Module4 Unit 3
A taste of English humour
Reading
Teaching Aims:
1. Train the students’reading ability.
2. Enable the students to learn what humour means and what is nonverbal humour.
3. 德育目标：使学生加深对幽默的理解，学会如何在生活中正确应用幽默
Teaching Important Points:
1. Help the students to get the main idea of each paragraph using the reading skills.
2. Improve the students’ reading ability.
Teaching Steps:
谚语导读
Laughter is the best medicine. (笑是良药)
A smile always makes a young man. （笑一笑,十年少）
I. Warming-up
Enjoy a film acted by Mr. Bean.
II. Pre-reading
T:What do you think of Mr. Bean (humorous)And what’s the way of his acting (mime)
T:How many kinds of humour do you know (joke,funny story, cross talk, comedy, sketch and so on)
T:Which kind of humor do you like best (Ask some students to answer)
(展示一些幽默明星照片) T:Are you familiar with them And who is your favourite humorist
T:Do you like Chaplin And how much do you know about him (Ask some student to answer)
T:He was one of the most famous humorists that can make others laugh all the time. He was a great silent movie star. Chaplin wrote, directed and produced many movies he starred in. Such as The Tramp流浪汉 1915, The Kid寻子遇仙记 1921 , The Gold Rush淘金记, 1925 The Circus 大马戏团 1928 , Modern Times 摩登时代 1936, The Great Dictator 大独裁者 1940, he was given a special Oscar for his lifetime outstanding work.Do you want to know more about him Let’s come to the reading text A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUNOUR.
III. Reading
Task 1 Read and match
T:First,please skim the passage as quickly as you can to find out the main idea of each paragraph. I would like to offer you the reading skills: While skimming , please pay attention to the key sentence of each paragraph,because it is the key to understanding the whole paragraph,it usually appears at the beginning or at the end of a paragraph. Clear I’ll give you 3 minutes to finish it,go ahead please.
(方法导引：眼睛迅速查读 大脑瞬时记忆)
Para 1 Charlie Chaplin’schildhood.
Para 2 His most famous character.
Para 3 Why people needed cheering up.
Para 4 His achievements.
Para 5 An example of his works. ( The Gold Rush)
Task 2 Read and answer（我也来当出题专家）
1)Group- work：Read the text again. Suppose you were the teacher. Please make some questions for your students in each paragraph.Then ask them to answer these questions.
2)Fill in the blanks （方法导引：抓住旨句 留意细节）
Name Charlie Chaplin
Early life ①He was born in 1889 and his parents were poor music hall __________.②He learned to _____________ 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.
Acting ●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.
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.
Task 3 Read and say （方法导引：克服害羞 脱口秀英语）
1)Can you describe the little tramp
2) Enjoy a short video and describe how Charlie Chaplin eats his shoe. (sit down, pick out, laces, cut off, leather, chew, First, …then,… finally,…)
Task 4 Read and act （精彩表演 看我的！！）
Interview: Work in pairs. Imagine that you are Charlie Chaplin, and your partner is a journalist from 21st Century. Make an interview according to the reading passage.
J : Excuse me, I’m a reporter from 21st Century, may I ask you some questions, Mr. Chaplin
C: Sure. Go ahead!
J: What kind of films do you act in
C: I usually act in _____________________________
J: What’s your own manner of acting
C: I wear_________________________and carry_________
J: Mr. Chaplin, you have produced, directed, and written many famous and humorous films, which one do you like best
C: I like ________ best, because______________
J: Ok, I see. And you are one of the most successful actors in the world. What’s your secret of success
C: I think _______________ is the most important for my success.
J: Thank you. C: __________________
IV. Post-reading
Task 5 Read and talk (方法导引：小组讨论 口头表达 书面落实)
If you are not happy, what will you do to cheer yourself up
Life
Life is challenging, meet it. Life is various, make it.
Life is beautiful, discover it. Life is humorous, enjoy it.
Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a song, sing it.
