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A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR
Unit 3
Review
Read the new words and phrases.
1. To understand the passage about the life, work and achievements of Charlie Chaplin
2. To summarise the main idea and retell the passage
3. To learn some words and expressions
4. To be able to get Charlie Chaplin’s great qualities and try to learn from him
Look at some pictures
Do you know who he is?
Charlie Chaplin
He is one of the most famous humorists that can make others laugh all the time. He was a great silent movie stars. Modern Times, The Little Tramp, The gold Rush, City Light are his masterpieces.
Do you want to go in search of him? Now read the passage.
Charlie Chaplin is so brilliant that the man wants to go in search of him.
Skimming for general idea
Task One
1. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. The history of English humor.
B. The films Chaplin made.
C. The humor Chaplin made in his films.
D. The Gold Rush in California.
2. In the end of the 19th century people went to Alaska to look for .
A. films B. gold C. entertainment D. water
3. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for .
A. the contributions he made in films
B. the films he directed
C. the joy he gave us in his films
D. his optimism and determination to overcome difficulties
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
4. Find out the main idea of each part.
C. His achievements
A. His famous film character
D. Charlie’s childhood
B. The world situation
E. An example of his work
Scanning for specific information
Task Two
1.Notes about Charlie Chaplin’s career
1889
1977
actor
Mime
“the tramp”, a poor and homeless person
Charming ,social failure with a determination
to overcome difficulties and always kind
Born
Died
Job
Type of acting
Character
Reason for success
2.Fill in the blankets
brightened
depressed
worse off
humour
People’s comments on
Charlie Chaplin ★He 1. ___________the lives of Americans and British.
★He made people laugh when they felt 2. ____________.
Chaplin’s early years ★His father died, leaving the family even 3. __________.
★He spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
★He had become famous by his teens through his 4_________.
moustache
worn-out
walking stick
starred in
Oscar
actor
Chaplin’s role — a little
tramp A homeless man with a 5. ________, wearing large trousers,
6. ________shoes and a small round black hat, walking around stiffly and carrying a 7. ________.
Chaplin’s achievements ★He wrote, directed, and produced the films he 8._________.
★He was given a special 9. ___________for his outstanding work in films.
★He is loved and remembered as a great 10.__________.
Find out the key points
Task Three
Fill in the blankets.
Check the answers.
Homework
up to now, content, astonishing, fortunate, bored, throughout, failure, overcome, pick out, convince.
3. Read the articles in Learning English.
Read the passage again and review
the new words and expressions.
2. 发挥想象,连词成文(50-100字).