高中英語 Unit 3 A taste of English Section 1 Warming Up and Reading 課件 新人教版必修4.ppt

1、,A taste of English humour,Unit 3,牽 手 課 堂,The Significance of a Good Sense of Humour The story goes that a certain court jester(宮廷小丑) went too far one day and insulted his king.The king became very angry and he sentenced the jester to death.His court prayed the king to have mercy on the man who had

2、served him well for so many years.After a time,the king relented only enough to give the jester his choice as to how he would like to die.The jester replied,“If its all the same to you,my Lord,Id like to die of old age.”Certainly in this case,a good sense of humour saved the mans life.,Its true for

3、us as well.We may not be faced with a situation where our wit will save us from death,but our sense of humour and the ability to laugh at things has proven health benefits that extend and improve our quality of life.,Norman Cousins,in his book Anatomy of An Illness,wrote about how he cured himself o

4、f cancer by laughing a good part of each day.He rented films of comedies and watched them for hours on end in his hospital room.He had nothing to lose since hed been diagnosed(診斷) as terminal. His “experiment” turned out to be a classic example of the healing powers of laughter.If it worked for Cous

5、ins with a lifethreatening illness,it can work for us to improve and protect our good health.We should laugh often and heartily.Its good for our body.Besides,lifes too important to be taken seriously. Question: Whats the function of humor and laughter?,Section Warming Up and Reading,欄目導航,.Read the t

6、ext and match the main idea with each paragraph. Paragraph 1:( ) A.What his most famous character was like? Paragraph 2:( ) B.Why people needed cheering up? Paragraph 3:( ) C.What his childhood was like？ Paragraph 4:( ) D.His achievements. Paragraph 5:( ) E.An example of a sad situation that he made

7、 funny.,B,C,A,E,D, .Scan the text and choose the best answer according to the text. 1.Whats the passage mainly about? A.The history of English humour. B.The films Chaplin made. C.The humour Chaplin made in his films. D.The Gold Rush in California. 答案：C,2.Why was he taught to sing and dance at such a

8、n early age? A.Because he had a great talent for singing and dancing. B.Because he had a great interest in them. C.Because he had made up his mind to become an actor. D.Because he had to receive training to support his family. 答案：D 3.How did he spend his childhood? A.Receiving good education. B.Look

9、ing after his sick mother and his brother. C.Enjoying a wealthy and happy family life. D.Having no one to accompany him. 答案：B,4.Why did people love the character of the little tramp? A.Because he was a social failure. B.Because he looked ridiculous. C.Because he walked in a funny way. D.Because he h

10、ad optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. 答案：D 5.Why do we believe it is one of the best meals Charlie has ever tasted? A.Because the food is the most delicious. B.Because we are very hungry. C.Because he eats the shoes happily. D.Because the shoes are very beautiful. 答案：C,.Complet

11、e the following passage with the words in brackets in their proper forms or the words from the text. Charlie Chaplin was a humorous actor, who astonished us with humorous feelings he inspired in us. Born in poverty, he became famous for a particular form of acting in entertaining silent movies. He w

12、as 1. _ attractive and charming character, being well known throughout the world. He played a poor and 2. _ (home) person, wearing large trousers and 3. _ (carry) a walking stick. The character, a social failure in the movies, 4. _(love) by all the people. By overcoming difficulties, by being kind t

13、o people unkind to 5. _ , by making a sad situation entertaining, and by eating a boiled shoe, Charlie Chaplin made people happy and 6. _ (excite).,an,homeless,carrying,was loved,him,excited,7._ he used in the film The Gold Rush was nonverbal humour as well. In the 19th century, in search of gold, p

14、eople rushed to Alaska where gold 8._(discover), panning for gold, washing gold from water in a pan of water, and hoping to pick up gold, 9._most of them were not fortunate enough to pick up any. Charlie Chaplin produced, directed, and wrote the movies that he starred in. He was given a special Osca

15、r in 1972 10. _ his lifetime outstanding work of bringing humour to us all.,What,was discovered,but,for,Point content (1)adj.作表語 感到滿足的；滿意的,考點一單詞點擊,be/feel content(with sth.)對感到滿足 be content to do sth.愿意做某事,(2)n.C/U 滿足；內(nèi)容；目錄；含量；所容納之物,to ones hearts content 盡情地；心滿意足地,(3) vt.使?jié)M足,content oneself with st