Homework:
Collect more information about Charlie Chaplin.
His official website: www.CharlieChaplin.com
2) Write a short passage about your discussion.(共46张PPT)
Module4 Unit 3
A taste of English humour Reading
Laughter is the best medicine.
(笑是良药)
A smile always makes a young man.
（笑一笑,十年少）
Enjoy a video
这个造型很酷吧！
humor
joke
funny story
sketch
comedy
cross talk
How many kinds of humour do you know
别以为穿上马甲我就认不出你了！
A: I’m sorry.
B: I’m sorry, too.
A: I’m sorry three.
B: What are you sorry for
A: I’m sorry five.
Which kind of humor do you like best
Oh, let me see, It’s hard to say.
Are you familiar with them Who is your favourite humorist
He was one of the most famous humorists that can make others laugh all the time. He was a great silent movie star.
Charlie Chaplin
The Tramp
流浪汉 1915
The Kid
寻子遇仙记 1921
The Gold Rush
淘金记 1925
Chaplin wrote, ________ and produced many movies he _________.
directed
starred in
He was given a ____________ for his lifetime outstanding work.
Modern Times
摩登时代 1936
The Great Dictator
大独裁者 1940
The Circus
大马戏团 1928
special Oscar
A MASTER OF
NONVERBAL HUNOUR
Task 1
Read and match
Find out the main idea of each part.
Why people needed cheering up.
Charlie Chaplin’s childhood.
His most famous character.
An example of his works.
(The Gold Rush)
His achievements.
Skimming:
Task 2
Read and answer
Task 2: Suppose you were the teacher.
Please make some questions for your
students in each paragraph.Then ask
them to answer these questions.
Group-work
Fill in the blanks
Name Charlie Chaplin
Early life ①He was born in 1889 and his parents were poor music hall __________.
②He learned to _____________ 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
sing and dance
Acting ●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
I’m driving at a high speed.
Task 3
Read and say
large trousers
worn-out shoes
a walking stick
a small black hat
a moustache
Can you describe the little tramp
Para.3
" The Little Tramp" was a poor and homeless person
sit down
pick out
laces
cut off
leather
chew
First, …then,… finally,…
Para 4 The Gold Rush
sit down
pick out
laces
cut off
leather
chew
First, …then,… finally,…
Para 4 The Gold Rush
Task 4
Read and act
Work in pairs. Imagine that you are Charlie Chaplin, and your partner is a journalist from 21st Century. Make an interview according to the reading passage.
J : Excuse me, I’m a reporter from 21st Century, may I ask you some questions, Mr. Chaplin
C: Sure. Go ahead!
J: What kind of films do you act in
C: I usually act in _____________________________
J: What’s your own manner of acting
C: I wear_________________________and carry_________
J: Mr. Chaplin, you have produced, directed, and written many famous and humorous films, which one do you like best
C: I like ________ best, because______________
J: Ok, I see. And you are one of the most successful actors in the world. What’s your secret of success
C: I think _______________ is the most important for my success.
J: Thank you. C: __________________
Task 5
Read and talk
If you are not happy, what will you do to cheer yourself up
...Relax...
… Play games...
...Enjoy the fields...
… Get some sun...
...refresh...
… Have a beer…
… Get rid of the horrible diets
(after all you are not so fat)...
...Don’t unload your anger on others...
Don’t be angry even when others are unkind to you.
...Never stop loving...
…Don’t be afraid of others, because they are bigger than you.
The real size could be measured in the wisdom.
Try to make a sad situation entertaining
You should develop a sense
of humor and have a positive
attitude towards life.
In a word
And finally look in the mirror and think
“I’m beautiful”.
.
Now, enjoy your day !!!
Come on!
Life
Life is challenging, meet it.
Life is various, make it.
Life is beautiful, discover it.
Life is humorous, enjoy it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Homework
1.Collect more information about Charlie
His official website: www.CharlieChaplin.com
2.Write a short passage about your discussion.
