人教版高中英语必修4 Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour 阅读 A master of Non-verbal humor课件（共15张PPT

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Reading
Unit 3 A taste of English Humor
Charlie Chaplin
He is a great nonverbal movie star.
first appearance on the stage: at the age of 5
acted in: 13 films
wrote & directed: 69 films
his masterpieces:
Modern Times,
The Little Tramp,
The gold Rush,
City Light
He was very popular in his time.
A Master of Nonverbal Humor
In which order is the story organized?
What information can be included?
Read each paragraph quickly and match the main idea.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Why people need cheering up.
What Charlie’s childhood was like.
What his most famous character was like.
An example of a sad situation that he made __________.
His achievements
entertaining
London, 1889
Switzerland, 1977
movie actor
mime
Little tramp
Large trousers, worn- out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stick
Born
Died
Job
Type of acting
Famous character
Costume


Para 1
1. Why do people need cheering up?
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
Victor Hugo
2. What did Chaplin do for people?
He brightened the lives …
He made people laugh at a time when …
Para 2
What was Charlie’s childhood like?
T/F? How do you know?
1. His own life was easy too.
2. His parents were poor performers.
3. He was taught to sing and dance when he grew up.
4. He spent his childhood looking after his sick
mother and brother.
5. He was popular with everybody by his teens
F
T
F
T
T
Picture of charlie

a small round black hat
a moustache
a walking stick
very large trousers
Para 3: Give a description on Chaplin?
worn-out shoes
Para 3
What was his most famous character like?
His most famous character was a little tramp, known throughout the world. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out
shoes and a small round black hat, walking around stiffly carrying a walking stick. He was a social failure and an underdog, but he overcame all difficulties determinedly and optimistically. He was loved by us.


Para 4
What is the example of a sad situation that he made funny?
2. Why did they rush to California?
1. Where is the example from?
They are so hungry that …
In search of gold
3. Why did they eat boiled leather shoes?
4. How did he eat the boiled shoes?
pick out…as if…were…
cut off …as if…were…
chew …as if…were…
eat each mouthful with great enjoyment
Para 5
His achievements
He wrote, directed and produced the film he
starred in.
B. He was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films.
C. He is loved and remembered as a great actor and inspires people with great confidence.
D. All of above
What are his achievements? ___
D
Not all the h_____ is kind. Some are bad, but some can inspire people. Some actors can a_______ us with the characters they are playing. Charlie Chaplin was just such an a____.
He became famous for using a special form of acting in silent films. The Little Tramp gives people courage to o__________ difficulties with his firm d_____________ and he is always kind even when people are u_______ to him.
Chaplin produced, d________, and wrote the movies he s______ in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his lifetime o_________ work. He lived the last years of his life in Switzerland, where he was b_____ in 1997.
humor
astonish
actor
overcome
determination
unkind
directed
starred
outstanding
buried
Discussion
Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work? Why?
Yes, because he understood the problems of people who were very poor.
Why did people like The little Tramp?
For his determination in overcoming difficulties;
Because he was always being kind even when people were unkind to him.
Because he was optimistic(乐观的).