A-taste-of-English-humour-Reading课件

Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourLookatthefollowingpictures.Whichpicturecanmakeyoulaugh?Iwanttolosemyweight.I’mdrivingatahighspeed.anymouseIlikeHUMOURBrainstorming:ChinesehumorsPantomime（哑剧）FunnyplaysCrosstalkJokesDoggerel（打油诗/顺口溜）EnglishhumorsNonverbalMime（哑剧）Farce（滑稽剧）VerbaljokesFunnystoriesFunnypoemsReadingNONVERBALHUNOURCharlieChaplin—TheGoldRushCharlieChaplinCharlieChaplin—TheGoldRush1.WhatdoyouknowaboutCharlieChaplin?2.Whatdoyouknowabouthisfilm?Whatissointerestingaboutthem?Pre-readingThewholetextintroducesaworld-famousactor---CharlieChaplinandhisexcellentperformances,makingusunderstandmoreaboutnonverbalhumour.3.Lookatthetitleandwritedownyourideainonesentence.Thenskimthepassageandseeifyouwereright.AMASTEROFNONVERBALHUMOURReadingThemainideaofeachparagraphParagraph1:Paragraph2:Paragraph3:WhypeopleneededcheeringupWhatCharlie’schildhoodwaslikeWhathismostfamouscharacterwaslikeParagraph4:Paragraph5:AnexampleofasadsituationthathemadefunnyHisachievementsPara1:Whydidpeopleneedcheeringup?Para2:Finishthechart.ChildhoodWhathappenedThingsFamilyHisfather_____,leavingthefamilyeven___________.Hisparentstaughthim______assoonashecouldspeakand_______assoonashecouldwalk.TeensCharliebecameoneofthemostpopularchild______inEnglandthroughhis________.diedworseoffsingdanceactorshumourCompletethenotesaboutCharlieChaplin.BornJobTypeofactingCharacterCostume1889actormimelittletramp,apoorandhomelesspersonlargetrousers,worn-outshoes,smallroundblackhatandawalkingstickcharming,socialfailurewithadeterminationtoovercomedifficultiesandalwayskindReasonforsuccessDied1977Para4:Puttheeventsintherightorder.()Chaplintriedcuttingandeatingthebottomoftheshoe.()Chaplinandhisfriendwashedsandandexpectedtopickupgold,buttheyfailed.()Theyweresohungrythattheyboiledapairofleathershoes.()Theywerecaughtinasmallwoodenhouse.()Chaplincutofftheleathertopoftheshoe.()Chaplinpickedoutthelacesandate.613254Para5:Whatwerehisachievements?Para.2Para.4CharlieChaplinPara.1childhoodfamilyteensbornparentshumorentertainingfilmPara.3trampachievementsPara.5exampleTheGoldRushThelittletrampCaliforniaeatMainmapofthepassage197719721.CharlieChaplinwaspoorwhenhewasasmallboy.2.Peoplewhodon’tknowEnglishcannotenjoyChaplin’sfilms.3.TheGoldRushissetinCaliforniainthelateofthenineteenthcentury.TFFTrueorfalse?4.InTheGoldRushChaplinandhisfriendarefortunatetofindsomegold.5.Inthefilmthemealheeatsishardtochew.6.Chaplinnotonlyactedinfilmsbutwroteanddirectedfilmsaswell.FTT1.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface.”?A.Laughteristhepowertodrivewinterawayandwelcomewarmspring.B.Laughtercankeepone’sfacewarm,especiallyduringfreezingwinter.C.Laughtercanmakepeopleforgettheirproblemsandmakethemfeelhappy.CChoosethebestanswer.2.TheGoldRush,oneofChaplin’smostfamousfilms,wasmadein____.A.AmericaB.BritainC.CanadaD.Australia3.ThestoryofTheGoldRushhappened____.A.inthe1750sB.inthe1850sC.inthe1890sD.inthe1950sAB4.InTheGoldRush,Chaplinandhisfriendeatapairofshoesbecause___.A.theyareinterestedinitB.theshoesaredeliciousC.theywanttomakethepeoplelaughD.theyareveryhungryD5.WhichisNOTtrue?A.Charliewasamasterofnon-verbalhumor.B.Charlieshowedhumanityandkindnessinhismovies.C.Charliewasasocialfailure,sohecouldplaythatcharacterwell.D.Charliemusthaveexperiencedsadsituationswhenhewasachild.C6.Peopleenjoyseeingotherpeople’sbadluckbecause_________.A.theyenjoydoingso.B.itmakespeoplemoreworriedabouttheirlife.C.itmakespeoplemorecontentwiththeirlife.D.there’smuchfunindoingso.C7.TheLittleTrampiswellknownbecause____.A.Chaplinplayedapoorandhomelessperson.B.Thecharacterwassocialfailure.C.Chaplinworelargetrousers,worn-outshoesandasmallroundblackhatandcarriedawalkingstick.D.Chaplinplayaroleasamanwhodeterminedtoovercomedifficultiesandwaskindevenwhenpeoplewereunkindtohim.D8.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.ThehistoryofEnglishhumour.B.ThefilmsthatChaplinmade.C.ThehumourChaplinmadeinhisfilms.D.TheGoldRushinCalifornia.CThewritermentionedthatCharplin’scharacter“littletramp”ischarmingandlovable,andhewonanOscarforalifetimeofoutstandingwork,whichprovesthatthewriterlikesCharplinandappreciateshiswork.9.What’stheauthor’sattitudetoCharlieCharplin?A.positiveB.negativeC.seriousD.appreciativeDDiscussion1.What’sbehindfun?Notallhumouriskind.Althoughwealsolaughwhenweseesomeoneslideonabananaskin,it’sreallydangeroustothosewhoslideonthebananaskin,especiallytothoseoldpeople.Sowhenwethinkaboutitwewillfindit’snotfunny.2.WhydidpeoplelikeTheLittleTramp?Becauseitgivespeoplecouragetoovercomedifficulties.3.DoyouthinkChaplin’seatingboiledshoesfunny?Why?Yes.Becausehemadetheterriblesituation“real”forhisaudience.Andhewasabletoshowthehumanityandkindnessinthemostdifficultcircumstances.4.WhycouldCharlieChaplinmaketerriblesituations(likepovertyandstarvation)funny?Becausehehadexperiencedthebadsituationandmadethem“real”forhisaudience.5.WhydidhegetaspecialOscar?Becauseofhisoutstandingworkinfilmsandlifelongcontribution.Fillintheblanks.Doyoufinditfunnytoseesomeone______onaBanana____,________intosomeoneelserounda_______,or______downaholeintheroad?Ifyoudo,yo