人教高中英语必修四Unit 3 A taste of English humour Reading language points课件（38张ppt）

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A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR
Detail Reading
... 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：
I haven’t got any letters from him up to now.
直到现在我还没收到过他的信。
Language Points
Her life has run smoothly up to now.
她的生活到目前仍一帆风顺。
【拓展】
up to 达到……程度或数量
be up to sth 能胜任某事; 忙于某事或
从事于某事
be up to sb 该由某人做出决定; 取决于某人
… so they could feel more content with their lives.
1) content adj. 满足; 满意; 知足
常见搭配: be content with sth.
be content to do sth.
Are you content with your present salary?
你对你现在的工资待遇满意吗？
She is quite content to stay at home looking
after her children.
她呆在家里照顾孩子感到非常知足。
3. Not that Charlie’s own life was easy!
卓别林自己的生活并没有那么容易！
本句为not构成的倒装句。that为副词, 修饰
形容词easy。
在英语中, 有时为了强调某一成分而将具有
否定意义的副词置于句首构成倒装句, 这样
的副词有not, never, seldom, little, few等。
本句可转换为:
Charlie’s own life was not that easy!
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。
1) it在句中作形式宾语，当动词不定式作句子
的宾语, 同时有一个形容词同宾语在一起时，
常用it作形式宾语。
I’ll make it my business to help her.???
我会把帮助她作为我的责任。

2) astonish: v. 使(某人)吃惊, 震惊, 比surprise的
语气要强。如:
The earthquake astonished me.
地震使我惊慌失措。
be astonished 吃惊 如：
She was astonished to find he was drunk.
发现他喝醉了, 她很吃惊。
I was astonished at/by the news.
这消息使我大吃一惊。
to one’s astonishment 令…惊异的是…
To our astonishment， the small boy swam
across the river.
令我们惊奇的是那小男孩居然游过了那条河。
astonishing adj. 令人吃惊的
an astonishing remark 惊人之语
astonishment n. 惊异; 惊愕; 惊奇
in astonishment 愕然, 吃惊地 如：
She stared at me in astonishment.
她吃惊地瞪着我。
5. fortunate为形容词, 意为“幸运的; 运气
好的”, 相当于lucky, 其反义词为unfortunate。
常用结构: be fortunate (enough) to do 或
be fortunate in doing 意为“……很幸运”。 如：
She is fortunate (enough) to have a rich husband.
=She is fortunate in having a rich husband.
她很幸运，有一位富有的丈夫。

5.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。
Tom has lost his job and is worse off than ever.
汤姆的工作丢了, 情况比以前更糟。
【拓展】
badly off 穷的; 缺少的
well off 富有的
6. No one was ever bored watching him —his
subtle acting made everything entertaining.
entertaining adj. 表示“使人快乐的; 有趣的”
He told us an entertaining story yesterday.
昨天他给我们讲了一个有趣的故事。

【拓展】entertain v. 使感兴趣; 使娱乐; 招待
entertainment n. 娱乐; 款待; 招待
entertainer n. (娱乐节目的)表演者
7. …because known throughout the world.
throughout prep. 1) (表示地区) 遍及, 整个 如：
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：
He lived a poor life throughout his life.
他一生过着穷苦的生活。
8. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a
moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out
shoes...
1) homeless adj. 无家可归的
-less是表示否定意义的形容词后缀, 加在某些
名词的后面构成否定意义的形容词, 类似的如：
helpless 无力的; 无计可施的;
无助的; 无依无靠的
careless 粗心的; 轻率的
childless 没有儿女的
harmless 无害的; 无损害的;没有恶意的; 无邪的
ceaseless 不断的; 不停的
countless 数不尽的; 无数的
tireless 不会疲倦的; 不知疲倦的, 不休止的
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。
9. This character was a social failure but was
loved for his optimism and determination to
overcome all difficulties.
这个角色是社会生活中的失败者, 但他的乐观
精神和战胜困难的决心使他受到人们的喜爱。
本句为but连接的并列句, but后的分句承前
省略了主语this character; to overcome all
difficulties为动词不定式短语作定语, 修饰
determination。
本句可理解为: This character was not a
successful person in social life, but people
loved him because of his optimism and
determination to overcome all difficulties.
failure: n. 失败; 失败者

overcome v. (overcame, overcome) 战胜; 克服
There will be no difficulty in the world that
they cannot overcome.?
世界上任何困难他们都可以克服。
Homework
1. Finish the exercises on workbook page 53-54.

