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1、新课程标准高中英语必修四Unit 3 A taste of English humour第一课时 精读课 学案 Warming up, pre-reading and reading一学习目标1放一些Charlie Chaplin 和Mr. Bean的表演片段，让学生们欣赏并进入话题。同时，请同学们思考：1) Do you know them? Who are they?2) Who do you think is the most humourous? Give your reasons.3) Can they make you laugh? Do you think English hum
2、our is different from Chinese humour?2提高阅读能力。3熟悉幽默的类型及其在不同国家的差别。请同学们思考 What is humour?二知识重难点1知识重点：培养阅读能力，尤其是推理判断，分析概括能力。2知识难点：学会运用不同的阅读技巧。三背景知识1. Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in London. Her father was an entertainer and although not one of the big names, he was doing ve
3、ry well. Her mother Hannah was also an entertainer. A wonderful mimic, she had a sweet, charming voice. While they were by no means rich, the music hall provided the Chaplins with a comfortable living. Unfortunately happy life didnt last long. Fathers alcoholism was slowly, but surely destroying his
4、 marriage. Finally it ended in divorce, but Hannah was indomitable. Without her, Charlie Chaplin would have become just one more child lost in the poverty of Victorian London. Somehow she not only managed to keep Charlie and his brother Syney clean and warm, clothed and fed but she conjured little t
5、reats for them. She would sit at the window watching the passersby and guess at their characters from the way they looked and behaved, spinning tales to delight Charlie and Syney. Charlie took in her skills and went on using them all his life. Charlie had always believed, even in the worst times, th
6、at had something special locked away inside him. He took his courage and went to see one of the top theatrical agents. With no experience at all, he was being offered the plum part of Billy- the pageboy in a new production of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes opened on July 27, 1903 at the enormous P
7、avilion Theatre Charlie seemed to change overnight. It was as if he had found the thing he was meant to do. Charlies first film, released in February 1914, was called Making a living. Though it didnt satisfy Charlie, the public liked it. After that he had made ten films and he had learned a lot. The
8、 public loved him and distributors were demanding more and more Chaplin films. In an incredibly short time, Charlie had become a very important man in motion picture. 2. HumorThe Roman writer Seneca once commented: “All things are cause either for laughter or weeping.” It is understood that laughing
9、 and crying are closely related emotional responses to some kind of outside stimulation.Almost everything that can be seen may be perceived as humourous by someone, no matter how serious the intent. A horror film may cause an audience to laugh because its dramatic effects are exaggerated or seemingl
10、y ridiculous. Visual humor frequently relies on transforming the normal or serious into the unexpected or absurd. Humor in the form of words may be either written or spoken. One of the most common kinds of verbal humour is the play on words.This type includes puns, riddles, and some limericks (funny
11、 poems). Of all types of verbal humor, the joke is probably the most popular. The joke may be as short as a one-liner, or it may be a long and complex story with a surprise ending. Many jokes depend for their success on the unexpected, or bringing together two ways of thinking about the same thing t
12、hat would not normally occur to someone. Others depend on exaggeration, insult, or absurdity.However, something humorous does not necessarily amuse everyone. Sometimes the reason is cultural. Each society has its own notion of what is comic. An American viewing a British comedy on stage or televisio
13、n may find little to laugh at because the origin of the humour is not understood. The foreigner does not know what the rest of the audience finds funny. Even within one culture there are different responses to humour. Young children, teenagers, and adults do not laugh at the same things.四课前预习翻译下列单词，
14、词组1. 直到现在 2.忧愁的，沮丧的 3.对满足 4. 穷的，缺少的 5. 款待，使欢乐 6. 对某事感到惊讶 7. 有胡子的无家可归的男人 8. 切断，断绝 9. 担任主角，主演 10. 磨破的，穿旧的 11. 失败 12. 挑出；辨别出 13. 搜寻，寻找 14. 一双皮鞋 15. 令人信服的 16. 做平凡的日常工作 17. 使某人确信某事 18. 克服所有的困难 19. 在边缘 20. 杰出的 五阅读导学1. Let students read the following jokes and find their punchlines. (Answers may vary)1) Po
15、liceman: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times? Thief: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didnt like it. So I had to go back and change it twice!2) Teacher: You say that John Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who am I speaking to? Voice: Oh, this is my father.3) Policeman: You cant park here.Driver: Why not?Policeman: Read the sign. Driver: I did. It says, “Fine for parking!”4) Customer: I say waiter! There are some coins in my soup! Waiter:
