unit3-a-taste-of-English-humour-Reading

TwoPiecesofCakeTom:Mom,canIhavetwopiecesofcake,please?Mom:Certainly--takethispieceandcutittwo!BirthdayProfessor:Whenisyourbirthday?Kid:May30.Professor:Whichyear?Kid:Everyyear.Doesthejokesfunnyandwherethehumourcomesinthejokes?Thesefunnyjokesarehumourousinthelastlinewhichcalledthe“punchline”inEnglishhummour.Policeman:Whydidyouhavetobreakintothesameshopthreetimes?Thief:Well,Istoleadressfromthatshopbutmywifedidn’tlikeit.SoIhadtogobackandchangeittwice?Teacher:YousaythatJohnJoneshasacoldandcannotcometoschooltoday.WhoamIspeakingto?Voice:Oh,thisismyfather.Howmanykindsofhumourdoyouknow?funnypoemscrosstalk相声Typesofhumorfunnystoriescomedymime哑剧sketch小品jokesNonverbalhumourdoesnotusewordsbutreliesonfacialexpressionsandgesture;CharlieChaplinMrBeanisfunnybecausehemakesfunnyfacesandactssillybehaviour.ExamplesofChinesehumourfunnymoviesWhatdoyouknowaboutCharlieChaplin?CharlieChaplinHewasagreatsilentmoviestar.ModernTimes,TheLittleTramp,TheGoldRush,CityLightarehismasterpieces(代表作).Hewasverypopularinhistime.CharlieChaplin—TheGoldRushAMasterofNonverbalHumourThetextisaboutthelifeandworkofCharlieChaplinwho___________thelivesofAmericansandBritishthroughtwoworldwarsand_____________________________.brightenedthehardyearsinbetweenpara.1para.2para.3para.4para.5Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.c)Hisachievementse)Anexampleofasadsituationthathemadefunnya)WhatCharlie’smostfamouscharacterwaslikeb)Whypeopleneededcheeringd)WhatCharlie’schildhoodwaslikeReadthepassageagainanddoTrueorFalse.1.CharlieChaplinwaspoorwhenhewasasmallboy.2.Peoplewhodon’tknowEnglishcannotenjoyChaplin’sfilms.3.TheGoldRushissetinCaliforniainthelateofthenineteenthcentury.TFF4.InTheGoldRushChaplinandhisfriendarefortunatetofindsomegold.5.Inthefilmthemealheeatsishardtochew.6.Chaplinnotonlyactedinfilmsbutwroteanddirectedfilmsaswell.FTTNotesaboutCharlieChaplin’scareerBornDiedJobTypeofactingCharacter18891977ActorMimeandfarce(笑剧)“thetramp”,apoorandhomelesspersonReasonforsuccessCostumeLargetrousers,worn-outshoes,smallroundblackhatandawalkingstickBecausehehasoptimismanddeterminationtoovercomedifficultiesandheisalwayskindasmallblackhatamoustacheastickverywidetrousersHeworeasmallblackhat,verywidetrousers,amoustacheandcarriedastickthatheswungintheairashewalked.CharlieChaplinEarlylife★Hewas_____inapoorfamilyin1889andwastaughttosinganddanceasalittlechild.★Hisfather’sdeathmadethefamily_______sohespenthischildhoodlookingafterhissickmotherandhisbrother.★Byhis_____,hehadbecomeoneofthemostpopularchildactorsinEngland.bornworseoffteensMostfamousfilm_________★______________,apoor,homelessmanwithamoustache,worelargetrousers,worn-outshoesandasmallroundblackhat,andwalkedaroundstifflycarryingawalkingstick.★Thischaracterwasasocial_______butwaslovedforhisoptimismanddeterminationto_______alldifficulties.characterThetrampfailureovercomePerformingskills★Hecouldmimeandactthefooldoing_________everydaytasks.★Hissubtleactingmadeeverything____________.ordinaryentertainingAchievements★Hewrote,________andproducedthefilmshestarredin.★In1972hegotaspecialOscarforhis___________workinfilms.★Heislovedandrememberedasagreatactorwhocould______peoplewithgreatconfidence.directedoutstandinginspireHumouriseverywhereinourdailylife.Ihopeyoucanbeoptimistic(乐观)nomatterwhatdifficultiesyoumeet,justasCharlieChaplinwas.Ifyoudon’tfeelcontentwithyourlife,please……...Relax...…Playgames......Enjoythefields...…Getsomesun…...Don’tunloadyourangeronothers...…Don’tbeafraidofothersjustbecausetheyarebiggerthanyou.Therealsizecouldbemeasuredinthewisdom.Inaword,youshoulddevelopasenseofhumorandhaveapositiveattitudetowardslife.Andfinallylookinthemirrorandthink“I’mbeautiful”Homework1.PreviewgrammarbyfinishingExercisesonPage21.2.TrytowriteahappyendingofthefilmTheGoldRush.