Book4-Unit3-warming-&-Reading.ppt
What is humour?Humor is a word that means make people laugh. If someone often makes others laugh, we call him _we say he is_humorous.humorist.How many kinds of How many kinds of humour do you know?humour do you know?funny poemscross talk 相声相声Types of humorfunny storiescomedy mime 哑剧哑剧sketch小品小品jokes Examples of Chinese humour funny movies / comedyTypes of humorverbalnonverbalsketch; cross talkfunny poems; funny stories;jokes; limerick（打油诗）（打油诗） mime clown Verbal humour uses words as well.Mark Twain Life on the Mississippi Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Adventures of Tom SawyerNonverbal humour does not use words but relies on facial expressions and gesture; Charlie ChaplinHumorist:Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces and acts silly behaviour.A Master of A Master of Nonverbal Nonverbal HumourHumourmaster:大师，师傅；主人；硕士学位大师，师傅；主人；硕士学位The text is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin who _ the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and _. brightenedthe hard yearsin betweenpara.1para.2para.3para.4para.5Find out the main idea of each paragraph.c) His achievementse) An example of a sad situation that he made funnya) What Charlies most famous character was likeb) Why people needed cheering upd) What Charlies childhood was likeIn 1889, born As soon as he could speak / danceBy his teens mine and actAs time went by popular and knownLater wrote, directedIn 1972 was given 1977 diedRead the text carefully and finish Ex. 1(P19):18891977, Switzerlandmovie actormime (nonverbal)Little tramplarge trousers, worn-out shoes, a small round black hat and a walking stick Scanning a small black hata walking sticklarge trouserslarge shoesa small coat a moustacheTry to use one sentence to describe the character:The tramp,_, homeless man_a moustache, _(wear) large trousers, worn-out shoes and a_ hat.Task ITask Ia poorwithworesmall round black 同位语同位语The characteristic of the tramp A social failure/ underdoglOptimisticlDerterminedlKind How did the little tramp make a sad situation entertaining? Here is an example from one of his most famous films He _ the leather top the shoe. He _ the shoe with the other _. He tries _and _the bottom of the shoe as if it _finest steak. Then he _ the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were _.a failure a celebrityThis character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. He was the underdog who was kind even when others were unkind to him.Read the passage again and do True or False.1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy. 2. People who dont know English cannot enjoy Chaplins films.3. The Gold Rush is set in California in the late of the nineteenth century. TFF4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his friend are fortunate to find some gold.5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to chew.6. Chaplin not only acted in films but wrote and directed films as well.FTTNotes about Charlie Chaplins career18891977Actor Mime and farce (笑剧笑剧)“the tramp”, a poor and homeless personLarge trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stickBecause he has optimism and determination to overcome difficulties and he is always kind a small black hat a moustache a stick very wide trousersHe wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.Charlie ChaplinEarly lifeHe was _ in a poor family in 1889 and was taught to sing and dance as a little child.His fathers death made the family _ so he spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.By his _, he had become one of the most popular child actors in England.bornworse offteensMost famous film _, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat, and walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.This character was a social _ but was loved for his optimism and determination to _ all difficulties.characterThe little trampfailureovercomePerforming skillsHe could mime and act the fool doing _ everyday tasks.His subtle acting made everything _.ordinaryentertainingAchievementsHe wrote, _ and produced the films he starred in.In 1972 he got a special Oscar for his _ work in films.He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could _ people with great confidence. directedoutstandinginspire Summary In Britain and America people were feeling miserable because of the bad economic situation. Charlie understood their problems. His character “the little tramp” was poor and homeless, but everybody loved him for his kind heart and the way he dealt with his difficult situation. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh at some of these terrible situations like being without food or money. He wrote and directed his own films and received an Oscar for his outstanding work.
