人教版高中英语必修4 Unit 3 A Taste of English Humor Warming up and Reading教学课件（共26张）

课件26张PPT。Unit 3Warming up and readingWhat is humour?Humour is a word means making others laugh. If someone often makes others laugh, we say he is humorous and we call him a humorist. The question of whether or not something is humorous is a matter of personal taste.Sketch is a short humorous scene on stage, television, etc.Cross talk, Chinese comic dialogue, is an art form, exchanging clever remarks between two people, or performed by one or several persons. Clowns are comical performers, usually characterized by their fantastic appearance: colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, red-nose, etc., who entertain spectators by acting in a hilarious fashion.Can you name out some of the comedic actors you like? Mr. Bean is a British comedy television series of 14 half-hour episodes. The first episode was broadcast on ITV on 1 January 1990, with the final episode, Hair by Mr. Bean of London, on 15 November 1995.
The title character Mr. Bean is described as “a child in a grown man’s body”.Do you know who he is?
Charlie Chaplin The Kidspecial OscarIt is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin and the kind of humour we can all laugh at – nonverbal humour.Fast readingWhat is the main idea of the passage?He died in _____ in __________.Charlie Chaplin He was born in
_____.His job is
________.He was given__________
__________________________in 1972.His type of acting is_____________.His charming character is
___________.1889an actormime and farcethe little tramp1977SwitzerlandOscar for his outstanding work a specialCareful readingThe world situationCharlie’s childhoodHis famous film characterAn example of his workHis achievementsRead the passage again and write down the
main idea of each paragraph.Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5 1. How did Charlie Chaplin become famous?He became famous for using a particular form of acting, including mime and farce. 2. Give a description of the little tramp,
Chaplin’s famous character. Answer the questions.He wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat, carrying a walking stick. Because he had the determination to
overcome difficulties.3. Why was the little tramp loved by many
people around the world?4. Which film of Chaplin is mentioned in
Para.3-4?The Gold Rush.Choose the best answers.1. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh when they felt depressed, so they felt ______.
less satisfied with their lives
more content with their lives
more worried about their lives
they had a miserable lifeB2. Explain "Laughter is the sun that drives
winter from the human face".
A. Laughter is the power to drive winter away
and welcome warm spring.
B. Laughter can keep one’s face warm,
especially during freezing winter.
C. Laughter can make people forget their
problems and make them feel happy.C3. In The Gold Rush, Chaplin and his
friend eat a pair of shoes because ___.
A. they are interested in it
B. the shoes are delicious
C. they want to make the people laugh
D. they are very hungry D 4. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _______.
A. the characters he played in his films
B. the films he directed
C. the joy he gave us in his films
D. the contributions he made in filmsD 5. What’s the author’s attitude to Charlie
Chaplin?
A. positive
B. negative
C. serious
D. appreciativeD Tell true or false.
1. Chaplin learnt acting after his mother.
2. People love the character “the little
champ”, mainly for he was poor and
homeless.
3. In the middle of 19th century people
went to California to look for gold.
4. Chaplin performed how to eat a boiled
shoe by action and explaining.FTFFExplain the sentence in your own words. Charlie brightened the lives of American and British through two world wars.
Find a sentence in the passage similar in meaning to the following one.
Charlie’s real life was not so comfortable as it was showed in his films.
3. Translate the sentence into Chinese.
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.Finish the following tasks.1. Do you think Chaplin’s poor childhood helped him in his work? Why?
2. Do you like his acting style? Why?
3. Why do you think he was so successful?
4. What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin? Free talk2.Which is faster, hot or cold?Hot---You can catch a cold.3. Why is the library the tallest building?Because it has the most stories.4.Which is the terrible month for soldiers?March.5.What two words have the most letters?Post office.1.Which of your parents is your nearest relative? Mother.6. What kind of ships do students study in school? Scholarships.7. What part of a clock is always old? 8. Why is the river very rich? Because it has two banks.9. What can you see with your eyes shut?A dream.10. I have cities but no houses; forests but no
trees; rivers without water. What am I?A map.The second hand.