Ruby—必修四unit3-reading公開課課件.ppt

1、,Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour,1.Daily talking 2.Enjoy some English jokes,ENGLISH JOKE,A：Mary: John says Im pretty. Andy says Im ugly. What do you think, Peter? Peter: A bit of both. _,I think youre pretty ugly.,What is humour?,Humour is the quality(品質(zhì)) of being funny and making people laugh. If

2、someone often makes others laugh, We say he is humorous; We call him a humorist.,How many kinds of humor do you know?,verbal,nonverbal,funny stories; funny poems; jokes; cross talk; sketch tongue twisters (繞口令);,mime (啞劇); farce (滑稽劇); clown（小丑）,Body language and facial expressions,A play on words,W

3、hich kind of humor do you like better?,Nonverbal humour does not use words but relies on facial expressions and gesture;,Charlie Chaplin,Charlie Chaplin,A Master of Nonverbal Humour,He is one of the most famous humorists that can make others laugh all the time.,Nonverbal humour does not use words bu

4、t relies on facial expressions and gesture;,“To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!”, Charlie Chaplin,A MASTER of NONVERBAL HUMOUR,reading,If you are very hungry, will you eat a pair of leather shoes?,Unbelievable:,But Chaplin did!,Now lets learn more about him from th

5、e reading passage,skimming,Choose the right answers to the questions:,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.,Task1 Skimming,to get the main idea of a text by reading only th

6、e key word(s) or top sentence(s),Para.1: Para.2: Para.3: Para.4: Para.5:,2.Find out the main idea of each paragraph,C). The reason why people need laughter,A). Chaplins childhood,E). An example of Chaplins work: The Gold Rush,B). Chaplins achievements,D). His most famous character,Scanning,Answer th

7、e questions,2. Why did he make people laugh?,Because he made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.,Which period did Charlie live?,Through the two world wars,World War I : 1914-1918,World War II : 1939-1945,Para.1 The Importance of Charlie,

8、Para.2,1889,He was _.,_?_,He was taught to sing and dance.,Father died,His family _, and he spent his childhood in _ _.,He became a most popular child actor. He could _ and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks.,born,poor music hall performers,As soon as he could speak and walk,became worse off

9、,his mother and brother,looking after,mime,By his teens,_?_,Chaplins childhood,Q1: Give a description on the little tramp?,Para.3,How was he dressed ? His costume (服裝),The Little Tramp was a _ and _ person.,The Little Tramp,poor,homeless,He had and to overcome difficulties.,very large trousers,a wal

10、king stick,a moustache,a small black hat,worn-out shoes,optimism,determination,1.Describe the Little Tramp（ His costume 服裝）,Para.3,He was known and loved by many people throughout the world. Why？,Para. 4,The Gold Rush,Find out some information about the film The Gold Rush.,Time : _ Place : _ Job in

11、the film : _,in the mid-nineteenth century,California,Rush in search of gold,Did they succeed in finding the gold ? _,What troubles did they meet ?,Para 4: The Gold Rush,They _ on the edge of a mountain in a _with nothing to eat.,No,are hiding in a small hut,snowstorm,Cut off the leather top of the

12、shoe 2. Pick out the laces and eat them 3. Try cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe 4. Eat each mouthful with great enjoyment 5. Boil a pair of leather shoes for their dinner,Para 4: The Gold Rush,How did he perform his eating a boiled shoe in the film The Gold Rush?,Para.5 Achievements,He wro

13、te, _and produced the films he _. In 1972 he got a special _for his _work in films. He is loved and _as a great _.,directed,starred in,Oscar,remembered,outstanding,actor,The Kid 尋子遇仙記 1921,Modern Times 摩登時(shí)代 1936,The Gold Rush 淘金記 1925,Chaplins famous films,The Great Dictator 大獨(dú)裁者 1940,The Circus 大馬戲

14、團(tuán) 1928,The Tramp 流浪漢 1915,Chaplins famous films,Summary,Was born in,His job is,In 1972, he was given,Type of acting is,His charming character is,His costume:,He died in in,1889,an actor,mime,The Little Tramp,large trousers, worn-out shoes,small round blackhat and a walking stick,a special Oscar for

15、his outstanding work.,1977,Switzerland.,Post-reading,Post-reading,1.Optimistic attitude towards life. 2.His determination in overcoming difficulties. 3.Being kind even when people were unkind to him. 4.Develop a sense of humor.,What can we learn from Charlie Chaplin or his characters like the little tramp?,Unit 3,Life Life is challengin