16、h.滿足于,contented adj.(通常放在名詞之前作定語) 滿意的，愜意的，滿足的 a contented smile 愜意的笑容,單句語法填空。 (1)In the 1980s she _(content) to focus on academic research and serve as the mother of two sons and the wife of a British academic at Oxford. 解析：句意：二十世紀八十年代，她身為英籍牛津教授的妻子，生有兩子，專注于學術(shù)研究。 (2)Well content _the present payment,

17、 the businessman is ready to keep on dealing with us. 解析：句意：對于目前的報酬非常滿意，那個商人準備和我們保持業(yè)務往來。,was content,with,單句改錯。 (3)He is an easily content person, so he is always optimistic and happy. 解析：句意：他是一個很容易滿足的人，所以他一直很樂觀，也很快樂。,contented,Point astonish v.使(某人)驚詫，驚訝,(1) astonished adj.感到驚訝的；吃驚的 be astonished a

18、t/by sth.因/對感到驚訝 to do sth.對做某事感到驚訝 that 感到驚訝 (2)astonishing adj.使人驚訝的；驚人的 (3) astonishment n.U驚訝；驚奇 in astonishment 驚訝地 to ones astonishment令某人驚訝的是 (4)astonishingly adv.使人驚訝地；驚人地,Point entertain vt.& vi.使歡樂；款待,entertain sb.to sth. 宴客；款待某人(尤指在自己家中) entertain sb.with sth./by doing sth. 用某物/通過做某事使某人歡樂

19、,(1) entertaining adj.使人愉快的；有趣的 a most entertaining guest 很風趣的客人 (2)entertainment n.娛樂；款待 (3)entertainer n.(娛樂節(jié)目的)表演者；藝人,單句語法填空。 (1)At the last celebration, she as well as her friends_(entertain) with all kinds of delicious food. 解析：句意：在上次的慶祝會上，她和她的朋友以各種美味食品被款待。 (2)Then it becomes an_(entertain) cen

20、tre, allowing you to watch any video and download any program. 解析：句意：之后它就成為了一個娛樂中心，可以隨意看各種視頻、下載各種程序。,was entertained,entertainment,單句改錯。 (3)He had planned to entertain his friends with dinner, but he was really so busy then that he himself had no time to have meals. 解析：句意：他本計劃設(shè)晚宴招待他的朋友們，但他當時真的太忙，以至于

21、他自己都沒有時間吃飯。 (4)After dinner, the native people have been used to be entertained with Beijing Opera and cool tea. 解析：句意：晚飯后，當?shù)厝艘恢绷晳T于聽聽京戲喝喝涼茶消遣。,to,being,Point convince vt.使(某人)相信；說服(某人),convince sb.of sth./thatclause使某人相信某事 convince sb.to do sth.= persuade sb.to do sth. 說服某人做某事 be convinced of/that 堅

22、信；確信,conviction n.確信，堅定的信仰；說服，信服；定罪 convincing adj.令人信服的；有說服力的,單句語法填空。 (1)No one has come up with a _(convince) explanation of why the dinosaurs died out. (2)_(convince) of his honesty and determination, the director of our company decided to invest in his new company.,convincing,Convinced,(3)Only a

23、fter we saw several pictures of his family had we convinced that he was really the grandson of the former foreign minister. 解析：句意：只有看了他的幾張家庭照片之后，我們才相信他真的是前任外交大臣的孫子。,were,Point direct (1)vt.& vi. 導演；指示；指揮,directat/towards sb./sth. 把指向某人/事 direct sb.to a place 指引某人到某處 direct sb.to do sth. 指示/命令某人做某事 d

24、irect(that)sb./sth.(should)do/be done 指示/命令某人做/某事被做,單句語法填空。 (1)Their thought and action have played a great role in _(direct) human events to right values. 解析：句意：他們的思想和行為在指引人類大事件到正確的價值觀上扮演著重要的地位。 (2)With Jack _(direct) me, I had no difficulty in finding the managers house. 解析：句意：有了杰克給我引路，我毫不費力地找到了經(jīng)理

