人教版高一英语必修四 Unit 3A taste of English humour reading &language points课件（共51张PPT）

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Review
对…感到满意
乐意做某事
对…感到吃惊
一个吃惊的表情
在某方面很幸运
做某事很幸运
发财
朝四面八方

be content with
be astonished at/by
an astonished expression
be fortunate to do
be fortunate in…
make a fortune
in all directions
be content to do
给某人指路去…
辨认出；挑选
接人；学会；捡起；
切断；断绝
削减；砍倒
切碎
插嘴；强行超车
对…挑剔
direct sb. to …
cut off
cut down
cut in
cut up
be particular about
pick out
pick up
特别；尤其
有时；偶尔
有一次
与某人小声说话
低声地
乱七八糟
弄乱
对…做出反应
in particular
whisper to sb.
in whispers
mess up
in a mess
react to
on occasion(s)
on one occasion
Unit 3
A taste of English Humour

Warming up and reading
What 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.
Mime is a performance using gestures and body movements without words.
mime
Mr. Bean is funny because he
makes funny faces and acts silly
behaviour.
哑剧,滑稽剧
(funny stories)
Mark Twain was the popular
and humorous American
author.
adj. 幽默的
Two or more speakers
make many jokes and
funny conversation.
Do you know who he is?
Charlie Chaplin
He is one of the most famous humorists that can make others laugh all the time. What do you know about his films?
Charlie Chaplin — The Gold Rush
A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR
Reading
The main idea of each paragraph
Paragraph 1:

Paragraph 2:

Paragraph 3:
Why people needed ?
What Charlie’s was like
What his most famous was like
Paragraph 4:

Paragraph 5:
An example of that he made funny.
His .
2.childhood
3.cheering up
5.character
4.achievements
1.a sad situation
Para 2: Finish the chart.
died
worse off
sing
dance
actors
humour
Childhood What happened Things

Family His father _____,
leaving the
family even
___________. His parents taught him
______ as soon as he could
speak and _______ as soon
as he could walk.


Teens Charlie became one of the
most popular child ______
in England through his
________.
Complete the notes about Charlie Chaplin.
1889
actor
mime
little tramp, a poor and
homeless person
large trousers, worn-out
shoes, small round black
hat and a walking stick
Born
Job
Type of acting
Character
Costume
charming, social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties and always kind
1977
Reason for success
Died

a small
black hat
a moustache
a stick
very wide
trousers
Little Tramp
The Little
Tramp was
a _____ and
___________
person.
poor
homeless
worn-out
shoes
Para 4: Put the events in the right order.
( ) 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.
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1
3
2
5
4
Para 4: Put the events in the right order.
( ) 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.
5
1
3
2
4
6
1. 直到现在 　　　　　
2. 对…满意　　　　　
3. 潦倒,穷困, 缺少的　
4. 让人吃惊　　　　　　
5. 时间流逝
6. 遍及, 整个世界
7. 磨破的,穿旧的,
精疲力尽的
up to now
be content with
badly off 　
astonish sb.　
go by
throughout the world
worn-out
Useful phrases
8.克服困难
9.寻找
10.挑出,辨别出
11.切/砍下，切断
12. 主演,担任主角
overcome difficulties
in search of
pick out
cut off
star in
... and up to now nobody has been able to
do this better than Charlie Chaplin.
句中 up to now = up till now, 表示“到现在
为止”, 常与现在完成时连用。如：
直到现在我还没收到过他的信。
I haven’t got any letters from him up to now.
Her life has run smoothly up to now.
她的生活到目前仍一帆风顺。
【拓展】
be up to sb 该由某人做出决定; 取决于某人
We sat there, with what we listened to.
复习 ：content
e.g. Her answer seemed to content him. 她的回答好像令他满意。
content
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.
令人感到震惊的是, 当查理会说话和走路的
时候就被教唱歌和跳舞。
如： I’ll make it my business to help her.???
我会把帮助她作为我的责任。
Do you consider it wise to tell them about it?
1). To our __________ (astonish), they arrived
on time.
2). We were __________ to hear that their
football team had won the championship．
astonishment
astonished
复习 ：astonish

复习 ：fortunate

很幸运地, 我立刻找到了他家。
Fortunately, I found his house at once.
谚语: Fortune favors fool. 傻人有傻福。
6. Unfortunately his father died, leaving
the family even worse off …
worse off: adj. (情况)更糟糕的, 更贫困的
马克的工作丢了, 情况比以前更糟。
Mark has lost his job and is worse off
than ever.?
better off 情况更好的
他住院的话, 病情定会好转.
He will be better off in hospital.?
。
I’ve only broken my arm; other patients are
far worse off than me.
我只是胳膊折了, 其他病人比我严重得多。

