Words and phases
1.幽默;滑稽
2.不用语言的
3.喜剧
4.满足的;满意的
5.克服
6.使信服
7.导演,指示,指挥
8.失败
9.忧愁的,沮丧的
10.磨破的,穿旧的
1.对…满足
2.穷的,缺少的
3.直到现在
4.挑出,辨别出
5.切断;断绝
6.在…中担任主角;主演
7.Pick up
8.cut in
9.说服某人做某事
10.指示某人做某事
unit3
A taste of English humour
Do they have anything in common?
humorous
funny
amusing
entertaining
hilarious
1.What is humour?
2.Do you know the kinds of humour?
Think about:
verbal
nonverbal
funny stories
jokes
comedy
mime
A MASTER
OF
NONVERBAL HUMOUR
Teaching goals:
1.To remember the important words
and phases in this unit.
2. To learn the more information
about Charlie Chaplin.
3. To discuss the functions of
humour in our daily life.
Fast reading
Match
P1 what Charlie’s childhood was like
P2 what his most famous character was like
P3 introduction to the topic
P4 an example of a sad situation that he
made funny
P5 his achievements
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.
2. In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for ______.
A. films B. gold
C. entertainment D. water
Choose:
careful reading
Para1:
Q: What effect does Charlie
Chaplin’s acting have?
He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.
Para2:
“Not that Charlie’s own life was easy” why?
① His family was poor.
② His parents were both poor music hall
performers.
③ His family income was uncertain.
④ His father died.
⑤ Charlie spent his childhood looking after
his sick mother and his brother.
carrying a walking stick
worn large trousers
worn-out shoes
with a moustache
a small round
black hat
Para3:
Describe him
walked around stiffly
Put these sentences in the right order.
Chaplin tried chewing the bottom of the
shoes.
b. Chaplin boiled one of his leather shoes.
c. Chaplin cut off the leather top of the shoe.
d. Chaplin picked out the lace of the shoe.
e. Chaplin ate it as if it were spaghetti.
b c a d e
Para4:
Fill in the blanks.
Charlie wrote , _______ and produced the films he _________. In 1972, he was given a ____________ for his ___________work in films.
starred in
special Oscar
outstanding
directed
Para5:
What should we learn from
Charlie Chaplin? (2) What should we do to get
success?
Discussion:
Homework:
Try to find more information
about Chaplin and his films.
Write a short passage about the
importance of humour.