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

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1、A taste of English humourUnit 3 牵牵 手手 课课 堂堂The Significance of a Good Sense of HumourThe story goes that a certain court jester(宫廷小丑)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 s

2、erved 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 us

3、 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 of c

4、ancer 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(诊断)as terminal.His“experiment”turned out to be a classic example of the healing powers of laughter.If it worked for Cousins wit

5、h 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 栏目导航课前教材预案课前教材预案课堂深度拓展课堂深度

6、拓展课后限时作业课后限时作业课末随堂演练课末随堂演练.Read the text 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

7、situation that he made funny.课前教材预案课前教材预案BCAED.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：答案：C2.Why was he taught to s

8、ing and dance at such an 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：答案：D3.How did he spend his childhood?A.Receiving goo

9、d education.B.Looking after his sick mother and his brother.C.Enjoying a wealthy and happy family life.D.Having no one to accompany him.答案：答案：B4.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

10、.Because he had optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.答案：答案：D5.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：答

11、案：C.Complete 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 movie

12、s.He was 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 to people un

13、kind to 5._,by making a sad situation entertaining,and by eating a boiled shoe,Charlie Chaplin made people happy and 6._(excite).anhomelesscarryingwas lovedhimexcited7._ he used in the film The Gold Rush was nonverbal humour as well.In the 19th century,in search of gold,people rushed to Alaska where

14、 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 Oscar in 1972 10._ his lifetime outstand

15、ing work of bringing humour to us all.Whatwas discovered but forPoint content(1)adj.作表语 感到满足的；满意的课堂深度拓展课堂深度拓展考点一单词点击be/feel content(with sth.)对感到满足be content to do sth.愿意做某事(2)n.C/U 满足；内容；目录；含量；所容纳之物to ones hearts content 尽情地；心满意足地(3)vt.使满足 content oneself with sth.满足于contented adj.(通常放在名词之前作定语)满意的，

16、惬意的，满足的 a contented smile 惬意的笑容单句语法填空。(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：解析：句意：二十世纪八十年代，她身为英籍牛津教授的妻子，生有两子，专注于学术研究。(2)Well content _the present payment,the businessman is ready to keep on deal

17、ing with us.解析：解析：句意：对于目前的报酬非常满意，那个商人准备和我们保持业务往来。was contentwith 单句改错。(3)He is an easily content person,so he is always optimistic and happy.解析：解析：句意：他是一个很容易满足的人，所以他一直很乐观，也很快乐。contentedPoint astonish v.使(某人)惊诧，惊讶(1)astonished adj.感到惊讶的；吃惊的 be astonished at/by sth.因/对感到惊讶 to do sth.对做某事感到惊讶 that 感到惊讶

18、(2)astonishing adj.使人惊讶的；惊人的(3)astonishment n.U惊讶；惊奇 in astonishment 惊讶地 to ones astonishment令某人惊讶的是(4)astonishingly adv.使人惊讶地；惊人地Point entertain vt.&vi.使欢乐；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/通过做某事使某人欢乐(1)entertaining adj.使人愉快的；有趣的 a most entertaining guest

19、 很风趣的客人(2)entertainment n.娱乐；款待(3)entertainer n.(娱乐节目的)表演者；艺人单句语法填空。(1)At the last celebration,she as well as her friends_(entertain)with all kinds of delicious food.解析：解析：句意：在上次的庆祝会上，她和她的朋友以各种美味食品被款待。(2)Then it becomes an_(entertain)centre,allowing you to watch any video and download any program.解析

20、：解析：句意：之后它就成为了一个娱乐中心，可以随意看各种视频、下载各种程序。was entertained entertainment单句改错。(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：解析：句意：他本计划设晚宴招待他的朋友们，但他当时真的太忙，以至于他自己都没有时间吃饭。(4)After dinner,the native people have been used to b

21、e entertained with Beijing Opera and cool tea.解析：解析：句意：晚饭后，当地人一直习惯于听听京戏喝喝凉茶消遣。tobeingPoint convince vt.使(某人)相信；说服(某人)convince sb.of sth./thatclause使某人相信某事convince sb.to do sth.=persuade sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事be convinced of/that 坚信；确信conviction n.确信，坚定的信仰；说服，信服；定罪convincing adj.令人信服的；有说服力的单句语法填空。(1)No

22、 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.convincingConvinced(3)Only after we saw several pictures of his family had we convinced that he was really the

23、grandson of the former foreign minister.解析：解析：句意：只有看了他的几张家庭照片之后，我们才相信他真的是前任外交大臣的孙子。werePoint direct(1)vt.&vi.导演；指示；指挥directat/towards sb./sth.把指向某人/事direct sb.to a place 指引某人到某处direct sb.to do sth.指示/命令某人做某事direct(that)sb./sth.(should)do/be done 指示/命令某人做/某事被做单句语法填空。(1)Their thought and action have p

24、layed a great role in _(direct)human events to right values.解析：解析：句意：他们的思想和行为在指引人类大事件到正确的价值观上扮演着重要的地位。(2)With Jack _(direct)me,I had no difficulty in finding the managers house.解析：解析：句意：有了杰克给我引路，我毫不费力地找到了经理的家。directingdirecting单句改错。(3)Our university was founded in October 1951 and is a key instituti