25、的家。,directing,directing,單句改錯。 (3)Our university was founded in October 1951 and is a key institution of higher learning direct under the Ministry of Education. 解析：句意：我們大學始建于1951年十月，是教育部管轄的重點高等學府。,directly,Point particular (1)adj.特別的；特殊的；挑剔的，吹毛求疵的,be particular about/over sth. 對挑剔/講究 in particular=pa

26、rticularly 尤其；特別,particularly adv.尤其；特別地；特殊地,Children particularly would burst into laughter at his behaviour. 尤其是孩子們看到他的行為會大笑不止。,單句語法填空。 (1)If you really want something _ particular, keep taking action and refuse the alternatives until you get it! 解析：句意：如果你真的特別想要什么東西，保持你的行動并且拒絕替代品，直到你得到它。 (2)_(part

27、icular) about food left him in lack of nutrition and he was weaker and weaker. (3)We are _(particular) grateful to him for his timely help. 解析：句意：我們特別感謝他的及時幫助。,in,Being particular,particularly,考點二短語詮釋,up to now = so far/by now/until now到目前為止(通常與現(xiàn)在完成時連用),As Victor Hugo once said,“Laugher is the sun t

28、hat drives winter from the human face”,and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.(教材P18) 正如維克多雨果曾說過的，“笑聲是驅(qū)逐人們面孔上的冬天的一輪太陽”，直到現(xiàn)在在這方面也沒人能夠比查理卓別林做得更好。 So far the work has been easy but things may change. 到目前為止,這工作很容易,但情況可能有變化。,單句語法填空。 (1)Up to now, great changes_(take) pl

29、ace in our hometown and people are enjoying a good policy. 解析：句意：到目前為止，我們家鄉(xiāng)已經(jīng)發(fā)生了巨大的變化，人們正在享受著好政策帶來的好處。 單句改錯。 (2)How is your math teacher all these days? Ive no idea. But it is said that up to now he recovered from his serious illness.,have taken, has,badly off的比較級：worse off 境況更差 badly off的反義詞：well o

30、ff 過得很好；富有的 well off的比較級：better off 境況更好,單句語法填空。 (1)We shouldnt complain about being poor because many families are _(badly) off. (2)_(badly) off, the man was eager to apply for the job with a famous company. 單句改錯。 (3)Of all my former classmates, Henry has been worse off because of his attitude to l

31、ife over these years.,worse,Having been badly,worst,pick up (vt.)撿起；讓某人搭車；繼續(xù)；便宜地買到；接收(節(jié)目)；無意中學會 (vi.)(情況)好轉(zhuǎn)；(身體)逐漸恢復,單句語法填空。 (1)She_(pick) out from dozens of applicants for the job. 解析：句意：她從大批求職者中被選中承擔這項工作。 (2)He is careful to pick _ some new ties to give as Christmas presents to his friends. 解析：句意：

32、他正在小心地挑選一些新領(lǐng)帶，作為圣誕禮物送給他的朋友們。,was picked,out,cut down 砍倒；削減 cut in 插嘴；強行超車 cut out 剪除；刪除 cut up 切碎；(為某事)傷心，難受,單句語法填空。 (1)When the whole area was cut _by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter. (2)He had a finger cut _while he was working on the machine and shouted with pain. 解析：句意：他在

33、操作機器的時候把一個手指給切掉了，痛得大叫。,off,off,單句改錯。 (3)According to the report, a tree after another is cut down and many species are dying out in the primitive rainforest. 解析：句意：據(jù)報道，樹正一棵棵地被砍下，原始雨林中有很多物種就要滅絕了。, being,Point 5 star in 主演；擔任主角,star sb.(in sth.)使某人擔任主角；由某人主演,單句語法填空。 (1)It was John Denver who we heard _(star) in a new love movie, which made a big hit at the end of the year. 解析：句意：我們聽說那部年底大獲成功的新愛情電影是約翰丹沃主演的。 單句改錯。 (2)The actor devoted himself to star in his first film and even had no time to date with his girlfriend. 解析：句意：這位演員把全部身心投入到他主演的第一部電影中，甚至沒有時間跟女朋友約會。,starring,starring,考