Unit 3 A taste of English humour Reading 课件

课件31张PPT。 Welcome
Unit 3
A taste of
English humorPlease look at the following pictures and tell us what kind of humor it is.Warming up – brainstorming Cross talk Funny playsA big black bug bit a big black bear and made the big black bear bleed blood. Tongue twisters: She sells seashells by the seashore.
The shells she sells are surely seashells. ??Clownsmime(哑剧)humorHow many kinds of humor do you know about?Mime Cross talk 　Clown Tongue twistersFunny plays JokesCharlie Chaplin a small
black hat a moustache a stick very wide trousersworn-out shoesCharlie Chaplin — The Gold Rush Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin—The Gold Rush Reading What do you know about Charlie Chaplin?skimming What’s the passage mainly about?
A. The history of English humor.
B. The films Chaplin made.
C. The humour Chaplin made in his
films.
D. The Gold Rush in California.para.1
para.2
para.3
para.4
para.5Find out the main idea of each paragraph.c) His achievements
e) An example of a sad situation that he made
funnya) What Charlie’s most famous character was
likeb) Why people needed cheeringd) What Charlie’s childhood was likeCareful readingRead the passage again and judge them True or False.1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was
a small boy.
2. People who don’t know English cannot
enjoy Chaplin’s films.
3. The Gold Rush is set in California in
the late of the nineteenth century. TFF4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his
friend are fortunate to find some gold.
5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to chew.
6. Chaplin not only acted in films but
wrote and directed films as well.FTTFill in the blanksperformerschildhoodactorsgoldleatherenjoymentconvincingSwitzerlanddirectedoutstanding18891977 Actor Mime “the tramp”, a poor and
homeless personTo know a person better, what information should we get?ThinkDiscussion1. What was Charlie’s childhood like? He was born in a poor family, and after his father died, he looked after his sick mother and brother all by himself.2. What is The Gold Rush mainly about?
Like others, the little tramp and his friend have rushed to search for gold, but without success.Summary What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?His determination, bravery,
optimism(乐观), and his sense of humor.ConclusionHumour is everywhere in our daily life. Just as Charlie Chaplin ,we should try to be optimistic (乐观) no matter what difficulties we meet. In a word:“ Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”.HomeworkWrite a passage about the following person.Key words:
He was born in …
He acted, directed and produced the film…
hard-working, have a gift for, humorous, outstanding…
Thank you!