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1、A taste of English humourUnit 3ReadingA MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURSkimming to get general ideas1. Whats the main idea of the text?A. The history of English humour.B. The films that Chaplin made.C. The humour Chaplin made in his films.D. The Gold Rush in California.SkimmingReading Comprehension ISkim
2、ming2. Chaplins type of acting is _.A. comedy B. cross talk C. mime D. sketch3. When was he born and when did he die?A. 1889-1972. B. 1889-1977. C. 1886-1972. D. 1886-1989.Careful reading to solve difficult pointsWrite down the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragra
3、ph 4:Paragraph 5:A master of nonverbal humorWhat Charlies childhood life was like What his most famous character was like An example of a sad situation that he made funny His achievementsScanningto get detail informationPara1. A master of nonverbal humor Q1. How far does he go in humor? Q2. When was
4、 he living?(background) Q3. What effects does he have on his people? How far ( nobody better than) When ( This was at a time when the world saw and people felt ) What effects ( brighten their lives by making them )Para1. A master of nonverbal humorPara. 2 What Charlies childhood life was like Time e
5、xperienceIn 1889As soon as he could speak and dance When his father died By his teens Born in a poor family with parents working as was taught to sing and danceLeaving even worse off;spent looking after mime and act doing the most poplulara small round black hata moustachea sticklarge trousersA soci
6、al failure an underdogworn-out shoesPara. 3 his most famouscharacter - the little trampOptimism; Determination; kindness Background of The Gold Rush Be set in when was discovered; Rushed to but ; were trapped in on the edge of with nothing to eatPara. 4 An example of a sad situation that he made fun
7、ny How he eats with enjoymentFirst ( pick out as if )Then ( cut off as if )Finally Para. 4 An example of a sad situation that he made funnyPara. 4 An example of a sad situation that he made funnySo convincing that Reading Comprehension IIInferring 1. How do you understand the sentence “Laughter is t
8、he sun that drives winter from the human face.”? A. Laughter is the power to drive winter away and welcome warm spring.B. Laughter can keep ones face warm, especially during freezing winter.C. Laughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy.2. People enjoy seeing other people
9、s bad luck because _.A. they enjoy doing soB. it makes people more worried abouttheir lifeC. it makes people more content with their lifeD. theres much fun in doing soScanning3. The Little Tramp is well known EXCEPT _.A. Chaplin played a rich and homelesspersonB. Chaplin wore large trousers, worn-ou
10、tshoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stickC. the character determined to overcomedifficulties and was kind even when people were unkind to himD. the character was a social successScanning4. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _.A. the characters he played in his filmsB. the con
11、tributions he made in filmsC. the joy he gave us in his filmsD. the films he directedScanningchildhoodPara. 2examplePara. 4A master Para.1familyteensbornparentshumourentertainingCharacter Para. 3Para. 3trampachievementsPara. 51972 1977The Gold RushA pair of leather shoesCaliforniaeatRetell the text
12、according to the following chart.Reading Comprehension IVconsolidationDiscussion 1 Do you think his poor childhoodhelped him in his work? Why?2 Why do you think he was sosuccessful? 3. What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?1 Do you think his poor childhoodhelped him in his work? Why?Yes, because
13、 he understood theproblems of people who were very poor. 2 Why do you think he was sosuccessful? Because he was a wonderful actor, understood and sympathized with peoples problems and tried to cheer them up.We should be optimistic (乐观) no matter what difficulties we meet with, just as Charlie Chapli
14、n was.3. What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?Imagine you want to write an article about Charlie Chaplin for the column(专栏) “HUMOUR” of your school newspaper. So you are going to interview Charlie Chaplin.Pair workInterviewQuizRetell the text by filling in the following blanks. Charlie Chaplin
15、was born in a _ family in _. By his _, he had become one of the most popular _ actors in England. As time went by, he grew more and more _ as his charming _ “the little _” .Quiz ICharlie Chaplin made people laugh _ some of these _ situations. He wrote,_ , produced and even_ his own films and received a_ Oscar for his outstanding work in_. He _ in 1977. He is loved and _ as a great actor who could inspire people with great _.Charlie Chaplin was born in a _ family in _. By his _, he had become one of the most popular _actors in Eng