25、on of higher learning direct under the Ministry of Education.解析：解析：句意：我们大学始建于1951年十月，是教育部管辖的重点高等学府。directlyPoint particular(1)adj.特别的；特殊的；挑剔的，吹毛求疵的be particular about/over sth.对挑剔/讲究in particular=particularly 尤其；特别particularly adv.尤其；特别地；特殊地Children particularly would burst into laughter at his beha

26、viour.尤其是孩子们看到他的行为会大笑不止。单句语法填空。(1)If you really want something _ particular,keep taking action and refuse the alternatives until you get it!解析：解析：句意：如果你真的特别想要什么东西，保持你的行动并且拒绝替代品，直到你得到它。(2)_(particular)about food left him in lack of nutrition and he was weaker and weaker.(3)We are _(particular)gratefu

27、l to him for his timely help.解析：解析：句意：我们特别感谢他的及时帮助。inBeing particularparticularly考点二短语诠释up to now=so far/by now/until now到目前为止(通常与现在完成时连用)As Victor Hugo once said,“Laugher is the sun that drives winter from the human face”,and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.(教材

28、P18)正如维克多雨果曾说过的，“笑声是驱逐人们面孔上的冬天的一轮太阳”，直到现在在这方面也没人能够比查理卓别林做得更好。So far the work has been easy but things may change.到目前为止,这工作很容易,但情况可能有变化。单句语法填空。(1)Up to now,great changes_(take)place in our hometown and people are enjoying a good policy.解析：解析：句意：到目前为止，我们家乡已经发生了巨大的变化，人们正在享受着好政策带来的好处。单句改错。(2)How is your

29、 math teacher all these days?Ive no idea.But it is said that up to now he recovered from his serious illness.have taken hasbadly off的比较级：worse off 境况更差badly off的反义词：well off 过得很好；富有的well off的比较级：better off 境况更好单句语法填空。(1)We shouldnt complain about being poor because many families are _(badly)off.(2)_

30、(badly)off,the man was eager to apply for the job with a famous company.单句改错。(3)Of all my former classmates,Henry has been worse off because of his attitude to life over these years.worseHaving been badlyworstpick up(vt.)捡起；让某人搭车；继续；便宜地买到；接收(节目)；无意中学会(vi.)(情况)好转；(身体)逐渐恢复单句语法填空。(1)She_(pick)out from

31、dozens of applicants for the job.解析：解析：句意：她从大批求职者中被选中承担这项工作。(2)He is careful to pick _ some new ties to give as Christmas presents to his friends.解析：解析：句意：他正在小心地挑选一些新领带，作为圣诞礼物送给他的朋友们。was pickedoutcut down 砍倒；削减cut in 插嘴；强行超车cut out 剪除；删除cut up 切碎；(为某事)伤心，难受单句语法填空。(1)When the whole area was cut _by t

32、he 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：解析：句意：他在操作机器的时候把一个手指给切掉了，痛得大叫。off off 单句改错。(3)According to the report,a tree after another is cut down and many species are dying out in the primitive rainforest

33、.解析：解析：句意：据报道，树正一棵棵地被砍下，原始雨林中有很多物种就要灭绝了。beingPoint 5 star in 主演；担任主角star sb.(in sth.)使某人担任主角；由某人主演 单句语法填空。(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：解析：句意：我们听说那部年底大获成功的新爱情电影是约翰丹沃主演的。单句改错。(2)The actor devoted himself to star in his fir

34、st film and even had no time to date with his girlfriend.解析：解析：句意：这位演员把全部身心投入到他主演的第一部电影中，甚至没有时间跟女朋友约会。starringstarring考点三句型归纳not thatbut(that)意为“不是因为，而是因为”，“不是而是”用于肯定一个原因，否定另一个原因，或者肯定一个判断，否定另一个判断。单句语法填空。(1)Not _ there is no beauty in the world,but that you pay a blind eye to it usually.(2)Its not th

35、at these couples lost themselves in the marriage,_ that they grew in it.解析：解析：句意：并不是说这些夫妻在婚姻中失去了自己，而是他们自我成长了。thatbut(1)The woman manager would never forgive the guy,for he _(rob)her of her purse by the time she took a job with this company.解析：解析：句意：这个女经理永远不会原谅这个人，因为在来这个公司上班之前他抢了她的钱包。(2)By the time t

36、he fire men arrived,the fire _(put)out by the nearby citizens.单句改错。(3)By the time the young lady is set free,the police have surrounded the office block.had robbedhad been put will 单句语法填空。(1)Mr.Smith felt much annoyed with so many problems_(remain)to be solved.(2)With the new machine _(test),I could

37、nt hear clearly what they were talking about.(3)With all the tickets _(sell)out,we had to wait for the next weeks show.remainingbeing testedsold单句改错。(4)They spent a 7day trip in Hong Kong and then went back with all the money run out.(5)With two exams worry about,I have to work really hard this weekend.runningto课末随堂演练课末随堂演练课后限时作业课后限时作业