人教版高中英語必修四課件：Unit 3 A taste of English humour reading

1、unit3a taste of english humour there are thousands of jokes which use “play on words” to amuse us. now read some of these customer and waiter jokes.english jokes 1. c: whats that fly doing in my soup? w: swimming. i think! 2. c: whats that? w: its bean soup. c: i dont want to know what its been. i w

2、ant to know what it is now. 3. c: waiter. will the pancakes be long? w: no, sir. round.humorouswhat is humor?humor is the quality(品質(zhì)品質(zhì)) of being funny and making people laugh.how many kinds of humor do you know?verbalnonverbalfunny stories; funny poems; jokes; cross talk; funny playstongue twisters

3、(繞口令繞口令); mime (啞劇啞劇); farce (滑稽劇滑稽劇); body languageplay on wordsmime& farcecharlie chaplinmr. beanhe is one of the most famous that can make others laugh all the time.charlie chaplin a master of nonverbal humour find out the main idea of each paragraphc). the reason why people need c). the reas

4、on why people need laughter laughtera). chaplins childhooda). chaplins childhoode). an example of chaplins e). an example of chaplins work: work: the gold rushthe gold rush b). chaplins achievements b). chaplins achievementsd). his most famous characterd). his most famous character write notes about

5、 charlie chaplins career.notes on charlie chaplins career borndiedjob famous character18891977actorthe little trampq1: who did best in bringing laughter up to now? q2: why can he make people laugh?because he made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with t

6、heir lives. charlie chaplinpara.11889he was _.his parents were_?_ he was taught to sing and dance.father diedhis family _, and he spent his childhood in _.he became a most popular child actor. he could _ and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks.bornpoor music hall performersas soon as he could

7、 speak and walkbecame worse offhis mother and brotherlooking aftermimeby his teens_?_para.2q1: give a description on how was he dressed ? his costume (服裝服裝)para.3picture of charlie the tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat.he wa

8、lked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.a small round a small round black hatblack hat a moustache a moustachea walking a walking stickstick large trouserslarge trousersworn-outworn-out shoes shoes he was known and loved by many people throughout the world.why?why?optimism and determinationrush

9、 in search of goldthey _ on the edge of a mountain in a _with nothing to eat.noare hiding in a small hutsnowstormpara.4the gold rushtoward the end of the 19th centuryalaska1.cut off the leather top of the shoe2. pick out the laces and eat them3. try cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe4. eat e

10、ach mouthful with great enjoyment 5. boil a pair of leather shoes for their dinner2134how did he perform his eating a boiled shoe in the film the gold rush?chaplin wrote, _, and produced the films he _.directedstarred inhe was given a _ for his outstanding work.he spent his last years in _, and was

11、buried there in 1977.special oscarswitzerlandpara.5the kid 尋子遇仙記尋子遇仙記 1921 modern times 摩登時代摩登時代 1936chaplins famous filmsthe great dictator 大獨裁者大獨裁者 1940the circus 大馬戲團大馬戲團 1928 chaplins famous films as an outstanding humourous actor, chaplin could make people laugh when they _, so they felt more _

12、 their lives. his charming _ “the little tramp” is well-known all over the world, a poor and _ person wearing large trousers, _ shoes, and carrying a walking _. a social _ as he was, he was loved by all the people for his _ and _ in overcoming difficulties and being kind to people _ to him. when playing the famous film the gold rush, chaplin managed to make the sad situationeating a