great silent movie star. Modern Times, The Little Tramp, The gold Rush, are his masterpieces(代表作). He was very popular in his time. Picture of charlie a small black hat a moustache a walking stick very large trousersHe wore a small black hat, very large trousers, a moustache ,worn-out shoes and carried a walking stick that he swung(挥舞） in the air as he walked.Give a description on Chaplin according to para.3 worn-out shoesReading A Master of Nonverbal Humour无声的幽默大师Read the passage quickly and match
the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
Paragraph 4:
Paragraph 5: why people needed cheering up.what Charlie’s childhood was like.what his most famous character was likean example of a sad situation that he made funnyhis achievements18891977actormimeLarge trousers, worn- out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stick the little trampSkimming Information about ChaplinQ1: Why did people need cheering up?Para.1Q2:What was Charlie’s childhood like?They could feel more content with their lives.Para.2It was not easy, for he lived in a poor family and he had to look after his sick mother and brother.ScanningThe Little Tramp was a ____ and ________ person. The Little TrampIt was known and loved by many people around the world.Why?poorhomelessPara.3had optimism and determination to overcome difficulties.What’s the correct order of the following events?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.613254Para.4Para.5Chaplin wrote, ________, and produced many movies he _________.The Tramp
流浪汉 1915The Kid
寻子遇仙记 1921 The Gold Rush
淘金记 1925 directedstarred inHe was given a ____________ for his lifetime outstanding work.Modern Times
摩登时代 1936The Great Dictator
大独裁者 1940The Circus
大马戏团 1928 special Oscar
1. Chaplin was born in a rich family.
2. People like the character “the little tramp” because he was a social failure.
3. The Gold Rush was a film set in California at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
4. Chaplin and his friend are so unlucky that they can’t find any gold.
5. Chaplin has a delicious meal by eating meat in the film.
6. Chaplin acted in films and wrote and directed films as well.
True or false:F F F F T T Chose the right answers to the questions:
⑴ Which statement about “the little tramp” is wrong according to the text?
A. He was a social failure.
B. He was kind-hearted.
C. He was determined to overcome difficulties.
D. He was very clever.Comprehending2.What’s the passage mainly about?
A. The history of English humour?
B. The films Chaplin made.
C. The humour Chaplin made in his films.
D. The Gold Rush in California.
3. Why could Chaplin make terrible situation( like poverty and starvation ) funny?
A. Because he was good at acting.
B. Because he had experienced the bad situation and made them “real” for his audience.
C. Because he was a social failure in his career.
D. Because he was at the time of silent film.
4. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for __.
A. he played the little tramp successfully.
B. the films he directed.
C. the joy he gave us in his films.
D. the contributions(贡献） he made in films.
5. People enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck because __.
A. they enjoy doing so
B. it makes people more worried about their life.
C. it makes people more content with their life.
D. there’s much fun is doing so.6.In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for __.
A. films B. gold
C. entertainment D. waterRetelling
Charlie Chaplin was born in a ____ family in ____and at that time film were silent. He was a famous ____, especially in ____ and farce. His silent films are still popular today. His charming character was __________ ,
who was very poor, very____even when people were ______ to him. He was a social _______, and he was homeless, but he had ____________ to overcome difficulties. What he wore were ________ shoes, large trousers and a small round black hat, and he was always carrying a walking stick.
Charlie Chaplin _______ in the film The Gold Rush. He played a man with bad luck eating shoes with great ________ when he was caught in a snowstorm in a small wooden house.poor1889mimeactora little trampkindunkindfailuredeterminationworn-outstarredenjoymentWhat should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?
Optimistic attitude towards life.
His determination in overcoming difficulties.
Being kind even when people were unkind to him.
Discussion Life
Life is challenging, meet it.
Life is various, make it.
Life is beautiful, discover it.
Life is humorous, enjoy it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a song, sing it.
I hope you can be optimistic(乐观的) no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as
Charlie Chaplin was.Thank you !