2. 背诵课文第二段。
11. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe
as if it were the finest steak.
cut off: 切断; 断绝

The television show was cut off by a special
news report.
电视节目被一条特别新闻报道打断了。

【拓展】
cut across 取捷径; 走近路
cut in 插嘴
cut down 减少; 缩减
cut up 切碎
cut out 切掉; 割掉
cut into pieces 切成碎片
12. Charlie first picked out the laces and eats
them as if they are spaghetti.
pick out: 挑出; 辨别出

My father helped me pick out a new book.?
我父亲帮我选了一本新书。

与pick有关的短语:
pick up 拾起, (车, 船)搭载客人, 驾车去接(人),
接收(信号, 广播、电视节目), 学会(语言)
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。
短语: at a mouthful 一大口
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
14. The acting is so convincing that it makes
you believe that it is one of the best meals he
has ever tasted!
convincing 用作形容词, 在这里表示
“使人信服的; 令人心悦诚服的”。
如：
His analyses were always so convincing.
他的分析总是那么令人信服。
【拓展】
convince vt． 使相信; 说服; 使承认
convince sb to do sth 说服某人做某事
convince sb that 使某人相信
convince ... of … 使……确信……
be convinced of /that 确信; 承认
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。
1) direct 在句中意为“导演”, 它还有其它意思:
adj. 直的; 直线的; 直达的 如：
There is no direct train from here to Taichung.
此地没有直达台中的火车。
a direct road to London 直通伦敦的路
adj. 坦白的; 率直的。 如：
He gave me a direct answer.
他给我率直的回答。

2) star v. (在电影中)主演, 由……主演;
以……为主角 如:
She has starred in a lot of good films.
她主演了许多好电影。
II. Read the text and fill in the blanks.
Name Charlie Chaplin
Early life ①He was born in 1889 and his parents were poor music hall __________.
②He learned to sing and dance at an early age.
③He spent his ________ looking after his sick mother and his brother.
④By his teens he became one of the most popular child _____ in England.
performers
childhood
actors
Model His charming character, _____________, became known throughout the world.
①The character was a poor _______ man wearing a __________, large trousers, ________shoes and a small round black hat.
②He walked about stiffly carrying a ___________ .
③He was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.
the little tramp
homeless
moustache
worn-out
walking stick
Model ●In The Gold Rush, the little tramp and his friend haven’t discovered ____ and live with cold and hunger.
●They try boiling a pair of ______ shoes.
●The little tramp eats each mouthful with great _________ .
●The acting is so _________that it seems as if it is one of the best meals he has eaten.
gold
leather
enjoyment
convincing
Late life ①He wrote, _______ and produced the films he starred in.
②In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his __________ work in films.
③He lived in England and the USA but spent the last years in __________.
Influence He brightened the lives of Americans and British as a great actor.
Switzerland
directed
outstanding

Para.2

Para. 4
Charlie Chaplin
Para.1
childhood
family
teens


born
parents
humor
entertaining
film

Para. 3
tramp
achievements

Para. 5
1972
1977
example
The Gold Rush
The little tramp


California
eat
Retell the text according to the chart.
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.
T
F
F
True or false?
4. 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.
F
T
T
4. 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.
F
T
T
Discussion
1. Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work? Why?
Yes, because he understood the problems of people who were very poor.
2. Why did people like The Little Tramp?


3. Do you think Chaplin’s eating boiled shoes funny? Why?


Because it gives people courage to overcome difficulties.
Yes. Because he made the terrible situation “real” for his audience.
And he was able to show the humanity and kindness in the most difficult circumstances.
4. Why do you think he was so successful?
Because he was a wonderful actor, understood and sympathized with people’s problems and tried to cheer them up.
We should be optimistic(乐观) no matter what
difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie
Chaplin was.
Set up an aim
Do our best
Pay more time then others
Never give up/ lose heart
Insist on what we pursue