必修4Unit3WarmingupandReading.ppt

1、Warming up and Reading,Class 5 Senior 1 Teacher:張瑞 May 26th,2014,Unit3 A taste of English humour,Warming up,Do you know who they are?,They all make people laugh. They are humorous and have sense of humor(幽默感). We call him or her a humorist.,Do they have something in common?,Mark Twain,Mr. Bean,Charl

2、ie Chaplin,Although they are all humorists, they use different kinds of humour.,cross talk(相聲)/tongue twisters(繞口令)/funny poems/funny stories/ jokes/ sketch(小品)/ comedy.,mime/farce(鬧劇)/clown/pantomime(啞劇),verbal,nonverbal,POLICEMAN: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times? THIEF: We

3、ll, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didnt like it. So I had to go back and change it twice!,punchline,(故事、笑話等中的妙語),Enjoy a verbal joke,Humour is different in each country. The English speakers and the Chinese dont have the same sense of humour. However, humor makes people happy, lets peop

4、le think about life and gives people determination to get through difficulties.,Charlie Chaplin-A great actor of nonverbal humour,A Master of Nonverbal Humour,Charlie Chaplin is one of the most famous humourists,He was a great silent movie star.,Fast reading,The passage is mainly about the life and

5、contributions of _. And the character, the little tramp, made him famous throughout the world, for which he received an Oscar and was considered the father of _ movies.,Charlie Chaplin,nonverbal,Skim the text and tick the things mentioned in the passage. (Self-study),Charlies family,Charlies income,

6、Charlies book,Charlies type of acting,Charlies hobby,Charlies wife,Charlies award,Charlies film,Charlies costume,Charlies childhood,a small round black hat,a moustache,a walking stick,large trousers,What does the little tramp acted by Charlie Chaplin look like?,worn-out shoes,The little tramp, a poo

7、r, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat carrying a walking stick.,Description (Interactive learning),Enjoy a short video of the Gold Rush,( ) Chaplin picked out the lace and ate it as if it were spaghetti. ( )They were so hungry that they boi

8、led a pair of leather shoes. ( )They were caught in a small hut. ( )Chaplin cut off the leather top of the shoe and share with his friend. ( ) Chaplin and his friend rushed to Alaska in search of gold, but they failed.,1,3,2,5,4,Careful reading and self-study,Read the passage and choose the most sui

9、table heading from AF for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. A. Charlies childhood B. The world situation C. His famous film character D. Charlies dream of being a writer E. His achievements F. An example of his films Para1_Para 2_Para3 _Para 4 _Para 5 _,B,A,C,F,E,Summ

10、ary (pair work),Charlie Chaplin, born in a poor family, showed an _ (astonish) talent as a _ (perform) as soon as he could walk._ (不幸地), his father died young, leaving his family even_ (badly off). In his teens, he could act the fool doing ordinary task, whom no one was _ (bore) watching. Later on,

11、Chaplin directed, produced and _ (主演)in many funny movies, which made people laugh at a time when they felt _ (depress). The little tramp, who was a _ (home) man with a moustache, large trousers, _ (穿破的) shoes and a small round black hat, was one of the _(much) outstanding parts he had ever played.,

12、astonishing,performer,Unfortunately,worse off,bored,starred,depressed,homeless,worn-out,most,Think, discuss, free talk and report,What can we learn from Charlie Chaplin after you learn about his life?,No matter what difficulties we meet with, we should be confident and optimistic. We should set up a

13、 goal, try our best, never give up and insist on what we pursue, just as Charlie Chaplin was.,Interview,Work in two big groups. Imagine that you are Charlie Chaplin, and your partner is a journalist from 21st Century. Make an interview according to the reading passage.,Emotional education,I hope whe

14、n you meet some difficulties, when you feel unhappy, when you are hopeless, you may read a joke or talk about humorous things. That will make you happy and forget troubles. Do remember: Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. We should develop sense of humor and a positive attitude towards life like the master of no