复习 ：entertain
entertaining adj. 表示“使人快乐的; 有趣的”
昨天他给我们讲了一个有趣的故事。
He told us an entertaining story yesterday.
8. …became known throughout the world.
throughout prep.
1) (表示地区) 遍及, 整个
The company has branches throughout the country.
这家公司的分店遍及全国。
2) (表示时间) 整个, 从头到尾 如：
他一生过着穷苦的生活。
He led a poor life throughout his life.
throughout adv.
1) 整个地, 在所有各处, 全部
The hill was green throughout.
那座山整个都是绿的。
2) 自始至终, 到最后 如：
She remained silent throughout.
她从头到尾都保持沉默。

2) worn-out adj.
(衣类、机器等)磨破的; 磨损的; 用旧的 如：
worn-out shoes 穿旧的鞋
精疲力尽的; 憔悴的(一般不用在名词前) 如：
She looks worn-out.
她看起来憔悴不堪。
as if / as though “好像”，引导的方式状语如果是虚拟的情况，采用虚拟语气，be动词用were。
他表现的像个小孩一样。
He behaves as if he were a child.
复习 ：cut off
I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson _______. (湖南2005)
A. cut in B. cut down
C. cut out D. cut up
A
cut down 意为“砍倒”；
cut out 意为“剪掉; 除去, 省略, 删去”;
cut up 意为“切碎”。
13. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment.?
他一口一口地嚼得津津有味。 He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine
and made a face.
他喝了一口苦药, 做了个鬼脸。 I felt so full that I couldn’t eat another mouthful.?
我太饱了, 一口也吃不下了。
handful? 一撮, 一把 a handful of sand? 一把沙子 cupful? 一满杯? two cupfuls of milk? 两杯牛奶 spoonful? 一匙; 满匙
two spoonfuls of sugar? 两匙糖 houseful 满屋; 一屋子 armful (单臂或双臂)一抱之量? an armful of books? 一抱的书
复习 ：convince
1). 他使我相信他是无辜的。
He convinced me of his innocence.
2). 我无法说服他认识到他的错误。
I couldn't convince him of his mistake.
3). 这使我相信他确实是诚实的。
This convinced me that he is honest.
15. Chaplin produced, directed, and wrote the
movies he starred in.
卓别林自制、自导、自编一些他自演的电影。
star v. (在电影中)主演, 由……主演;
以……为主角 如:
The director wants to star Jim in his new film.
这位导演想让吉姆主演他的新片。
She has starred in a lot of good films.
她主演了许多好电影。
The boy burst into tears ______ he saw his
mother.
direct B. direction
C. directly D. directly when
C
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs from the box.
entertain overcome chew convince
2. Children’s TV nowadays is much more
___________.
3. The actress ________ her shyness and became a very good performer.
4. Mike took out something that looked like a piece of ________ gum.
5. I didn’t find any of their arguments very
___________.
entertaining
overcame
chewing
convincing
1. We should learn to ___________________ (克
服困难), no matter how hard they are.
2. Though he is always wearing old clothes, he is
_______________ (并不如你想的那么穷) as
you think.
3. It __________________ (很幸运) that he
______________ (被选出) for the final
competition.
overcome difficulties
not so badly off
was picked out
was very fortunate
Translate the sentences into English.
4. Do you ______________________________
(觉得他这个人很好相处)吗?
5. She ____________________(感到非常满足)
stay at home looking after her children.
6. He is a ____________________ (不是个成功
的艺术家), but a success as an art teacher.
7. __________________ (主演) the film
Spiderman III, Tobey Maguire is very
popular______________________ (全世界).
find it easy to get along with him
is quite content to
failure as an artist
Having starred in
throughout the world
8. _____________________ (令我们惊奇是), he
was not_____________ (惊奇的) the news
_______________________ (我们都认为惊奇的).
9.There is ______________(直达的火车) from
Germany to France, ______________________
__________________ (这会节省你很多的时间)。
10.Children ____________________ (来自富裕家
庭的) have more chances to
____________________________ (国外深造).
a direct train
which can help you save a lot of time
from well off families
go abroad for further education
To our astonishment
astonished at
we all think astonishing
11.我对这次竞赛的方式很满意。(be/feel content with)


12.雨下了一整夜。(throughout)

13.黄色的大衣使她在人群中显得非常显眼。(pick out)
I’m / feel perfectly content with the way of the competition.
It rained throughout the night.
The yellow coat picks / picked her out in the crowd.
14.你不必说服我你是这份工作的合适人选。(convince)


15.他的孩子们并没有表现出对看电影的兴趣,这总让他颇感惊讶。(astonish)
You don’t have to convince me you’re the right person for the job.
It always astonished him that his children showed little interest in seeing films.
“To truly laugh, you must be
able to take your pain, and
play with it!”
--Charlie Chaplin
humo(u)r n. [u]幽默, 风趣　　
humourist n. [c] 幽默(作)家，谈吐幽默的人
humorous adj. 幽默的, 诙谐的　　
I like a person who ___________________.
Mark Twain was a ___________ author and
he was a __________.
有幽默感
humorous
humorist
has a sense of humor
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