unit3-A-taste-of-English-Humor-Reading

Mr.BeanStephenChowCharlieChaplinTwoPiecesofCakeTom:Mom,canIhavetwopiecesofcake,please?Mom:Certainly--takethispieceandcutittwo!BirthdayProfessor:Whenisyourbirthday?Kid:May30.Professor:Whichyear?Kid:Everyyear.Arethejokesfunny?Wheredoesthehumourcomeinthejokes?Thesefunnyjokesarehumorousinthelastlinewhichcalledthe“punchline”inEnglishhumour.Policeman:Whydidyouhavetobreakintothesameshopthreetimes?Thief:Well,Istoleadressfromthatshopbutmywifedidn’tlikeit.SoIhadtogobackandchangeittwice!________________________Teacher:YousaythatJohnJoneshasacoldandcannotcometoschooltoday.WhoamIspeakingto?Voice:Oh,thisismyfather._____________________________________ExamplesofChinesehumourfunnymoviesmime哑剧atwo-manactfunnypoemscrosstalk相声Typesofhumorfunnystoriescomedymime哑剧sketch小品jokesThechartshowssometypicalactorsorwritersofEnglishhumour.TypesofhumourTypicalactors/writersofEnglishhumournonverbalmimeCharlieChaplinMrBeanverbaljokes,funnystories,funnypoemscomedyMarkTwainEdwardLearMarxBrothersNonverbalhumourdoesnotusewordsbutreliesonfacialexpressionsandgesture.CharlieChaplinMrBeanisfunnybecausehemakesfunnyfacesandactssillybehaviour.Verbalhumouruseswordsaswell.MarkTwainLifeontheMississippiAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnAdventuresofTomSawyerEdwardLear(funnypoems)famouspoetI’mCharlieChaplin.Whatdoyouknowaboutme?SomenotesaboutCharlieChaplinactorthelittletrampmime/nonverbalcomedyin1977inSwitzerlandBornJobFamouscharacterTypeofactingDiedCostumeinapoorfamilyin1889asmallblackhatamoustacheawalkingstickverylargetrousersworn-outshoesyoungCharlieTheTramp流浪汉1915TheKid寻子遇仙记1921TheGoldRush淘金记1925ModernTimes摩登时代1936TheGreatDictator大独裁者1940TheCircus大马戏团1928specialOscarDec25th,1977Switzerland•“Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface.”---VictorHugo.•UptonownobodyhasbeenabletodothisbetterthanCharlieChaplin.AMasterofNonverbalHumourThispassageisabout_______________________.AMasterofNonverbalHumourWhat’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThehistoryofEnglishhumour.B.ThefilmsChaplinmade.C.Chaplin’slifeandthehumourChaplinmadeinhisfilms.D.TheGoldRushinCalifornia.para.1para.2para.3para.4para.5Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Hisachievements.Anexampleofasadsituationthathemadefunny.Chaplinbrightenedpeople’slives.Chaplin’schildhood.Hisfamouscharacter---Thelittletramp.1.CharlieChaplinmadepeoplelaughwhentheyfeltdepressed,sotheyfeel_________.A.lesssatisfiedwiththeirlivesB.morecontentwiththeirlivesC.moreworriedabouttheirlives.D.theyhadamiserablelife.Choosethebestanswers.2.InTheGoldRush,Chaplinandhisfriendeatapairofshoesbecause___.A.theyareinterestedinitB.theshoesaredeliciousC.theywanttomakethepeoplelaughD.theyareveryhungry3.ChaplinwasgivenaspecialOscarfor_______A.thecharactersheplayedinhisfilms.B.thefilmshedirected.C.thejoyhegaveusinhisfilms.D.thecontributionshemadeinfilms.Howdidpeoplefeelbetweentheyearswhenthetwoworldwarsbrokeout?WhatdidChaplindothen?Para1feltdepressedbrightenedtheirlivesmadepeoplelaughcouldfeelmorecontentwith…Task3CarefulreadingPara2Helivedapoorandhardlife.…wastaughttosing…anddance……died,leaving…worseoff…/spent…1.WhatwasChaplin’schildhoodlike?Why?TheLittleTrampwasa____and________person.TheLittleTrampHewasknownandlovedbymanypeoplearoundtheworld.Why?poorhomelessHehadandtoovercomedifficulties.verylargetrousersawalkingstickamoustacheasmallblackhatworn-outshoesoptimismdeterminationPara.3DescribetheLittleTrampPara4TheGoldRushPara4First,he________theleathertopoftheshoe.Then,he__________and________thebottomoftheshoeasifitwerethefineststeak.Finally,he________thelacesandeatsthemasifitwerespaghetti.Heeatseach________withgreatenjoyment.picksoutcutsofftriescuttingchewingmouthfulPara.5Chaplinwrote,________,andproducedmanymovieshe_________.TheTramp流浪汉1915TheKid寻子遇仙记1921TheGoldRush淘金记1925directedstarredinHisachievementsHewasgivena____________forhislifetimeoutstandingworkin1972.ModernTimes摩登时代1936TheGreatDictator大独裁者1940specialOscarCharlieChaplinwasbornina____familyin____andatthattimefilmsweresilent.Hewasafamous____,especiallyin____.Hissilentfilmsarestillpopulartoday.Hischarmingcharacterwas__________,whowasverypoor,butvery____evenwhenpeoplewereunkindtohim.Hewasasocial_______,andhewashomeless,buthehad____________toovercomedifficulties.poor1889mimeactoralittletrampkindfailuredeterminationStep3Summary(2mins)Whatheworewere________shoes,largetrousersandasmallroundblackhat,andhewasalwayscarryingawalkingstick.CharlieChaplin_______inthefilmTheGoldRush.Heplayedamanwithbadluckeatingwithgreatenjoymentwhenhewashidinginasmallwoodenhouseduringa.worn-outstarredsnowstormshoesStep4Discussion(10mins)DoyouthinkCharlieChaplinissuccessful?Whatshouldwelearnfromhim?小组合作WhatshouldwelearnfromCharlieChaplin?1.Optimisticattitudetowardslife.2.Hisdeterminationinovercomingdifficulties.3.Beingkindevenwhenpeoplewereunkindtohim.4.Developasenseofhumor.未完待续---Tobecontinued